North Boone is reeling this week after hearing the news Saturday that star quarterback Alex Albrecht broke his ankle in Friday’s game at Byron. “It’s obviously a big loss for our team,” North Boone coach Aaron Sullivan said. “Here’s a senior who has worked so hard, and he’s so fun to watch play. He’s as good of a player as I’ve ever coached.”
After watching Ryan Masters during workouts this summer, Hononegah football coach Tim Sughroue told his staff that Masters should get some time on the defensive side of the ball.
This year marks a special anniversary in the history of the NIC-10. And that's why our team-by-team season preview is going retro. We’re dubbing this the 50th anniversary of the modern Northern Illinois Conference era. Actually, the NIC-10 name didn’t debut until Hononegah joined the conference in 1982. But bear with our reasoning.