ALTON - Junior Don’tay Longstreet is giving Marquette Catholic's football team an explosive option on the ground and through the air all season. The Explorers are prepared to visit Carlyle on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, for their final regular-season football game.
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Marquette Catholic enters the matchup with a 4-4 record, while Carlyle is 5-3. Longstreet heads into the game after catching five passes for 69 yards against rival Roxana this past Friday night, Oct. 9, 2026.
Longstreet has 15 receptions for 346 yards and five touchdowns this season. He also has rushed 76 times for 756 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging 9.9 yards per carry.
Longstreet is a Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Male Athlete Of The Month for the Explorers.
Marquette Catholic Coach Eric Dickerson said Longstreet has “good speed and is a great wide receiver.”
Longstreet, who also plays free safety, gives the Explorers another rushing threat alongside junior running back Jhordyn Croft. The two complement one another with their explosive approaches to the game.
“He loves the game of football,” Dickerson said of Longstreet.
Dickerson also pointed to the players’ enjoyment of the sport and one another as a defining quality of the team, describing the group as fun to be around.
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