Here’s more from the Times area’s sidelines in Week 6 of the 2025 football season, including looks at standout players from Marquette, Seneca, Ottawa and Streator.

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Seneca defeated Marquette on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 at Gould Stadium in Ottawa. Check out photos from the game by Tom Sistak.

Here's a preview of The Times area's eight football teams, including a showdown at the top of the Chicagoland Prairie Conference, La Salle-Peru and Ottawa's second meeting of the season and Streator's homecoming.

More from the Times area's sidelines in Week 5, including more on Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland, Ottawa, Streator and the Chicagoland Prairie's revised playoff picture.

Marquette improved to 3-2 with a 42-7 win over rival St. Bede on Friday in Ottawa.

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Marquette defeated St. Bede 42-7 on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025 at Gould Stadium in Ottawa.

Five of the seven matchups involving Times-area football teams will be home games in Week 5 of the IHSA football season, including key matchups in the Chicagoland Prairie for Seneca and Marquette.

More from sidelines around The Times area after Week 4 of the IHSA football season.

Marquette couldn’t wait to respond to last week’s loss, and after they took the field Friday, the Crusaders built a 22-point lead fueled by two Dwight fumbles on the Cru’s way to a 50-19 conference win.