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St. Patrick DL David Folorunsho commits to Notre Dame: ‘I’m the player with the most tenacity’
St. Laurence LB Sean Rice commits to Illinois
Mount Carmel WR Quentin Burrell commits to Michigan: ‘I’m ready to earn everything’
CCL/ESCC football notes: Colin McEniry, Henry Miller among players to watch as Marmion eyes return to playoffs
Lincoln-Way East OL Mason Halliman, a highly sought-after OL prospect, chooses Illinois
Jared Mundt takes over as new Ottawa football coach
QB Marion Persich to transfer to Morris from La Salle-Peru
Oswego’s Ammar Banire, after breakout moments as a sophomore, puts himself on Division I recruiting radar
Could Illinois follow Alabama’s lead in splitting public and private school competition?
Could Illinois follow Alabama’s lead in splitting public and private school competition?
Here are the 10 winningest active head football coaches in IHSA history entering 2026
CCL/ESCC football notes: After back-to-back Prep Bowl wins, St. Ignatius players seek return to IHSA playoffs
Kankakee native, new LA Ram Keagen Trost celebrated by community he’s become a role model for
La Salle-Peru, Ottawa players have ‘good experience’ at IHSA combines
Local athletes shine at Johnsburg showcase
Princeton players attend Moline Combine
Alex Wollschlaeger had one scholarship offer at Oswego East. Now he’s signed with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints
CCL/ESCC football note: Hailing from Nigeria, St. Patrick’s David Folorunsho now a top defensive line prospect
CCL/ESCC football notes: Brayden Parks, Ethan Posey ready to anchor Brother Rice in the trenches
‘I’m going to miss it’: Iowa’s Teegan Davis medically retires from football
Tyson Bagent bringing Offensive Skills Camp to St. Bede on Saturday, May 23
Loyola announces return of John Holecek as head football coach; Beau Desherow named GM, assistant head coach
Friday Night Drive’s Top Linebackers to Watch in 2026
CCL/ESCC football notes: Marist’s Conor Hunt, Tommy Hosty showcase versatility in adjusting to new roles
Bradley-Bourbonnais names Joe Kubal head coach
CCL/ESCC football notes: Loyola’s Will Mettee, Jordan McKinley ready for bigger roles next season
Friday Night Drive’s Top Defensive Linemen to Watch in 2026
CCL/ESCC football notes: Brandon Johnson Jr., Jack Schapendonk set to lead St. Rita coming off state final run
An early look at Princeton’s 2026 football schedule
Duke Mays transfers from Johnsburg to Joliet Catholic
Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams announces commitment to Miami
Friday Night Drive’s Top Offensive Linemen to Watch in 2026
Fenwick’s Jake Thies commits to Iowa: ‘It’s a place I want to be’
CCL/ESCC football notes: Montini’s Gavin Ericson-Staton, a standout wrestler, emerging as Division I prospect
CCL/ESCC football notes: Derrick Pomatto, Joliet Catholic eager to bounce back after rare losing season
CCL/ESCC football notes: A tackling machine, St. Laurence junior Sean Rice stacking up Division I offers
Bradley-Bourbonnais football coach Mike Kohl resigns after 15 seasons
Princeton’s Grant Foes named as head coach for Kokomo High School in Indiana
CCL/ESCC football notes: Providence’s Broden Mackert, Lamar Winfield ready to build on strong junior seasons
CCL/ESCC football notes: Fenwick’s Jamen Williams signs to play quarterback at UIndy
L-P football revamps nonconference schedule for 2026 season
Friday Night Drive’s Top Receivers to Watch in 2026
Coming off combine, Keagen Trost looking forward to final steps of pre-draft process
Friday Night Drive’s Top Running Backs to Watch in 2026
Plainfield South promotes from within with hire of Ron Szudarski
CCL/ESCC football notes: SIU recruit Dario Milivojevic among St. Francis players to sign with college programs
Drake Davis knew Marquette was the ‘right fit for me’
Friday Night Drive’s Top Quarterbacks to Watch in 2026
Marquette announces Princeton assistant Drake Davis as next head coach
Fieldcrest to play JV-only schedule in 2026
Super Bowl champion James White ready to lead Benet football: ‘I’m excited to be at this level’
St. Bede’s Ruby Michaels to play flag football for Benedictine University
CCL/ESCC football notes: Nazareth’s Chris Kasky, Luke Injaychock gaining offers from Power 4 schools
IHSA members vote to move up start of 2026 preseason
Morris High School’s mascot is now the Warriors after 6-1 school board vote
Byron’s Caden Considine signs with Illinois on full-ride scholarship: ‘It’s a dream come true’
Princeton’s Rhett Pearson, Common Green commit to Aurora University
A star in the playoffs, Fenwick’s Jake Thies enjoys breakout junior season, picks up multiple Power 4 offers
Glenbard West’s Brady Johnson, son of a Rose Bowl co-captain, commits to dad’s alma mater Northwestern
Big-play threat Grant Bowen emerges as two-way star for IC Catholic Prep, sees recruitment take off
Jack of all trades, St. Francis’ James McGrath shines on defense, sees recruitment heat up with Oklahoma offer
Rochelle’s Roman Villalobos commits to Division III power North Central: ‘It felt like the right choice’
Football coaches believe all cards should have been on the table for the expansion proposal
Carmel quarterback Trae Taylor transferring to Millard South in Omaha
CCL/ESCC football players receive 2025 MaxPreps All-American honors
Kankakee area athletes, coaches make impact on 2025-26 college football season
Rochelle’s Dylan Manning undergoes successful cranioplasty, continues to recover from October head injury
Richmond-Burton’s Blake Livdahl stays positive after tearing ACL
Benet speedster Luke Doyle commits to Lafayette College: ‘I’m usually one of the fastest guys on the field’
IHSA calls special board meeting to look at adjusting football season start date
Dixon names Brad Winterland new football coach
Bureau County collegiate football players go bowling
Stillman Valley Head Football Coach Mike Lalor steps away after 28 seasons
Dixon football coach Jared Shaner resigns after successful run
Oswego’s Brian Cooney selected to coach in Navy All-American Bowl
CCL/ESCC football: Here are top Class of 2028 prospects to watch
Ex-St. Francis star QB, Geneva native Tommy Rittenhouse set to lead Illinois State into FCS title game
Manteno football coach, former Iroquois West coach RJ Haines to be inducted into IHSFCA Hall of Fame
Charlie Waca: A motivator, cultivator of young talent, minds
2025 Kane County Chronicle Football All-Area team
St. Francis senior lineman Jaylen Torres is the 2025 Kane County Chronicle football Player of the Year
2025 Friday Night Drive Offensive Player of the Year: Montini’s Israel Abrams
Friday Night Drive’s 2025 Team of the Year
Notebook: Princeton’s Charlie Waca to be inducted into the IHSFCA Hall of Fame
2025 Friday Night Drive Defensive Player of the Year: Brother Rice’s Kameron McGee
Presenting the 2025 Herald-News All-Area Football Team
Herald-News Football Player of the Year: Lincoln-Way East QB Jonas Williams
‘I want to bring the juice’: Brother Rice’s King Liggins signs with Illinois
Suburban Life-area coaches react to IHSA football playoff expansion: ‘It is a net positive’
Zach Weigel named as head football coach at Sherrard
Scheduling relief or false hope? IHSA playoff expansion divides local schools
Kendall County football coaches react to IHSA playoff expansion: ‘More kids get chance to play one more game’
Presenting the 2025 Times All-Area Football Team
Seneca’s Cam Shriey is the 2025 Times Football Player of the Year
Rob Stover named Sycamore football coach
McHenry County coaches react to IHSA football playoff expansion
Podcast: IHSA expands football playoffs: Why, and what happens now?
IHSA football playoffs expanded with passage of Proposal 19
Bureau County area schools voice views on Proposal 19 for playoffs expansion
2025 Northwest Herald Football All-Area team
2025 Northwest Herald Football Player of the Year: Prairie Ridge’s Luke Vanderwiel
2025 Northwest Herald Football Coach of the Year: Richmond-Burton’s Mike Noll
2025 Daily Journal Football Player of the Year: Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Lyzale Edmon
2025 Daily Journal All-Area Football Team
Friday Night Drive’s 2025 All-CCL/ESCC Team
Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team
Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team
Kankakee graduate Keagan Trost named first-team All-SEC at Missouri to lead local college standouts
Here is the 2025 Suburban Life All-Area football team
Oswego senior defensive back/receiver Mariano Velasco is the Record Newspapers Player of the Year
Montini junior quarterback Israel Abrams is the Suburban Life Player of the Year
‘It just felt right’: Benet’s Pat New retires after 16 years as head coach
Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team
2025 NewsTribune Football All-Area Team
A look at how Proposal 19 to expand field from 256 to 384 teams could reshape football playoffs
From Kenny Bourquin to Casey Etheridge, Bureau County has been blessed with elite running backs
CCL/ESCC shakes up divisional alignment
2025 NewsTribune Defensive Football Player of the Year: L-P’s Nick Hachenberger
BCR Football Players of the Year Honor roll
2025 NewsTribune Offensive Football Player of the Year: Princeton’s Casey Etheridge
2025 Herald-News Flag Football All-Area Team
Londyn Clemmons of Joliet West is the 2025 Herald-News Girls Flag Football Player of the Year
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Mount Carmel finishes where it started
2025 Daily Chronicle Football Player of the Year: DeKalb’s Davon Grant
Lincoln-Way East QB Jonas Williams named Illinois Gatorade Football Player of the Year
St. Francis senior Zach Washington doesn’t waver after coaching change, signs with Michigan State
Meet the 2025 All-BCR Football team
Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Football Team
Daily Chronicle 2025 Football Player of the Year: DeKalb’s Davon Grant
Podcast: IHSA Class 8A-5A state title games in review
2025 Early Signing Day: CCL/ESCC football players make college decisions
Oswego, even in defeat, puts a fitting capper on memorable run: ‘We showed them what we are’
Mount Carmel inches away from Oswego to win Class 8A title
Brother Rice shuts out St. Rita, wins first IHSA state title since 1981
Brother Rice defeats St. Rita to win IHSA 7A state football championship
Oswego East junior Danielle Stone is the Record Newspapers Girls Flag Football Player of the Year
Willowbrook senior Marli Smrz is the Suburban Life Girls Flag Football Player of the Year
‘I’m going to make the play’: Marist’s Stephen Brown commits to NC State
Fenwick makes the big plays it needs to knock off East St. Louis and win Class 6A title
St. Francis, on Brock Phillip’s fifth TD run in final seconds, beats Providence in Class 5A final thriller
St. Francis, on Brock Phillip’s fifth TD run in final seconds, beats Providence in Class 5A final thriller
St. Ignatius beats Morgan Park, wins second consecutive Prep Bowl
IHSA Class 4A-1A state title games review, and 8A-5A preview
Class 7A/8A football finals to be held Wednesday at Northern Illinois after snow postponed title games
Football: 2025 All-Interstate 8 Conference team announced
2025 Northwest Herald Girls Flag Football Player of the Year: Huntley’s Aubrina Adamik
Montini races past Rochester in Class 4A final for eighth state title, completes undefeated season
Montini races past Rochester in Class 4A final for eighth state title, completes undefeated season
Byron hangs on to claim thrilling win over Tolono Unity in Class 3A final
Wilmington wins Class 2A state football title in dominant fashion over Maroa-Forsyth
IHSA postpones Saturday football title games as Illinois State closes campus due to incoming snowstorm
Aiden Wild scores 5 touchdowns, Lena-Winslow routs Brown County for first title since 2022
Oswego coach Brian Cooney played on a state champion, now he leads his alma mater into Class 8A final
IHSA Class 8A state preview: Mount Carmel vs. Oswego
IHSA Class 7A state preview: St. Rita vs. Brother Rice
Dario Milivojevic, a ‘Swiss army knife’ for St. Francis, enjoying breakout in final high school season
Wilmington’s success built on foundation up front
Montini’s Angelo DeSensi once had NBA dreams. Now the 6-foot-5 senior left tackle anchors 13-0 Broncos’ O-line
Three Rivers announces all-conference football: NewsTribune sports briefs
Outsiders may be surprised, but Providence is playing like it belongs ahead of state championship
IHSA Class 6A state preview: Fenwick vs. East St. Louis
CCL/ESCC Week 13 Notebook: Mount Carmel, Montini look to complete perfect seasons with state titles
Podcast: IHSA football state title game previews
Oswego defensive tackle Gianni Casurella, fueled by doubt, helps anchor dominant defense: ‘A fire in my soul’
IHSA Class 5A state preview: St. Francis vs. Providence
