FCW high school football

We are proud to present The Times 2024 All-Area Football Team, with 22 first-team selections and 22 more honored as second-teamers from area teams Marquette, Seneca, Streator, Sandwich, Ottawa, Fieldcrest and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland.

West Carroll defensive linemen Aden Wiest and Cole Herrell stopped FCW fullback Elijah Detwiler inches short of the goal line with under a minute to play, sending the Thunder on to a 20-17 I8FA playoff win.

FCW faces West Carroll in Round 1 of the 2024 Illinois 8-man football playoffs Friday Night Drive editor J.T. Pedelty will have live updates, scores and news from the game