By Buddy "Friday Night" Cobb, Williamson County Bureau
JOHNSTON CITY, Ill. — Mark the calendar: Johnston City is set to take on Sesser-Valier/Waltonville on the football field October 16, according to a Sports Illustrated schedule listing.
It's early in the season to be looking that far ahead, but in a county where high school football doubles as civic identity, a scheduled date is worth noting. Johnston City, a small coalfield town that rings the old fields alongside Colp, Energy, and Cambria, keeps its Friday nights close to the vest.
Further details on records, rosters, or storylines heading into the matchup weren't included in the listing. The Bureau's sports desk will have more as the Johnston City squad works its way toward the October date.
— Compiled from reporting by Sports Illustrated.
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