WROY/WRUL Local Sports Recap – 10/26/2026
The Carmi-White County Football team fell to Shelbyville on Saturday in the opening round of the IHSA State Playoffs by a final score of 42-6.
The Bulldogs fell behind early with Shelbyville jumping out to a 22-0 lead early in the second quarter. Carmi was able to cut it to 22-6 after a 65-yard touchdown run by Branson Burnett, but that would be as close as the Bulldogs would get.
Carmi finishes the season with a 5-5 record.
Other area High School Football Playoff scores from the weekend;
– Class 1A,
Red Hill 12, Cumberland 0
Red Hill at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond in Round of 32.
Carlyle 41, Nokomis 0
Carlyle at Calhoun in Round of 32.
Winchester-West Central 40, Sesser-Valier 8
Sesser-Valier finishes 3-7.
Casey-Westfield 12, South Fulton 6
Casey-Westfield at Tuscola in Round of 32.
– Class 2A,
Hamilton County 38, Sangamon Valley 8
Hamilton County at Vandalia in Round of 32.
DuQuoin 35, CZRE 0
CZRE finishes 3-7, DuQuoin at Nashville in Round of 32.
Chester 55, Wesclin 14
Chester at Newton in Round of 32.
Other Round of 32 matchups:
Carlinville at Johnston City
Decatur St. Teresa at West Frankfort
Central A&M at Flora
– Class 3A,
Roxana 60, Massac County 23
Massac County finishes 6-4.
Sparta 54, Breese Mater Dei 13
Sparta at Williamsville in Round of 32.
Belleville Althoff 13, Harrisburg 12
Harrisburg finishes 5-5.
Fairfield 32, Staunton 7
Fairfield at Benton in Round of 32.
Other Round of 32 matchups:
Greenville at Mt. Carmel
– Class 4A
Salem 26, Olney 22
Olney finishes 4-6, Salem at Carterville in Round of 32.
– Class 5A
Marion 40, Bloomington 7
Marion at Mahomet-Seymour in Round of 32.
Carbondale 27, Springfield 12
Carbondale at Thornton Fractional North in Round of 32.
The Carmi-White County Cross Country team traveled to West Frankfort for the IHSA Regional Meet on Saturday.
Andrew Benham punched his ticket to Sectionals after finishing 2nd overall.
Gwen Headlee finished 6th overall as the Lady Bulldogs advanced to Sectionals as a team.
Benham and the Lady Bulldogs will run at the Murphysboro Sectional this Saturday.
The IHSA Volleyball postseason begins this evening, and Carmi-White County is hosting the Class 2A regional tournament at McDougal-Evers Gymnasium this week.
Eldorado and Harrisburg will play tonight. Massac County gets the winner tomorrow night, followed by Carmi vs Hamilton County. The winners of tomorrow’s matches will play for the regional championship on Thursday.