URBANA - Are you ready for Week 3 of another round of the Friday Night Forecast? Each week, we invite Illini Prairie Conference fans to predict the winners from conference matchups. We welcome two new soothsayers to the pool this week. Here is who they picked and what Brooks Look says.
Week 3 predictions
Illini Prairie Game of the Week
Prairie Central (1-1) @ St. Teresa (1-1)
Sara: Prairie Central .::. 28-27Lyman: St. Teresa .::. 14-10
Denise: Prairie Central .::. 21-14
Alan: Prairie Central .::. 27-22
Keith: St. Teresa .::. 33-14
J: St. Teresa .::. 27-14
Brooks Look: Despited their loss, the Bulldogs ran for 184 yards against Illini West and beat Urbana with just 76 total yards. St. Teresa gets the nod only because of hometown advantage in this one. St. Teresa 28, Prairie Central 14
Paxton-Buckley-Loda (0-2)
@ Pontiac (0-2)
Sara: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 24-21Lyman: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 35-0
Denise: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 27-7
Alan: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 28-20
Keith: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 26-0
J: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 34-6
Brooks Look: Panthers' Mason Vaughn, who led his team in rushing against St. Joseph-Ogden, never made it into the end zone. Nonetheless, the senior looked impressive with 77 yards on 19 carries. This week, he rectifies all of that with three scores to give PBL their first victory of the season. Pontiac is young but not a pushover. Fans on both sides will be on the edge of their seats up north. PBL 28, Pontiac 14
Central Catholic(2-0) @ Unity (2-0)
Sara: Unity .::. 40-21Lyman: Unity .::. 21-17
Denise: Unity .::. 42-7
Alan: Unity .::. 36-14
Keith: Unity .::. 27-21
J: Unity .::. 27-7
Brooks Look: Unity's defensive is big and fast and the offense can air it out or pound it on the ground. The Saints don't have a prayer against the Rockets and their complete package. Unity 42, Central Catholic 14
Monticello (1-1) @ Rantoul (0-2)
Sara: Monticello .::. 48-6Lyman: Monticello .::. 35-14
Denise: Monticello .::. 44-0
Alan: Monticello .::. 42-13
Keith: Monticello .::. 35-0
J: Monticello .::. 48-0
Brooks Look: Both team suffered losses in Week 2 and both will take the field with something to prove. Monticello pulls this out in the second half after a brief scare as the Eagles program continues to improve. Monticello 34, Rantoul 13
St. Joseph-Ogden (2-0)
@ Illinois Valley Central (0-2)
Sara: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 37-20Lyman: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 42-0
Denise: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 35-7
Alan: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 35-14
Keith: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 51-6
J: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 41-14
Brooks Look: St. Joseph-Ogden has too much unpredictable firepower with Kodey McKinney in the pocket. The senior signal caller showed polished maturity against PBL. Kaden Wedig and Tim Blackburn-Kelley are dual receiving threats who combined for 172 receiving yards against the Panthers last week. St.Joseph-Ogden 42, IVC 12
Next week, yes, the Friday Night Forecast rolls on, and it’s your chance to bring the sunshine—or stir up a little gridiron thunder. Drop back by on Monday to enter your picks for the Week 4 Illini Prairie football.
Week 2 Scores
Central Catholic 59, IVC 0Unity 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 |
St. Joseph-Ogden Athletics | Unity Athletics | Illini Prairie Sports
URBANA - This week's prediction poll for the Friday Night Forecast is closed. Here are this week's picks from area sports soothsayers.
