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.
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