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BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 1, 2025

Bureau Valley head coach Pat Elder, coaches players during camp on Thursday, July 24, 2025 in Manlus.

Bureau Valley head coach Pat Elder will make his debut Friday night when the Storm travel to St. Bede. (Scott Anderson)

By Kevin Hieronymus

Here are our picks for Week 1:

Week 1
Games		Kevin Hieronymus
BCR Sports Editor
Kevin Chlum
NT Sports Editor
Dan Pearson
FCA Director
Guest picker
Princeton at NewmanPrincetonPrincetonPrinceton
BV at St. BedeBVBVBV
Hall at OrionOrionOrionOrion
Milledgeville at ALOAmboyAmboyMilledgeville
L-P at UTL-PL-PUT
Mendota at RiverdaleRiverdaleRiverdaleRiverdale
Geneseo at RochelleRochelleRochelleGeneseo
Kewanee at E-PE-PKewaneeE-P
A-W at A-TownA-WA-WA-W
Sterling at MetamoraMetamoraSterlingMetamora
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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