Thursday scoreboard, Friday schedule

Scoreboards are sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan

THURSDAY:

Boys High School Soccer:
Bloomington at Peoria Manual
Central Catholic 5, Illinois Valley Central 2
Normal West 6, Danville 1
Cornerstone Christian 7, East Peoria 0
Champaign Central 4, Normal Community 0
Rochester 2, U-High 1

Girls High School Volleyball:
Normal Community def. Peoria Notre Dame 25-22, 25-18
Bloomington def. Richwoods 25-22, 25-13
Mahomet-Seymour at U-High
Lexington def. Central Catholic 25-18, 25-22

FRIDAY:

LIVE ON WJBC-AM 1230 & WJBC.com:
High School Football–WJBC Friday Night Extravaganza, 6:05 p.m.

High School Football (click here for complete area schedule and preview):
Normal West at Bloomington, 7 p.m.
Olympia at Central Catholic, 7 p.m.
Jacksonville at U-High, 7 p.m.
Normal Community at Lapeer, Mich., 6 p.m.

Women’s College Volleyball:
Illinois State at Ohio State Buckeye Invitational–vs. Ohio State, 9 a.m.; vs. Miami (Ohio), 4:30 p.m.
Hope at Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m.

Women’s College Soccer:
Illinois State at North Florida, 6 p.m.

Girls High School Volleyball:
Central Catholic at Glenbard West Tournament–vs. Glenbard West, 6 p.m.; vs. Walter Payton College Prep, 7 p.m.

Sports Director Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected]

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