At 3-3, with three regular season games left to play, as Newman enters a Week 7 Three Rivers Mississippi showdown against Hall in Spring Valley on Friday night, the sense of urgency is high for the Comets, as a playoff berth is on the line the next few weeks.

Princeton’s dominating defense was the story of Friday night’s game against Newman at Roscoe Eades Stadium, as it forced three takeaways and allowed two first-down conversions in a 36-0 win.

Friday Night Drive reporter Dan Wussow has live updates from Friday night’s Week 6 game between Princeton and Newman Central Catholic

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.

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Newman and Princeton meet on the gridiron Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

With its two losses coming against teams with a combined 9-1 record, Newman welcomes another undefeated foe in Princeton on Friday night. While Newman knew it was in for a challenge against both Rockridge and St. Bede, the Tigers are even more formidable.

Here's a preview of the Week 6 football games for Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede

On a week before playing in big games against unbeaten conference teams, both the Newman Comets and Bureau Valley Storm looked to go into next week with plenty of momentum. The Comets did just that Friday night in a 27-0 win over the Storm in a Three Rivers Mississippi game.

Friday Night Drive reporter Cody Cutter has live updates from Friday night’s Week 5 game between Newman Central Catholic and Bureau Valley.