The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Forreston Cardinals (Forreston, IL) and the host Stockton Blackhawks (Stockton, IL), observed Forreston's football squad defeat Stockton by a count of 44-14.

The Cardinals now own a 1-0 record. They play next when they host Durand/Pecatonica for a Northwest Upstate Illini contest on Friday, September 2. Forreston will encounter a Rivermen squad coming off a 53-6 league win over West Carroll (Savanna, IL). The Rivermen record now stands at 1-0.

Coming up next, the Blackhawks encounter the Pearl City-Eastland Wildcats (Pearl City, IL) in a Northwest Upstate Illini contest, on Friday, September 2. Stockton will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Wildcats go into the contest with a 0-1 record after their 60-6 league loss to Lena-Winslow (Lena, IL).