Gillespie Miners Football

09/04/2026

Game time for tonight's game has been pushed back to 7:30 pm.

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09/03/2026

We were back under the lights last night. Great effort and attitudes from the boys last night! Got to get back after it today with another great, focused practice. Excited for what is ahead for us!

Our E.A.T. players of the day yesterday were:
Effort - Frankie Montoro
Attitude - Ethan Rife
Toughness - Gage Schoen

Time to get back after it again today! GBO!

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09/02/2026

Practiced under the lights last night because of the heat. Got a lot of good work done and cleaned up. Excited to be back under the lights again tonight!

Our E.A.T. players of the day were:
Effort - Jack Bulla
Attitude - Alex Schoen
Toughness - Clayton Bethard

Excited to see us keep getting after it and keep growing! GBO!

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08/28/2026

Game Day! Can’t wait to see our guys go on the attack tonight! GBO!

Week 2
vs. Carlinville
Kickoff: 7 pm
Location: Carlinville High School
Streaming: NFHS Network
Radio: WSMI

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Miner Nation… 🧡🖤IT’S GAME DAY 🖤🧡 Who’s ready for some MiNeRs Varsity Football?! Tonight they’re taking on the Carlinville Cavaliers @ Carlinville kickoff is at 7pm! LET’s GO MiNeRs!

🏈🧡🖤 GBO 🖤🧡🏈

08/27/2026

Very proud to announce our captains for this season!

Jack Bulla
Clayton Bethard
Alex Schoen
Wes Reiman
Mitchell Clark (Not Pictured)
Cash Reynolds (Not Pictured)

We are very proud of these guys! They have been great examples of E.A.T. and what it means to play with great effort, attitude, and toughness. Excited to see how these guys continue to lead our football team forward! GBO!

08/27/2026

Great job by the boys yesterday of getting it after it and having a great practice! Got a lot of things cleaned up. One more practice to go and we’re finally to a Friday game day!

Here were our E.A.T. players of the day for yesterday’s practice:
Effort - Jack Bulla
Attitude - Clayton Bethard
Toughness - Cory Knotts

Can wait for Friday and to see our guys get after it! GBO!

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08/25/2026

Great job by the boys tonight picking up the win against Litchfield JV. We did a lot of great things tonight and saw some definite areas of focus for us over the next few days. Great job tonight boys and excited to see us keep building to Friday! GBO!

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08/22/2026

Big day today for our JFL Miners! 2 for 2 on the day against Greenville JFL. 5th grade won 30-20 and 7th grade won 40-14. Awesome job by the kids and coaches! We are so proud of you all! GBO!

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08/20/2026

Lots of good work done today as we continue our preparations for our first games. Excited for what is ahead for us!

Our E.A.T. players of the day are: (Coach Bonstead forgot to take the picture)

Effort - Cole Williamson
Attitude - Brycen Hunter
Toughness - Wes Reiman

Can’t wait to get back after it again tomorrow! GBO!

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08/19/2026

Great day of practice today and a great way to come back from a tough one yesterday! Love the response from our guys, focused and got after it.

Here are our E.A.T players of the day for the past two days:

Monday:
Effort - Nolan Wimberly
Attitude - Dane Diesselhorst
Toughness - Zaydin Burch

Tuesday:
Effort - Tripp Brown
Attitude - Brycen Hunter
Toughness - Junior Payne

Everything building to a big week for us next week! Got to keep getting after it with great energy, focus, and attention to detail! GBO!

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