The Seneca football team rushed 34 times for 348 and five touchdowns, while the defense held Chicago Christian to just 47 total yards in a 47-6 season-opening win at Seneca High School on Friday.

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Seneca defeated Chicago Christian 47-6 on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 at Seneca High School. Check out photos of the game from MaKade Rios.

Seneca head football coach Terry Maxwell and his senior son, Zebadiah, have found a great balance and are looking forward to spending more special Friday nights together on and off the football field this coming season.

Here's a game-by-game look at Week 1 across The Times area, with games including Streator, Ottawa, Marquette, Seneca, Fieldcrest, Dwight, Sandwich and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland.

Seneca is 30-4 over the last three seasons, and despite a tough schedule has its sights set on a fourth straight solid season after finishing 9-2 last fall.

In a league that is down to just four teams, but three reached the playoffs last season, Seneca looks to be the favorite again in the Chicagoland Prairie Conference. But the Irish will have tons of fight from Dwight, Marquette and St. Bede this fall.

Local high school football coaches — Ottawa’s Chad Gross, Streator’s Jay Slone, and Seneca’s Terry Maxwell — while not quite the same as when they played, still get 'That feeling' when Friday's game day rolls around.

The Illinois high school football season kicks off later this month, and official practices begin Monday. Here are five storylines we here at The Times have our eyes on this coming fall.

The Seneca football program announced it will play Sangamon Valley in Week 2 this season, filling the void left when Lisle went to a junior varsity schedule only.