IHSA Class 2A state championship preview capsule
IHSA Class 4A state preview: Montini vs. Rochester
IHSA Class 3A state preview: Byron vs. Tolono Unity
IHSA Class 2A state preview: Wilmington vs. Maroa-Forsyth
IHSA Class 1A state preview: Lena-Winslow vs. Brown County
Podcast: IHSA state title game previews, western suburbs edition
CCL/ESCC Week 13 Notebook: St. Rita, Brother Rice ready for rematch in IHSA 7A state championship
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Several top 10 teams fall
Podcast: IHSA semifinal football review: Private school dominance again
What we learned in Week 13: Finals field full of familiar faces
Kaleb Stumpenhorst’s 42-yard field goal sends Oswego past Lockport to Class 8A state championship game
Wilmington zooms past El Paso-Gridley, earns spot in Class 2A state title game
C.J. Gray runs for 4 TDs as Brother Rice beats Downers Grove North in 7A semis
Fremd stays close early before Mt. Carmel pulls away in 8A semifinal
Lena-Winslow avenges regular-season loss to Stockton, earns place in 1A state title game
Big plays by Luca Florio lead Montini past Morris in Class 4A semifinal
2025 IHSA playoffs: Championship game pairings
Dario Milivojevic, Tanner Glock, St. Francis force 5 turnovers to break semifinal slump, reach 5A title game
St. Rita uses huge momentum shift in third quarter to take down Batavia and return to Class 7A title game
‘Explosive’ Caden Considine, Byron best Richmond-Burton
Jamen Williams, Fenwick end Nazareth’s quest for four straight titles
Here are the IHSA football playoff semifinal-round scores
Providence asserts its will in toppling Oak Forest
East St. Louis dominates St. Laurence 50-7, heads to 6A state title game
Amboy overcomes early deficit, tops Polo 30-20 for third straight I8FA title
‘It’s been a dream my whole life’: Loyola’s Tommy Fraumann commits to Michigan
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A semifinal round analysis
Former Princeton coach Jesse Snyder in the thick of Le-Win/Stockton rivalry
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A semifinal round analysis
Benet hires Super Bowl champion James White to be next head football coach
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A semifinal round analysis
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A semifinal round analysis
Richmond-Burton’s Blake Livdahl keeps coming up big
The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the semifinal round of the 2025 playoffs
McHenry County Week 13 IHSA football previews
DuPage and suburban Cook County semifinal IHSA football previews
Kendall County semifinal IHSA football preview
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A semifinal round analysis
CCL/ESCC Week 12 Notebook: St. Rita wins shootout with Hersey, St. Francis makes fourth straight semifinal
Taking a look at the IHSA state semifinal football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area
Amboy, Polo will vie to be 1st team to win 3 I8FA titles
Rochelle’s Dylan Manning returns home after lengthy hospital stay, multiple brain surgeries
Podcast: IHSA football semifinal playoff preview, class by class analysis
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A semifinal round analysis
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A semifinal round analysis
Daily Journal IHSA football preview for the Class 2A semifinal round of the 2025 playoffs
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A semifinal round analysis
Suburban Life football notebook: Tanner Glock making impact at multiple positions for St. Francis
Oswego defensive tackle Andrew Shaw rarely leaves the field, embraces the dirty work: ‘I cannot show weakness’
2025 All-Fox Valley Conference football team announced
Podcast: IHSA Semifinal football preview for the western suburbs
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: Semifinal round information for CCL/ESCC teams
CCL/ESCC Week 12 Notebook: Mount Carmel dominates Lincoln-Way East, Nazareth rallies to stun Lake Zurich
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Top tier teams power along
Podcast: IHSA Quarterfinal playoff review, what did we learn?
Mt. Morris’ Sellers part of NCAA-bound UW-Whitewater football team
Amboy, Polo advance to I8FA title game: Sauk Valley semifinal football notes
What we learned in Week 12: Quarterfinals a breeze for some, rollercoaster for others
Dwight’s season ends with 44-0 loss at Stockton
8A playoffs: Fremd comes back to beat Bolingbrook 34-33 in 8A quarterfinal
St. Rita bests Hersey in high-scoring Class 7A quarterfinal
2025 IHSA playoffs: Semifinal round pairings
8A playoffs: Sparked by blocked punt touchdown, Lockport stuns Barrington 35-0
Brother Rice controls the trenches, cruises to quarterfinal victory over St. Charles North
Mount Carmel completely overwhelms Lincoln-Way East
Here are the IHSA football playoff quarterfinal-round scores
Wilmington’s explosive offense, dominant defense leads to quarterfinal rout of Tri-Valley
Mariano Velasco’s 2 TD catches, pick 6 rally Oswego past Maine South, reach semis for first time since 2003
Morris grinds out 4A quarterfinal win over Geneseo, will take on Montini in semifinals
