Friday Night Forecast |Week 9 Illini Prairie Conference football predictions

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Here are Week 9 predictions from Illini Prairie football pundits for this edition of The Sentinel’s Friday Night Forecast.

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Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

ST. JOSEPH - Lucas Smith boots the ball on kickoff for the Spartans. Smith and 15 other seniors will be honored tonight before the start of the Spartans' home game against Pontiac.

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Week 9 predictions

Illini Prairie Game of the Week
Rantoul vs Illinois Valley Central

Sara C: Illinois Valley Central .::. 36-12
Alan: Illinois Valley Central .::. 45-20
Denise: Illinois Valley Central .::. 21-0
Denise J: Illinois Valley Central .::. 21-14
J: Illinois Valley Central .::. 18-6
Mike Roy: Illinois Valley Central .::. 24-7
C: Illinois Valley Central .::. 32-0
Brooks Look: Rantoul .::. 21-14

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Monticello vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda

Sara C: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 32-27
Alan: Monticello .::. 35-14
Denise: Monticello .::. 28-7
Denise J: Monticello .::. 36-14
J: Monticello .::. 24-22
Mike Roy: Monticello .::. 27-7
C: Paxton-Buckley-Loda .::. 21-18
Brooks Look: Monticello .::. 28-21

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Central Catholic vs Prairie Central

Sara C: Central Catholic .::. 48-27
Alan: Central Catholic .::. 42-17
Denise: Central Catholic .::. 42-14
Denise J: Central Catholic .::. 67-24
J: Central Catholic .::. 42-7
Mike Roy: Central Catholic .::. 55-7
C: Central Catholic .::. 67-14
Brooks Look: Central Catholic .::. 56-7

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St. Joseph-Ogden vs Pontiac

Sara C: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 48-21
Alan: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 52-10
Denise: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 56-7
Denise J: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 42-27
J: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 42-26
Mike Roy: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 35-6
C: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 32-21
Brooks Look: St. Joseph-Ogden .::. 42-16

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Unity @ Mt. Vernon

Sara C: Unity .::. 30-27
Alan: Unity .::. 49-28
Denise: Mt. Vernon .::. 28-21
Denise J: Unity .::. 48-12
J: Unity .::. 34-7
Mike Roy: Unity .::. 46-14
C: Unity .::. 32-0
Brooks Look: Unity .::. 36-28

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Last week's Illini Prairie Conference scores

Seneca 39, St. Joseph-Ogden 36
Unity 48, Illinois Valley Central 14
Paxton-Buckley-Loda 46, Rantoul 0
Central Catholic 48, Pontiac 21
Monticello 18, Prairie Central 14

Week 8 Results

Rank	Name	Record	Notes
1	Mike Roy	5-0	Week 8 winner!!!
2	J	4-1	5-way tie
2	Denise	4-1	5-way tie
2	Alan	4-1	5-way tie
2	Sara	4-1	5-way tie
2	Brooks Look	4-1	5-way tie

Cumulative Standings (After Week 8)

Rank	Name	Total Record	Wins	Notes
1	Brooks Look	33-7	2	Week 2 & 5 winner
2	Denise	30-10	0
2	Alan	30-10	1	Week 7 winner
4	Sara	26-9	1	Week 3 winner
5	J	25-5	2	Week 1 & 4 winner
6	Lyman	10-5	0
7	Mike Roy	10-0	2	Week 6 & 8 Winner
8	Frank	7-3	0
9	Denise J	5-0	0	New participant this week
10	Keith	3-2	0

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TAGS: Illini Prairie Conference weekly football predictions, Week 9 SJO football predictions, Prairie Central Hawks football predictions this week, IHSA football prediction for the IPC

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Spartan Senior Salute |12 and out with Landon Smith

Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

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For Landon Smith, physical play in the trenches define what football is all about — toughness, teamwork, and trust. The senior lineman has anchored SJO’s front with in his third year of varsity football, collecting 15 tackles so far across six games. Before the Spartans close out their regular season, #67 shares the best coach advice he's received over the years and more.

Sentinel: What is your favorite class at St. Joseph-Ogden High School?

Smith: History of American Rock

Sentinel: What is your go-to pregame meal?

Smith: An energy drink

Sentinel: What is your dream car?

Smith: SRT Hellcat

Sentinel: Name theree people you would invite to dinner if you won the lottery?

Smith: Cam Skattebo, Jay Cutler, Brian Dawkins

Sentinel: What is the best coaching advice you ever had?

Smith: “Don’t be a jag” - Coach Sweeney

Sentinel: Name an Instagram handle everyone should follow.

Smith: @nflhatememes

Sentinel: If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you booking a flight?

Smith: Greece

Sentinel: What is your hype-song?

Smith: Walkin by Denzel Curry

Sentinel: If you were a superhero, what would your alias be and your two main super powers?

Smith: Landon Smith - invisibility and time freezing

Sentinel: Favorite place to eat with you friends?

Smith: Chipotle

Sentinel: If you could become a professional athlete, what sport would you be playing?

Smith: Football (as a kicker)

Sentinel: What other sports have you played at St. Joseph-Ogden and for how long?

Smith: Track freshmen Year

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