Sportsmanship reigns as amputee scores a touchdown
A true act of sportsmanship on a high school football field in Baltimore shows us that sports is about much more than the score.
Football
27 IL football teams finish the regular season 9-0
Congratulations to the 27 IL varsity football teams that finished the 2014 season undefeated with a record of 9-0.
QB gaffe loses a Utah high school play-in game
An unbelievable final play in a Utah high school playoff game shows it can be important to be as smart on the field as in the classroom.
Football teams likely to clinch playoff berth in Week 6
Our mathematical algorithm for IL HS football games has been chomping data. We're calling comfortable playoff berths for at least 29 teams this weekend.
IL football's turnaround teams
These are the IL football teams that finished last year 0-9 or 1-8 and have started the 2014 looking a lot better.
School discovers a new football injury: chemical burn
More than a dozen football players in Silver Spring, Md., were burned when practicing in equipment that had been disinfected with a caustic agent.
Fantasy football makes a math class in Decatur
Two 6th-grade math teachers at an IL school are using fantasy football to teach students about algebra and arithmetic. What a contest!
Ad hoc report for football prediction performance
IL football predictions have been turned on, based on a mathematical model for team strength. About 18% of games played were "upsets" under the model.
Weather again delays the game
Severe storms moved through Central Illinois on a Friday night, just like last week, and caused the suspension or postponement of several football games.
Week 1 football games similar in scoring to 2013
Our Week 1 analysis of IL HS football shows that scoring this year is much the same as it was last year.