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Tyson Bagent bringing Offensive Skills Camp to St. Bede on Saturday, May 23

2

Loyola announces return of John Holecek as head football coach; Beau Desherow named GM, assistant head coach

3

Friday Night Drive’s Top Linebackers to Watch in 2026

4

CCL/ESCC football notes: Marist’s Conor Hunt, Tommy Hosty showcase versatility in adjusting to new roles

5

Bradley-Bourbonnais names Joe Kubal head coach

6

CCL/ESCC football notes: Loyola’s Will Mettee, Jordan McKinley ready for bigger roles next season

7

Friday Night Drive’s Top Defensive Linemen to Watch in 2026

8

CCL/ESCC football notes: Brandon Johnson Jr., Jack Schapendonk set to lead St. Rita coming off state final run

9

An early look at Princeton’s 2026 football schedule

10

Duke Mays transfers from Johnsburg to Joliet Catholic

11

Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams announces commitment to Miami

12

Friday Night Drive’s Top Offensive Linemen to Watch in 2026

13

Fenwick’s Jake Thies commits to Iowa: ‘It’s a place I want to be’

14

CCL/ESCC football notes: Montini’s Gavin Ericson-Staton, a standout wrestler, emerging as Division I prospect

15

CCL/ESCC football notes: Derrick Pomatto, Joliet Catholic eager to bounce back after rare losing season

16

CCL/ESCC football notes: A tackling machine, St. Laurence junior Sean Rice stacking up Division I offers

17

Bradley-Bourbonnais football coach Mike Kohl resigns after 15 seasons

18

Princeton’s Grant Foes named as head coach for Kokomo High School in Indiana

19

CCL/ESCC football notes: Providence’s Broden Mackert, Lamar Winfield ready to build on strong junior seasons

20

CCL/ESCC football notes: Fenwick’s Jamen Williams signs to play quarterback at UIndy

21

L-P football revamps nonconference schedule for 2026 season

22

Friday Night Drive’s Top Receivers to Watch in 2026

23

Coming off combine, Keagen Trost looking forward to final steps of pre-draft process

24

Friday Night Drive’s Top Running Backs to Watch in 2026

25

Plainfield South promotes from within with hire of Ron Szudarski

26

CCL/ESCC football notes: SIU recruit Dario Milivojevic among St. Francis players to sign with college programs

27

Drake Davis knew Marquette was the ‘right fit for me’

28

Friday Night Drive’s Top Quarterbacks to Watch in 2026

29

Marquette announces Princeton assistant Drake Davis as next head coach

30

Fieldcrest to play JV-only schedule in 2026

31

Super Bowl champion James White ready to lead Benet football: ‘I’m excited to be at this level’

32

St. Bede’s Ruby Michaels to play flag football for Benedictine University

33

CCL/ESCC football notes: Nazareth’s Chris Kasky, Luke Injaychock gaining offers from Power 4 schools

34

IHSA members vote to move up start of 2026 preseason

35

Morris High School’s mascot is now the Warriors after 6-1 school board vote

36

Byron’s Caden Considine signs with Illinois on full-ride scholarship: ‘It’s a dream come true’

37

Princeton’s Rhett Pearson, Common Green commit to Aurora University

38

A star in the playoffs, Fenwick’s Jake Thies enjoys breakout junior season, picks up multiple Power 4 offers

39

Glenbard West’s Brady Johnson, son of a Rose Bowl co-captain, commits to dad’s alma mater Northwestern

40

Big-play threat Grant Bowen emerges as two-way star for IC Catholic Prep, sees recruitment take off

41

Jack of all trades, St. Francis’ James McGrath shines on defense, sees recruitment heat up with Oklahoma offer

42

Rochelle’s Roman Villalobos commits to Division III power North Central: ‘It felt like the right choice’

43

Football coaches believe all cards should have been on the table for the expansion proposal

44

Carmel quarterback Trae Taylor transferring to Millard South in Omaha

45

CCL/ESCC football players receive 2025 MaxPreps All-American honors

46

Kankakee area athletes, coaches make impact on 2025-26 college football season

47

Rochelle’s Dylan Manning undergoes successful cranioplasty, continues to recover from October head injury

48

Richmond-Burton’s Blake Livdahl stays positive after tearing ACL

49

Benet speedster Luke Doyle commits to Lafayette College: ‘I’m usually one of the fastest guys on the field’

50

IHSA calls special board meeting to look at adjusting football season start date

51

Dixon names Brad Winterland new football coach

52

Bureau County collegiate football players go bowling

53

Stillman Valley Head Football Coach Mike Lalor steps away after 28 seasons

54

Dixon football coach Jared Shaner resigns after successful run

55

Oswego’s Brian Cooney selected to coach in Navy All-American Bowl

56

CCL/ESCC football: Here are top Class of 2028 prospects to watch

57

Ex-St. Francis star QB, Geneva native Tommy Rittenhouse set to lead Illinois State into FCS title game

58

Manteno football coach, former Iroquois West coach RJ Haines to be inducted into IHSFCA Hall of Fame

59

Charlie Waca: A motivator, cultivator of young talent, minds

60

Friday Night Drive’s 2025 Team of the Year

61

2025 Kane County Chronicle Football All-Area team

62

St. Francis senior lineman Jaylen Torres is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle football Player of the Year

63

2025 Friday Night Drive Offensive Player of the Year: Montini’s Israel Abrams

64

Suburban Life-area coaches react to IHSA football playoff expansion: ‘It is a net positive’

65

Notebook: Princeton’s Charlie Waca to be inducted into the IHSFCA Hall of Fame

66

2025 Friday Night Drive Defensive Player of the Year: Brother Rice’s Kameron McGee

67

Presenting the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Football Team

68

Herald-News Football Player of the Year: Lincoln-Way East QB Jonas Williams

69

‘I want to bring the juice’: Brother Rice’s King Liggins signs with Illinois

70

Zach Weigel named as head football coach at Sherrard

71

Scheduling relief or false hope? IHSA playoff expansion divides local schools

72

Kendall County football coaches react to IHSA playoff expansion: ‘More kids get chance to play one more game’

73

Presenting the 2025 Times All-Area Football Team

74

Seneca’s Cam Shriey is the 2025 Times Football Player of the Year

75

Rob Stover named Sycamore football coach

76

McHenry County coaches react to IHSA football playoff expansion

77

Podcast: IHSA expands football playoffs: Why, and what happens now?

78

IHSA football playoffs expanded with passage of Proposal 19

79

Bureau County area schools voice views on Proposal 19 for playoffs expansion

80

2025 Northwest Herald Football All-Area team

81

2025 Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year: Prairie Ridge’s Luke Vanderwiel

82

2025 Northwest Herald Football Coach of the Year: Richmond-Burton’s Mike Noll

83

2025 Daily Journal Football Player of the Year: Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Lyzale Edmon

84

2025 Daily Journal All-Area Football Team

85

Friday Night Drive’s 2025 All-CCL/ESCC Team

86

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team

87

Kankakee graduate Keagan Trost named first-team All-SEC at Missouri to lead local college standouts

88

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area football team

89

Oswego senior defensive back/receiver Mariano Velasco is the Record Newspapers Player of the Year

90

Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams is the Suburban Life Player of the Year

91

‘It just felt right’: Benet’s Pat New retires after 16 years as head coach

92

2025 NewsTribune Football All-Area Team

93

A look at how Proposal 19 to expand field from 256 to 384 teams could reshape football playoffs

94

From Kenny Bourquin to Casey Etheridge, Bureau County has been blessed with elite running backs

95

CCL/ESCC shakes up divisional alignment

96

2025 NewsTribune Defensive Football Player of the Year: L-P’s Nick Hachenberger

97

BCR Football Players of the Year Honor roll

98

2025 NewsTribune Offensive Football Player of the Year: Princeton’s Casey Etheridge

99

2025 Herald-News Flag Football All-Area Team

100

Londyn Clemmons of Joliet West is the 2025 Herald-News Girls Flag Football Player of the Year

101

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Mount Carmel finishes where it started

102

2025 Daily Chronicle Football Player of the Year: DeKalb’s Davon Grant

103

Lincoln-Way East QB Jonas Williams named Illinois Gatorade Football Player of the Year

104

St. Francis senior Zach Washington doesn’t waver after coaching change, signs with Michigan State

