Raiders unable to hold on in second half in loss to Jacksonville
Published 2:08 am Saturday, September 12, 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — It was a good first half for Quincy Notre Dame in its Central State 8 Conference game against Jacksonville.
The Raiders entered halftime with a two-score lead, but slipped in the second half as Jacksonville surged to a 35-20 win over QND.
The Crimsons returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, but that would be their only score of the first half.
QND answered with a one-yard touchdown run by Josh Brenner to tie the game up with just over seven minutes left.
Abel Berhorst ran in a two-yard touchdown to give QND a 14-7 lead near the end of the first half.
Raiders quarterback John Venvertloh threw a 55-yard pass to Tripp Flesch to increase QND’s lead to 20-7 with 19 minutes remaining in the first half.
QND was unable to score in the second half, while Jacksonville put up four touchdowns in the final two quarters.
Venvertloh completed 8-of-17 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown.
Brenner was QND’s leading rusher with 13 carries for 58 yards and a touchdown, while Berhorst had 19 carries for 46 yards and a score.
Flesch had three catches for 155 yards and a touchdown, while making six tackles and forcing two fumbles on defense.
Raiders linebacker Noah Benz had five tackles and a sack, while defensive lineman Caleb Zook had five tackles and a sack.
QND defensive back Mason Cragg had two interceptions.
Up next for QND (2-2) is a home game against Springfield Southeast (0-3) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 18.