After a 16-12 win over Flora to lock in to a postseason berth, the Sesser-Valier-Waltonville Red Devils were selected as the SIH Team of the Week!  Coach John Shadowens discusses the win with Matt Varney as well as the season up to this point, the Black Diamond as a whole, and their Week 9 matchup at Hamilton County:

The Carterville Lions impressed last week with wins over Vienna and Herrin.  That earned them the Team of the Week award.  The Lions also earned the #1 seed at the Eldorado Holiday Tournament with those wins.  Matt Varney and Coach Shane Hawkins discussed the big win over Herrin and the top seed at this year's EHT on this week's podcast.

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The Southern Illinoisan announced their prep football player of the year on Saturday.  It's Keegan Glover, quarterback of Benton.  Mike Murphy and Scott Hudson talked about the senior quarterback and the selection: