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2026 Week 1 Illinois high school football Media Poll

2

Madden Larsen learning what it takes to lead Sycamore football

3

Will and Grundy county IHSA football previews for Week 1 of the 2026 season

4

Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 1 of the 2026 season

5

The 2026 season opens with Marquette, Ottawa at home; Streator, Seneca on road: The Times Week 1 preview

6

2026 season preview: Scouting the Illinois 8-Man Football Association

7

Kankakee Daily Journal Week 1 IHSA football previews

8

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 1 IHSA football previews

9

Returning QB Brady Berlin, deep receiving group set to lead experienced Sterling team

10

Kendall County Week 1 IHSA football previews

11

Expanded playoff format leads to wildly different projected brackets

12

New faces aplenty as Fenwick looks to follow up Class 6A state championship run

13

2026 season preview: Scouting the Western Big 6 Conference

14

Newman football returns strong running game, solid defense

15

2026 season preview: Scouting the West Suburban Silver

16

Lyons tight end Owen Matela has basketball genes, but the Miami (Ohio) commit is emerging as football star

17

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Lots of unknowns but top two teams are hard to argue with

18

2026 season preview: Scouting the West Suburban Gold

19

5 football players to watch in the NewsTribune area in 2026

20

Darin Ashiru prioritizes progress ahead of final season at Batavia

21

2026 season preview: Scouting the Upstate Eight East

22

Dixon’s Jagger Kemp brings swagger, leadership at QB

23

DeKalb senior lineman Jamarie Lymon ready to ‘destroy some guys’

24

Flush with Division I talent, Nazareth ready to reload after overtime loss in state semifinals last season

25

Downers Grove South QB James Sobkowiak could have D-1 future. But in football or baseball? ‘Something special’

26

St. Charles East’s Liam Barrett is 6-foot-7, has 10 Division I offers – and says his teammates come first.

27

Ashton-Franklin Center football hopes to be more competitive in coach’s second year

28

Bishop McNamara alum, 6-year NFL vet Jonathan Ward signs with Ravens

29

Strive for five: Mount Carmel gearing up for run at 5th consecutive state championship under Jordan Lynch

30

Rock Falls football continues rehaul; reaching expanded playoffs an added goal

31

2026 season preview: Scouting the DuPage Valley Conference

32

Senior wideouts standing out in Plano’s run-happy offense

33

Bolingbrook’s 5-star Darieon Prescott ready to unleash his full potential this fall

34

Mendota looks to build on foundation set last fall

35

New-look Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland hoping for fourth straight I8FA playoff berth

36

2026 season preview: Scouting the Vermilion Valley Conference

37

Podcast: Week 1 is here, and these are the games we're watching

38

Hall/Putnam County looks to keep building, get program back on track

39

Dwight reloads with sights set on another playoff push

40

Princeton Tigers all business as new campaign starts

41

Seneca adjusts to youth movement, but expectations remain unchanged

42

‘I want to stand out:’ Oswego’s D1-bound tight end ready for his senior-year emergence

43

Optimism in the eyes of the Storm at Bureau Valley

44

Jevon Wesby takes over as new Kankakee girls flag football coach

45

2026 season preview: Scouting the Southwest Prairie West

46

2026 season preview: Scouting the Southwest Prairie East

47

La Salle-Peru looks to turn things around after two-win season

48

Streator building toward improvement in Year 2 under Jay Slone

49

Providence returns potent rushing attack in quest for 2nd straight state finals run: ‘It’s a new team’

50

2026 season preview: Scouting the Kishwaukee River Conference

51

Sandwich’s Cash White was thrown into the fire at QB last year. Now he aims to lead rebound season

52

Linemen set to lead way for St. Bede in 2026

53

Marquette Academy aiming for 14th consecutive playoff appearance

54

Genoa-Kingston’s Jaiden Lee is ready to take over as the new starting quarterback

55

Kaneland’s Jackson Little ready for bigger backfield role

56

Ottawa Pirates hoping to steer winning course in 2026

57

2026 season preview: Scouting the Southland Athletic Conference

58

IHSA places Mount Carmel football program on probation, suspends coach Jordan Lynch for two practices

