Peoria area High School โFootball Sees Blowout Victories and Close contests in Week 2
Peoria, IL – โคWeek 2 of the โIllinois High School Association (IHSA)โฃ football season delivered a mix of dominant performances and tightly contested matchups across the Peoria area. Several teams โขsecured decisive victories โFriday,โ while others battled through close games, setting the stage for continued โcompetition as the season progresses.
High school football remains a cornerstone of community life in central Illinois, providing athletic โopportunities for student-athletes andโ fostering school spirit. These โearly-season results offer a glimpse โฃinto the potential contenders in each conference and provide โคmomentum – orโฃ a wake-upโฃ call – for teams as they prepare for the weeks ahead.
Friday’s Game โคresults:
Peoria High defeated Peoria Notre Dame โฃ58-31.
Richwoods topped manual 28-14. Dunlap shut out Rock Island 50-3.
โข Metamora beat LaSalle-Peru 32-20.
East Peoria dominated Springfield Lanphier 49-0.
Belleville โคEast โฃdefeated Pekinโ 26-14. โ Galesburg won against Limestone 42-25.
Taylorville edged Canton 41-27.
Morton routed Chicago Heights Marian Catholic 38-7.
Washington narrowly defeated โTroy Triad โ21-14.
Farmington defeatedโข Elmwood/Brimfield 58-6.
โข Eureka shut out St. Bede 35-0. โฃ โขDee-Mack beat Tremont 42-13.
โฃ โฃ THE STEP-GRIDLEY defeated FieldCrest 49-6.
โ Bloomington Central Catholic shut out IVC 59-0.
princeville defeated South Fulton 44-12.
In 8-player action, Galva defeated โPeoria Heights 62-12.
Macomb shut out Warsawโค West Hancock 42-0.
Knoxville defeated โLewistown/Valley/Cuba 36-6.
Illini West beat Decatur St. Teresa 34-15.
Havana defeated Monmouth United 26-6.
Rushville-Industry defeated ROWVA/Williamsfield 40-8.
Stark County narrowly defeated Abingdon-Avonโ 13-12.
Annawan/Wethersfieldโ defeated Bureau Valley 49-10.
Olympia defeated Riverton 46-20.
Monmouth-Roseville defeated Orionโฃ 48-28.
โ Port Byron โขRiverdale defeated Kewanee 54-7.
Taylor Ridge Rockridge defeated princeton 36-29.
Erie/Prophetstown defeated Hall/Putnam County 19-7.
In 8-player action,Savanna West Carroll defeated West Prairieโ 56-0.
Saturday’s Game:
* โค 8-player: Hanover River Ridge at Bushnell-Prairie City, 1 p.m.