Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 3 of the 2025 high school football season

L-P's JJ Raffelson and Hall's Nick Sterling earned their first coaching wins, Princeton had a week off and more in the NewsTribune/BCR football notebook.

A slow start for Ottawa quickly turned disastrous Friday, as La Salle-Peru raced to a 21-point lead and never looked back, rolling to a 41-24 victory.

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L-P defeated Ottawa 41-24 on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 at King Field. It was the 127th meeting between the two teams. The teams first met in 1898. The rivalry is one of the top 50 oldest high school football rivalries in the country still active.

A look at the football stat leaders in the NewsTribune area after Week 2 of the season.

A look at all the football games around the NewsTribune area for Week 3.

L-P honored graduate and former NFL Pro Bowler Joe Rutgens on Friday, area teams have stumbled out of the block and more in the NewsTribune football notebook.

The L-P football team fell to 0-2 with a 32-20 loss to Metamora on Friday.

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Metamora defeated L-P 32-20 on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 at Howard Fellows Stadium. The Cavaliers fall to 0-2 on the season.