{
  "id": 2456831,
  "title": "IHSA football scores: Week 1 in the Peoria area",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/ihsa-football-scores-week-1-in-the-peoria-area",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T00:06:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ihsa-football-scores-week-1-000629484.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Week 1 of the 2026 Illinois high school football season kicked off in the Peoria area. A comprehensive list of scores from Friday night was available. Pre-game coverage presented predictions for games in the Peoria region.\n\nRichwoods faced Peoria High at 7 p.m. in Peoria Stadium. Richmond Burton started the game with a 6-0 victory over Peoria Notre Dame.\n\nManual took on Lincoln at 7 p.m. Manual's preseason coverage included predictions for Peoria's high school football teams.\n\nMid-Illini games were scheduled for Friday, including Springfield Southeast against East Peoria at 7 p.m. Metamora faced Sterling at the same time. Wheaton North played Washington at 7 p.m. Pekin met Plainfield South at 7 p.m. Galesburg's game against Dunlap was set for 7:30 p.m. Canton took on Herscher at the same time. Mt. Zion played Limestone at 7:30 p.m. Morton squared off with Mahomet-Seymour at 7:30 p.m.\n\nFriday's preseason matches had a variety of scores. Elmwood/Brimfield defeated Annawan/Wethersfield 7 p.m. Farmington's game against Havana concluded in similar fashion. Deer Creek-Mackinaw beat Moweaqua Central A&M. Tremont faced Eureka, and Princeville played Illini West. Illinois Valley Central played Monticello.\n\nThe Saturday game featured Peoria Heights against Champaign St. Thomas More at 7 p.m. Central Illinois saw Rushville-Industry host Galena at 5:30 p.m. Stockton faced LaSalle-Peru at 6:30 p.m. Stockton's game against El Paso-Gridley was slated for 7 p.m. Farmer City-Blue Ridge played West Prairie at 7 p.m. Hamilton West Hancock battled Abingdon-Avon at the same time. Olympia hosted Auburn at 7 p.m. Monmouth-Roseville played Lewistown/Valley/Cuba at 7 p.m. Knox Valley took on Macomb at 7 p.m. Monmouth United played Bureau Valley at 7 p.m. Galva faced Milledgeville at 7 p.m. Fulton took on St. Bede at 7 p.m. Bushnell-Prairie City played Polo at 7 p.m. Princeton faced Port Byron Riverdale at 7 p.m. Kewanee played Taylor Ridge Rockridge at 7 p.m. South Fulton finished against Stark County at 7 p.m.",
  "summary": "It's Week 1 of Illinois high school football in the Peoria-area for the 2026 season. Here are the scores from Friday night.",
  "key_points": [
    "Richwoods defeated Peoria High 6-0 in Peoria Stadium",
    "Manual and Lincoln played to an unknown score",
    "Multiple games scheduled for Friday night in Peoria area"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The opening week of high school football in the Peoria area sets the stage for the season, with multiple matchups providing early indications of team standings and rivalries.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}