Tyler Shaner ran for 293 yards, including the go-ahead 69-yard touchdown, as Dixon scored two fourth-quarter TDs and got two defensive stops in the period to defeat Rockford Lutheran 22-19 on Friday night on Homecoming at A.C. Bowers Field.

Sauk Valley sports editor Ty Reynolds has live updates from Friday night’s Week 6 game between Rockford Lutheran and Dixon.

Sterling hits the road for the fourth time in five weeks with a visit to Quincy, while Dixon and Newman return home looking for league wins. Rock Falls takes a trip to take on Class 3A defending champion Byron.

The urgency is starting to set in for Dixon. After seeing their fourth win slip away in the final minutes last week in Winnebago, the Dukes need two more wins to become playoff eligible and three to guarantee a playoff berth in the final four weeks of the regular season.

The Dixon Dukes led late, but Winnebago scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes to pull out a Big Northern Conference win. Also, Class 1A No. 1 Lena-Winslow dominated the third quarter to top No. 6 Fulton, and Eastland-Pearl City picked up its first win of the season.

While the goal for every team is to win every game, it’s inevitable that at some point during a season, a bounce-back will be necessary. The Dixon Dukes were trying to find the formula this week in practice to do just tha, after suffering their first loss of the season last week.

Sterling returns to Roscoe Eades for its first home game since Week 1, while Rock Falls hosts Genoa-Kingston, and Dixon and Newman both hit the road for conference games Friday night.

After suffering its first loss last week, Dixon is ready to rebound on the road Friday night when the Dukes travel to Winnebago to take on the Indians.

Stillman Valley's running back trio of Jory Spain, Porter Needs and Owen Zitkus combined to outgain the Dukes’ entire offense as the Cardinals rolled to a 36-6 win over Dixon in a battle of Big Northern unbeatens at A.C. Bowers Field on Friday night.