The Monticello Sages face a stiff test tonight when they host Bloomington Central Catholic in an Illini Prairie Conference matchup.
The Sages have rolled to two straight wins but the Saints will pose a very good test. After an easy 56-14 win last week over Confluence Prep Academy on Saturday, Coach Cully Welter was pleased his team didn't look past their opponent last week in anticipation of this week's game.
For the Saints, the offense goes through 6-foot-6, 240 pound senior quarterback Colin Hayes. Coach Welter says BCC shows a lot of heavy sets and so the focus this week in practice has been its alignment.
Game time tonight is 7 pm. Hear all the action on 95.9 FM WEZC and online at dewittdailynews.com.
Illini Prairie Conference matchups tonight:
Illinois Valley Central at St. Joseph-Ogden
Pontiac at Paxton-Buckley-Loda
Rantoul at Prairie Central
8-man football tonight
Flanagan-Woodland at Danville Schlarman (Sat.)
Milford at Champaign St. Thomas More (Sat.)
Peoria Heights at Sciota-West Prairie
River Ridge at Blue Ridge
Apollo
Effingham at Mattoon
Mahomet-Seymour at Charleston
Mt. Zion at Taylorville
Big Twelve
Champaign Central at Champaign Centennial
Danville at Bloomington
Normal West at Urbana
Peoria at Normal Community
Peoria Notre Dame at Peoria Richwoods
Central State Eight
Chatham-Glenwood at Springfield
Decatur MacArthur at Normal U-High
Jacksonville at Rochester
Springfield Lanphier at Decatur Eisenhower
Springfield Southeast at Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin
Mid-Illini
Limestone at Dunlap
Canton at East Peoria
Metamora at Morton
Pekin at Washington
Sangamo
Auburn at Athens
Maroa-Forsyth at Riverton
New Berlin at Pittsfield
Pleasant Plains at Petersburg PORTA
Williamsville at Olympia
Non-conference action this week
Decatur St. Teresa at Tolono Unity
Elmwood-Brimfield at El Paso-Gridley
Fisher vs. Ridgeview-Lexington
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley at Eureka
Heyworth at Deer-Mack
LeRoy at Tremont
Fieldcrest at DTri-Valley
Peoria Manual at Lincoln