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Illinois High School Football - North Boone loses to Genoa-Kingston
September 26, 2025: Genoa, IL 60135
 The North Boone Vikings football team (Poplar Grove, IL), was outscored 56-38 in Friday's league match with the host Genoa-Kingston Cogs (Genoa, IL)
The Cogs (2-3) will now prepare for their match against Lutheran (Rockford, IL). The Crusaders enter the Big Northern match with a 0-5 record. In their last match, Lutheran was outscored by Dakota (Dakota, IL), 58-36, in a non-league match.
Coming up next, the Vikings confront the Oregon Hawks (Oregon, IL) in a Big Northern match, on Friday, October 3.  North Boone will attempt to upgrade on its 3-2 season record. The Hawks go into the battle with a 3-2 record after their 56-0 league loss to Dixon (Dixon, IL).