105

Meet the 2025 All-BCR Football team

106

Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Football Team

107

Daily Chronicle 2025 Football Player of the Year: DeKalb’s Davon Grant

108

Podcast: IHSA Class 8A-5A state title games in review

109

2025 Early Signing Day: CCL/ESCC football players make college decisions

110

Oswego, even in defeat, puts a fitting capper on memorable run: ‘We showed them what we are’

111

Mount Carmel inches away from Oswego to win Class 8A title

112

Brother Rice shuts out St. Rita, wins first IHSA state title since 1981

113

Brother Rice defeats St. Rita to win IHSA 7A state football championship

114

Oswego East junior Danielle Stone is the Record Newspapers Girls Flag Football Player of the Year

115

Willowbrook senior Marli Smrz is the Suburban Life Girls Flag Football Player of the Year

116

‘I’m going to make the play’: Marist’s Stephen Brown commits to NC State

117

Fenwick makes the big plays it needs to knock off East St. Louis and win Class 6A title

118

St. Francis, on Brock Phillip’s fifth TD run in final seconds, beats Providence in Class 5A final thriller

119

St. Francis, on Brock Phillip’s fifth TD run in final seconds, beats Providence in Class 5A final thriller

120

St. Ignatius beats Morgan Park, wins second consecutive Prep Bowl

121

IHSA Class 4A-1A state title games review, and 8A-5A preview

122

Class 7A/8A football finals to be held Wednesday at Northern Illinois after snow postponed title games

123

Football: 2025 All-Interstate 8 Conference team announced

124

2025 Northwest Herald Girls Flag Football Player of the Year: Huntley’s Aubrina Adamik

125

Montini races past Rochester in Class 4A final for eighth state title, completes undefeated season

126

Montini races past Rochester in Class 4A final for eighth state title, completes undefeated season

127

Byron hangs on to claim thrilling win over Tolono Unity in Class 3A final

128

Wilmington wins Class 2A state football title in dominant fashion over Maroa-Forsyth

129

IHSA postpones Saturday football title games as Illinois State closes campus due to incoming snowstorm

130

Aiden Wild scores 5 touchdowns, Lena-Winslow routs Brown County for first title since 2022

131

Oswego coach Brian Cooney played on a state champion, now he leads his alma mater into Class 8A final

132

IHSA Class 8A state preview: Mount Carmel vs. Oswego

133

IHSA Class 7A state preview: St. Rita vs. Brother Rice

134

Dario Milivojevic, a ‘Swiss army knife’ for St. Francis, enjoying breakout in final high school season

135

Wilmington’s success built on foundation up front

136

Montini’s Angelo DeSensi once had NBA dreams. Now the 6-foot-5 senior left tackle anchors 13-0 Broncos’ O-line

137

Three Rivers announces all-conference football: NewsTribune sports briefs

138

Outsiders may be surprised, but Providence is playing like it belongs ahead of state championship

139

IHSA Class 6A state preview: Fenwick vs. East St. Louis

140

CCL/ESCC Week 13 Notebook: Mount Carmel, Montini look to complete perfect seasons with state titles

141

Podcast: IHSA football state title game previews

142

Oswego defensive tackle Gianni Casurella, fueled by doubt, helps anchor dominant defense: ‘A fire in my soul’

143

IHSA Class 5A state preview: St. Francis vs. Providence

144

IHSA Class 2A state championship preview capsule

145

IHSA Class 4A state preview: Montini vs. Rochester

146

IHSA Class 3A state preview: Byron vs. Tolono Unity

147

IHSA Class 2A state preview: Wilmington vs. Maroa-Forsyth

148

IHSA Class 1A state preview: Lena-Winslow vs. Brown County

149

Podcast: IHSA state title game previews, western suburbs edition

150

CCL/ESCC Week 13 Notebook: St. Rita, Brother Rice ready for rematch in IHSA 7A state championship

151

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Several top 10 teams fall

152

Podcast: IHSA semifinal football review: Private school dominance again

153

What we learned in Week 13: Finals field full of familiar faces

154

Kaleb Stumpenhorst’s 42-yard field goal sends Oswego past Lockport to Class 8A state championship game

155

Wilmington zooms past El Paso-Gridley, earns spot in Class 2A state title game

156

C.J. Gray runs for 4 TDs as Brother Rice beats Downers Grove North in 7A semis

157

Fremd stays close early before Mt. Carmel pulls away in 8A semifinal

158

Lena-Winslow avenges regular-season loss to Stockton, earns place in 1A state title game

159

Big plays by Luca Florio lead Montini past Morris in Class 4A semifinal

160

2025 IHSA playoffs: Championship game pairings

161

Dario Milivojevic, Tanner Glock, St. Francis force 5 turnovers to break semifinal slump, reach 5A title game

162

St. Rita uses huge momentum shift in third quarter to take down Batavia and return to Class 7A title game

163

‘Explosive’ Caden Considine, Byron best Richmond-Burton

164

Jamen Williams, Fenwick end Nazareth’s quest for four straight titles

165

Here are the IHSA football playoff semifinal-round scores

166

Providence asserts its will in toppling Oak Forest

167

East St. Louis dominates St. Laurence 50-7, heads to 6A state title game

168

Amboy overcomes early deficit, tops Polo 30-20 for third straight I8FA title

169

‘It’s been a dream my whole life’: Loyola’s Tommy Fraumann commits to Michigan

170

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A semifinal round analysis

171

Former Princeton coach Jesse Snyder in the thick of Le-Win/Stockton rivalry

172

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A semifinal round analysis

173

Benet hires Super Bowl champion James White to be next head football coach

174

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A semifinal round analysis

175

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A semifinal round analysis

176

Richmond-Burton’s Blake Livdahl keeps coming up big

177

The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the semifinal round of the 2025 playoffs

178

McHenry County Week 13 IHSA football previews

179

DuPage and suburban Cook County semifinal IHSA football previews

180

Kendall County semifinal IHSA football preview

181

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A semifinal round analysis

182

CCL/ESCC Week 12 Notebook: St. Rita wins shootout with Hersey, St. Francis makes fourth straight semifinal

183

Taking a look at the IHSA state semifinal football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area

184

Amboy, Polo will vie to be 1st team to win 3 I8FA titles

185

Rochelle’s Dylan Manning returns home after lengthy hospital stay, multiple brain surgeries

186

Podcast: IHSA football semifinal playoff preview, class by class analysis

187

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A semifinal round analysis

188

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A semifinal round analysis

189

Daily Journal IHSA football preview for the Class 2A semifinal round of the 2025 playoffs

190

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A semifinal round analysis

191

Suburban Life football notebook: Tanner Glock making impact at multiple positions for St. Francis

192

Oswego defensive tackle Andrew Shaw rarely leaves the field, embraces the dirty work: ‘I cannot show weakness’

193

2025 All-Fox Valley Conference football team announced

194

Podcast: IHSA Semifinal football preview for the western suburbs

195

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: Semifinal round information for CCL/ESCC teams

196

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Top tier teams power along

197

CCL/ESCC Week 12 Notebook: Mount Carmel dominates Lincoln-Way East, Nazareth rallies to stun Lake Zurich

198

Podcast: IHSA Quarterfinal playoff review, what did we learn?

199

Mt. Morris’ Sellers part of NCAA-bound UW-Whitewater football team

200

Amboy, Polo advance to I8FA title game: Sauk Valley semifinal football notes

201

What we learned in Week 12: Quarterfinals a breeze for some, rollercoaster for others

202

Dwight’s season ends with 44-0 loss at Stockton

203

8A playoffs: Fremd comes back to beat Bolingbrook 34-33 in 8A quarterfinal

204

St. Rita bests Hersey in high-scoring Class 7A quarterfinal

205

2025 IHSA playoffs: Semifinal round pairings

206

8A playoffs: Sparked by blocked punt touchdown, Lockport stuns Barrington 35-0

207

Brother Rice controls the trenches, cruises to quarterfinal victory over St. Charles North

208

Mount Carmel completely overwhelms Lincoln-Way East

209

Here are the IHSA football playoff quarterfinal-round scores

210

Wilmington’s explosive offense, dominant defense leads to quarterfinal rout of Tri-Valley

211

Mariano Velasco’s 2 TD catches, pick 6 rally Oswego past Maine South, reach semis for first time since 2003

212

Morris grinds out 4A quarterfinal win over Geneseo, will take on Montini in semifinals

213

Byron defense quiets IC Catholic’s aerial attack, Tigers advance to Class 3A semis

214

Polo advances to I8FA championship after 38-0 win at South Fork

215

Richmond-Burton, Hunter Carley find big plays to get past Monmouth-Roseville in 3A