59

Michigan recruit Quentin Burrell ascends to star role at Mount Carmel

60

Oswego’s Cam Loghmani found his home at linebacker. Now he hopes to lead another deep playoff run

61

Sakalas twins’ sibling rivalry fuels Nazareth

62

2026 Season Preview: Scouting the South Suburban Conference

63

Rochelle seeking 6th straight playoff appearance under Kyle Kissack: ‘It’s a great foundation to build on’

64

Brody Guthrie’s time is now, and Kaneland’s new starting QB is ready

65

2026 season preview: Scouting the Interstate 8

66

2026 Season Preview: Scouting the Northwest Upstate Illini Conference

67

Morrison football looks for continued growth

68

Amboy football focused on the present after three straight I8FA titles

69

2026 season preview: Scouting the CCL Orange Division

70

IC Catholic’s Grant Bowen sees recruiting soar with 33 offers. But loss to Byron ‘left a bad taste’

71

Scouting the Lincoln Land Conference North Division

72

Nearly one year after suffering a severe head injury, Rochelle’s Dylan Manning continues to get healthy

73

Here are 5 girls flag football storylines to watch in McHenry County in 2026

74

Hiawatha football returns two key playmakers after years away to an already loaded roster

75

West Carroll football hopes to continue progress in I8FA

76

2026 season preview: Scouting the CCL White Division

77

Joliet Central has pieces in place to end 50-year playoff drought

78

Fulton football coach Patrick Lower enters 20th season with 97 wins for Steamers

79

Nelson Wendell eyes injury comeback, resurgent season for Geneva football

80

AJ Rayford to lead Glenbard West offense with two D-1 recruits: ‘He will be the best quarterback we have had’

81

Javier Hernandez is a strong leader for Mendota football

82

‘We can compete with anybody:’ Yorkville D-line poised to contend under veteran leadership

83

5 football players to watch in Bureau County in 2026

84

NewsTribune/BCR area schools holding scrimmages, meet the team nights

85

LeBron Carrington, DeKalb hoping team’s raw talent leads to turnaround

86

Bolingbrook brings back experience, D-1 talent with eyes on a state title

87

Braden Foster is the coach Hampshire needed. Even at 2 a.m.

88

New faces look to step up for Milledgeville football

89

‘He’s a glue guy:’ Linebacker Jack Ponto ready to lead Oswego East after big junior season

90

‘It all stems from the O-line’: St. Bede to rely on experience up front

91

New playoff system, new goal: Sycamore football wants a bye week

92

2025 season preview: Scouting the Fox Valley Conference

93

2026 season preview: Scouting the DuKane Conference

94

Podcast: Why we're excited for these 2026 IHSA football games in the west and south

95

Podcast: THE games to watch on the 2026 IHSA football schedule

96

St. Patrick DL David Folorunsho commits to Notre Dame: ‘I’m the player with the most tenacity’

97

St. Laurence LB Sean Rice commits to Illinois

98

Mount Carmel WR Quentin Burrell commits to Michigan: ‘I’m ready to earn everything’

99

CCL/ESCC football notes: Colin McEniry, Henry Miller among players to watch as Marmion eyes return to playoffs

100

Lincoln-Way East OL Mason Halliman, a highly sought-after OL prospect, chooses Illinois

101

Jared Mundt takes over as new Ottawa football coach

102

QB Marion Persich to transfer to Morris from La Salle-Peru

103

Oswego’s Ammar Banire, after breakout moments as a sophomore, puts himself on Division I recruiting radar

104

Could Illinois follow Alabama’s lead in splitting public and private school competition?

105

Could Illinois follow Alabama’s lead in splitting public and private school competition?

