Category Archives: Red Zone

doc watson photogI did not see that coming in week one of the high school football season.The defending Class 5A state champion Peoria Lions lost their opener at Peoria Stadium to Normal West last Fri...

5A semifinal photog doc watsonIt all comes down to 48 more minutes of football – six seconds at a time as head coach Tim Thornton would say – for the record-setting, high-scoring Peoria Hi...

photog tom meredithFor the second time in three seasons, the Peoria High Lions have earned a berth in the Class 5A IHSA football semifinals, after dispatching Washington, 68-46, in the quarterfinals l...

2014 playoffs doc watson photogIf you’re a high school football fan, you love the tension and anticipation that builds each week as the playoff season progresses. This Saturday afternoon, our Il...

doc watson photogOnly the strong have survived to play in the high school football post season. Thirty-two Class 5A schools will begin the chase for a state championship on Friday night, and we’...

doc watson photogWeek 7 of the high school football season arrives with a log jam atop the Mid Illini Conference standings – four teams are tied for first place with 3-1 conference marks –...

doc watson photographyThe third week of the high school football season is here, and this Friday Mid Illini Conference play begins. We’ll start to separate the contenders from the pretenders, an...

2015 Peoria High Offense – Doc WatsonDefending Big 12 champion Peoria High opened the season by scoring 70 points in its week one win at Normal West. And the Lions needed all of those gaudy poin...

limestone playoffs 2013In a trend that started in our area last summer, Limestone High School’s alumni football team is the latest team to put the pads on and play a real, tackle football game a...

It’s hard to believe, but in about a month, we’ll be back on air for our sixth season of unprecedented high school football coverage on the radio, unlike anything ever heard in the Peoria ...