Heart of Illinois — 2008-09 

Last updated at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 1, 2008.

If you notice an error in the conference standings, please let us know immediately. We also appreciate updates to coaches' names. You can e-mail Scott Johnson or call the IHSA Office at (309) 663-6377.

NOTES:

* Indicates a conference game.
# Indicates a game that does not count for this team when determining playoff qualifiers.

R - conference representative / champion
C - clinched playoff berth with 6 or more wins
A - at-large playoff team (5 wins)


 Conference Standings

                                          Conf. Overall Playoff Points
                                           W  L   W  L   Pts.   Own Opp.
R-Gibson City (GCMS)                       7  1   8  2          298 161
C-Heyworth                                 7  1   8  2          404 178
C-Fisher                                   6  2   7  3          323 211
C-Minonk (Fieldcrest)                      6  2   7  3          386 221
C-Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland    5  3   7  4          252 208
C-Downs (Tri-Valley)                       5  3   6  4          218 227
A-Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                 4  4   5  5          241 255
  El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                   4  4   4  5          226 203
  LeRoy                                    3  5   3  6          203 170
  Tremont                                  3  5   3  6          176 210
  Lexington                                2  6   3  6          272 265
  Colfax (Ridgeview)                       0  8   0  9          108 374
  Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                 0  8   0  9           51 487

 Colfax (Ridgeview)

Nickname: Mustangs
Head Coach: Mike Benton
2007 Record: 5-5 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 193.00

   L   26   47    3-6  *Lexington                               
   L    8   49    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 
   L    7   28    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   L   21   34    2-7   Gilman (Iroquois West) [Iroquois West C 
   L   12   55    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   L   13   49    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     
   L    7   34    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   L    7   29    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      
   L    7   49    8-2  *Heyworth                                

 Downs (Tri-Valley)

Nickname: Vikings
Head Coach: Josh Roop
2007 Record: 4-5 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 325.00

   W   27    7    5-5   Farmington                              
   W   27   19    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   L   14   21    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   W   28    6    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   L    6   28    7-3  *Fisher                                  
   W   47   28    3-6  *Lexington                               
   L   14   58    8-2  *Heyworth                                
   W   29    7    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   W   19   18    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   L    7   35    8-3   Morrison                                

 El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)

Nickname: Titans
Head Coach: Mike Souhrada
2007 Record: 5-5 (Class 2A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 386.00

   L    9   28    5-5   Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   L   19   27    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      
   L    0   17    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 
   W   62    7    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   L   13   26    8-2  *Heyworth                                
   W   21   20    7-3  *Fisher                                  
   W   44   20    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   L   28   34    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   W   30   24    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     

 Farmer City (Blue Ridge)

Nickname: Knights
Head Coach: Josh Moody
2007 Record: 0-9 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 274.00

   L    0   44    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   L    0   66    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     
   L   12   41    7-3  *Fisher                                  
   L    7   62    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   L    6   59    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   L    7   52    8-2  *Heyworth                                
   L    7   73    3-6   Knoxville                               
   L    6   56    3-6  *Lexington                               
   L    6   34    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 

 Fisher

Nickname: Bunnies
Head Coach: Matt Leng
2007 Record: 3-6 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 223.00

   W   39   20    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     
   W   34   16    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   W   41   12    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   W   50   34    3-6  *Lexington                               
   W   28    6    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      
   L   20   21    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   W   38   27    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   W   47   22    1-8   Taylor Ridge (Rockridge)                
   L    6   14    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)         (OT)
   L   20   39    8-3   Kewanee (Wethersfield) [Annawan-W. Coop 

 Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland Coop]

Nickname: Falcons
Head Coach: Ted O'Boyle
2007 Record: 11-1 (Class 2A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 323.00

   W   35    3    1-8   Oakland [Tri-County Coop]               
   W   49    8    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   W   17    0    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   L   24   52    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     
   L    0   35    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   L   20   28    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   W   25   20    3-6  *Lexington                               
   W   20   10    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   W   34    6    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   W   28   26    8-2   Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   L    0   20   10-3   Clifton (Central)                       

 Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)

Nickname: Falcons
Head Coach: Mike Allen
2007 Record: 5-5 (Class 2A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 320.00

   W   35    0    1-8   Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)                
   W   27    6    3-6  *Lexington                               
   W   21   14    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      
   W   21    7    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   W   55   12    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   W   51   20    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   L   14   40    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     
   W   34   28    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   W   14    6    7-3  *Fisher                                   (OT)
   L   26   28    7-4   Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 

 Heyworth

Nickname: Hornets
Head Coach: Mike Law
2007 Record: 5-5 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 264.00

   W   27   14    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   W   55   13    1-8   Oakland [Tri-County Coop]               
   W   42   22    3-6  *Lexington                               
   L   41   48    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   W   26   13    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   W   52    7    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   W   58   14    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      
   W   38   14    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   W   49    7    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   L   16   26    8-4   Polo                                    

 LeRoy

Nickname: Panthers
Head Coach: BJ Zeleznik
2007 Record: 3-6 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 203.00

   L   14   27    8-2  *Heyworth                                
   W   17   16    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   L   19   20    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     
   L    7   21    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   W   59    6    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   L   25   34    6-4   Monmouth (M.-Roseville)                 
   W   34    7    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   L   10   20    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 
   L   18   19    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      

 Lexington

Nickname: Minutemen
Head Coach: Mike Castleman
2007 Record: 7-3 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 198.00

   W   47   26    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   L    6   27    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   L   22   42    8-2  *Heyworth                                
   L   34   50    7-3  *Fisher                                  
   L   14   36    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   L   28   47    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      
   L   20   25    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 
   W   56    6    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   W   45    6    1-8   Carlyle                                 

 Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)

Nickname: Chiefs
Head Coach: Job Linboom
2007 Record: 3-6 (Class 1A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 316.00

   W   28    9    4-5   El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   L   16   17    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   W   28    7    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   W   48   41    8-2  *Heyworth                                
   W   35    0    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 
   L   20   51    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   L   27   38    7-3  *Fisher                                  
   L   14   21    7-3  *Minonk (Fieldcrest)                     
   W   13   12    3-6  *Tremont                                 
   L   12   59   12-1   Milledgeville                           

 Minonk (Fieldcrest)

Nickname: Knights
Head Coach: Brett Cazalet
2007 Record: 8-2 (Class 2A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 375.00

   L   20   39    7-3  *Fisher                                  
   W   66    0    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   W   20   19    3-6  *LeRoy                                   
   W   52   24    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 
   W   62   30    1-8   Paxton (P.-Buckley-Loda)                
   W   49   13    0-9  *Colfax (Ridgeview)                      
   W   40   14    8-2  *Gibson City (G.C.-Melvin-Sibley)        
   W   21   14    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)                
   L   24   30    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   L   32   38    8-4   Bushnell (B.-Prairie City) [B.-P.C.-Avo 

 Tremont

Nickname: Turks
Head Coach: Lou Wicks
2007 Record: 6-5 (Class 2A)
2008 Official Enrollment: 336.00

   W   44    0    0-9  *Farmer City (Blue Ridge)                
   L   16   34    7-3  *Fisher                                  
   L    0   19    5-5   Farmington                              
   L    6   28    6-4  *Downs (Tri-Valley)                      
   W   36   14    3-6  *Lexington                               
   W   28   20    7-4  *Flanagan (F.-Cornell) [F.-C.-Woodland C 
   L   20   44    4-5  *El Paso (E.P.-Gridley)                  
   L   14   38    8-2  *Heyworth                                
   L   12   13    5-5  *Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.)