{
  "id": 13262505,
  "title": "IHSA football scores today: Week 8 in Peoria and central Illinois",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/ihsa-football-scores-today-week-8-in-peoria-and-central-illinois",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T00:03:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ihsa-football-scores-today-week-000325524.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 8 of the Illinois high school football season kicked off on Friday night. Fans witnessed intense matches across various regions, including Peoria and central Illinois. Key matchups took place at multiple venues throughout the day.\n\nIn Peoria, Urbana faced off against Peoria High School at Peoria Stadium. Richwoods took on Normal West, also at Peoria Stadium. Manual and Peoria Notre Dame were set to clash at Richwoods Stadium.\n\nIn other parts of central Illinois, Dunlap battled Limestone at 7:30 p.m. East Peoria took on Washington, while Canton faced Metamora, all concluding at 7:30 p.m. at Richwoods Stadium. Morton played against Pekin, and Tri-County featured Elmwood/Brimfield versus Warsaw West Hancock.\n\nFarmington faced Seneca at 7 p.m. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley hosted Dee-Mack at 7 p.m. Downs Tri-Valley contested Eureka, while Tremont took on Heyworth, both at 7 p.m. Princeville and ROWVA/Williamsfield played at 7 p.m. IVC at Tolono Unity concluded the day at 7 p.m.\n\nBeyond Peoria, Galesburg faced Rock Island at 7 p.m. Lewistown/Valley/Cuba took on Havana, Monmouth-Roseville played Kewanee, Bureau Valley contested Annawan/Wethersfield, Morris went against LaSalle-Peru, and Illini West met Macomb, all at 7 p.m.\n\nOlympia faced Maroa-Forsyth, and South Fulton competed against Monmouth United, concluding at 7 p.m. Hall/Putnam County took on Princeton, Abingdon-Avon faced Rushville-Industry, Knoxville versus Stark County, El Paso-Gridley played Warrensburg-Latham, and it all wrapped up with St. Bede taking on Melrose Park Walsher Christina at 1 p.m.",
  "summary": "Here are the IHSA football scores for Week 8 in the Peoria area and central Illinois",
  "key_points": [
    "Urbana vs Peoria High School at Peoria Stadium",
    "Manual vs Peoria Notre Dame at Richwoods Stadium",
    "Dunlap vs Limestone at 7:30 p.m. at Richwoods Stadium"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Friday night's intense high school football matches across Peoria and central Illinois mark a milestone in the season, showcasing regional rivalries and competitive matchups that will shape league standings.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}