The Hiawatha Hawks never gave up fighting, but Brock Soltow and the Polo Marcos were just too much on Friday night. The Marcos defeated the Hawks 44-32 behind a huge night from the junior quarterback and running back.

Sports reporter Len Eisele has live updates from Friday night’s Week 5 game between Polo and Hiawatha.

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 a first half of offensive struggles Friday, Milledgeville’s Kolton Wilk and Connor Nye were eager to change the narrative in their annual trophy game with Polo. The Missiles did just that, scoring the first six times they possessed the ball after halftime in a 54-38 win.

Sauk Valley sports editor Ty Reynolds has live updates from Friday night’s Week 4 game between Polo and Milledgeville.

Dixon hosts Stillman Valley in a battle of two of the three unbeaten left int he Big Northern, while Sterling hits the road for the third straight week looking for yet another 2-0 start in the Western Big 6.

Special teams played a big part in Newman’s 13-12 road win over Orion on Friday night, as both Comet touchdowns came directly from punts.

Dixon is looking to win its home opener this week, while Sterling and Newman are trying to bounce back on the road after losses last week. Rock falls is searching for its first win, and plays at home for the second straight week.

Sterling, Dixon and Newman are among the local teams that will try to reach 2-0 this weekend. Here are the Sauk Valley Media area preview capsules for Week 2.