{
  "id": 10398384,
  "title": "Illinois high school football schedule, standings for Week 7: Every Peoria-area IHSA game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/illinois-high-school-football-schedule-standings-for-week-7-every",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-28T08:04:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/illinois-high-school-football-schedule-080426973.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 7 of the 2026 Illinois high school football season is underway, with conference play in full swing. This report provides the standings heading into Week 7 for Peoria-area teams, followed by the Week 7 schedule for these teams.\n\nIn the 2026 Big 12 Conference, Normal Community leads with a perfect record of 6-0. Normal West follows closely with a 5-0 record. Bloomington is in third place with a 4-2 record, while Peoria High and Peoria Notre Dame are tied for fourth place with 3-2 records. Danville, Champaign Centennial, Champaign Central, Richwoods, Urbana, and Manual round out the top ten with records ranging from 3-3 to 0-6.\n\nThe 2026 Mid-Illini Conference standings show Morton and Pekin in first place with 4-0 records. Dunlap and Metamora are tied for second place with 3-1 records. Canton, East Peoria, Washington, and Limestone follow with 1-3 records. Richlands and Manual are at the bottom of the standings with 0-6 records.\n\nIn the 2026 LincolnLand Conference-North, Annawan/Wethersfield tops the table with a 2-0 record. Princeville and Bureau Valley are tied for second place with 2-0 records. Stark County, Knoxville, ROWVA/Williamsfield, and Knox County round out the top five with 1-1 records. Knoxville and ROWVA/Williamsfield are at the bottom of the standings with 0-2 records.\n\nThe LincolnLand Conference-South standings have Abingdon-Avon and South Fulton in the top two with 2-0 records. Havana and Monmouth United are tied for third place with 1-1 records. Lewistown/Valley/Cuba, Rushville-Industry, and South Fulton are at the bottom of the standings with 0-2 and 0-6 records, respectively.\n\nThe LincolnLand Conference-West standings show Illini West and Macomb leading the way with 2-0 records. Farmington and Elmwood/Brimfield follow with 1-1 records. Hamilton West Hancock and Illini Prairie Central are at the bottom of the table with 0-1 and 0-5 records, respectively.\n\nThe Heart of Central Illinois Conference-Large standings have El Paso-Gridley and Warrensburg-Latham in the top two with 4-0 records. Eureka and Downs Tri-Valley are tied for third place with 3-1 records. Colfax-Ridgeview/Lexington, Moweaqua Central A&M, and Shelbyville round out the top seven with 1-3 records. Shelbyville and Shelbyville are at the bottom of the standings with 0-4 and 0-6 records, respectively.\n\nThe Heart of Central Illinois Conference-Small standings show Heyworth and Tuscola leading the way with 3-0 records. LeRoy and Tremont are tied for third place with 2-1 records. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley and Deer Creek-Mackinaw are at the bottom of the standings with 0-3 and 0-6 records, respectively.",
  "summary": "See the schedule of Illinois high school football games along with the team standings in the Peoria area for Week 7 of the 2026 IHSA season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}