106

Here are the 10 winningest active head football coaches in IHSA history entering 2026

107

CCL/ESCC football notes: After back-to-back Prep Bowl wins, St. Ignatius players seek return to IHSA playoffs

108

Kankakee native, new LA Ram Keagen Trost celebrated by community he’s become a role model for

109

La Salle-Peru, Ottawa players have ‘good experience’ at IHSA combines

110

Local athletes shine at Johnsburg showcase

111

Princeton players attend Moline Combine

112

Alex Wollschlaeger had one scholarship offer at Oswego East. Now he’s signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints

113

CCL/ESCC football note: Hailing from Nigeria, St. Patrick’s David Folorunsho now a top defensive line prospect

114

CCL/ESCC football notes: Brayden Parks, Ethan Posey ready to anchor Brother Rice in the trenches

115

‘I’m going to miss it’: Iowa’s Teegan Davis medically retires from football

116

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

117

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

118

Friday Night Drive’s Top Linebackers to Watch in 2026

119

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

120

Bradley-Bourbonnais names Joe Kubal head coach

121

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

122

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

123

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

124

An early look at Princeton’s 2026 football schedule

125

Duke Mays transfers from Johnsburg to Joliet Catholic

126

Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams announces commitment to Miami

127

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

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

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

132

Bradley-Bourbonnais football coach Mike Kohl resigns after 15 seasons

133

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

134

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

135

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

136

L-P football revamps nonconference schedule for 2026 season

137

Friday Night Drive’s Top Receivers to Watch in 2026

138

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

139

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

140

Plainfield South promotes from within with hire of Ron Szudarski

141

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

142

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

143

Friday Night Drive’s Top Quarterbacks to Watch in 2026

144

Marquette announces Princeton assistant Drake Davis as next head coach

145

Fieldcrest to play JV-only schedule in 2026

146

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

147

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

148

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

149

IHSA members vote to move up start of 2026 preseason

150

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

151

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

152

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

153

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

154

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

155

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

156

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

157

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

158

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

159

Carmel quarterback Trae Taylor transferring to Millard South in Omaha

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

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

166

Dixon names Brad Winterland new football coach

167

Bureau County collegiate football players go bowling

168

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

169

Dixon football coach Jared Shaner resigns after successful run

170

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

171

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

172

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

173

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

174

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

175

2025 Kane County Chronicle Football All-Area team

176

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

177

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

178

Friday Night Drive’s 2025 Team of the Year

179

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

180

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

181

Presenting the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Football Team

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

Zach Weigel named as head football coach at Sherrard

186

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

187

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

188

Presenting the 2025 Times All-Area Football Team

189

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

190

Rob Stover named Sycamore football coach

191

McHenry County coaches react to IHSA football playoff expansion

192

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

193

IHSA football playoffs expanded with passage of Proposal 19

194

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

195

2025 Northwest Herald Football All-Area team

196

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

197

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

198

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

199

2025 Daily Journal All-Area Football Team

200

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

201

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team

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Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team

