It's the final week of the high school football season and the Clinton Maroons are in need a big win in week 9 if they want a chance at the postseason.
Coming into the night at 4-4, the Maroons need a win over Sullivan-Okaw Valley tonight at Clinton High School, and then a lot of help to have their name called tomorrow night in the IHSA pairings release.
Among schools that could qualify for the postseason, the Maroons have the least amount of playoff points among 4A schools with 32, which is five behind the next 4A school, which is Coal City.
If Clinton was able to fall into Class 3A, they would have a better chance at the postseason. According to IHSA.org, the Maroons are currently listed as a 4A school.
The Redskins will be looking to improve their playoff outlook tonight with a win. SOV comes into play at 5-3 and a win could put them in position to possible host a playoff game next week.
Hear all the action tonight on The Big 1520 AM/92.3 FM WHOW and online at dewittdailynews.com.
Elsewhere in the Central Illinois Conference tonight...
Meridian at Tuscola
Shelbyville at Central A & M
Sullivan-Okaw Valley at Clinton
Warrensburg-Latham at Decatur St. Teresa
>>WEZC Rejoins Monticello For Playoff Tune Up
The Monticello Sages football program has been a top 10 football team in Class 3A all season, and tonight they will blaze the trail to Monmouth-Roseville for a non-conference battle.
The Sages enter play at 7-1 and are seeking to get themselves on track as they look forward to another playoff birth under head Coach Cully Welter.
Monmouth-Roseville will come into tonight looking to pick up a fifth win and better their positioning for a playoff birth.
Hear all the action tonight on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com. Game time is 7 pm.
In the Okaw Valley tonight...
St. Joseph-Ogden at Prairie Central
Illini West at Tolono Unity
Rantoul at Olympia
Maroa-Forsyth vs. Cerro Gordo-Bement at Cerro Gordo
Paxton-Buckley-Loda at Champaign St. Thomas More
Across the area...
Heart of Illinois
Fisher at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley
Heyworth at El Paso-Gridley
LeRoy at Ridgeview
Tremont at Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland
Big Twelve
Champaign Central at Champaign Centennial
Danville at Urbana
Normal West at Bloomington
Peoria Manual at Peoria Richwoods
Peoria Notre Dame at Peoria
Central State Eight
Chatham Glenwood at Jacksonville
Decatur Eisenhower at Springfield
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin at Rochester
Springfield Southeast at Decatur MacArthur
Mid-Illini
Limestone at Pekin
Dunlap at Canton
Metamora at East Peoria
Washington at Morton
Non-conference action tonight....
Argenta-Oreana at Dwight
Illinois Valley Central at Taylorville
Decatur Lutheran at Oblong
Dee-Mack at Rockford Christian Life
Macomb at Bloomington Central Catholic
Sangamon Valley at Martinsville
Normal U-High at Moline
Oakland Tri-County at Arcola
Olympia Fields Rich Central at Normal Community
Palestine at Tri-Valley (Sat.)
Toledo Cumberland at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Varna Midland River Valley at Peoria Heights
Villa Grove-Heritage at Bismarck-Henning