HARDIN - Calhoun's football squad lost a IHSA Class 1A football playoff heartbreaker to Brown County 14-13 on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in front of a capacity crowd at Calhoun High School.
Brown County's Eli Stanton ran 11 yards for a score with 2:47 left in the fourth quarter and then also ran in the extra point conversion to clinch the victory.
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Calhoun valiantly fought back with just seconds remaining in the game when Easton Wallendorf scored on a 24-yard pass reception from Earl Elmore. The extra-point conversion run failed, which would have advanced Calhoun to the IHSA 1A state championship next Friday.
Jake Brannan scored first in the game for Calhoun after a scoreless first half. Brannan darted 11 yards for the first touchdown with 7:25 left in the third quarter. Jack Goode added the kick for the Warriors to take a 7-0 lead.
Trey Fullerton countered for Brown County with a 1-yard run with 4:43 remaining in the fourth quarter before Stanton's touchdown and extra-point conversion run that proved to be the winner in the game.
Brown County plays Lena-Winslow at 10 a.m. on Friday at Normal for the 1A state championship.
