( 25News Now ) - After dealing with injuries and inexperience last season, the Peoria Richwoods Knights are a healthy, experienced, and hungry team this season.

The Knights bring back 11 combined starters (five offense, six defense), including a potential breakout candidate in junior WR Ayce Hawks, who earned his first D1 offer from Northern Illinois.

Peoria Richwoods opens their 2025 season with a Week One matchup at home against the back-to-back Big 12 champs Normal Community.

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