DU QUOIN — Du Quoin wasted no time setting the tone in its Class 2A opening-round football playoff matchup Saturday, racing past Carlinville, 48-21, behind a dominant first-half offensive performance and a suffocating defensive effort in the second half.

The Indians exploded for 35 first-half points to seize control early. On the game’s first play from scrimmage, Jeremiah Jones broke free for a 53-yard touchdown run, and a successful two-point conversion made it 8-0.

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