Jarrett Stevenson carries the ball down the field for the Spartans against Prairie Central. SJO will face the Hawks at home on October 2 as one of four home games this season. (Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)
Things are shaping up for the return of prep sports to the newly named Glenn Fisher Athletic Complex this fall. This week, the Illinois High School Association has released schedules for the upcoming high school football season. The Spartans kickoff the 2020 campaign with a road opener against last year's Class 2A state runner-up Nashville. The Hornets, who replaced St. Thomas More on the schedule, outscored postseason opponents 153-89 despite a 21 point loss to Newman Catholic last fall. Earlier this year, the Sabers announced they would move to seven-man competition this season. The trip to Nashville is the only non-Illini Prairie Conference matchup on the schedule. In 2021, Paxton-Buckley-Loda will return to the Spartans' schedule as a member of the IPC. The program will play its first of it four home contests at Dick Duval Field on September 4 against Rantoul and will close out the regular seasons against Monticello. SJO finished their 2019 campaign with a 5-5 record and first-round playoff 54-26 loss the Williamsburg. The Bullets, who crushed opponents from week one last August, finished the season undefeated with the Class 3A title.
2020 St. Joseph-Ogden
Football Schedule
| Aug 28 | 7:00 | Away | Nashville |
| Sep 4 | 7:00 | Home | Rantoul |
| Sep 11 | 7:00 | Away | Central Catholic |
| Sep 18 | 7:00 | Home | Unity |
| Sep 25 | 7:00 | Away | Pontiac |
| Oct 2 | 7:00 | Home | Prairie Central |
| Oct 9 | 7:00 | Away | Illinois Valley Central |
| Oct 16 | 7:00 | Away | Olympia |
| Oct 23 | 7:00 | Home | Monticello |
