High School Football

The 2026 Illinois high school football season is underway, and Byron is the only Rockford-area team ranked in the preseason Top 25.

Section 7-5-A Sauk Rapids-Rice 34, Duluth East 12 (The Storm will play at Andover Saturday at 1pm.  Hear the game on AM 1390/93.9 FM Granite City Sports) St. Francis 41, Cambridge-Isanti 20 (St. Francis will play at Elk River Saturday at 1pm) Section 8-5-A Bemidji 35, Tech 21 (Bemidji will play at Alexandria Saturday at 6pm) Brainerd 17, Sartell-St. Ste...

Football: Moorhead 49, Sauk Rapids-Rice 14 (The Storm finish the regular season with a 4-4 record) North St. Paul 40, Apollo 20 (Apollo finishes the regular season 1-7) Park Center 26, Sartell-St. Stephen 20 (overtime) (Austin Lahr threw for 96 yards and a touchdown and ran for 38 yards and 2 scores for the Sabres) New Prague 21, Tech 12 (Tech is 2-6) ROCORI 22, Orono 20 (ROCORI is 6-2) Kimba

The Sauk Rapids-Rice football team improved to 24-18 win over rival, Sartell-St. Stephen Friday night.

High School football scores from the St. Cloud area from Friday night

It's Friday Night Lights, baby! If you are going to a high school football game, use this checklist to make sure you have all the essential items if you are watching in the stands.

High School football scores from around the St. Cloud area

Caught On Camera...an amazing student section in Rochester last Friday night.

The Fillmore Central Falcons scored on their first possession, picked off a Cotter pass, and then scored again to jump-start a 35-0 rout in Harmony Friday night.

A car accident in his Freshman year cut his football career short. But as a Senior, he wanted to, so he did...he scored a touchdown in the 4th Quarter.