203

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

204

Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area football team

205

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

206

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

207

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

208

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team

209

2025 NewsTribune Football All-Area Team

210

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

211

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

212

CCL/ESCC shakes up divisional alignment

213

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

214

BCR Football Players of the Year Honor roll

215

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

216

2025 Herald-News Flag Football All-Area Team

217

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

218

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

219

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

220

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

221

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

222

Meet the 2025 All-BCR Football team

223

Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Football Team

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

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

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

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

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

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

240

Football: 2025 All-Interstate 8 Conference team announced

241

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

242

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

243

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

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

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

250

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

251

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

252

Wilmington’s success built on foundation up front

253

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

254

Three Rivers announces all-conference football: NewsTribune sports briefs

255

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

256

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

257

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

258

Podcast: IHSA football state title game previews

259

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

260

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

261

IHSA Class 2A state championship preview capsule

262

IHSA Class 4A state preview: Montini vs. Rochester

263

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

264

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

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

266

Podcast: IHSA state title game previews, western suburbs edition

267

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

268

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Several top 10 teams fall

269

Podcast: IHSA semifinal football review: Private school dominance again

270

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

271

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

272

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

273

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

274

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

275

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

276

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

277

2025 IHSA playoffs: Championship game pairings

278

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

279

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

280

‘Explosive’ Caden Considine, Byron best Richmond-Burton

281

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

282

Here are the IHSA football playoff semifinal-round scores

283

Providence asserts its will in toppling Oak Forest

284

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

285

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

286

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

287

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

288

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

289

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

290

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

291

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

292

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

293

Richmond-Burton’s Blake Livdahl keeps coming up big

294

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

295

McHenry County Week 13 IHSA football previews

296

DuPage and suburban Cook County semifinal IHSA football previews

297

Kendall County semifinal IHSA football preview

298

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

299

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

300

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

301

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

302

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

303

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

304

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

305

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

306

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

307

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

308

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

309

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

310

2025 All-Fox Valley Conference football team announced

311

Podcast: IHSA Semifinal football preview for the western suburbs

312

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

313

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

314

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Top tier teams power along

315

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

316

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

317

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

318

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

319

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

320

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

321

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

322

2025 IHSA playoffs: Semifinal round pairings

323

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

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

325

Mount Carmel completely overwhelms Lincoln-Way East

326

Here are the IHSA football playoff quarterfinal-round scores

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

328

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

329

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

330

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

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

332

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

333

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

334

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

335

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

336

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

337

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

338

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

339

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

340

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

341

Here are the IHSA football playoff quarterfinal-round scores

342

Belvidere North exacts revenge on Cary-Grove

343

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

344

Burlington Central QB Landon Arnold fulfilling his promise

345

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

346

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

347

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

348

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

349

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

350

Kendall County quarterfinal IHSA football previews

351

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

352

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

353

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

354

DuPage and suburban Cook County quarterfinal IHSA football previews

355

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

356

McHenry County quarterfinal IHSA football previews

357

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

358

Podcast: IHSA football quarterfinal playoff preview

359

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

360

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

361

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

362

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

363

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

364

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

365

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

366

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

367

Seven Daily Journal area players earn IHSFCA All-State honors

368

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

369

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

370

Podcast: IHSA football playoff quarterfinal preview in the western suburbs

371

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

372

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

373

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

374

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

375

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

376

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

377

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

378

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

379

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

380

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

381

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

382

BCR postseason football update

383

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

384

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

385

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

386

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

387

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

388

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

389

2025 IHSA playoffs: Quarterfinal round pairings

390

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

391

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

392

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

393

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

394

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

395

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

396

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

397

Brother Rice gets road repeat, runs past Jacobs

398

Newman falls to undefeated El Paso-Gridley in second round

399

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

400

Nazareth runs away on the road, tops Wheaton Warrenville South

401

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

402

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

403

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

404

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

405

Lincoln-Way West cruises past Kenwood into 7A quarterfinals

406

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

407

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

408