216

Andrew Culotta’s two turnovers helps Batavia hold off surging Glenbard North in Class 7A quarterfinal

217

Amboy takes control in second half to top Milledgeville in I8FA semifinal

218

Owen Lansu dials long distance to Max Troha; Downers Grove North defeats Lincoln-Way West in 7A quarterfinal

219

Nazareth scores twice in final 3 minutes to rally past Lake Zurich, into 6A semifinals

220

St. Francis uses big plays on defense, special teams to advance to 5A semifinals

221

Fenwick handles Burlington Central 49-21 to move on to 6A semifinals

222

Providence pulls away from Washington to move on to Class 5A’s semifinals

223

Montini overcomes slow start, Coal City for eventual 35-0 4A victory

224

Here are the IHSA football playoff quarterfinal-round scores

225

Belvidere North exacts revenge on Cary-Grove

226

Dixon’s Landon Knigge leads Sauk Valley all-state selections

227

Burlington Central QB Landon Arnold fulfilling his promise

228

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A quarterfinal round analysis

229

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A quarterfinal round analysis

230

The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the quarterfinal round of the 2025 playoffs

231

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A quarterfinal round analysis

232

CCL/ESCC Week 11 Notebook: Mount Carmel set for massive Class 8A clash with Lincoln-Way East

233

Kendall County quarterfinal IHSA football previews

234

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A quarterfinal round analysis

235

Taking a look at the IHSA state quarterfinal football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area

236

Amboy, Milledgeville square up again: Sauk Valley 8-Man football semifinal playoff previews

237

DuPage and suburban Cook County quarterfinal IHSA football previews

238

Dwight an underdog again in 1A; Morris visiting Geneseo: The Times Week 12 football preview

239

McHenry County quarterfinal IHSA football previews

240

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A quarterfinal round analysis

241

Podcast: IHSA football quarterfinal playoff preview

242

Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Batavia senior defensive linemen Gavin Pecor

243

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A quarterfinal round analysis

244

Kane County football notebook: Brock Phillip, a transfer in from Geneva, makes waves for St. Francis

245

Several Northwest Herald area football players named to IHSFCA All-State team

246

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A quarterfinal round analysis

247

Daily Journal IHSA football preview for the quarterfinal round of the 2025 playoffs

248

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A quarterfinal round analysis

249

Quentin Burrell, Israel Abrams among CCL/ESCC football players named to 2025 IHSFCA All-State team

250

Seven Daily Journal area players earn IHSFCA All-State honors

251

Princeton’s Casey Etheridge, Rhett Pearson receive IHSFCA All-State recognition

252

Suburban Life football notebook: St. Francis running back Tivias Caldwell finds another gear in playoffs

253

Podcast: IHSA football playoff quarterfinal preview in the western suburbs

254

Kendall County football notebook: Drew Kleinhans savoring Oswego quarterfinal run with his dad, the team’s OC

255

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Round 2 of the 2025 IHSA playoffs

256

Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 7A-8A schools

257

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: City’s historic season comes to collective end

258

Dixon shows no quit in loss to Coal City: Sauk Valley football notes for Round 2 of playoffs

259

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: Quarterfinal round information for CCL/ESCC teams

260

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Top teams stumble, others struggle

261

Podcast: IHSA football Round 2 review: Private schools flex their muscle again

262

Seneca continues tradition, Dwight embraces underdog role: The Times Week 11 Football Notebook

263

Football season continues for Richmond-Burton, Burlington Central, Cary-Grove

264

Points aplenty for local teams into Round 2: The Herald-News football notebook

265

BCR postseason football update

266

Girls flag football: 2025 All-Fox Valley Conference team announced

267

What we learned in Week 11: Tough weekend for high seeds

268

Last team eliminated with Kaneland’s loss to Belvidere North: Daily Chronicle Second Round Rewind

269

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Round 2 of the 2025 playoffs

270

Matt Kies makes game-saving play as Lockport holds off H-F in Class 8A second-round thriller

271

St. Charles North flips momentum in second half, comes back to down Carmel in Class 7A second round matchup

272

2025 IHSA playoffs: Quarterfinal round pairings

273

Landon Arnold finishes Burlington Central’s Class 6A second-round win over Harlem

274

Wilmington rolls to 42-0 2A playoff win over Seneca

275

Donato Gatses goes over 2,000 yards on the season, Glenbard North gets by Moline into Class 7A quarterfinals

276

Kaden Abrantes, Lake Zurich run past Antioch into Class 6A quarterfinals

277

Bolingbrook beats Warren at its own game, runs into Class 8A quarterfinals

278

Cary-Grove dominates second-round playoff matchup against St. Patrick

279

Dwight downs Clifton Central 43-14, earns 2nd straight quarterfinal trip

280

Brother Rice gets road repeat, runs past Jacobs

281

Newman falls to undefeated El Paso-Gridley in second round

282

Providence fends off Kankakee rally, finds late push to advance to quarterfinals

283

Nazareth runs away on the road, tops Wheaton Warrenville South

284

Montini’s offense comes out firing in 47-17 Class 4A victory over Peoria Notre Dame

285

Morris dominates second half in second-round Class 4A win over Metamora

286

Oliver Thulin’s pick-six caps off Downers Grove North’s win over Glenbard West to return to quarterfinals

287

Polo recovers from early deficit to pull away from St. Anne

288

Lincoln-Way West cruises past Kenwood into 7A quarterfinals

289

Santino Bernabei’s interception sparks Maine South’s comeback against Hinsdale Central

290

Saul Ruiz’s field goal at the buzzer lifts St. Rita past Lincoln-Way Central

291

Peyton Shipley’s forced fumble propels St. Francis past Prairie Ridge

292

Ammar Banire, Oswego defense spark second-round victory over Lane Tech

293

Jake Thies scores 4 TDs, Fenwick rolls past Rolling Meadows into Class 6A quarterfinals

294

Here are the IHSA football playoff second-round scores

295

Fremd, behind Northwestern recruit Johnny O’Brien’s 4 TD passes, beats Lyons for first quarterfinal since 2009

296

Batavia sets tone early, advances to fourth straight Class 7A quarterfinal with win over Glenbard East

297

Hunter Carley rushes for 2 TDs, catches 1, as Richmond-Burton rolls past Aurora Central Catholic

298

Coal City starts fast, closes strong to defeat Dixon in second round of Class 4A playoffs

299

Barrington gets familiar opponent, leaves with familiar result in win over Glenbrook South

300

Brandon Jenkins carries Hersey into quarterfinals for first time since 1987

301

Tamarion Garner, IC Catholic Prep end Bishop McNamara’s undefeated season

302

St. Laurence breaks down Bradley-Bourbonnais defense

303

Jonas Williams throws 4 TDs, leads Lincoln-Way East past Palatine in Class 8A second-round game

304

Huge game by Jalen Carter not enough as Kaneland rally falls short in playoff loss to Belvidere North

305

A black belt in taekwondo, Providence’s Bryce Tencza leads dominant offensive front

306

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A second-round analysis

307

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A second-round analysis

308

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A second-round analysis

309

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: Second-round information for CCL/ESCC teams

310

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A second-round analysis

311

Taking a look at the IHSA Football second-round football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area

312

McHenry County Round 2 IHSA football previews

313

Football Playoffs Round 2 : Sauk Valley Previews

314

DuPage and suburban Cook County Round 2 IHSA playoff second-round football previews

315

Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Clifton Central senior QB Brady Shule

316

Kendall County Round 2 IHSA playoff second-round football previews

317

The Times second-round IHSA playoff preview: Seneca, Dwight both hosting perennial powers in Week 11

318

The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the second round of the 2025 playoffs

319

Suburban Life football notebook: Caden Chiarelli follows in family footsteps as Downers North two-way standout

320

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A second-round analysis

321

CCL/ESCC Week 10 Notebook: Nazareth has it rolling in all phases, Carmel wins shootout over Normal

322

Kane County Notes: Seven teams enter the playoffs, all seven survive to Round 2

323

Podcast: IHSA football playoff Round 2 preview: Big marquee matchups!

