Illinois High School Football - Manteno tops Plano
September 5, 2025: Manteno, IL 60950 The Manteno Panthers football squad scored 28 points and limited the visiting Plano Reapers to 14 in the Panthers non-league triumph on Friday.
The Panthers now sport a 2-0 record. They take the field next when they host Herscher for a Illinois Central Eight test on Friday, September 12. Manteno will meet a Tigers squad coming off a 45-28 non-league loss to Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 1-1.
With the defeat, Plano drops to 0-2 on the campaign. The Reapers travel to Sandwich (Sandwich, IL) to meet the Indians in a Kishwaukee River game on Friday, September 12. The Indians enter the game with a record of 0-2. Sandwich lost 49-6 in their recent non-league game against Wilmington (Wilmington, IL)