Final Apollo, Little Illini, Little Okaw Valley Standings, Newton, Cland on to Playoffs

Newton and Cumberland head into the high school football playoffs after capturing conference championships in their respective conferences.

The Eagles of Newton finished with a perfect 8-0 conference mark and 9-0 overall in the Little Illini Conference. Newton drew the No. 1 seeed in Class 3A and will play host to Auburn (5-4) at a time and date to be determined.

Cumberland finished 5-0 and ended at first place in the Little Okaw Valley Southeast Conference. The Pirates were 5-4 overall.

The Pirates drew the No. 15 seed in Class 1A and will travel to No. 2 Decatur St. Teresa (8-1) at time and place to be determined.

Standings and scores are as follows:

                    APOLLO CONFERENCE

                         Team Standings

                                   Conference       All

                                  W    L                W    L

Mount Zion                  5    0                 8    1

Mattoon                       4    1                5    4

Taylorville                     3    2                 7    2

Effingham                   2    3                 3    6

Charleston                  1    4                 3    6

Salem                          0    5                1    8

LAST WEEK'S SCORES

Friday, October 21

Non-Conference

Mahomet-Seymour 33, Effingham 20

Highland 46, Charleston 14

Marion 50, Mattoon 38

Mount Zion 49,  Rantoul 0

Freeburg 28, Salem 20

Taylorville 41, Bethalto Civic Memorial 0

                LITTLE ILLINI CONFERENCE

                          Team Standings

                                        Conference         All

                                    W    L                 W    L

Newton                        8    0                9    0

Marshall                       7    1                8    1

Flora                            5    3                6    3

Olney                           5    3                5    4

Red Hill                        5    3                5    4

Lawrenceville                3    5                3    6

Paris                              1    7                 2    7

Robinson                        1    7                2    7

Casey-Westfield           1    7                1    8

LAST WEEK'S SCORES

Friday, October 21

Conference

Newton 63, Paris 27

Red Hill 40, Flora 18

Olney 33, Casey-Westfield 6

Marshall 33, Lawrenceville 8

Non-Conference

Stanford Olympia 44, Robinson 14

             LITTLE OKAW VALLEY CONFERENCE

                              Team Standings

                                Conference       All

                                      W    L            W    L

Cumberland                    5    0              5    4

Oblong                           4    1              5    4

Villa Grove                     3    2              4    5

Tri-County                      2    3              2    7

Palestine                        1    4              1    8

Martinsville                     0    5              1    8

LAST WEEK'S SCORES

Friday, October 21

Non-Conference

Argenta-Oreana 42, Cumberland 28

Cerro-Gordo/Bement 56, Martinsville 22

Niantic Sangamon Valley 42, Oakland Tri-County 20

Arcola 48, Oblong 14

Villa Grove/Heritage 50, Arthru-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond 20

Decatur Lutheran won on forfeit