Forreston - Our Game of the Week took us to Forreston, and while we had it as the Game of the Week, others seemed to miss the boat on this one as a lot of people overlooked the rise of West Carroll. Some of that may have triggered from a week 3 loss to EPC 8-0. However, the Thunder have a lot of experience to go along with a lot of team speed, and one thing you do know you will see when you play West Carroll, hard hits. This game had all the excitement packed into a full 47 m

Franklin Grove - The Forreston Cardinals have been the number 1 ranked team in state since the beginning of the season. Following a sloppy performance in week 1 against Dakota, the Cards have dominated their last 2 games with running clocks. Friday night's match-up with the Raiders would be no different, as the Cardinals pounded out 441 yards rushing with 15 different ball carriers, and 480 yards of total offense. Jordan Neuschwander would find the endzone first on a 10 yard

Dakota - Coming off a state championship last season, the Forreston Cardinals know the target is on their backs in 2019. The Cards entered Friday's contest with the #1 state ranking, while Dakota came in ranked #8. Since 2011, the Cards have pretty much owned the Indians, and in Dakota the Indians have not beat the Cardinals since their quarterfinal game in 2011, the last time Dakota won a state championship. This game wouldn't be much different, as Forreston walked out of Da

The Forreston Cardinals are coming off one of the best 5 year runs in NUIC history, where they have gone 58-8 while winning 3 state titles in the process. Forreston became the quickest school in conference history to win 3 state titles, passing Dakota's accomplishment of 3 state titles in 7 seasons. They became the 5th team in conference history to win 3 state titles, and sit in a tie with Aquin, Galena, Dakota, and Le-Win as the conference front runners with the most state t

Champaign - Forreston entered the State Title game for the 3rd time in 5 seasons, looking to make history in the NUIC, trying to become the first NUIC team to win 3 titles in that short of time. With a win, they would also tie the conference record for most state titles in conference history. Forreston started the day receiving the kick, after CPC deferred the coin flip. Forreston began the drive on the ground, with runs by Dom Christensen and Garett Badertscher. Ethan Mulder