324

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A second-round analysis

325

Podcast: IHSA football playoffs Round 2 preview, West and South edition

326

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A second-round analysis

327

Podcast: IHSA football playoffs, Round 2 preview in Kankakee County

328

DeKalb County IHSA second-round football previews

329

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A second-round analysis

330

Daily Journal IHSA/I8FA football previews for the second round of the 2025 playoffs

331

DeKalb’s Cole Latimer commits to NIU for baseball, football

332

Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 5A-6A schools

333

Breckin Campbell’s earlier-than-expected return sparks Richmond-Burton

334

Podcast: IHSA football playoffs Round 2 western suburbs preview

335

Kendall County football notebook: Cam Loghmani’s flair for the big play continues for Oswego in playoffs

336

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Round 1 of the 2025 IHSA playoffs

337

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: City schools make history

338

Sauk Valley Round 1 Playoff Football Recap

339

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Ranked teams largely roll in opening round

340

CCL/ESCC Week 10 Notebook: Brother Rice, St. Rita among first-round playoff winners

341

As season ends, Minooka appreciates adversity it overcame to reach six wins: The Herald-News football notebook

342

Podcast: IHSA football playoff Round 1 review: About that fifth down...

343

Casey Etheridge makes last stand for Princeton: BCR/NewsTribune Playoffs notebook

344

Jacobs earns playoff win after 3-year drought: McHenry County notebook

345

Seneca’s ‘leadership Wednesdays,’ underdog Dwight at it again: The Times Week 10 Football Notebook

346

Princeton-Bloomington Central Catholic playoff boxscore

347

What we learned in Week 10: A weekend full of scoring in largely lopsided wins

348

7A playoffs: Lincoln-Way Central takes care of Reavis 49-7

349

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Round 1 of the 2025 playoffs

350

High school football: First round playoff results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area

351

8A playoffs: Khairi Sias’ big 49-yard TD catch boosts Lockport past Sandburg

352

Logan Natyshok’s 5 TDs, stout defense lead Coal City to 49-7 win over Sterling

353

Late air attack leads Burlington Central past Libertyville

354

Chris Chang leads Lake Zurich past Grant in first round of 6A playoffs

355

Belleville East outlasts West Aurora for 48-34 win in 8A

356

St. Patrick scores 21 in second quarter to take control in win over Wauconda

357

Marshaun Thornton, Mount Carmel make statement with first-round win over Loyola

358

2025 IHSA playoffs: Second round pairings

359

Carmel piles up 540 yards, 60 points in 7A win over Normal Community

360

Luke Gadomski has two INTs, pick-six as Kaneland romps Lakes 68-21 in playoff opener

361

DuPec’s touchdown with 59.5 seconds left beats Johnsburg 18-13 in 3A

362

2A playoffs: Second-quarter dominance carries Seneca past Port Byron Riverdale, to matchup with Wilmington

363

Big plays fall Kankakee’s way in first-round win over Lemont

364

Clifton Central downs Knoxville 24-6 for first playoff win since 2019

365

Grant Pomaranski’s 6 TDs help St. Anne pull away from Metro-East Lutheran

366

Nate Lang throws 5 TDs, IC Catholic puts up 35-point second quarter to beat Hope in Class 3A first-round game

367

Valshun Powe, Bloomington Central Catholic run past Princeton in 3A opener

368

Goal-line stand, 99-yard TD drive leads Jacobs to win over Addison Trail

369

Wilmington runs wild in first-round 2A win over West Hancock

370

Antioch pulls away from Glenbard South in second half

371

GCMS adjusts on the fly, tops Marquette 28-6 in 1A playoff opener

372

5A playoffs: Broden Mackert, Providence run over Springfield High 63-19

373

Zach Washington’s kick return TD turns tied for St. Francis in win over Morgan Park

374

Amboy starts quest for three-peat with rout of Milford-Cissna Park

375

Polo pulls away from Hiawatha in I8FA playoff opener

376

Newman gets 3 interceptions in complete postseason win over Ridgeview/Lexington

377

Glenwood proves a bit too tough for Joliet Catholic

378

Alden-Hebron falls to South Beloit in 8-Man playoff opener

379

Cary-Grove pounces early, eliminates Sycamore in first round

380

‘It’s been a good ride.’ Sycamore coach Joe Ryan’s career ends with playoff loss to Cary-Grove

381

In return to playoffs, Glenbard West starts fast in win over Willowbrook

382

Here are the IHSA football playoff first-round scores

383

Geneseo recovers onside kick, drills game winner at buzzer to beat Rochelle 16-14

384

Caden Considine rushes for 3 TDs, Byron scores 63 points to roll past Oregon in Class 3A first-round game

385

BBCHS gets explosive plays from run game, special teams in 42-21 win

386

Twins Jack and Josh Rappa help power Rolling Meadows past Riverside-Brookfield to first playoff win since 2019

387

Prairie Ridge rolls past Vernon Hills for Class 5A first-round playoff victory

388

Richmond-Burton shuts out North Boone in Class 3A game called early

389

After back-to-back first-round losses, Palatine advances with win over Whitney Young

390

Niko Kokosioulis scores five TDs, leads Maine South past Downers Grove South in Class 8A first-round game

391

St. Charles North takes control early in first-round rout of United Township

392

TJ Lewis helps Bolingbrook power past Oswego East

393

Brandon Jenkins enjoys record-setting night in Hersey’s blowout win against Payton in 7A playoffs

394

Glenbard East uses quick strikes to blow past West Chicago in Class 7A first-round game

395

Barrington scores on all 8 first half drives in 72-13 8A first-round rout of Elgin

396

Lyons, on Ryland Avants’ field goal, edges York in final seconds again, this time in Class 8A first-round game

397

Bishop McNamara scores 5 unanswered touchdowns to down Herscher in playoff opener

398

Dixon rolls past Woodstock North in Class 4A first-round game

399

Lincoln-Way East back in form with Jonas Williams back under center

400

St. Laurence rumbles for IHSA Class 6A playoff win against Oak Lawn

401

Hinsdale Central puts it all together against South Elgin

402

Five turnovers cost Marengo in Class 4A first-round loss to Peoria Notre Dame

403

Huntley falls to Fremd in first round of Class 8A playoffs

404

Glenbard North, winless two years ago, shuts out Yorkville in Class 7A first-round game to continue resurgence

405

Slow start, resounding finish for Morris in 54-7 playoff win against Woodstock

406

Downers Grove North, behind stellar defensive effort, defeats Prospect to return to Class 7A second round

407

Oswego uses big plays in fourth quarter to get past Naperville North

408

Here are the IHSA football playoff first-round scores

409

Batavia forces five turnovers, opens Class 7A playoffs with shutout over Hoffman Estates

410

Minooka’s season comes to an end with first-round loss to Glenbrook South

411

Kankakee’s Cedric Terrell III latest to represent family name

412

IHSA proposal altered after feedback from member schools

413

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A first-round analysis

414

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A first-round analysis

415

2025 CCL/ESCC All-Conference football awards announced

416

Navy recruit Ian Campbell setting the tone as Joliet Catholic prepares for playoff run

417

Taking a look at the IHSA Football first-round football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area

418

From program lows to a 9-0 regular season, Bishop McNamara’s seniors have seen it all

419

Podcast: IHSA football playoff Round 1 preview, West and South edition

420

CCL/ESCC Week 9 Notebook: Mount Carmel downs Loyola to claim outright Blue Division title

421

Kendall County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews

422

DuPage and suburban Cook County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews

423

The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the opening round of the 2025 playoffs

424

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A first-round analysis

425

The Times first-round IHSA playoff preview: Seneca, Marquette, Dwight, FCW get ready for Week 10

426

2025 Associated Press Week 10 football poll

427

Suburban Life football notes: Simon Kodosky, York bracing for playoff rematch with Lyons

428

McHenry County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews

429

Podcast: IHSA Playoffs Round 1 preview: Any upsets on the horizon?

430

Podcast: Round 1 IHSA playoff preview in Kankakee County

431

Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 3A-4A schools

432

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A first-round analysis

433

Kane County Week 9 notes: With DuKane Conference up for grabs, Batavia’s Ryan Myers goes both ways on the line

434

Daily Journal IHSA First-round playoff previews

435

Princeton will be the ‘underdog’ this year

436

Bishop McNamara graduate Jonathan Ward signs to Patriots practice squad

437

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A first-round analysis

438

DeKalb County Week IHSA first-round football previews

439

Kendall County football notes: Oswego senior linebacker Conor Tully, after missing last year, back to lead ‘D’

440

Dixon’s defense continues to set the tone: Sauk Valley Week 9 football notes

441

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A first-round analysis

442

Podcast: Previewing Round 1 of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs

443

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 9 of the 2025 season

444

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A first-round analysis

445

BCR boxscores for Week 9, 2025

446

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: The second season

447

2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A first-round analysis

448

Connor Goehring returns to start for Jacobs in regular-season finale: McHenry County Week 9 notebook

449

CCL/ESCC Week 9 Notebook: Montini makes history, Joliet Catholic stuns Providence

450

Week 9 IHSA football review: A crazy week leads to interesting playoff matchups

451

With playoffs here, Lincoln-Way East looking to overcome injuries: The Herald-News Football Notebook

452

Mark Munson takes two final snaps; Marquette offense making history: The Times Week 10 Notebook

453

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for CCL/ESCC teams

454

Cary-Grove freshmen running backs grow up quickly: McHenry County Week 9 notebook

455

Sycamore secures playoff berth: Daily Chronicle Week 9 rewind

456

What we learned in Week 9: A different sort of final weekend chaos

457

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 9 of the 2025 season

458

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Suburban Life area teams

459

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Kane County Chronicle area teams

460

2025 IHSA playoffs: First round pairings

461

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Times area teams

462

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Sauk Valley area teams

463

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Kendall area teams

464

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Herald-News area teams

465

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for McHenry County teams

466

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Daily Journal area teams

467

2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Daily Chronicle area teams

468

2025 IHSA/I8FA playoff pairings: first round information for BCR/NewsTribune teams

469

8-Man Football 2025 Playoff Pairings: First-round information for Sauk Valley area teams

470

High school football: Week 9 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area

471

Week 9 results for 2025, recaps of every game in the Suburban Life area

472

Bolingbrook, from last to first, beats Yorkville to win Southwest Prairie West championship

473

EJ Kuhlman makes Lyons history in win over York

474

Bishop McNamara wraps regular season at 9-0, BBCHS claims share of conference: Friday’s Daily Journal roundup

475

Stout defense, rejuvenated offense leads Batavia over Wheaton Warrenville South to reclaim DuKane Conference

476

Donato Gatses’ 264 yards, 5 TDs rally Glenbard North past Wheaton North

477

Special teams, defensive TDs spark Lake Zurich past Stevenson 49-9

478

Sterling beats Rock Island 42-14: Friday’s Sauk Valley football roundup

479

Johnny O’Brien throws for 383 yards, 5 TDs as Fremd routs Schaumburg

480

Warren rolls past Libertyville, completes unbeaten North Suburban Conference title

481

Naperville North comes back to topple Naperville Central

482

Barrington beats Hoffman Estates, finishes 5-0 in Mid-Suburban West

483

Brandon Jenkins, Hersey blow out Rolling Meadows to cap off perfect MSL East season

484

St. Bede falls in regular season finale: Friday’s NewsTribune roundup

485

Playoff bound Marquette and Seneca roll to wins to finish the regular season: The Times Friday Roundup

486

Behind Nebraska commit Trae Taylor, Carmel scores final 28 points in comeback to beat Fenwick

487

‘They aren’t getting rid of me yet.’ Sycamore pulls off comeback, extends Joe Ryan’s final season

488

Prairie Ridge finishes 9-0 regular season with win against Crystal Lake South

489

St. Charles North caims share of DuKane Conference title with triumph over Lake Park

490

Cary-Grove outlasts Jacobs in battle of playoff teams

491

Rochelle meets latest challenge, beats Waterloo for sixth win

492

Wilmington runs by Coal City to clinch 3rd straight ICE title

493

L-P unravels in second half in 34-0 loss O’Fallon

494

‘This is Princeton football’: Tigers blank Erie-Prophetstown to earn sixth win

495

Minooka goes for two, beats Oswego East by slim 15-14 margin

496

Ottawa runs to 52-0 win over Granite City

497

Knigge makes history as Dixon defeats Genoa-Kingston

498

Joliet Catholic holds off Providence comeback, keeps its playoff hopes alive

499

Illinois high school football scores: Week 9, 2025

500

Glenbard East, on Moises Velazquez’s 48-yard field goal, beats Riverside-Brookfield to win Upstate Eight East

501

Hall-Putnam County can’t overcome early deficit in loss to No. 1 Rockridge

502

Dominant defense, balanced offense spark Nazareth’s win over St. Francis

503

Kaneland gets momentum at half, blows out defending Class 1A champion Belleville Althoff

504

David Randecker sets school rushing record, Woodstock North shuts out rival Woodstock

505

Huntley’s Chase Hojnacki runs for 5 touchdowns in win over Hampshire

506

Crete-Monee holds off Kankakee’s late rally to claim Southland title

507

Manteno builds momentum with 33-6 win over Streator ahead of playoffs

508

Bennett Konkey, Ben Peterson duo send Geneva past St. Charles East

509

Polo hits 70-point mark in win over South Beloit

510

McHenry takes advantage of short field position in win over Crystal Lake Central

511

Ishmaiah Elliott runs for 356 yards, 6 TDs to lead Waubonsie Valley comeback against DeKalb

512

Led by Logan Ruddy’s 4-TD performance, FCW powers past Bushnell-Prairie City 64-20

513

Everything works for Burlington Central in big win over Dundee-Crown

514

Addison Trail snaps Willowbrook’s 9-game streak, wins West Suburban Gold outright

515

Missed opportunities cost Newman in loss at Monmouth-Roseville

516

Joliet West closes out the year with dominant win over Joliet Central on Friday night

517

Morris can’t overcome eight turnovers in loss to Byron Center, Michigan

518

Illinois high school football scores: Week 9, 2025

519

CCL/ESCC Week 9 football preview capsule: Division titles, playoff bids on the line

520

A look at Week 9 scores from out of the past around Bureau County

521

After giving up basketball, Marian Catholic’s Gavin Neil becoming a force on the gridiron

522

Lincoln-Way East falls to Sandburg, as Williams and others sit with injuries

523

BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 9, 2025

524

Steve Soucie: The winding road to the 256 teams that will make the playoff field

525

IHSA football playoff projection live updates from Steve Soucie

526

Podcast: Week 9 preview: West and South edition

527

BCR 2025 Week 9 IHSA Preview Capsules

528

Sauk Valley Week 9 IHSA football previews

529

Steve Soucie’s Week 9 games to watch: Top teams look to carry momentum into postseason

530

2025 Associated Press Week 9 football poll

531

Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 9 of the 2025 season

532

Kendall County Week 9 IHSA football previews

533

McHenry County Week 9 IHSA football previews

534

CCL/ESCC Week 8 Notebook: Mount Carmel holds off Fenwick, Iggy Amorrortu leads St. Francis over DePaul Prep

535

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 9 IHSA football previews

536

NewsTribune Week 9 IHSA football previews

537

Week 9 preview: The make-or-break week in IHSA football

538

The Herald-News IHSA football preview for Week 9 of the 2025 season

539

The Times IHSA football preview for Week 9 of the 2025 season

540

Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 1A-2A schools

541

Kane County Notes: Batavia, St. Charles North set for chance at another DuKane Conference title

542

Podcast: Week 9 Kankakee County football preview: Game-by-game analysis

543

BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 8, 2025

544

DeKalb County Week 9 IHSA football previews

545

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do McHenry County teams need to do to make field of 256?

546

Steve Soucie’s Week 8 playoff projection: Teams on the fence make a move

547

Daily Journal Week 9 football previews

548

Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: St. Francis sophomore DB Javonte Williams

549

Illinois Valley Week 9 IHSA/I8FA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do

550

Newman scores school record 79 points: Sauk Valley Week 8 football notes

551

CCL/ESCC Week 8 Notebook: Montini eyes White Division title, perfect regular season

552

Podcast: Week 9 preview in the western suburbs: Playoff berths on the line

553

Dundee-Crown endures ‘crazy’ week: McHenry County Week 8 notebook

554

Suburban Life football notebook: Glenbard East’s Sam Walton, after late start, grows into force on D-line

555

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 8 of the 2025 season

556

Kendall County football notebook: Yorkville set for Week 9 showdown at Bolingbrook for SPC West title

557

Will and Grundy County Week 9 IHSA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do

558

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Statements made in Week 8

559

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do DeKalb County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

560

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do CCL/ESCC teams need to do to make the field of 256?

561

What a ride it’s been for coach Mike Noll

562

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Two top five teams falter

563

Podcast: Week 8 review, and about those 2 playoff proposals...

564

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9 : What do Suburban Life-area teams need to do to make the field of 256?

565

Braden Curran ‘tremendous’ filling in at QB for Hall: NewsTribune/BCR football notebook

566

Who’s in? Who’s out? Where Kane County teams stand in the field of 256 heading into the regular season finale

567

Seneca makes stops, FCW clinches I8FA playoff spot: The Times Week 8 Football Notebook

568

Playing to a high standard, Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor elevating Carmel offense

569

The Herald-News Football Notebook: Plainfield South’s Armani Ford shines in year one

570

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do Kendall County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

571

Bureau County area football standings, Oct. 20, 2025

572

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: Where do Kankakee area teams stand in the field of 256?

573

What we learned in Week 8: Stunning results across the board

574

BCR boxscores for Week 8, 2025

575

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 8 of the 2025 season

576

Potent passing attack powers Maine South to girls flag football state championship

577

Surging Marquette rolls over Knoxville 59-6, clinch postseason berth on Senior Day

578

Newman scores 79 in win over Kewanee

579

Kaneland wins thriller, G-K rolls: Daily Chronicle Week 8 rewind

580

Willowbrook flag football bounces back from tough semi loss to take third

581

High school football: Week 8 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area

582

High school football: Week 8 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area

583

Kedirck Dennis helps Glenbard East run out clock in win over Glenbard South

584

Rochelle runs past Ottawa in win that was ‘100 percent’ for injured Dylan Manning

585

‘I had to ball out for her’: Oswego RB shines as mom sees him play high school football for first time

586

Lockport beats Metea Valley for fourth straight win, all but locks up playoff bid

587

Wauconda’s late gambles pay off in win over Antioch to clinch Northern Lake County title

588

Hoffman Estates doubles up Conant, keeps Mayor’s Cup

589

Jake Nawrot throws 3 touchdowns, runs for 2 more as Hersey stuns Prospect in fourth quarter

590

Fremd earns first win over Palatine since 2019

591

Warren runs past Lake Zurich in NSC showdown behind Aaron Stewart’s 306 rushing yards

592

McNamara cruises in battle of unbeatens, Cedric Terrell III shines for Kays: Friday’s Daily Journal roundup

593

Barrington handles Schaumburg in 42-0 shutout

594

St. Charles North defense proves up to the challenge, bounces back to beat Glenbard North

595

Fake punt, strong defense spark Maine South in win over Glenbard South

596

Oregon beats Winnebago 20-18: Friday’s Sauk Valley football roundup

597

Batavia clinches 14th consecutive playoff berth with win over St. Charles East

598

EJ Kuhlman’s late score gives Lyons push past Downers Grove North

599

Jackson Failla, Nazareth offense get rolling, all but end Benet’s playoff hopes

600

Wheaton North plays spoiler with win over Geneva

601

Willowbrook, on Mckenzie Edison’s TD catch in final seconds, edges Kenwood to advance to state semifinals

602

FCW, Dwight record critical fifth wins; Fieldcrest falls: The Times Friday Roundup

603

Casey Etheridge comes to the rescue as Princeton rallies to beat Mercer County

604

St. Bede early lead, but Peoria Notre Dame uses big plays to pull away

605

Bolingbrook QB Tyson Ward runs in 4 touchdowns, Raiders get sixth win against Minooka

606

Jack Beetham, Yorkville come out hot, then close out Plainfield North late

607

Sterling pulls away from Quincy in WB6 win

608

Bradley-Bourbonnais buckles down to end Lincoln-Way West’s unbeaten season

609

Dixon runs past Streator for 65-0 nonconference win

610

Jaiden Lee scores 4 times for Genoa-Kingston in win: Week 8 Daily Chronicle football roundup

611

York responds to loss in a big way, knocks off previously undefeated Glenbard West

612

Unbeaten Seneca runs out clock, St. Joe-Ogden’s chances for 39-36 victory

613

Cary-Grove cruises past Hampshire, clinches playoff berth

614

Noah McKittrick’s field goal lifts Kaneland to wild win over La Salle-Peru

615

Malik Carter throws 5 TDs, Huntley tops McHenry to keep playoff hopes alive

616

Duke Mays finishes off Johnsburg’s win against Woodstock

617

Aurora Christian stops game-winning two-point conversion, holds on to defeat Wheaton Academy

618

Defense sets up offense in Morris’s 50-10 win over Sycamore

619

Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor shines as Carmel offense picks apart Loyola

620

David Randecker’s 3 touchdowns help Woodstock North top Sandwich

621

Erie-Prophetstown makes big plays, holds off Mendota on senior night

622

Illinois high school football scores: Week 8, 2025

623

Plainfield South keeps razor thin playoff hopes alive with dominant win over Joliet Central

624

Richmond-Burton clinches KRC title in Mike Noll’s 300th career win with 6-TD performance from Hunter Carley

625

Morrison snaps Wooden Shoe losing streak, beats Fulton

626

Andrew gets key stops, runs away from DeKalb

627

Second IHSA proposal looks to restructure playoff field

628

A look at Week 8 scores from out of the past around Bureau County

629

St. Francis senior, Lindenwood recruit Jaylen Torres controlling the trenches

630

St. Anne erupts in 2nd half to down Milford/Cissna Park 61-28

631

BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 8, 2025 -

632

Next up in the family, IC Catholic Prep’s Foley Calcagno ready to leave his legacy

633

Podcast: Week 8 preview, West and South edition

634

Sterling can snatch big win and Wooden Shoe up for grabs: Sauk Valley Football previews

635

Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 8 of the 2025 season

636

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 8 IHSA football previews

637

BCR 2025 Week 8 IHSA Preview Capsules

638

Southwest Valley, Southwest Prairie showdowns highlight packed slate: Herald-News IHSA football Week 8 preview

639

Steve Soucie’s Week 8 games to watch: Unbeatens face myriad of challenges

640

Kendall County Week 8 IHSA football previews

641

McHenry County Week 8 IHSA football previews

642

Marquette, Dwight, FCW have likely win-and-in opportunities: The Times Week 8 football preview

643

NewsTribune Week 8 IHSA football previews

644

Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Geneva senior linebacker Tyler Drake

645

BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 7, 2025

646

Podcast: Week 8 preview: Let's talk IHSA playoffs, and that new proposal

647

Podcast: Week 8 in Kankakee County: Game-by-game preview

648

CCL/ESCC Week 7 Notebook: St. Laurence, Providence highlight potential playoff teams scoring big wins

649

DeKalb County Week 8 IHSA football previews

650

Steve Soucie’s Week 7 playoff projection: Seeds move considerably, entrants do not

651

Daily Journal Week 8 football previews

652

Unbeaten Willowbrook, with Marli Smrz throwing 6 TDs, romps past West Aurora to sectional title

653

Will and Grundy County Week 8 IHSA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do

654

IHSA proposal seeks to expand football playoffs, regionalize scheduling

655

Illinois Valley Week 8 IHSA/I8FA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do

656

Suburban Life football notebook: Warren Mason helps lead 7-0 Riverside-Brookfield to best start in 24 years

657

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do DeKalb County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

658

Podcast: Week 8 in the western suburbs, who is closing in on a conference title?

659

Kendall County football notebook: Oswego East’s Jeremiah Smith drives himself to improve, now is force on line

660

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 7 of the 2025 season

661

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Major upheaval in the middle of the rankings

662

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Down the stretch

663

Rock Falls seeks more player leadership: Sauk Valley football notes

664

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do McHenry County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

665

Podcast: Week 7 review: Do we have playoff clarity?

666

Plainfield Central continues its playoff run with sectional semifinal win over Yorkville

667

Unbeaten Willowbrook flag football keeps rolling, advances to face West Aurora in sectional final

668

Cary-Grove’s season ends with IHSA sectional semifinal loss to Harlem

669

Playoffs? Hampshire gives itself shot at postseason: McHenry County Week 7 notebook

670

BCR boxscores for Week 7, 2025

671

2025 IHSA playoff projections: Where do Kane County teams stand in the field of 256 heading into Week 8?

672

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do Suburban Life-area teams need to do to make the field of 256?

673

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do CCL/ESCC teams need to do to make the field of 256?

674

Will and Grundy County Football Notebook: Minooka continues to push through adversity

675

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: Where do Kankakee area teams stand in the field of 256?