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

409

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

410

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

411

Here are the IHSA football playoff second-round scores

412

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

413

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

414

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

415

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

416

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

417

Brandon Jenkins carries Hersey into quarterfinals for first time since 1987

418

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

419

St. Laurence breaks down Bradley-Bourbonnais defense

420

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

421

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

422

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

423

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

424

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

425

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

426

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

427

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

428

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

429

McHenry County Round 2 IHSA football previews

430

Football Playoffs Round 2 : Sauk Valley Previews

431

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

432

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

433

Kendall County Round 2 IHSA playoff second-round football previews

434

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

435

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

436

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

437

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

438

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

439

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

440

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

441

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

442

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

443

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

444

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

445

DeKalb County IHSA second-round football previews

446

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

447

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

448

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

449

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

450

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

451

Podcast: IHSA football playoffs Round 2 western suburbs preview

452

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

453

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

454

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: City schools make history

455

Sauk Valley Round 1 Playoff Football Recap

456

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

457

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

458

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

459

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

460

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

461

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

462

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

463

Princeton-Bloomington Central Catholic playoff boxscore

464

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

465

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

466

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

467

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

468

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

469

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

470

Late air attack leads Burlington Central past Libertyville

471

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

472

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

473

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

474

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

475

2025 IHSA playoffs: Second round pairings

476

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

477

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

478

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

479

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

480

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

481

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

482

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

483

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

484

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

485

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

486

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

487

Antioch pulls away from Glenbard South in second half

488

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

489

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

490

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

491

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

492

Polo pulls away from Hiawatha in I8FA playoff opener

493

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

494

Glenwood proves a bit too tough for Joliet Catholic

495

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

496

Cary-Grove pounces early, eliminates Sycamore in first round

497

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

498

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

499

Here are the IHSA football playoff first-round scores

500

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

501

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

502

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

503

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

504

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

505

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

506

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

507

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

508

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

509

TJ Lewis helps Bolingbrook power past Oswego East

510

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

511

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

512

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

513

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

514

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

515

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

516

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

517

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

518

Hinsdale Central puts it all together against South Elgin

519

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

520

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

521

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

522

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

523

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

524

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

525

Here are the IHSA football playoff first-round scores

526

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

527

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

528

Kankakee’s Cedric Terrell III latest to represent family name

529

IHSA proposal altered after feedback from member schools

530

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

531

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

532

2025 CCL/ESCC All-Conference football awards announced

533

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

534

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

535

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

536

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

537

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

538

Kendall County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews

539

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

540

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

541

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

542

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

543

2025 Associated Press Week 10 football poll

544

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

545

McHenry County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews

546

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

547

Podcast: Round 1 IHSA playoff preview in Kankakee County

548

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

549

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

550

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

551

Daily Journal IHSA First-round playoff previews

552

Princeton will be the ‘underdog’ this year

553

Bishop McNamara graduate Jonathan Ward signs to Patriots practice squad

554

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

555

DeKalb County Week IHSA first-round football previews

556

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

557

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

558

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

559

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

560

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

561

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

562

BCR boxscores for Week 9, 2025

563

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: The second season

564

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

565

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

566

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

567

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

568

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

569

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

570

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

571

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

572

Sycamore secures playoff berth: Daily Chronicle Week 9 rewind

573

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

574

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

575

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

576

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

577

2025 IHSA playoffs: First round pairings

578

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

579

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

580

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

581

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

582

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

583

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

584

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

585

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

586

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

587

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

588

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

589

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

590

EJ Kuhlman makes Lyons history in win over York

591

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

592

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

593

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

594

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

595

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

596

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

597

Warren rolls past Libertyville, completes unbeaten North Suburban Conference title

598

Naperville North comes back to topple Naperville Central

599

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

600

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

601

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

602

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

603

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

604

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

605

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

606

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

607

Cary-Grove outlasts Jacobs in battle of playoff teams

608

Rochelle meets latest challenge, beats Waterloo for sixth win

609

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

610

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

611

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

612

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

613

Ottawa runs to 52-0 win over Granite City

614

Knigge makes history as Dixon defeats Genoa-Kingston

615

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

616

Illinois high school football scores: Week 9, 2025

617

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

618

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

619

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

620

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

621

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

622

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

623

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

624

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

625

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

626

Polo hits 70-point mark in win over South Beloit

627

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

628

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

629

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

630

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

631

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

632

Missed opportunities cost Newman in loss at Monmouth-Roseville

633

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

634

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

635

Illinois high school football scores: Week 9, 2025

636

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

637

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

638

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

639

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

640

BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 9, 2025

641

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

642

IHSA football playoff projection live updates from Steve Soucie

643

Podcast: Week 9 preview: West and South edition

644

BCR 2025 Week 9 IHSA Preview Capsules

645

Sauk Valley Week 9 IHSA football previews

646

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

647

2025 Associated Press Week 9 football poll

648

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

649

Kendall County Week 9 IHSA football previews

650

McHenry County Week 9 IHSA football previews

651

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

652

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 9 IHSA football previews

653

NewsTribune Week 9 IHSA football previews

654

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

655

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

656

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

657

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

658

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

659

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

660

BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 8, 2025

661

DeKalb County Week 9 IHSA football previews

662

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

663

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

664

Daily Journal Week 9 football previews

665

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

666

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

667

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

668

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

669

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

670

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

671

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

672

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

673

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

674

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

675

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

676

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

677

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

678

What a ride it’s been for coach Mike Noll

679

Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Two top five teams falter

680

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

681

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

682

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

683

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

684

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

685

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

686

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

687

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

688

Bureau County area football standings, Oct. 20, 2025

689

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

690

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

691

BCR boxscores for Week 8, 2025

692

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

693

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

694

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

695

Newman scores 79 in win over Kewanee

696

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

697

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

698

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

699

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

700

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

701

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

702

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

703

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

704

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

705

Hoffman Estates doubles up Conant, keeps Mayor’s Cup

706

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

707

Fremd earns first win over Palatine since 2019

708

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

709

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

710

Barrington handles Schaumburg in 42-0 shutout

711

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

712

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

713

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

714

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

715

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

716

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

717

Wheaton North plays spoiler with win over Geneva

718

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

719

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

720

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

721

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

722

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

723

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

724

Sterling pulls away from Quincy in WB6 win

725

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

726

Dixon runs past Streator for 65-0 nonconference win

727

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

728

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

729

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

730

Cary-Grove cruises past Hampshire, clinches playoff berth

731

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

732

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

733

Duke Mays finishes off Johnsburg’s win against Woodstock

734

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

735

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

736

Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor shines as Carmel offense picks apart Loyola

