Aurora Christian football

Aurora Christian begins season full of confidence

Aug 19, 2011

AURORA CHRISTIAN FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW

Football: Anthony Maddie leads Aurora Christian to 3A state championship

CHAMPAIGN — Downstate Mt. Carmel decided it didn’t want Anthony Maddie winning the game with his arm, so he did it with his legs instead. …

Apr 21, 2012

Football: State title game preview capsules

All games at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, and broadcast by Comcast SportsNet and Ch. 5.2. CLASS 1A Tuscola (11-2) vs. Dakota (11-2) When: 10 a.m. Friday …

Mar 16, 2012

Football: Aurora Christian’s Anthony Maddie ready to make amends

The last time Anthony Maddie played in a state championship game, he failed to complete a pass. The Aurora Christian quarterback guarantees that won’t happen …

Feb 1, 2012

Football: Injured Aurora Christian players embrace new role as ‘assistant coaches’

One of Aurora Christian’s strong suits this season was the leadership — and the talent — of five seniors who had state championship game experience. …

Feb 1, 2012

Eagles seeking place in history

There is a saying that if you keep knocking on the door, someone is going to answer. Aurora Christian hopes that door opens Friday night …

Nov 21, 2011

Football: Aurora Christian rallies back from early deficit

Saturday’s Class 3A semifinal game couldn’t have started much worse for Aurora Christian. By the 7:40 mark of the first quarter, the Eagles were already …

Jan 14, 2012

Football: Aurora Christian soars into semifinals

The tone was set on the coin flip, when Aurora Christian coach Don Beebe elected to receive but send his offense into a stiff headwind. …

Nov 23, 2011

Football: Anthony Maddie passes Aurora Christian to win

A year ago, Oregon hosted Aurora Christian in a Class 3A first round game and simply could not keep up with the Eagles’ passing attack …

Nov 11, 2011

Football: Family ties bind area playoff teams

In sports, teams call themselves families. It’s a term of endearment, and of respect. Football, of course, is no different. From the Gasparis at Batavia …

Nov 8, 2011

Defense leads the way for Aurora Christian

It may sound strange, considering the offense put up 517 yards, but this one belonged to the Aurora Christian defense. A top seed in the …

Nov 3, 2011

Top-seeded Aurora Christian focused on Kewanee

Aurora Christian head coach Don Beebe saw enough from the Eagles’ first round opponent, Kewanee, over the weekend to cause palpable concern. There was the …

Oct 29, 2011

Week 9 football stars

Matt Alviti: Hawks’ dual-threat quarterback rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries and went 11-for-17 for 176 yards and another touchdown via …

Oct 29, 2011

Aurora Christian heads into playoffs on a roll

They’re separated by less than a mile in geographical distance. On the football field, the gulf is pretty wide between Aurora Christian and Aurora Central. …

Oct 29, 2011

Anthony Maddie fuels high-octane Aurora Christian

prep football | Aurora Christian 55, St. Edward 22

Oct 14, 2011

Aurora Christian picks up big win

PREP FOOTBALL | AURORA CHRISTIAN AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Oct 8, 2011

Beebe: Aurora Christian wasn’t mentally ready to face Montini

There aren’t too many smiling faces on the Aurora Christian coaching staff this week, and their hope would be there aren’t too many in the …

Sep 26, 2011

Montini rebounds with big win

Montini quickly got over a disappointing one-point loss to Marian Central last week with a 55-14 victory over Aurora Christian Friday night in a Suburban …

Sep 30, 2011

Friday’s preview: Aurora Christian at Montini

Aurora Christian finds itself in The Beacon-News Game of the Week on Friday, facing SCC Blue power and defending class 5A champion Montini Catholic on …

Sep 22, 2011

Aurora Christian dominates Guerin

What is more impressive — Aurora Christian’s football team scoring 183 points in four games or the fact the Eagles have allowed just 27 points? …

Sep 17, 2011

Windle adds new dimension to Aurora Christian

Aurora Christian coach Don Beebe was right — there was no way Cory Windle would be able to go through the 2011 season unnoticed. After …

Sep 14, 2011

Aurora Christian earns win behind Maddie

Western Michigan University-bound quarterback Anthony Maddie threw five touchdowns and returned a punt for another in Aurora Christian’s 54-7 victory over Chicago Christian Friday night. …

Sep 10, 2011

Maddie leads rout of Chicago Academy

Guided by quarterback Anthony Maddie, the Aurora Christian football team got seven touchdowns from six different players in its 48-0 win over Chicago Academy Friday …

Sep 3, 2011

Aurora Christian locks down Stillman

PREP FOOTBALL | AURORA CHRISTIAN 38, Stillman valley 20

Aug 27, 2011

Suburban Christian Gold football preview

SUBURBAN CHRISTIAN GOLD Outlook: Perennial power Aurora Christian and renowned QB Anthony Maddie replace last year’s conference champion, St. Edward, this season in the Gold …