Byron defense quiets IC Catholic’s aerial attack, Tigers advance to Class 3A semis
Polo advances to I8FA championship after 38-0 win at South Fork
Richmond-Burton, Hunter Carley find big plays to get past Monmouth-Roseville in 3A
Andrew Culotta’s two turnovers helps Batavia hold off surging Glenbard North in Class 7A quarterfinal
Amboy takes control in second half to top Milledgeville in I8FA semifinal
Owen Lansu dials long distance to Max Troha; Downers Grove North defeats Lincoln-Way West in 7A quarterfinal
Nazareth scores twice in final 3 minutes to rally past Lake Zurich, into 6A semifinals
St. Francis uses big plays on defense, special teams to advance to 5A semifinals
Fenwick handles Burlington Central 49-21 to move on to 6A semifinals
Providence pulls away from Washington to move on to Class 5A’s semifinals
Montini overcomes slow start, Coal City for eventual 35-0 4A victory
Here are the IHSA football playoff quarterfinal-round scores
Belvidere North exacts revenge on Cary-Grove
Dixon’s Landon Knigge leads Sauk Valley all-state selections
Burlington Central QB Landon Arnold fulfilling his promise
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A quarterfinal round analysis
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A quarterfinal round analysis
The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the quarterfinal round of the 2025 playoffs
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A quarterfinal round analysis
CCL/ESCC Week 11 Notebook: Mount Carmel set for massive Class 8A clash with Lincoln-Way East
Kendall County quarterfinal IHSA football previews
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A quarterfinal round analysis
Taking a look at the IHSA state quarterfinal football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area
Amboy, Milledgeville square up again: Sauk Valley 8-Man football semifinal playoff previews
DuPage and suburban Cook County quarterfinal IHSA football previews
Dwight an underdog again in 1A; Morris visiting Geneseo: The Times Week 12 football preview
McHenry County quarterfinal IHSA football previews
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A quarterfinal round analysis
Podcast: IHSA football quarterfinal playoff preview
Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Batavia senior defensive linemen Gavin Pecor
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A quarterfinal round analysis
Kane County football notebook: Brock Phillip, a transfer in from Geneva, makes waves for St. Francis
Several Northwest Herald area football players named to IHSFCA All-State team
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A quarterfinal round analysis
Daily Journal IHSA football preview for the quarterfinal round of the 2025 playoffs
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A quarterfinal round analysis
Quentin Burrell, Israel Abrams among CCL/ESCC football players named to 2025 IHSFCA All-State team
Seven Daily Journal area players earn IHSFCA All-State honors
Princeton’s Casey Etheridge, Rhett Pearson receive IHSFCA All-State recognition
Suburban Life football notebook: St. Francis running back Tivias Caldwell finds another gear in playoffs
Podcast: IHSA football playoff quarterfinal preview in the western suburbs
Kendall County football notebook: Drew Kleinhans savoring Oswego quarterfinal run with his dad, the team’s OC
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Round 2 of the 2025 IHSA playoffs
Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 7A-8A schools
Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: City’s historic season comes to collective end
Dixon shows no quit in loss to Coal City: Sauk Valley football notes for Round 2 of playoffs
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: Quarterfinal round information for CCL/ESCC teams
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Top teams stumble, others struggle
Podcast: IHSA football Round 2 review: Private schools flex their muscle again
Seneca continues tradition, Dwight embraces underdog role: The Times Week 11 Football Notebook
Football season continues for Richmond-Burton, Burlington Central, Cary-Grove
Points aplenty for local teams into Round 2: The Herald-News football notebook
BCR postseason football update
Girls flag football: 2025 All-Fox Valley Conference team announced
What we learned in Week 11: Tough weekend for high seeds
Last team eliminated with Kaneland’s loss to Belvidere North: Daily Chronicle Second Round Rewind
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Round 2 of the 2025 playoffs
Matt Kies makes game-saving play as Lockport holds off H-F in Class 8A second-round thriller
St. Charles North flips momentum in second half, comes back to down Carmel in Class 7A second round matchup
2025 IHSA playoffs: Quarterfinal round pairings
Landon Arnold finishes Burlington Central’s Class 6A second-round win over Harlem
Wilmington rolls to 42-0 2A playoff win over Seneca
Donato Gatses goes over 2,000 yards on the season, Glenbard North gets by Moline into Class 7A quarterfinals
Kaden Abrantes, Lake Zurich run past Antioch into Class 6A quarterfinals
