Here's a look at the 2021 SVM Football All-Area Team, as well as the final stats leaderboard.
Five Sauk Valley area seniors were included in the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams, released Tuesday.
All the scores and links for the first round of the high school football playoffs
The Sterling football team saw its season come to an end with a 44-14 loss to Chicago St. Patrick in the first round of the Class 5AS playoffs on Saturday afternoon at Roscoe Eades Stadium
The Sterling Warriors just couldn't keep up with the St Patrick Shamrocks Saturday, falling 44-14.
Sports reporter Dan Woessner has live coverage from Saturday’s St. Patrick vs. Sterling football game here
The last time the Sterling football team walked off Prescott Memorial Field, there was a bitter taste in the Golden Warriors’ mouths. But after a Senior Night loss to eventual Western Big 6 champion Moline in Week 8, Sterling gets another chance to play at Roscoe Eades Stadium when it hosts Chicago St. Patrick in a Class 5A first-round playoff game at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The football season will continue for nine local teams, as playoff pairings were announced Saturday night for both the 11-man and 8-man ranks. Sterling, Erie-Prophetstown, Fulton, Forreston, Polo and Milledgeville will all have home games, while Dixon, Newman and Amboy-LaMoille will hit the road for the first round next weekend.
Here are the first-round matchups for each Sauk Valley Media area team. Dates and times will be updated when confirmed.