Week 8 Rockford-area live updates, scores for IHSA football

Let’s get ready for Week 8 of the high school football season, and there’s no better place to get you all set in the Rockford area, and to carry you through the weekend, than right here.

From analysis of last week’s action, to Week 8 kickoff and beyond, look to the Rockford Register Star and its star sports staff for complete coverage. And for the live scores and updates, we have you covered right here as well.

Here is all you need to get you ready, as well as the live scores and updates you will need all weekend: 

Week 8 game predictions

Four big games highlight Week 8 football predictions for Rockford area, IHSA football

IHSA Week 8 football scores from around Rockford

Complete Rockford-area football schedules

IHSA football 2025: Schedules for NIC-10, BNC, NUIC, Rochelle and 8-man teams in Rockford area

Watch most Rockford-area games on NFHS

Watch high school football on the NFHS Network

Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and sign up for the Rockford High School Sports Newsletter here at rrstar.com. Jay has covered a variety of sports, from the Chicago Bears and Blackhawks to local youth sports, since the turn of the century at the Register Star.