Ty Taylor

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[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Princeton becomes the first TRAC team to forgo taking a forfeit win over Sherrard and schedule an opponent

The Tigers will host Northern High School (Portage, Mich.) at 6 pm on Sept. 18

[BCR Sports Editor (Retired) @bcrsportsed]

@PHSTigerFB has picked up Northern High School of Portage, Mich. to fill its week 5 vacancy on Sept. 18. Coach Ryan Pearson said last week the Tigers were in discussion with the Huskies and now it’s a done deal. #bcrsportsretired

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

With Rockridge taking a forfeit win this week over Sherrard, the Rockets become the first of 384 teams to clinch a spot in the IHSA football playoff field by improving to 3-0

I would assume it’s the first time in IHSA history that a team has clinched a postseason berth in August

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

WRMJ Sportsline: Sherrard football cancels season, Week 2 TRAC recap

Joined by:
- Sherrard High School principal Alex Johnson
- MerCo coach Fred Lucas
- Orion coach Matt McClean
- Rockridge coach Sam Graves

Apple - https://t.co/AkLhX0V0VS

Spotify - https://t.co/6D5Oh8Uox0

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

FINAL: Princeton 49 Mercer County 14

Princeton scored 35 unanswered after Mercer County tied the game 14-14 with 1:54 to play in the second quarter

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

HALF: Princeton 21 Mercer County 14

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Mercer County @ Princeton

Week 2 2026 on WRMJ

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Week 2 tonight on WRMJ!

🏈 Mercer County @ Princeton
⏰ 6 pm coverage / 7 pm kickoff
📻 102.3 FM
💻 https://t.co/UNn8eDTfKk
📱 WRMJ app

🏈 Rockridge @ Monmouth-Roseville
⏰ 6:15 / 7
💻/📱 https://t.co/7sIXrEwsyR

🏈 Orion @ Sherrard
⏰ 6:15 / 7
💻/📱 https://t.co/eTshpVMaHz

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

WRMJ Week 2 TRAC football preview & picks with @ViewFromWestPod

https://t.co/MfawC8tWdQ

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Some audio from first-year Sherrard football coach Zach Weigel, who called Tuesday’s decision to forfeit the final 7 weeks of the varsity season “probably the toughest he’s made in his life”

Good insight on what led to the numbers crunch too

https://t.co/eVBzjw6uGN

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Illinois Media, formerly AP, released its Week 2 high school football state rankings

5A-8A rankings attached

No. 1s:
5A: Providence
6A: East St. Louis
7A: Batavia
8A: Loyola

https://t.co/Yl6t9I7f9I

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Illinois Media, formerly AP, released its Week 2 high school football state rankings

1A-4A rankings attached

No. 1s:
1A: Lena-Winslow
2A: Wilmington
3A: Byron
4A: Montini

https://t.co/Yl6t9I7f9I

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

New IHSA enrollment classification cutoffs have been approved for the 2027-28 school year

For four class sports, the 1A/2A line is now 275

[Matt Randazzo @MattRandazzo]

"I'm telling you if that group stays out and they get the numbers below them -- in 2 or 3 years Sherrard will be here and they'll be ready to play, and they'll be ready to compete and they'll be ready to win" - @ty21taylor on @TigersFB_SHS

Our Wednesday chat with Ty Taylor from @wrmj took a little twist with Tuesday's news that Sherrard would do JV only football starting after this Friday. We got GREAT insight from Ty on a tough situation. We also looked ahead to what should be another great week in the TRAC!

Check out my entire interview with Ty Taylor at the links below!
📺https://t.co/PdmX9OaF4C
🍎https://t.co/S5BvvUbgcJ
🟢https://t.co/2nkuVmibes
@SherrardAthDev @SherrardSchools @gander34 @ViewFromWestPod @BrianStocking

[Levi Maierhofer @winlevim]

@ty21taylor Between MaxPreps and IHSA app, here's the current open dates from what I can tell. Westmont is listed several times; they still need at least one more scheduled game to be playoff eligible.

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Tuscola expressing interest in playing Hall Week 6

[Tuscola HS Athletics @TuscolaAD]

@ty21taylor Week 6 🙋‍♂️

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

TRAC teams now with an open date

Week 3 - Rockridge
Week 4 - Kewanee
Week 5 - Princeton
Week 6 - Hall
Week 7 - Monmouth-Roseville
Week 8 - Mendota
Week 9 - Mercer County

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Sherrard High School has announced it will cancel the remainder of its varsity football season following Week 2 vs Orion

Full story - https://t.co/dtiqkh6Q0j

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

FINAL: Newman 47 Sherrard 0

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

HALF: Newman 40 Sherrard 0

[Ty Taylor @TyTaylorWRMJ]

Sherrard @ Newman

Week 1 2026