Bolingbrook beats Warren at its own game, runs into Class 8A quarterfinals
Cary-Grove dominates second-round playoff matchup against St. Patrick
Dwight downs Clifton Central 43-14, earns 2nd straight quarterfinal trip
Brother Rice gets road repeat, runs past Jacobs
Newman falls to undefeated El Paso-Gridley in second round
Providence fends off Kankakee rally, finds late push to advance to quarterfinals
Nazareth runs away on the road, tops Wheaton Warrenville South
Montini’s offense comes out firing in 47-17 Class 4A victory over Peoria Notre Dame
Morris dominates second half in second-round Class 4A win over Metamora
Oliver Thulin’s pick-six caps off Downers Grove North’s win over Glenbard West to return to quarterfinals
Polo recovers from early deficit to pull away from St. Anne
Lincoln-Way West cruises past Kenwood into 7A quarterfinals
Santino Bernabei’s interception sparks Maine South’s comeback against Hinsdale Central
Saul Ruiz’s field goal at the buzzer lifts St. Rita past Lincoln-Way Central
Peyton Shipley’s forced fumble propels St. Francis past Prairie Ridge
Ammar Banire, Oswego defense spark second-round victory over Lane Tech
Jake Thies scores 4 TDs, Fenwick rolls past Rolling Meadows into Class 6A quarterfinals
Here are the IHSA football playoff second-round scores
Fremd, behind Northwestern recruit Johnny O’Brien’s 4 TD passes, beats Lyons for first quarterfinal since 2009
Batavia sets tone early, advances to fourth straight Class 7A quarterfinal with win over Glenbard East
Hunter Carley rushes for 2 TDs, catches 1, as Richmond-Burton rolls past Aurora Central Catholic
Coal City starts fast, closes strong to defeat Dixon in second round of Class 4A playoffs
Barrington gets familiar opponent, leaves with familiar result in win over Glenbrook South
Brandon Jenkins carries Hersey into quarterfinals for first time since 1987
Tamarion Garner, IC Catholic Prep end Bishop McNamara’s undefeated season
St. Laurence breaks down Bradley-Bourbonnais defense
Jonas Williams throws 4 TDs, leads Lincoln-Way East past Palatine in Class 8A second-round game
Huge game by Jalen Carter not enough as Kaneland rally falls short in playoff loss to Belvidere North
A black belt in taekwondo, Providence’s Bryce Tencza leads dominant offensive front
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A second-round analysis
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A second-round analysis
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A second-round analysis
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: Second-round information for CCL/ESCC teams
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A second-round analysis
Taking a look at the IHSA Football second-round football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area
McHenry County Round 2 IHSA football previews
Football Playoffs Round 2 : Sauk Valley Previews
DuPage and suburban Cook County Round 2 IHSA playoff second-round football previews
Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Clifton Central senior QB Brady Shule
Kendall County Round 2 IHSA playoff second-round football previews
The Times second-round IHSA playoff preview: Seneca, Dwight both hosting perennial powers in Week 11
The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the second round of the 2025 playoffs
Suburban Life football notebook: Caden Chiarelli follows in family footsteps as Downers North two-way standout
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A second-round analysis
CCL/ESCC Week 10 Notebook: Nazareth has it rolling in all phases, Carmel wins shootout over Normal
Kane County Notes: Seven teams enter the playoffs, all seven survive to Round 2
Podcast: IHSA football playoff Round 2 preview: Big marquee matchups!
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A second-round analysis
Podcast: IHSA football playoffs Round 2 preview, West and South edition
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A second-round analysis
Podcast: IHSA football playoffs, Round 2 preview in Kankakee County
DeKalb County IHSA second-round football previews
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A second-round analysis
Daily Journal IHSA/I8FA football previews for the second round of the 2025 playoffs
DeKalb’s Cole Latimer commits to NIU for baseball, football
Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 5A-6A schools
Breckin Campbell’s earlier-than-expected return sparks Richmond-Burton
Podcast: IHSA football playoffs Round 2 western suburbs preview
Kendall County football notebook: Cam Loghmani’s flair for the big play continues for Oswego in playoffs
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Round 1 of the 2025 IHSA playoffs
Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: City schools make history
Sauk Valley Round 1 Playoff Football Recap
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Ranked teams largely roll in opening round
CCL/ESCC Week 10 Notebook: Brother Rice, St. Rita among first-round playoff winners
As season ends, Minooka appreciates adversity it overcame to reach six wins: The Herald-News football notebook
Podcast: IHSA football playoff Round 1 review: About that fifth down...
