<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2tNhOY_1GpzmzhP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2tNhOY_1GpzmzhP00" width="2048" height="1152" ></figure>EUREKA, Ill. - Eureka football hosts Rockford for its final home game of the 2026 season on Saturday. Both teams enter the contest 0-8 overall and 0-6 in NACC play.RED DEVIL RUNDOWNEureka heavily utilized its rushing game in Saturday's 30-0 loss to Concordia Chicago. The offense had 35 rushing attempts compared to 18 pass attempts in the matchup and rushed for 107 yards collectively.Running back Jimarion Guyton had his strongest performance of the season, running for 66 yards on 15 attempts. He broke free for the longest run of his career late in the second quarter with an 18-yard gain on fourth-and-2. This season, Guyton has rushed for 161 yards on 65 attempts.Eureka utilized its fourth starting quarterback of the season as Daniel Parsons (Oakland, Calif./Castlemont) filled in for the injured Tyler Lowe (Homestead, Fla./Homestead). Parsons completed 11 of 18 pass attempts for 75 yards and added 25 yards rushing.Parsons completed his longest pass early in the second half when he found Damarzei Swisher (Detroit, Mich./University Prep) for a 32-yard gain. Swisher finished the game with 50 yards on three receptions. Yveondre Jaccis (North Miami, Fla./Charles W. Flanagan) and Kaden Phillips (Houston, Texas/Aldine Nimitz) also finished with multiple receptions, recording four and three, respectively.Swisher and Jaccis have been the two most productive receivers for the Red Devils. Swisher leads the team with 19 receptions for 279 yards and two touchdowns, while Jaccis ranks second in each category with 17 receptions for 164 yards and one touchdown.The Red Devils had another strong defensive performance with six tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups and an interception. Will Watkins (Flint, Mich./Davison) had a career performance with seven total tackles, four quarterback hurries, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks.This season, Watkins ranks second on the team with 4.5 sacks, third with 8.5 tackles for loss and fourth with 47 total tackles. Along with Watkins, Derrick Payton Jr. (West Seattle, Wash./O'Dea) and Jawan Evans (Miami, Fla./Dr. Krop) lead the Eureka front seven.Payton Jr. leads the team with 11.5 tackles for loss, which ranks second in the NACC. He is also third on the team with 51 tackles and 2.5 sacks. Evans leads the team with 5.5 sacks and ranks second with 9.5 tackles for loss and 54 tackles.The secondary is led by sophomore strong safety Micah Gilcrest (Richmond, Va./Thomas Dale). Gilcrest grabbed an interception and led the Red Devils with 11 total tackles on Saturday. He leads the NACC with five interceptions, 115 interception return yards and an interception returned for a touchdown.Gilcrest is having a historic season at Eureka, as his five interceptions are tied with Greg Head and Adrian Gongora for the second-most in a single season in program history. His 115 interception return yards are also the second-most in program history.SCOUTING ROCKFORDRockford enters the matchup 0-8 overall and 0-6 in conference play. The Regents most recently lost 56-20 to NACC-leading Benedictine, while their closest contest was a 13-7 overtime loss at Wisconsin Lutheran.The Regents run a pass-heavy offense, leading the NACC in completions with 191 and ranking second in pass attempts with 332. Similar to Eureka, Rockford has struggled to find a consistent quarterback to run the offense, utilizing five quarterbacks through eight games.Freshman quarterback Jahari Greer made his collegiate debut against Benedictine and completed 22 of 40 pass attempts for 196 yards, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He added 41 rushing yards on 21 attempts. He capped a touchdown drive in the second half with a 23-yard completion to Kenny Moten-Barden.Freshman Ryan Vasavilbaso has spent most of the season as the Regents' quarterback, starting six games and completing 117 of 188 pass attempts for 1,088 yards and six touchdowns. Among quarterbacks with at least 1,000 passing yards in the NACC, Vasavilbaso has the fewest interceptions with two. He left the game against Wisconsin Lutheran before attempting a pass due to an injury.Napoleon Williams has been the most heavily targeted receiver in the Rockford offense. The senior tight end leads all of NCAA football with 82 receptions and is the only NCAA receiver averaging more than 10 receptions per game.Williams has entered the Rockford record books, recording 15 receptions against Elmhurst, the most in a single game in program history. He is also five receptions away from passing Joey Owens for the most single-season receptions in program history. He was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week following his 15-reception performance.Moten-Barden ranks second on the team with 32 receptions for 547 yards and averages 17.9 yards per reception. He has added five touchdowns and recorded a career-high 138 receiving yards against St. Norbert.The Regents have struggled to establish the run game, ranking eighth in the conference in rushing attempts, yards and touchdowns. Malik Gordon has been their primary running back, totaling 275 yards on 109 attempts.Rockford's defense has struggled, ranking last in the NACC in defensive efficiency after allowing 28 touchdowns with only three interceptions. Opponents also have the highest completion percentage in the league at 62.4%. The Regents have allowed 37.8 points per game, the second-most in the NACC and 36th-most in Division III.The defense is led by senior linebacker Joey Alvarez, who leads the team with 76 total tackles and 45 solo tackles. Defensive lineman Ethan Rager ranks second in the NACC with 11.5 tackles for loss. Rager and Matthew Hill are tied for third in the NACC with 5.5 sacks.On special teams, sophomore Tevin Tennial leads the Regents with 18 kick returns for 291 yards. His 18 returns rank third in the NACC, while his 291 return yards rank fourth. He had six kick returns for 95 yards in the matchup with Benedictine. Junior Kavi Wadhwa is 3-for-4 on field goal attempts and made a 31-yard field goal against Benedictine.WHAT TO WATCHPayton Dominance: Payton Jr. ranks among the top five in program history in career sacks, tackles for loss, sack yardage and tackles-for-loss yardage. He ranks third in program history with 14 career sacks, 1.5 behind Ray Vogel in second place. He is second all time with 38 tackles for loss and ranks third with 141 yards on tackles for loss.Picked by Gilcrest: Gilcrest ranks among the top five in program history in single-season interceptions (tied for second), single-season interception return yards (second) and career interception return yards (third). He is one interception away from tying the single-season program record of six, set by Josh Heinz in 2004. He is 46 return yards away from the career record and 54 yards away from the single-season record, both held by Jordan Blair.Winless Regents: At 0-8, Rockford is looking to avoid its first winless season since 2011, when it went 0-10 following another 0-10 season in 2010. The Regents are currently on a 17-game losing streak, with their last win coming against Beloit to open the 2025 season.Series History: The Red Devils are 8-2 all time against the Regents. Most recently, Eureka defeated Rockford 40-20 in Week 3 last season. The Regents defeated the Red Devils 59-6 in 2024.LOOKING AHEADEureka finishes the season when it travels to Aurora on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m.</div></body>

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EUREKA, Ill. - Eureka football hosts Rockford for its final home game of the 2026 season on Saturday. Both teams enter the contest 0-8 overall and 0-6 in NACC play. Eureka heavily utilized its rushing game in Saturday's 30-0 loss to Concordia Chicago. The offense had 35 rushing attempts compared to 18 pass attempts in the matchup and rushed for 107 yards collectively.

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EUREKA, Ill. - Eureka football hosts Rockford for its final home game of the 2026 season on Saturday. Both teams enter the contest 0-8 overall and 0-6 in N

Red Devils Welcome Rockford for Senior Day

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