You pick 'em Week 8 Illini Prairie football predictions

How's your Ouija board working? Test your prediction skills for five Illini Prairie Conference football games this week against the best.

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Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

Unity's AJ Daly carries the football against visiting St. Joseph-Ogden earlier in the season. This Friday, the Rockets host Illinois Valley Central. The Grey Ghost come to Hicks Field in hopes of leaving with a win and possible IHSA playoff eligibility.

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URBANA - Each week, we’ll highlight the Illini Prairie Conference matchups and invite readers to put their football score prediction skills to the test with the Friday Night Forecast.

Think you can spot the upsets before they happen? Ready to back your hometown team with more than just school spirit? Less reliable than the weatherman, but twice as fun, join us in predicting the Illini Prairie Conference wins and upsets.

Submit your picks for the opening week forecast and see how your calls stack up against fellow Illini Prairie Conference football fans all season long. Drop back by OurSentinel.com Friday mornings to see which teams are predicted to win as they work to qualify for this year's state football playoffs.

This week's Illini Prairie games

St. Joseph-Ogden vs Tinley Park Andrew
Pontiac @ Bloomington Central Catholic
Illinois Valley Central @ Unity
Prairie Central @ Monticello
Paxton-Buckley-Loda @ Rantoul

Illini Prairie Conference Scores

Unity 47, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 6
St. Joseph-Ogden 54, Bloomington Central Catholic 42
Monticello 19, Pontiac 12
Prairie Central 78, Rantoul 22
Illinois Valley Central 51, Elmwood-Brimfield 8

WEEK 7 RESULTS

1. Sentinel ... 5-0
2. Coltrane ... 4-1
2. DoubleJ ... 4-1
2. Best Look Magazine ... 4-1
2. Frank ... 4-1

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TAGS: Illini Prairie football predictions 2026, Friday Night Forecast high school football Illinois, Week 8 football predictions, Unity Rockets football predictions, this week's SJO football predictions, Monticello Sages football predictions

Area football scores for October 2

Illini Prairie Conference Scores

Unity 47, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 6
St. Joseph-Ogden 54, Bloomington Central Catholic 42
Monticello 19, Pontiac 12
Prairie Central 78, Rantoul 22
Illinois Valley Central 51, Elmwood-Brimfield 8

Other area scores

Villa Grove 45, Argenta-Oreana 0
Champaign Central 25, Peoria 22
Clifton Central 46, Westville 9
El Paso-Gridley 42, Central A&M 7
Le Roy 42, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 0
Centennial 48, Manual 0
Oakwood 31, Arthur-Lovington 16
Salt Fork 54, Momence 14
Richwoods 41, Urbana 8
Roxana 54, Bismarck-Henning 36

Scores from around the state

Williamsville 29, Athens 28
Peoria Notre Dame 29, Bloomington 28
Milford 60, Kentland (IN) 14
Quincy Notre Dame 37, Springfield 14
Wilmington 49, Streator 6
Marist 12, Carmel 6
Joliet Catholic 38, St. Patrick 14
Kankakee 55, Bloom 0
Coal City 55, Peotone 7
Manteno 48, Lisle 16
McNamara 34, Wheaton Academy 28
Reed-Custer 41, Herscher 6
Highland Park 37, Deerfield 16
New Trier 56, Maine West 7
Stevenson 31, Gurnee Warren 27
East St. Louis 70, Belleville West 0
Mt. Carmel 42, Casey-Westfield 0
Carterville 36, Massac County 3
Althoff 41, Mater Dei 25
Nashville 57, Pinckneyville 13
Lincoln-Way East 42, Lincoln-Way Central 0
East Moline United 42, Rock Island 7
Illini West 62, Farmington 60
Macomb 70, West Hancock 32
IC Catholic 42, Benet Academy 13

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Friday Night Forecast | Week 7 Illini Prairie Conference football predictions

Last week, three individuals went 5-0 in guesses. Can they do it again? It is an exciting week for Illini Prairie football programs. St. Joseph-Ogden face their last obstacle to the conference title. Meanwhile, Pontiac must overcome Monticello at home to clinch a playoff berth.

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Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

ST. JOSEPH - Jameson Ennis and the undefeated Spartans host Bloomington Central Catholic (5-1) who are coming to town, looking to dethrone the SJO from the top of the IPC.

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	Best Look Magazine	Coltrane	DoubleJ
St. Joseph-Ogden vs Bloomington Central Catholic	St. Joseph-Ogden 28-21	St. Joseph-Ogden 34-28	St. Joseph-Ogden 38-21
Illinois Valley Central vs Elmwood-Brimfield	Elmwood-Brimfield 34-20	Elmwood-Brimfield 28-12	Elmwood-Brimfield 26-20
Rantoul vs Prairie Central	Prairie Central 35-14	Prairie Central 48-20	Prairie Central 32-8
Pontiac vs Monticello	Monticello 28-24	Monticello 27-14	Monticello 35-7
Unity vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda	Unity 31-13	Unity 41-0	Unity 42-6
Game Notes:	Monticello has to play the whole game and command the scoring in the final quarter. Pontiac should keep it fairly close the first 3 quarters. This game will be the closest game this week and the biggest chance for an upset.	I think SJO wins, after watching a few of their games SJO’s second halves are concerning both in the Unity and Monticello games their starters were out scored 40-20 in both of those games and if they can’t maintain in game momentum that will be concerning come playoff time. But if BCC hangs around in the first half then watch out.	SJO's offense is unstoppable. They roll this week.

	Frank	The Sentinel
St. Joseph-Ogden vs Bloomington Central Catholic	St. Joseph-Ogden 35-21	St. Joseph-Ogden 34-28
Illinois Valley Central vs Elmwood-Brimfield	Elmwood-Brimfield 21-14	Illinois Valley Central 28-20
Rantoul vs Prairie Central	Prairie Central 40-14	Prairie Central 42-14
Pontiac vs Monticello	Monticello 42-20	Monticello 28-26
Unity vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda	Unity 36-14	Unity 42-7
Game Notes:	If SJO can find their passing game without star receiver Wedig they can dominate on the offensive side. If not it may be a low scoring game.	Pontiac is the underdog. If the Indians can get up two scores early, they have a solid shot at knocking off the Sages.

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Week 6 Results

1. Sentinel 5-0
1. Coltrane 5-0
1. Bement Bulldogs 5-0
4. DoubleJ 4-1
4. Best Look Magazine 4-1
4. Frank 4-1
7. SCOTTY P 0-0
7. Sagesrunner 0-0
7. Steve 0-0
7. Laura 0-0
7. Buddy 0-0
7. Naomi 0-0

Friday Night Forecast Leaderboard

 1. Sentinel 25-4
 2. DoubleJ ... 24-5
 2. Best Look Magazine ... 24-5
 4. Coltrane ... 21-4
 5. Frank ... 19-5
 6. Bement Bulldogs ... 13-2
 7. Sagesrunner ... 11-4
 8. SCOTTY P ... 8-2
 9. Steve ... 5-0
10. Buddy ... 3-2
11. Naomi ... 3-1
11. Laura ... 3-1

Statistical Leaders

 1. Steve ... 100.00%
 2. Bement Bulldogs ... 86.67%
 3. Sentinel ... 86.21%
 4. Coltrane ... 84.00%
 5. DoubleJ ... 82.76%
 5. Best Look Magazine ... 82.76%
 7. SCOTTY P ... 80.00%
 8. Frank ... 79.17%
 9. Laura ... 75.00%
 9. Naomi ... 75.00%
11. Sagesrunner ... 73.33%
12. Buddy ... 60.00%

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