You pick 'em, Illini Prairie Week 3 football predictions


St. Joseph-Ogden's Tim Blackburn-Kelley
Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

ST. JOSEPH - Spartans' Tim Blackburn-Kelley threads his way through Paxton-Buckley-Loda's defense on his way to first down. It took most of the night for Blackburn-Kelley to find his way into the end zone for 6. The senior ran the ball in from 17 yards out to pad SJO's 35-12 home win on Friday.

Submit your picks for this week's Friday Night Forecast and see how your calls stack up against other Illini Prairie Conference football fans. Drop back by OurSentinel.com Friday morning to see which teams are predicted to win as they work to qualify for this year's state football playoffs.



Week 2 Scores

Central Catholic 59, IVC 0
Unity 34, Monticello 7
Prairie Central 17, Pontiac 12
St. Joseph-Ogden 35, PBL 12
Mattoon 42, Rantoul 0


Week 2 Results

Rank Name Record Notes
1 Brooks Look 5-0 Week 2 winner
2 Alan 3-2
3 Denise 3-2

Cumulative Standings (After Week 2)

Rank Name Total Record Wins Notes
1 Brooks Look 9-1 1 Week 2 winner
2 Denise 7-3 0
3 Alan 6-4 0
4 J 5-0 1 Week 1 winner
5 Sara 5-0 0

Previous predictions:
Week 1 Predictions | Week 1 Results
Week 2 Predictions |



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