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For openers, it’s No. 4 Rockridge vs. No. 4 Princeton

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You want openers, we’ve got them.

A battle of two high-ranked teams will clash at Prouty Field in Princeton. Host Princeton is ranked No. 4 in 3A and Rockridge is ranked No. 2 in 2A in the AP preseason poll.

Both teams went 6-0 in the abbreviated 2021 spring football COVID-19 season.

Kick off is 7 p.m.

In other openers Friday in and around Bureau County:

Hall hosts Orion at Nesti Stadium at 7 p.m.

St. Bede hosts Sherrard at 7 p.m.

E-P is at Mendota, 7 p.m.

L-P is at Morton, 7:30 p.m.

Monmouth-Roseville is at Kewanee, 7 p.m.

Morrison at Newman, 7 p.m.

Peoria Heights is at Amboy-LaMoille, 7 p.m.

Bureau Valley will have to wait a day, having moved their opener to 5 p.m. Saturday vs. Riverdale due to a shortage of officials.

See a feature story on the officials story in Saturday’s BCR and online at bcrnews.com/sports and fridaynight.drive.


Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL