Football scores from across central and southern Illinois, Missouri

Friday night’s action on the gridiron has concluded. Teams from across central and southern Illinois, and parts of Missouri are now preparing for next week’s competition. Here are the scores from Friday, September 17:

Apollo

Mattoon 20, Effingham 14
Mahomet-Seymour 53, Lincoln 22
Taylorville 55, Mount Zion 14

Big 12

Normal West 14, Bloomington 10
Champaign Central 1, Urbana 0, forfeit
Peoria 1, (Peoria) Manual 0, forfeit

Black Diamond

Sesser-Valier/Waltonville 61, Edwards County 7
Carmi-White County 30, Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton 0
Fairfield 52, Flora 14
Johnston City 48, Hamilton County 0
Eldorado 1, Vienna/Goreville 0, forfeit

Cahokia – Illinois Division

Carlyle 12, Red Bud 6, 2OT
Chester 48, Sparta 6
Wesclin 47, Dupo 12

Cahokia – Mississippi Division

Breese Central 20, Freeburg 16
Columbia 21, Roxana 0
Salem 46, East Alton-Wood River 0

Central Illinois

Central A&M 1, Clinton 0, forfeit
St. Teresa 68, (Macon) Meridian 8
Shelbyville 26, Tuscola 21
Warrensburg-Latham 1, Sullivan-Okaw Valley 0, forfeit

Central State Eight

Rochester 54, Eisenhower 20
Jacksonville 1, Springfield Lanphier 0, forfeit
Normal University 43, Springfield Southeast 21
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 52, Springfield 7

Heart of Illinois Large

Tri-Valley 35, Tremont 0
El Paso-Gridley 14, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 6
Eureka 41, Fieldcrest 0

Heart of Illinois Small

Ridgeview 42, Fisher 0
GCMS 14, LeRoy 7

Illini Prairie

Monticello 32, Central Catholic 27
St. Joseph-Ogden 48, Chillicothe IVC 7
Prairie Central 48, Rantoul 14
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 48, Pontiac 8
Tolono Unity 42, Olympia 14

Lincoln Prairie

Arcola 20, Cumberland 14, final
Villa Grove-Heritage 1, Argenta-Oreana 0, forfeit
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 41, Tri-County 14
Cerro Gordo-Bement 48, Sangamon Valley-Tri-City 0

Little Illini

Mount Carmel 43, Casey-Westfield 7
Lawrenceville 34, Newton 19
Robinson 46, Marshall 6

Mississippi Valley

(Troy) Triad 30, (Bethalto) Civic Memorial 14
Highland 54, Jerseyville 12
Mascoutah 42, Waterloo 21

Sangamo

Athens 47, (Petersburg) PORTA 12
Williamsville 46, Auburn 14
Maroa-Forsyth 70, Pittsfield 0
North Mac 40, New Berlin 6
Riverton 48, Pleasant Plains 6

SIRR – Mississippi Division

Nashville 47, Anna-Jonesboro 22
Carterville 28, DuQuoin 26

SIRR – Ohio Division

Benton 39, Herrin 0
Harrisburg 45, West Frankfort 0
Murphysboro 40, Massac County 19

South 7

(Belleville) Althoff Catholic 37, Mt. Vernon 20
Cahokia 30, Marion 8
Carbondale 38, Centralia 14

South Central

Vandalia 33, Hillsboro 20
Pana 49, Staunton 7
Carlinville 42, Gillespie 7
Piasa Southwestern 28, Greenville 27

Non-conference

Collinsville 49, Charleston 14
Kankakee 40, Champaign Centennial 0
Ottawa Marquette 47, Heyworth 22
Nokomis 62, Litchfield 14

Other – Illinois

Quincy High 48, United Township 14
Quincy Notre Dame 22, Duchesne 6
Brown County 22, (Camp Point) Central 20
West Central 48, Pleasant Hill 8
Breese Mater Dei 65, Alton Marquette 12

Other – Missouri

Hannibal 62, Fulton 13
Monroe City 44, Centralia (Mo.) 6
Palmyra 23, Brookfield 6
Macon 32, Highland 30
Mark Twain 56, Missouri Military 6

8-man

Flanagan-Cornell 34, Milford 28
Champaign St. Thomas More 70, Galva 0
Polo 1, LSA 0, forfeit
Metro-East Lutheran at Martinsville
Milledgeville 60, Blue Ridge 8

This scoreboard is compiled from IHSA ScoreZone, with some unreported scores filled in by reports from Section 618 and Muddy River Sports.

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