It'll be a matchup of undefeated Illini Prairie Conference teams tonight in Monticello when the Sages host Bloomington Central Catholic.
Coach Cully Welter says the Saints are among a host of teams that are very strong and competitive in the Illini Prairie Conference this season. Monticello beat the run-first Olympia Spartans 46-22 last week but this week face a BCC team that will mix up their offensive looks.
Several aspects of last year's team were surprising, perhaps one of the most obvious was the play of an undersized defense. Coach Welter says while this year's unit isn't last year's, he feels the kids that are stepping into new roles are taking what they learned last year and adding it to the experience they are getting.
BCC rallied to beat Paxton-Buckley-Loda 13-12 on the final play of the game last week. Coach Welter was complimentary of the Saints and how hard they play. He feels this will be a good challenge for his team.
Game time tonight from Monticello is 7 pm. Hear all the action on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
Illini Prairie Action Tonight
Illinois Valley Central at St. Joseph-Ogden
Pontiac at Paxton-Buckley-Loda
Rantoul at Prairie Central
Olympia at Tolono Unity
8-Man Football
Galva at Champaign St. Thomas More (Sat.)
Apollo
Lincoln at Mahomet-Seymour
Mattoon at Effingham
Taylorville at Mt. Zion
Big Twelve
Bloomington at Normal West
Danville at Peoria Richwoods
Normal Community at Peoria Notre Dame (Sat.)
Peoria Manual at Peoria
Urbana at Champaign Central
Heart of Illinois
Tri-Valley at Tremont
El Paso-Gridley at Dee-Mack
Eureka at Fieldcrest
Fisher vs. Ridgeview
LeRoy at G.CM.S
Lincoln Prairie
Arcola at Toledo-Cumberland
Argenta-Oreana at Villa Grove
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond at Oakland Tri-County
Cerro Gordo-Bement at Sangamon Valley
Mid-Illini
Canton at East Peoria
Metamora at Limestone
Pekin at Morton
Washington at Dunlap
Sangamo
Maroa-Forsyth at Pittsfield
Non-Conference action tonight:
Champaign Centennial at Kankakee
Decatur LSA at Polo (Sat.)
Fithian-Oakwood at Dwight
Milford vs. Flanagan.-Cornell-Woodland
Milledgeville at Blue Ridge
Ottawa Marquette at Heyworth