737

David Randecker’s 3 touchdowns help Woodstock North top Sandwich

738

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

739

Illinois high school football scores: Week 8, 2025

740

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

741

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

742

Morrison snaps Wooden Shoe losing streak, beats Fulton

743

Andrew gets key stops, runs away from DeKalb

744

Second IHSA proposal looks to restructure playoff field

745

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

746

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

747

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

748

BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 8, 2025 -

749

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

750

Podcast: Week 8 preview, West and South edition

751

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

752

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

753

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 8 IHSA football previews

754

BCR 2025 Week 8 IHSA Preview Capsules

755

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

756

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

757

Kendall County Week 8 IHSA football previews

758

McHenry County Week 8 IHSA football previews

759

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

760

NewsTribune Week 8 IHSA football previews

761

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

762

BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 7, 2025

763

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

764

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

765

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

766

DeKalb County Week 8 IHSA football previews

767

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

768

Daily Journal Week 8 football previews

769

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

770

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

771

IHSA proposal seeks to expand football playoffs, regionalize scheduling

772

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

773

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

774

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

775

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

776

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

777

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

778

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

779

Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Down the stretch

780

Rock Falls seeks more player leadership: Sauk Valley football notes

781

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

782

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

783

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

784

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

785

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

786

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

787

BCR boxscores for Week 7, 2025

788

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

789

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

790

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

791

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

792

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

793

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

794

What we learned in Week 7: Surprisingly chaotic week develops

795

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

796

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

797

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

798

Former Princeton coach Nick Delinski fulfills dream at hometown Metamora

799

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

800

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

801

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

802

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

803

Naperville North survives Neuqua Valley on controversial ending

804

Seneca runs for 488 yards in win against St. Bede

805

South Elgin too talented on offense for Bartlett

806

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

807

Turnovers, ground game lead Warren over Stevenson

808

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

809

Kole Fager, Palatine move closer to playoff berth with win

810

Wilmington stops Streator 45-0 to earn sixth win

811

Nathan Kutella, Conant best Schaumburg in pivotal rivalry tilt

812

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

813

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

814

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

815

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

816

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

817

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

818

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

819

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

820

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

821

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

822

Batavia defense gets big stops to turn away Wheaton North

823

Glenbard North kicker comes through in clutch in win over Geneva

824

Princeton shows its true self in second half to beat Mendota

825

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

826

Burlington Central beats Huntley for 3rd straight victory

827

Big second half propels Woodstock past Sandwich for 5th victory

828

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

829

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

830

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

831

Sterling falls to Geneseo for first time since 2014

832

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

833

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

834

Bradley-Bourbonnais bounces back with offensive onslaught over DeKalb

835

IVC pulls away after strong first half from Rock Falls

836

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

837

Illinois high school football scores: Week 7, 2025

838

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

839

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

840

Homecoming heartbreaker for Bureau Valley

841

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

842

Brady Kozlowski helps Minooka win defensive battle over Oswego

843

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

844

Plainfield East spoils Joliet West homecoming with to snap losing skid

845

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

846

Marquette ‘convincing’ in victory over Elmwood-Brimfield

847

BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 7, 2025

848

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

849

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

850

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

851

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

852

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

853

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

854

BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 6, 2025

855

Playoff approach: Sauk Valley Week 7 IHSA football previews

856

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

857

BCR 2025 Week 7 IHSA Preview Capsules

858

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

859

Kendall County Week 7 IHSA football previews

860

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

861

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 7 IHSA football previews

862

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

863

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

864

NewsTribune Week 7 IHSA football previews

865

McHenry County Week 7 IHSA football previews

866

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

867

Kennedy Manning rallies Cary-Grove to regional title

868

Huntley hangs tough during IHSA regional championship loss to Antioch

869

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

870

2025 Associated Press Week 7 football poll

871

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

872

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

873

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

874

DeKalb County Week 7 IHSA football previews

875

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

876

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

877

Daily Journal Week 7 football previews

878

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

879

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

880

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

881

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

882

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

883

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

884

A look at Bureau County rushing records

885

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

886

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

887

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

888

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

889

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

890

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

891

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

892

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

893

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

894

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

895

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

896

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

897

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

898

Kankakee dominates second half to win regional opener over Plainfield South

899

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

900

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

901

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

902

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

903

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

904

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

905

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

906

BCR boxscores for Week 7, 2025

907

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

908

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

909

Dwight dominates St. Bede to improve to 3-3

910

Bishop McNamara avoids potential trap from Marian Central

911

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

912

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

913

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

914

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

915

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

916

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

917

Woodstock gets late stop to hold off Plano 20-14

918

Elgin maintains control of Little Brown Jug with victory over Larkin

919

Jameson Purcell, defense lead Maine South past New Trier

920

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

921

Grayslake Central pulls away from Grayslake North

922

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

923

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

924

Hersey piled up the points in win over Elk Grove

925

Barrington gets convincing win at Conant

926

Donato Gatses carries Glenbard North to win over Lake Park

927

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

928

Fremd rides ground game past Hoffman Estates in battle of unbeatens

929

Montini edges Carmel in one-point game for the ages

930

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

931

Eli Loeding’s interception preserves Prairie Ridge win against Huntley

932

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

933

Wheaton Warrenville South shut outs Wheaton North to earn bragging rights

934

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

935

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

936

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

937

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

938

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

939

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

940

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

941

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

942

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

943

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

944

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

945

E-PC tops Forreston: Friday football roundup

946

Lockport survives overtime slugfest with Naperville Central, 14-7

947

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

948

Dixon dominates in BNC win over Stillman Valley

949

Johnsburg’s defense takes over in shutout against Marengo

950

Coal City wastes no time pulling away from Manteno

951

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

952

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

953

Morris gets physical in resounding win over Rochelle

954

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

955

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

956

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

957

Sterling shows depth in win over Alleman

958

Jalen Carter powers Kaneland to first win over Sycamore since 2018

959

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

960

Illinois high school football scores: Week 6, 2025

961

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

962

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

963

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

964

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

965

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

966

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

967

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

968

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

969

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

970

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

971

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

972

DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 6 IHSA football previews

973

Kendall County Week 6 IHSA football previews

974

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

975

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

976

NewsTribune Week 6 IHSA football previews

977

McHenry County Week 6 IHSA football previews

978

BCR 2025 Week 6 IHSA Preview Capsules

979

2025 Associated Press Week 6 football poll

980

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

981

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

982

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

983

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

984

DeKalb County Week 6 IHSA football previews

985

Daily Journal Week 6 football previews

986

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

987

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

988

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

989

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

990

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

991

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

992

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

993

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

994

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

995

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

996

IHSA football Week 5 review: Can anyone stay undefeated?

997

Several Spartans score in Romeoville’s win over Plainfield East

998

Mendota defense has ‘been fantastic’: NewsTribune football notebook

999

2025 season preview: Scouting the Three Rivers Conference

1000

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