Friday night lights arrive a week early in Illinois.

Several Peoria-area high school football teams are taking advantage of the newest Illinois High School Association preseason scrimmage rule, or a so-called "Week 0."

IHSA football: Here are the Peoria area's high school football schedules for the 2024 season

These scrimmages against another school are now allowed after IHSA schools voted them in as part of last December's new amendment proposals — coming into effect the same time district football scheduling was voted down.

According to the IHSA, these scrimmages must utilize IHSA officials and will have four separate 12-play segments with no special teams. Players are limited to 48 total plays and are only allowed to participate after eight different days of practice. Also, scrimmage participants are not allowed live contact or "thud" in the practices before or after the scrimmage.

These are the Week 0 scrimmages scheduled for Big 12 and Mid-Illini conference teams for Friday, Aug. 23.

• Peoria High at Washington, 5 p.m.

• Manual at Canton, 6 p.m.

• East Peoria at Illinois Valley Central, 6:45 p.m.

• Richwoods at Pekin, 7 p.m.

• Chatham Glenwood at Metamora, 7 p.m.

Adam Duvall is a Journal Star sports reporter. Email him at aduvall@pjstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @AdamDuvall.

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