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Here are five of our very early guesses as to Ottawa/Streator-area players to watch for when the 2025 season arrives.
Ottawa Pirates high school football
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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.
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Seneca defeated El Paso-Gridley 39-23 in the first round of the Class 2A football playoffs on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 at Seneca High School.