Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks
URBANA - The results are in for our first Friday Night Forecast! Sara and J, who asked not to have their full name published, both went a perfect 5-0 in Week 1 predictions. That forced the contest to a tiebreaker, with J edging out the win by coming closest to the total score in the Game of the Week.
This week's results:
| Rank | Player | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J | 5-0 | Week 1 Winner (tiebreaker) |
| 2 | Sara | 5-0 | Perfect record, fell on tiebreaker |
| 3 | Brooks Look | 4-1 | Strong start, just missed perfect |
| 4 | Denise | 4-1 | One game shy of the leaders |
| 5 | Alan | 3-2 | Winning record |
Next Friday's Illini Prairie games:
Central Catholic vs Illinois Valley CentralPrairie Central @ Pontiac
Monticello vs Unity
Rantoul @ Mattoon
St. Joseph-Ogden vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda
Week 1 Picks and Results
Illini Prairie Game of the Week
Paxton-Buckley-Loda vs Central Catholic
FINAL: Central Catholic 21, Paxton-Buckley-Loda 14
Alan: Central Catholic .::. 28-7Denise: Central Catholic .::. 14-7
J: Central Catholic .::. 21-6
Sara: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 27-26 Brooks Look: Paxton-Buckley-Loda 28, Central Catholic 21
Pontiac @ Coal City
FINAL: Coal City 40, Pontiac 13 Alan: Pontiac .::. 14-12Denise: Pontiac .::. 28-14
J: Coal City .::. 35-6
Sara: Coal City .::. 40-14
Brooks Look: Coal City 42, Pontiac 14
Unity vs Rantoul
FINAL: Unity 48, Rantoul 0 Alan: Unity .::. 28-14Denise: Unity .::. 32-7
J: Unity .::. 49-0
Sara: Unity .::. 39-6
Brooks Look: Unity 49, Rantoul 13
Prairie Central vs St. Joseph-Ogden
FINAL: St. Joseph-Ogden 44, Prairie Central 7 Alan: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 28-7Denise: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 28-21
J: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 35-7
Sara: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 48-21 Brooks Look: St. Joseph-Ogden 35, Prairie Central 16
IVC vs Monticello
FINAL: Monticello 21, IVC 6 Alan: Illinois Valley Central .::. 35-32Denise: Monticello .::. 21-14
J: Monticello .::. 21-14
Sara: Monticello .::. 32-27 Brooks Look: Monticello 42, IVC 21
Ready to join in? Next week, the Friday Night Forecast rolls on, and it’s your chance to bring the sunshine—or stir up a little gridiron thunder. Will you be a clear-sky champion or get caught in a hailstorm of wrong picks? Drop back by to enter your picks for the Week 2 Illini Prairie football games.