Casey Etheridge makes last stand for Princeton: BCR/NewsTribune Playoffs notebook
Jacobs earns playoff win after 3-year drought: McHenry County notebook
Seneca’s ‘leadership Wednesdays,’ underdog Dwight at it again: The Times Week 10 Football Notebook
Princeton-Bloomington Central Catholic playoff boxscore
What we learned in Week 10: A weekend full of scoring in largely lopsided wins
7A playoffs: Lincoln-Way Central takes care of Reavis 49-7
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Round 1 of the 2025 playoffs
High school football: First round playoff results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area
8A playoffs: Khairi Sias’ big 49-yard TD catch boosts Lockport past Sandburg
Logan Natyshok’s 5 TDs, stout defense lead Coal City to 49-7 win over Sterling
Late air attack leads Burlington Central past Libertyville
Chris Chang leads Lake Zurich past Grant in first round of 6A playoffs
Belleville East outlasts West Aurora for 48-34 win in 8A
St. Patrick scores 21 in second quarter to take control in win over Wauconda
Marshaun Thornton, Mount Carmel make statement with first-round win over Loyola
2025 IHSA playoffs: Second round pairings
Carmel piles up 540 yards, 60 points in 7A win over Normal Community
Luke Gadomski has two INTs, pick-six as Kaneland romps Lakes 68-21 in playoff opener
DuPec’s touchdown with 59.5 seconds left beats Johnsburg 18-13 in 3A
2A playoffs: Second-quarter dominance carries Seneca past Port Byron Riverdale, to matchup with Wilmington
Big plays fall Kankakee’s way in first-round win over Lemont
Clifton Central downs Knoxville 24-6 for first playoff win since 2019
Grant Pomaranski’s 6 TDs help St. Anne pull away from Metro-East Lutheran
Nate Lang throws 5 TDs, IC Catholic puts up 35-point second quarter to beat Hope in Class 3A first-round game
Valshun Powe, Bloomington Central Catholic run past Princeton in 3A opener
Goal-line stand, 99-yard TD drive leads Jacobs to win over Addison Trail
Wilmington runs wild in first-round 2A win over West Hancock
Antioch pulls away from Glenbard South in second half
GCMS adjusts on the fly, tops Marquette 28-6 in 1A playoff opener
5A playoffs: Broden Mackert, Providence run over Springfield High 63-19
Zach Washington’s kick return TD turns tied for St. Francis in win over Morgan Park
Amboy starts quest for three-peat with rout of Milford-Cissna Park
Polo pulls away from Hiawatha in I8FA playoff opener
Newman gets 3 interceptions in complete postseason win over Ridgeview/Lexington
Glenwood proves a bit too tough for Joliet Catholic
Alden-Hebron falls to South Beloit in 8-Man playoff opener
Cary-Grove pounces early, eliminates Sycamore in first round
‘It’s been a good ride.’ Sycamore coach Joe Ryan’s career ends with playoff loss to Cary-Grove
In return to playoffs, Glenbard West starts fast in win over Willowbrook
Here are the IHSA football playoff first-round scores
Geneseo recovers onside kick, drills game winner at buzzer to beat Rochelle 16-14
Caden Considine rushes for 3 TDs, Byron scores 63 points to roll past Oregon in Class 3A first-round game
BBCHS gets explosive plays from run game, special teams in 42-21 win
Twins Jack and Josh Rappa help power Rolling Meadows past Riverside-Brookfield to first playoff win since 2019
Prairie Ridge rolls past Vernon Hills for Class 5A first-round playoff victory
Richmond-Burton shuts out North Boone in Class 3A game called early
After back-to-back first-round losses, Palatine advances with win over Whitney Young
Niko Kokosioulis scores five TDs, leads Maine South past Downers Grove South in Class 8A first-round game
St. Charles North takes control early in first-round rout of United Township
TJ Lewis helps Bolingbrook power past Oswego East
Brandon Jenkins enjoys record-setting night in Hersey’s blowout win against Payton in 7A playoffs
Glenbard East uses quick strikes to blow past West Chicago in Class 7A first-round game
Barrington scores on all 8 first half drives in 72-13 8A first-round rout of Elgin
Lyons, on Ryland Avants’ field goal, edges York in final seconds again, this time in Class 8A first-round game
Bishop McNamara scores 5 unanswered touchdowns to down Herscher in playoff opener
Dixon rolls past Woodstock North in Class 4A first-round game
Lincoln-Way East back in form with Jonas Williams back under center
St. Laurence rumbles for IHSA Class 6A playoff win against Oak Lawn
Hinsdale Central puts it all together against South Elgin
Five turnovers cost Marengo in Class 4A first-round loss to Peoria Notre Dame
Huntley falls to Fremd in first round of Class 8A playoffs
Glenbard North, winless two years ago, shuts out Yorkville in Class 7A first-round game to continue resurgence
Slow start, resounding finish for Morris in 54-7 playoff win against Woodstock
Downers Grove North, behind stellar defensive effort, defeats Prospect to return to Class 7A second round
Oswego uses big plays in fourth quarter to get past Naperville North
Here are the IHSA football playoff first-round scores
Batavia forces five turnovers, opens Class 7A playoffs with shutout over Hoffman Estates
Minooka’s season comes to an end with first-round loss to Glenbrook South
Kankakee’s Cedric Terrell III latest to represent family name
IHSA proposal altered after feedback from member schools
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 8A first-round analysis
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 7A first-round analysis
2025 CCL/ESCC All-Conference football awards announced
Navy recruit Ian Campbell setting the tone as Joliet Catholic prepares for playoff run
Taking a look at the IHSA Football first-round football matchups in the Kane County Chronicle area
From program lows to a 9-0 regular season, Bishop McNamara’s seniors have seen it all
Podcast: IHSA football playoff Round 1 preview, West and South edition
CCL/ESCC Week 9 Notebook: Mount Carmel downs Loyola to claim outright Blue Division title
Kendall County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews
DuPage and suburban Cook County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews
The Herald-News IHSA football preview for the opening round of the 2025 playoffs
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 6A first-round analysis
The Times first-round IHSA playoff preview: Seneca, Marquette, Dwight, FCW get ready for Week 10
2025 Associated Press Week 10 football poll
Suburban Life football notes: Simon Kodosky, York bracing for playoff rematch with Lyons
McHenry County Round 1 IHSA playoff first-round football previews
Podcast: IHSA Playoffs Round 1 preview: Any upsets on the horizon?
