Monticello football coach Cully Welter was worried about the Olympia Spartans in week 1, so much so, he thought his team played well in a 42-32 win.
The Sages were looking to replace a lot of key pieces to a 2018 3A state champion squad and Coach Welter felt like his team had a good showing against a squad he thought would be much improved in 2019.
Tonight's opponent, IVC defeated Tolono Unity last week and returns almost their entire team. Coach Welter says there is no clear cut favorite in the conference and there is no clear cut bottom-dweller either.
Hear tonight's game at IVC on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
Illini Prairie action tonight....
Prairie Central at Bloomington Central Catholic
Pontiac at Tolono Unity
St. Joseph-Ogden at Rantoul
Olympia at Champaign St. Thomas More
Apollo
Charleston at Mattoon
Lincoln at Effingham
Mahomet-Seymour at Taylorville
Big Twelve
Champaign Centennial at Champaign Central
Normal Community at Normal West
Peoria Manual at Peoria Richwoods
Peoria Notre Dame at Peoria
Urbana at Danville
Central State Eight
Decatur MacArthur at Jacksonville
Rochester at Normal U-High
Springfield Lanphier at Decatur Eisenhower
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin at Chatham Glenwood
Springfield Southeast at Springfield
Heart of Illinois (Large)
El Paso-Gridley at Dee-Mack
Eureka at G.C.M.S
Fieldcrest at Tri-Valley
Heart of Illinois (Small)
Fisher at Tremont
LeRoy vs. Ridgeview
Lincoln Prairie
Argenta-Oreana at Toledo-Cumberland
Decatur LSA at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Oakland Tri-County at Villa Grove-Heritage
Sangamo
Athens at Pleasant Plains
Auburn at Pittsfield
New Berlin at Maroa-Forsyth
Riverton at Williamsville
North Mac at Petersburg PORTA
Non-Conference football tonight....
Belleville West at Washington
Cerro Gordo-Bement at Shelbyville
East Moline United at East Peoria
Blue Ridge at Oblong
Georgetown-Ridge Farm at Paxton-Buckley-Loda
Heyworth at Monmouth United
South Fork at Meridian
Macomb at Canton
Mt. Zion at Dunlap
Lincoln-Way Central at Bloomington (Sat.)
Nokomis at Central A & M
Pekin at Sterling
Peoria Heights at Oneida
Sullivan-Okaw Valley at Newton
Tuscola at Arcola
Warrensburg-Latham at Fithian-Oakwood
