There are big games in all three of the Rockford area's major football conferences this weekend, and it's time to find out who our experts predict will win.

Jay Taft (6-3 last week) predicts this week's local Big Northern Conference and NUIC football games, while Matt Trowbridge (4-2 in Week 1) analyzes games in the NIC-10, plus Rochelle. Here are who we think will win and why in Week 2 of the 2025 Rockford area high school football season:

NIC-10 Friday games

Belvidere North (1-0) at Freeport (1-0)

North is the clear favorite to win its first outright league title after going 15-3 in the NIC-10 the previous two years. North struggled last week when Guilford passed for 197 yards in the first half, but gave up only 80 air yards in the last two quarters to win 21-13. Looking for a free m

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