Sterling high school football

Sterling's Ryan Gebhardt set the career field goal record, Dixon was sharp in shutout, Fulton finishes on a bright note with Wooden Shoe's return, and Newman is motivated after a loss heading into the playoffs in Week 9's Sauk Valley notes.

Dixon and Newman have home games in round 1, No. 13 Sterling heads to No. 4 St. Francis, No. 13 Oregon plays at No. 4 Princeton, No. 9 E-PC heads to No. 8 Rockridge and No. 15 E-P goes to No. 2 Bismarck Henning in the IHSA playoffs.

Here are the opening round pairings for the Class 5A playoffs.