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 football scores from across Illinois and Missouri from Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9 (Week 7 in Illinois, Week 8 in Missouri):
Illinois final scores
Apollo
Mattoon 32, Charleston 27
Effingham 34, Lincoln 22
Big Twelve
Champaign Centennial 48, Peoria Manual 6
Peoria 60, Champaign Central 6
Normal West 28 Danville 14
Black Diamond
CZR 26, Edwards County 13
Carmi-White County 44, Eldorado 30
Johnston City 35, Sesser-Valier/Waltonville 14
Flora 2, Vienna/Goreville 0, forfeit
Fairfield 26, McLeansboro-Hamilton County 14
Cahokia – Illinois Division
Carlyle 26, Sparta 20, 3OT
Red Bud 27, Wesclin 21
Chester 2, Dupo 0
Cahokia – Mississippi Division
Breese Central 42, Roxana 35
Columbia 46, Salem 7
Freeburg 42, EAWR 6
Central Illinois
Warrensburg-Latham 30, Clinton 22
Central A&M 43, Meridian 0
Shelbyville 2, Sullivan-Okaw Valley 0, forfeit
Central State Eight
Rochester 49, Chatham Glenwood 28
Normal University 41, Eisenhower 0
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 41, MacArthur 13
Springfield 31, Jacksonville 20
Heart of Illinois – Crossover
Tri-Valley 35, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 8
El Paso-Gridley 42, Heyworth 14
Eureka 43, Ridgeview-Lexington 42, 2OT
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 28, LeRoy 27
Tremont 48, Fisher 8
Illini Prairie
Chillicothe IVC 34, Central Catholic 13
Prairie Central 28, Olympia 0
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 16, Monticello 15
St. Joseph-Ogden 34, Pontiac 14
Tolono Unity 49, Rantoul 0
Lincoln Prairie
Arcola 36, Cerro Gordo-Bement 26
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond 61, Sangamon Valley/Tri-City 38
Villa Grove-Heritage 53, Tri-County 6
Cumberland 2, Argenta-Oreana 0, forfeit
Little Illini
Red Hill 16, Marshall 14, final
Lawrenceville 12, Robinson 9
Mount Carmel 43, Newton 7
Paris 36, Olney 12
Mississippi Valley
Mascoutah 70, Civic Memorial 28
Highland 48, Waterloo 14
Triad 38, Jerseyville 13
Sangamo
Athens 52, Pittsfield 6
North Mac 50, Auburn 0
Maroa-Forsyth 47, PORTA 6
New Berlin 19, Riverton 12
Williamsville 75, Pleasant Plains 7
SIRR – Mississippi Division
DuQuoin 34, Anna-Jonesboro 21
Nashville 71, Pinckneyville 0
SIRR – Ohio Division
Benton 48, Massac County 12
Murphysboro 64, Harrisburg 14
Herrin 16, West Frankfort 6
South Central
Carlinville 48, Litchfield 0
Pana 68, Greenville 21
Hillsboro 40, Staunton 7
Vandalia 42, Piasa Southwestern 6
South Seven
Carbondale 31, Althoff 21
Marion 37, Centralia 6
Cahokia 2, Mt. Vernon 0, forfeit
WIVC – North
Camp Point Central 60, Beardstown 28
Non-conference
Carterville 54, Madison 32
(Decatur) St. Teresa 54, Chester 14
Mahomet-Seymour 54, Peoria Richwoods 28
Mount Zion 36, Collinsville 21
Normal Community 61, Granite City 0
Nokomis 35, Gillespie 12
Other scores
Braidwood Reed-Custer 47, Streator 7
Pekin 35, Metamora 28
Peoria Notre Dame 24, Bloomington 6
Springfield Southeast 48, Springfield Lanphier 6
Stockton 63, Fieldcrest 6
Monroe City 58, Macon 38
Mark Twain 38, Montgomery County 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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