2025 Outlook

Coach: Max Fransen (4th season)

Career Record: 6-21

Conference: Vermilion Valley

Last Playoff: Class 2A Second Round, 2019

Best Playoff: Class 2A State Semifinalists, 1974

2024 record: 3-6 (3-6)

After consecutive one-win seasons in 2021 and 2022, Watseka increased up to two wins in 2023 and then finished 3-6 a season ago. Looking to continue improving in 2025 under fourth-year head coach Max Fransen, the Warriors have a small but very experienced team set to take the field.

“We’ve got a good group of kids that come out every day ready to work,” Fransen said. “Our numbers are small, but our hearts are big. I think that’s one thing that really stands out about this group. Football is hard, so it’s easy to stay home, it’s easy to run around and do other things. Bu

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