It could be rainy night tonight as week #9 of high school football gets ready to kick in, tonight. Once again there some great match-ups on the schedule this weekend.

Some games to watch include:

Auburn at Freeport:  Freeport needs to win for a shot at the playoffs

Belvidere North vs Boylan: If North wins they will be at seven wins and in playoff contention and have a chance to host the first playoff game

Harlem at Jefferson: Same situation for Harlem. they also  are looking for their seventh win. If they win they most like will play at home for the fist play off game.

Here is a list of this weekend's games. (Source: IHSA)

NIC 10 Conference

  • Belvidere vs. East at Guilford
  • Harlem vs. Jefferson at Auburn
  • Auburn at Freeport
  • Rockford Boylan at Belvidere North
  • Guilford at Hononegah

Big Northern East Conference

  • Johnsburg at Harvard
  • North Boone at Marengo
  • Richmond-Burton  at Genoa-Kingston
  • Rockford Christian at Burlington Central

Big Northern West Conference

  • Byron at Dixon
  • Rock Falls at Rockford Lutheran
  • Stillman Valley at Oregon
  • Winnebago at Mendota

East  Suburban Catholic

Woodstock Marian vs. Chicago St. Patrick at Hanson Stadium (Saturday game)

Fox Valley

  • Crystal Lake Central at Grayslake Central
  • Hampshire at Woodstock
  • Woodstock North at Grayslake North
  • Crystal Lake South at Cary-Grove)
  • Huntley at Carpentersville Dundee-Crown
  • McHenry at Algonquin Jacobs

Other games around the Stateline

  • Deer Creek at Rockford Christian Life
  • East Dubuque vs. Pearl City [Eastland-P.C. Coop] at Pearl City
  • Forreston at Pecatonica
  • Galena (H.S.) vs. Dakota at Dakota
  • Lena-Winslow) at West Carroll
  • Ashton-Franklin Center at Stockton
  • Durand at Hanover River Ridge
  • Orangeville at Polo
  • Warren [Coop] at Milledgeville
  • DeKalb at Geneseo
  • Sycamore at Sterling
  • Kaneland at Rochelle

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