676

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do Kendall County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

677

What we learned in Week 7: Surprisingly chaotic week develops

678

Another week, another record for Davon Grant: Daily Chronicle Week 7 rewind

679

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 7 of the 2025 season

680

All three phases power second quarter surge for Hiawatha in 54-6 win against Rockford Christian Life

681

Former Princeton coach Nick Delinski fulfills dream at hometown Metamora

682

High school football: Week 7 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area

683

High school football: Week 7 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area

684

Well-rounded play from Barrington yields MSL West win over Fremd

685

Minnesota recruit Owen Lansu spectacular in return from injury, leads Downers Grove North past York

686

Naperville North survives Neuqua Valley on controversial ending

687

Seneca runs for 488 yards in win against St. Bede

688

South Elgin too talented on offense for Bartlett

689

Fieldcrest falls at home to Ridgeview-Lexington: The Times Friday Roundup

690

Turnovers, ground game lead Warren over Stevenson

691

Jackson Cacini throws 5 TDs, Prospect edges Rolling Meadows in wild one

692

Kole Fager, Palatine move closer to playoff berth with win

693

Wilmington stops Streator 45-0 to earn sixth win

694

Nathan Kutella, Conant best Schaumburg in pivotal rivalry tilt

695

Morris dominates up front on its way to convincing win in Ottawa

696

Maine South routs Glenbrook North, looks ahead to CSL title showdown in Week 8

697

QB Brendan Mecher runs for four touchdowns, Lockport hands Sandburg its second defeat

698

‘Play like Dyl’: Rochelle picks up win against Kaneland in 1st game after injury to Dylan Manning

699

Dixon, Newman get sixth wins: Friday’s Sauk Valley football roundup

700

Alex Draper gives Herscher OT win over Reed-Custer: Friday’s Daily Journal football roundup

701

Israel Abrams, Montini take care of business, blow out St. Viator

702

Providence roars back, stuns Loyola for first win over Ramblers since 2009

703

IC Catholic Prep blows past Marmion, closes in on playoff bid

704

Mt. Carmel remains undefeated, hands Joliet Catholic fifth loss of season

705

Batavia defense gets big stops to turn away Wheaton North

706

Glenbard North kicker comes through in clutch in win over Geneva

707

Princeton shows its true self in second half to beat Mendota

708

Richmond-Burton makes plays in all three phases, shuts out Woodstock North to stay unbeaten

709

Burlington Central beats Huntley for 3rd straight victory

710

Big second half propels Woodstock past Sandwich for 5th victory

711

Oswego East, on Jasiah Watson’s monster 253-yard game, hands Yorkville its first loss

712

Cooper Bode, Crewe Bartelt force key turnovers in Sycamore win over La Salle-Peru

713

Kankakee’s win streak reaches 5 with no-doubter over Bloom

714

Sterling falls to Geneseo for first time since 2014

715

Glenbard West, behind Jamarcus Kelly’s 196 yards and 4 TDs, runs past Hinsdale Central to clinch playoff bid

716

Logan Abrams scores 5 consecutive TDs, Cary-Grove rolls to win against Crystal Lake South

717

Bradley-Bourbonnais bounces back with offensive onslaught over DeKalb

718

IVC pulls away after strong first half from Rock Falls

719

Prairie Ridge’s Logan Thennes, Vincent Byk score 1st rushing TDs in win over Crystal Lake Central

720

Illinois high school football scores: Week 7, 2025

721

Owen Yorke runs wild, goes for five touchdowns to help Wheaton Warrenville South over St. Charles North

722

Jacobs piles up big yards on the ground, again, coasts to win over Dundee-Crown

723

Homecoming heartbreaker for Bureau Valley

724

Fenwick brothers Tommy Thies, Jake Thies combine for 4 TDs in win over Benet

725

Brady Kozlowski helps Minooka win defensive battle over Oswego

726

Bishop McNamara stays unbeaten with 29-14 win at Wheaton Academy

727

Plainfield East spoils Joliet West homecoming with to snap losing skid

728

Mason Hill gets second chance, kicks game-winning field goal to send Hampshire past McHenry

729

Marquette ‘convincing’ in victory over Elmwood-Brimfield

730

BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 7, 2025

731

A look at Week 7 scores from out of the past around Bureau County

732

Oswego East, on Avaya Kittling-Turner’s score in OT, rallies past St. Charles North in regional final thriller

733

West Aurora gets stop on game-tying conversion to take down Wheaton North for regional title

734

Yorkville flag football outlasts Oswego to win regional title in 2-1 OT thriller

735

Plainfield Central edges Romeoville to win regional girls flag football championship in first year of play

736

Kicking for a cause, Fenwick’s Noah Sur raising money for stillbirth prevention

737

BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 6, 2025

738

Playoff approach: Sauk Valley Week 7 IHSA football previews

739

Podcast: Week 7 high school football preview: West and South edition

740

BCR 2025 Week 7 IHSA Preview Capsules

741

Steve Soucie’s Week 7 games to watch: Playoff implications abound as stretch run arrives

742

Kendall County Week 7 IHSA football previews

743

Conference powerhouses await Ottawa, Streator, Fieldcrest: The Times Week 7 IHSA/I8FA football preview

744

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 7 IHSA football previews

745

Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 7 of the 2025 season

746

Big matchups abound as regular season winds down: The Herald-News IHSA football preview for Week 7

747

NewsTribune Week 7 IHSA football previews

748

McHenry County Week 7 IHSA football previews

749

Willowbrook remains unbeaten, knocks off St. Edward in regional final

750

Kennedy Manning rallies Cary-Grove to regional title

751

Huntley hangs tough during IHSA regional championship loss to Antioch

752

Malia Shen’s two touchdowns, dominating defense send Naperville Central past Glenbard West to regional title

753

2025 Associated Press Week 7 football poll

754

CCL/ESCC Week 6 Notebook: Nazareth, St. Patrick surge to forefront of divisional races

755

Will and Grundy County Week 7 IHSA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do

756

Podcast: Week 7 in Kankakee County football: Game-by-game preview

757

DeKalb County Week 7 IHSA football previews

758

Kane County football notebook: Already suffering two close losses, Batavia gets on right side against Geneva

759

Steve Soucie’s Week 6 playoff projection: Calm before the storm? Projection holds fairly stable

760

Daily Journal Week 7 football previews

761

Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: La Salle-Peru defensive back Regan Doerr

762

Jazmin Hurston’s late pick seals Oswego’s regional win over Joliet West

763

Plainfield Central upsets top seed Bradley-Bourbonnais in Romeoville flag football regional

764

Yorkville surges in 2nd half of regional semis to beat Kankakee

765

Dixon’s defense on a historic roll: Sauk Valley Week 6 football notes

766

Week 7 preview: What does the playoff picture look like?

767

A look at Bureau County rushing records

768

The Times Week 7 IHSA/I8FA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do

769

Kendall County football notebook: Sandwich’s Nick Michalek on pace for third 1,000-yard season after huge game

770

Suburban Life football notebook: Junior D-ends John Breton, Tommy Riordan big part of Hinsdale Central’s rise

771

Podcast: Week 7 in the western suburbs: What can we expect?

772

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do DeKalb County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

773

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 6 of the 2025 season

774

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do Suburban Life-area teams need to do to make the field of 256?

775

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Clutch kicking, conference clashes, playoff pushes

776

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do Kane County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

777

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Top teams continue to flex muscles

778

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do McHenry County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

779

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do CCL/ESCC need to do to make the field of 256?

780

Podcast: Week 6 review: What did we learn from a wild week?

781

Kankakee dominates second half to win regional opener over Plainfield South

782

Princeton’s Casey Etheridge says rushing record is shared by many: Week 7 BCR/NewsTribune notebook

783

Streator’s Aiden Ferris, Ottawa’s Archer Cechowicz come up big in losses: The Times Week 6 Football Notebook

784

2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do Kendall County teams need to do to make the field of 256?

