Week 1: Area High School Football Schedule

ALTON - Friday, August 25: the first 'Friday Night Lights' of the season.

Here is a rundown of area high school football week one games. Games in bold will be the ones Riverbender.com will be covering in-depth.

Some games were pushed back until 8 p.m. Friday night due to the heat, while others were moved to Saturday at 10 a.m. The times are listed for each game.

Southwestern Conference

• Alton @ Cahokia --- (8/26 - 10 a.m.)
• Jackson Mo. @ Edwardsville --- (8/25 - 8 p.m.)
• Mascoutah @ Belleville West --- (8/26 - 10 a.m.)
• Collinsville @ Belleville East --- (8/26 - 10 a.m.)
• Granite City @ O'Fallon --- (8/26 - 10 a.m.)
• East St. Louis vs. Chicago Mount Carmel @ Illinois State --- (8/26 - 7 p.m.)

Mississippi Valley

• Civic Memorial @ Alton Marquette --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Mattoon @ Triad --- (8/25 - 8 p.m.)
• Mt. Vernon Ill. @ Waterloo --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Breese Central @ Highland --- (8/25 - 8 p.m.)
• Jerseyville @ Roxana --- (8/25 - 8 p.m.)

Cahokia Mississippi

• East Alton-Wood River @ Gateway STEM --- (8/26 - 10 a.m.)
• Freeburg @ Farfield --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Mater Dei @ Columbia --- (8/26 - 7 p.m.)
• Centralia Ill. @ Salem --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)

South Central

• Carlinville @ Litchfield --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Piasa Southwestern @ Gillespie --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Virden North Mac @ Hillsboro Ill. --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Vandalia @ Pana --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Greenville @ Staunton --- (8/26 - 7 p.m.)

Western Illinois Valley - South

• Greenfield/Northwestern @ Brown County --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Winchester/Bluffs @ Unity/Seymour --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Carrollton @ Beardstown --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Routt Catholic/Lutheran @ Calhoun/Brussles --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Camp Point Central @ North Greene --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)
• Pleasant Hill/Western @ Tropia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia --- (8/25 - 7 p.m.)

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