Here are our Week 3 high school football previews for games across The Times area, including Ottawa, Streator, Sandwich, Marquette, Seneca, Dwight, Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland and Fieldcrest.

More from the Ottawa, Seneca, Marquette and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland sidelines in The Times Week 2 Football Notebook.

A new chapter of the old football rivalry that started in 1894 took place Friday night. Here’s a dive into history and a recounting of some of those interesting Streator-Ottawa matchups in years ending with “5,” viewed a decade at a time.

Ottawa, behind 309 yards rushing and a 28-point second quarter, topped Streator 50-14 on Friday night at King Field in the 104th meeting between the two programs

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Ottawa defeated Streator 50-14 on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 at King Field. Check out photos by Katy Arnold.

Join hosts Eddie Carifio and JT Pedelty as they preview Week 2 in DeKalb, La Salle and Grundy counties on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Week 2 in The Times coverage area includes the on-field debuts of Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland and Dwight, Marquette's home opener and Streator visiting Ottawa to continue the state's third-oldest rivalry.

Streator ran 62 offensive plays to Decatur Eisenhower’s 33, outgained the Panthers by over 300 yards and did it all without completing a single pass in Friday night’s 36-14 victory at Doug Dieken Stadium

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Streator defeated Eisenhower 36-14 on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025 at Doug Dieken Stadium in Streator. Check out photos from the game from Katy Arnold.