785

Davon Grant, Adrian Leon set records while Kaneland gets big win: Daily Chronicle Week 6 rewind

786

A journey back through La Salle-Peru vs. Ottawa football history, 10 years at a time

787

IHSA football playoff outlook for the Daily Journal area heading into Week 7

788

Huntley QB Malik Carter flashes potential in loss: McHenry County Week 6 notebook

789

BCR boxscores for Week 7, 2025

790

What we learned in Week 6: CCL/ESCC produces wild week of results

791

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 6 of the 2025 season

792

Dwight dominates St. Bede to improve to 3-3

793

Bishop McNamara avoids potential trap from Marian Central

794

Newman’s Matthew Blackert scores on offense, defense and special teams in blowout win over Mercer County

795

Rochelle football player has surgery after leaving Friday’s game with head injury

796

High school football: Week 6 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area

797

High school football: Week 6 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area

798

IC Catholic Prep, on Grant Bowen’s go-ahead TD catch, wins thriller at St. Francis

799

Emmett Dowling, Mount Carmel take down Brother Rice in battle of unbeatens

800

Woodstock gets late stop to hold off Plano 20-14

801

Elgin maintains control of Little Brown Jug with victory over Larkin

802

Jameson Purcell, defense lead Maine South past New Trier

803

Wauconda rallies in the second half to beat Grant, stay unbeaten

804

Grayslake Central pulls away from Grayslake North

805

Joe Brigham’s six touchdowns lead Rolling Meadows past Buffalo Grove

806

Riverside-Brookfield recovers squib kick, rallies to beat Glenbard South

807

Hersey piled up the points in win over Elk Grove

808

Barrington gets convincing win at Conant

809

Donato Gatses carries Glenbard North to win over Lake Park

810

Bureau Valley tops Lewistown co-op 44-6 for first win

811

Fremd rides ground game past Hoffman Estates in battle of unbeatens

812

Montini edges Carmel in one-point game for the ages

813

Reed-Custer gets walk-off win, Kankakee wins fourth straight: KDJ football roundup

814

Eli Loeding’s interception preserves Prairie Ridge win against Huntley

815

St. Charles North stays perfect with win over rival St. Charles East

816

Wheaton Warrenville South shut outs Wheaton North to earn bragging rights

817

Providence goes for the win, Broden Mackert goes for the touchdown in 28-14 triumph over Marist

818

FCW football rolls to victory, Sandwich falls: The Times Friday roundup

819

Seneca’s Cam Shriey runs for 215 yards, 4 TDs in 43-26 win over Marquette

820

Adrian Leon sets school record with 9 extra points in Genoa-Kingston’s 63-14 win at Rockford Lutheran

821

Oswego bounces back from 1st loss, beats Joliet West in runaway fashion

822

Lincoln-Way Central holds on for 28-20 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais

823

York’s Henry Duda scores 3 TDs, goes over 300 total yards in win against Hinsdale Central

824

Lincoln-Way West stays perfect with win at DeKalb despite Davon Grant setting receiving record for Barbs

825

Plainfield North’s ground game rolls in 42-7 win over Plainfield East

826

Gavin Lanham makes key conversion stop to help Princeton to win at Hall

827

L-P beats Ottawa for second time this season, extends streak in rivalry to 13

828

E-PC tops Forreston: Friday football roundup

829

Lockport survives overtime slugfest with Naperville Central, 14-7

830

Pair of game-changing sequences gets Herscher past Streator, 1 win from likely playoff berth

831

Dixon dominates in BNC win over Stillman Valley

832

Johnsburg’s defense takes over in shutout against Marengo

833

Coal City wastes no time pulling away from Manteno

834

Mendota wins back-to-back games for first time since 2021 with rout of Kewanee

835

Jacobs relies on run game to rally for win against Crystal Lake Central

836

Morris gets physical in resounding win over Rochelle

837

Batavia uses walk-off field goal to secure OT thriller over Geneva in 107th rivalry game

838

Landon Arnold’s big game lifts Burlington Central to win over McHenry

839

Chris Whetstone jumps in at QB, leads Hampshire past Crystal Lake South

840

Sterling shows depth in win over Alleman

841

Jalen Carter powers Kaneland to first win over Sycamore since 2018

842

Freshman Leo Zavala shines in 1st start, leads Cary-Grove past Dundee-Crown

843

Illinois high school football scores: Week 6, 2025

844

Jonas Williams breaks IHSA career passing TD record, Lincoln-Way East rolls past Metea Valley

845

Princeton/Hall to renew century-old rivalry Friday in Spring Valley

846

IHSA flag football playoffs begin: Who, where and when are Will County teams playing?

847

A look at Week 6 scores from out of the past around Bureau County

848

Joliet West caps flag football regular season with 46-0 win over Joliet Central

849

Inspired by family, Nazareth’s Jake Cestone delivers stellar game for Roadrunners

850

Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Calvin Kohl brings added perspective to senior year

851

Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 6 of the 2025 season

852

Podcast: Week 6 IHSA football preview: West and South edition

853

Locals look for winning week: Sauk Valley Week 6 IHSA football previews

854

Lincoln-Ways, Morris face tests in Week 6: The Herald-News football preview

855

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 6 IHSA football previews

856

Kendall County Week 6 IHSA football previews

857

Steve Soucie’s Week 6 games to watch: Huge CCL/ESCC game highlights the week

858

Seneca-Marquette showdown at Gould, homecoming at Dieken Stadium: The Times Week 6 IHSA football preview

859

NewsTribune Week 6 IHSA football previews

860

McHenry County Week 6 IHSA football previews

861

BCR 2025 Week 6 IHSA Preview Capsules

862

2025 Associated Press Week 6 football poll

863

CCL/ESCC Week 5 Notebook: Marist, St. Rita snap recent losing streaks

864

Suburban Life football notebook: Nazareth’s Jackson Failla, after move from Pennsylvania, fitting in at QB

865

Podcast: Week 6 Kankakee County preview: Conference titles up for grabs?

866

Steve Soucie’s Week 5 playoff projection: Small upsets tinker with field’s construction

867

DeKalb County Week 6 IHSA football previews

868

Daily Journal Week 6 football previews

869

Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Willowbrook senior RB/LB Anthony Leo

870

Explosive start fuels Wilmington’s 49-0 homecoming win over Manteno

871

Podcast: Week 6 western suburbs preview: A pivotal week ahead

872

Kane County Notes: Where the Tri-City teams stand heading into rivalry week

873

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Trio of local teams hit Week 6 undefeated

874

Kendall County football notes: Caleb Viscogliosi, playing alongside his brother, takes lead for Yorkville ‘D’

875

Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 5 of the 2025 season

876

Week 6 IHSA football preview: An early look at the playoffs

877

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Ranked teams continue to show out

878

St. Charles North in control of first crosstown rivalry matchup, get big win over St. Charles East

879

IHSA football Week 5 review: Can anyone stay undefeated?

880

Several Spartans score in Romeoville’s win over Plainfield East

881

Mendota defense has ‘been fantastic’: NewsTribune football notebook

882

2025 season preview: Scouting the Three Rivers Conference

883

Herald-News football notebook: Plainfield Central moving forward behind Morrisette

884

FCW has rare QB1/DE in Brezdyn Simons; Chicagoland Prairie playoff picture: The Times Week 5 Notebook

885

Jonas Williams ties state passing touchdown record as Lincoln-Way East rolls over Naperville Central

886

Dundee-Crown defense delivering shutouts: McHenry County Week 5 notebook

887

BCR boxscores for Week 5, 2025

888

What we learned in Week 5: Top teams breaking away from the pack

889

Griffin Larsen, Sycamore stay undefeated in I-8: Daily Chronicle Week 5 rewind

890

Neuqua Valley, with big second half, pulls away to win at Metea Valley

891

Owen Cook’s throw on fake punt sparks Barrington past Palatine

892

Jackson Failla’s 6 touchdown passes power Nazareth to win over Joliet Catholic

893

High school football: Week 5 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area

894

Rockridge beats Newman in state-ranked TRAC Rock battle

895

Morris rides fast start to win at Kaneland in matchup of unbeatens

896

Sterling continues momentum, dispatches Galesburg

897

Monmouth-Roseville spoils Princeton’s homecoming game 36-8

898

Ray Hannemann, Richmond-Burton passing game on point in KRC win over Woodstock

899

Dundee-Crown posts 2nd straight shutout in FVC win over Crystal Lake South

900

Luke Vanderwiel scores 4 TDs as Prairie Ridge keeps perfect season alive with win over McHenry

901

Illinois high school football scores: Week 5, 2025

902

‘Just feels awesome’: Mendota snaps 16-game losing streak with win over Sherrard

903

Plainfield Central avenges 2024 loss to Joliet Central by spoiling Steelmen homecoming

904

A look at BCR area Week 5 scores out of the past

905

Newman plays at Rockridge in 4-0 battle: Sauk Valley Week 5 IHSA football previews

906

Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Alden-Hebron running back Caleb Linneman

907

BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 5, 2025

908

Back from an ACL injury, Montini’s Laddie Asay spearheading Broncos defense

909

BCR Week 5 IHSA football previews

910

IHSA football: Week 5 preview, west and south edition

911

Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 5 of the 2025 season

912

Steve Soucie’s Week 5 games to watch: Slate chock full of intriguing games

913

FCW, Marquette, Seneca, Ottawa, Fieldcrest all at home: The Times Week 5 preview

914

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 5 IHSA football previews