After a slow start, the Monticello Sages offense finished strong, scoring 43 unanswered to roll 43-8 over St. Joseph-Ogden last Friday night in St. Joseph in Illini Prairie Conference high school football action. The conference slate continues tonight when the Sages welcome IVC to Monticello for an Illini Prairie Conference matchup.
The Sages used big plays all night to topple the Spartans. Senior quarterback Joey Sprinkle and senior wideout Tristan Foran connected for touchdowns of 44 yard and 64 yard. Sprinkle set up senior tailback Jacob Tacket for an 82 yard swing pass and then a 91-yard shovel pass. Tackett also broke off a 58-yard run.
The Grey Ghosts lost 28-8 to PBL last week.
Tonight's game kicks at 7 pm and can be heard on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
Illini Prairie Conference action tonight:
Bloomington Central Catholic at Rantoul
Pontiac at Prairie Central
St. Joseph-Ogden at Tolono Unity
Olympia at PBL
8-Man Football
Flanagan-Cornell-Woodland at Peoria Heights
Blue Ridge at Bushnell-Prairie City
Martinsville at Decatur LSA
Orangeville at Champaign St. Thomas More (Sat.)
Apollo
Charleston at Lincoln
Mahomet-Seymour at Effingham
Mt. Zion at Mattoon
Big Twelve
Champaign Central at Normal West
Danville at Champaign Centennial
Peoria Manual at Normal Community
Peoria Richwoods at Peoria Notre Dame
Urbana at Bloomington
Central State Eight
Chatham-Glenwood at Decatur Eisenhower
Decatur MacArthur at Rochester
Jacksonville at Normal U-High
Springfield Lanphier at Springfield
Springfield (Southeast at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin
Heart of Illinois
(Dee-Mack at Tri-Valley)
Fieldcrest at El Paso-Gridley
Tremont at Eureka
G.C.M.S at Fisher
Heyworth at LeRoy
Non-Conference action tonight...
Belleville East at Pekin
Carlyle at Cerro Gordo-Bement
Ridgeview at Villa Grove
Decatur St. Teresa at Belleville Althoff Catholic
East Moline United at East Peoria
Kankakee at Washington
Meridian at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Metamora at LaSalle-Peru
Sangamon Valley at Warrensburg-Latham
Nokomis at Central A & M
Oblong at Shelbyville
Rock Island at Dunlap
Sullivan-Okaw Valley at Newton
Taylorville at Elgin St. Edward (Sat.)
Tuscola at Toledo-Cumberland (Sat.)
Woodstock at Limestone
