NUIC Football Week 4 Preview
By Al Zipsie
Eastland/Pearl City play at Forreston Friday highlighting this week's NUIC Football games.
The Northwestern showdown has unbeaten E/PC clashing with Forreston who is coming off an impressive 40-20 win over Dakota.
In the Upstate unbeaten Aquin will be tested at Polo.
Week Four
Friday
Northwest
Amboy at Durand/Pecatonica
Dakota at East Dubuque
Eastland/Pearl City at Forreston.
Galena at Lena-Winslow.
Upstate
Orangeville at Ashton/Franklin Center
Aquin at Polo
River Ridge at Warren
Crossover
Stockton at West Carroll
Non League
Milledgeville at Farmer City Blue Ridge
Stateline Sports Hub Media Panel picks.
Scott Leber. 24-3. WTVO TV. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Al Zipsie. 24-3. Stateline Sports Hub. Amboy. Dakota. E/PC. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Polo.River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Shane Klever. 23-4. NUIC Football Fanatics. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Kyle Kampmier. 23-4. NUIC Football Fanatics. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Terry Werntz. 23-4. Former Dakota and Freeport head football coach. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Cody Cutter. 23-4. Sauk Valley News. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. West Carroll. Milledgeville.
Matt Trowbridge. 22-5. Freeport Journal Standard/Rockford Register Star. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Mike Buda. 22-5. WIFR TV. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Pete Leinweber. 20-7. Deep Dish Football. Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Aquin. River Ridge. Stockton. Milledgeville.
Joe Dredge. 20-7. WROK/Stateline Sports Hub Amboy, Dakota, E/PC, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville, Polo, River Ridge, Stockton, Milledgeville.
Tim O'Hallaran. 19-8. edgytim.com Amboy. Dakota. Forreston. Lena-Winslow. Orangeville. Polo. Warren. West Carroll. Milledgeville.
The panel was unanimous in picking Amboy, Dakota, Lena-Winslow, Orangeville and Milledgeville. Only two panelist took West Carroll over Stockton. Zipsie, who shares the lead with Leber is the only one who took E/PC over Forreston and he and Edgy Tim the only ones who took Polo to beat Aquin. And Edgy is only one taking Warren to beat River Ridge.