Jacksonville girls soccer routs Taylorville 9-0 in home matchup

Jacksonville’s girls soccer team turned a non-conference home match into a 9-0 rout Monday at Jacksonville High School, a win that gave Don Lantrip’s group its most emphatic result of the spring and dropped Taylorville to 1-8-3.

The 4:30 p.m. matchup was part of the Illinois high school soccer schedule, but the final score looked more like a mismatch than a midseason tune-up. Jacksonville, which had come off a 3-0 loss to Quincy on April 18, answered with a dominant performance against a Taylorville side that had not won since April 1.

The shutout mattered for Jacksonville’s record as much as the margin. The Crimsons improved to 6-8, a step forward in a season that has had its share of swings, while Taylorville took a second straight setback against Jacksonville after the Crimsons had beaten the Tornadoes 3-0 in April 2025. For a Morgan County crowd following the local spring sports calendar, the result showed Jacksonville can still deliver a performance that changes the tone around the program in one night.

Jacksonville’s girls soccer staff is led by head coach Don Lantrip, with Myranda Thomen serving as assistant coach. Taylorville’s program is coached by Tim Karbach. The matchup was also available for replay on NFHS Network, which MaxPreps identified as the official streaming partner of the Illinois High School Association and Jacksonville High School.

The 9-0 final stands out not just because of the score, but because of what it says about Jacksonville’s ceiling. After falling to Quincy by three goals on Friday, the Crimsons responded with a result that erased any doubt about their ability to control a game from start to finish. For Taylorville, the loss underscored a difficult stretch in which the Tornadoes have struggled to find momentum, and for Jacksonville, it was the kind of decisive home win that can reshape the rest of the season.