Game Night Guide: Week 6 of prep football

Friday’s Schedule

Quincy High School (2-3) at Sterling (4-1), 7:30 p.m.

• NFHS Network

Mahomet-Seymour (5-0) at Quincy Notre Dame (4-1), 7 p.m.

• WGEM 1440 AM, 98.9 FM

• WTAD 930 AM

Kirksville (3-2) at Hannibal (5-0), 7 p.m.

• KICK 97.9 FM

Central (4-1) at Triopia (1-4), 7 p.m.

• Central Illinois Sports on YouTube

Unity-Payson (3-2) at Beardstown (3-2), 7 p.m.

• Unity Athletics on YouTube

New Berlin (1-4) at Pittsfield (2-3), 7 p.m.

• Central Illinois Sports on YouTube

Calhoun (0-5) at Pleasant Hill (1-4), 7 p.m.

Monroe City (5-0) at Brookfield (2-3), 7 p.m.

• KWBZ 107.5 FM

Clark County (1-4) at Palmyra (2-3), 7 p.m.

• KRRY 100.9 FM

Highland (4-1) at Centralia (2-3), 7 p.m.

• NFHS Network

Mark Twain (4-1) at Wright City (1-3), 7 p.m.

Saturday’s Schedule

Brown County (4-1) at Jacksonville Routt (2-3), 1 p.m.

Game Night Grub

• An outside recommendation makes me want to try this place the next time I make the trek to Sterling and Roscoe Eades Stadium. The reviewer said Smoked on 3rd BBQ and Catering will “treat anyone’s tastebuds to a flavor explosion. The BBQ in on-point and the Thankful turkey sandwich will have you thinking of Thanksgiving. Try something with the Boo-Yah sauce if you want a real treat.” With wings and stacked sandwiches on the menu, sounds like a great place to stop and stretch the legs before taking in a WB6 affair.

• Everyone enjoys nachos and football, right? They go hand-in-hand like any great combination. But what if I suggested filling up on ice cream nachos before the game? Would you be interested? Head to El Pueblito Mexican Restaurant & Buffet in Beardstown and feel free to skip right to dessert for sweet nachos. If you want to spice it up first, try the caldo de camaron — shrimp soup. You won’t walk out hungry and you’ll make kickoff.

• A pregame meal of pizza and wings at a place called the Pigskin Pub and Pizza, could you possibly go wrong? For those traveling to Brookfield to watch state-ranked Monroe City, this sounds like the right place to get in the Friday Night Lights kind of mood. A quaint establishment with food bursting with flavor is always a touchdown.