The Ironmen defeated the Champaign Centennial Chargers 49-6 on the road last Friday. The win earned Community its 700th program victory, with the Ironmen becoming the 10th team in IHSA history to reach the milestone.

Community took charge early, leading 28-0 at the end of the first quarter, and never looked back.

The Ironmen had a 14-0 advantage after two Kyle Beaty touchdowns. The quarterback connected with Calen Taylor for a 68-yard pass and catch to put Community on the board before Mar’Quan Gary hauled in a 34-yard touchdown reception.

Taylor found the endzone for a second time, extending the lead to 21-0 with a 40-yard TD run.

A.J. Montoya added a score of his own, rushing 21 yards to give Community a four-score advantage.

Taylor finished the contest with 149 total yards and two scores.

After Champaign found the endzone to cut the lead to 28-6 in the second quarter, it was all Iron.

Junior running back Cole Kretsinger found the end zone from 11 yards out, giving Community a 34-6 lead.

Beaty added two more TDs to his tally in the third quarter, connecting with Reed Hoover on a 12-yard pass and hitting Michael Mavek for an 8-yard score to give the Iron a 48-6 advantage.

Beaty finished the night 14 of 16 for 242 yards and four touchdowns.

The Ironmen head into Friday’s final home contest 7-1 on the season and 7-0 in the Big 12 looking for an outright conference title when they host the Peoria Lions (7-1, 6-1).