Podcast: Round 1 IHSA playoff preview in Kankakee County
Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 3A-4A schools
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 5A first-round analysis
Kane County Week 9 notes: With DuKane Conference up for grabs, Batavia’s Ryan Myers goes both ways on the line
Daily Journal IHSA First-round playoff previews
Princeton will be the ‘underdog’ this year
Bishop McNamara graduate Jonathan Ward signs to Patriots practice squad
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 4A first-round analysis
DeKalb County Week IHSA first-round football previews
Kendall County football notes: Oswego senior linebacker Conor Tully, after missing last year, back to lead ‘D’
Dixon’s defense continues to set the tone: Sauk Valley Week 9 football notes
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 3A first-round analysis
Podcast: Previewing Round 1 of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 9 of the 2025 season
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 2A first-round analysis
BCR boxscores for Week 9, 2025
Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: The second season
2025 IHSA playoffs: Steve Soucie’s Class 1A first-round analysis
Connor Goehring returns to start for Jacobs in regular-season finale: McHenry County Week 9 notebook
CCL/ESCC Week 9 Notebook: Montini makes history, Joliet Catholic stuns Providence
Week 9 IHSA football review: A crazy week leads to interesting playoff matchups
With playoffs here, Lincoln-Way East looking to overcome injuries: The Herald-News Football Notebook
Mark Munson takes two final snaps; Marquette offense making history: The Times Week 10 Notebook
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for CCL/ESCC teams
Cary-Grove freshmen running backs grow up quickly: McHenry County Week 9 notebook
Sycamore secures playoff berth: Daily Chronicle Week 9 rewind
What we learned in Week 9: A different sort of final weekend chaos
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 9 of the 2025 season
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Suburban Life area teams
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Kane County Chronicle area teams
2025 IHSA playoffs: First round pairings
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Times area teams
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Sauk Valley area teams
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Kendall area teams
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Herald-News area teams
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for McHenry County teams
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Daily Journal area teams
2025 IHSA football playoff pairings: First-round information for Daily Chronicle area teams
2025 IHSA/I8FA playoff pairings: first round information for BCR/NewsTribune teams
8-Man Football 2025 Playoff Pairings: First-round information for Sauk Valley area teams
High school football: Week 9 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area
Week 9 results for 2025, recaps of every game in the Suburban Life area
Bolingbrook, from last to first, beats Yorkville to win Southwest Prairie West championship
EJ Kuhlman makes Lyons history in win over York
Bishop McNamara wraps regular season at 9-0, BBCHS claims share of conference: Friday’s Daily Journal roundup
Stout defense, rejuvenated offense leads Batavia over Wheaton Warrenville South to reclaim DuKane Conference
Donato Gatses’ 264 yards, 5 TDs rally Glenbard North past Wheaton North
Special teams, defensive TDs spark Lake Zurich past Stevenson 49-9
Sterling beats Rock Island 42-14: Friday’s Sauk Valley football roundup
Johnny O’Brien throws for 383 yards, 5 TDs as Fremd routs Schaumburg
Warren rolls past Libertyville, completes unbeaten North Suburban Conference title
Naperville North comes back to topple Naperville Central
Barrington beats Hoffman Estates, finishes 5-0 in Mid-Suburban West
Brandon Jenkins, Hersey blow out Rolling Meadows to cap off perfect MSL East season
St. Bede falls in regular season finale: Friday’s NewsTribune roundup
Playoff bound Marquette and Seneca roll to wins to finish the regular season: The Times Friday Roundup
Behind Nebraska commit Trae Taylor, Carmel scores final 28 points in comeback to beat Fenwick
‘They aren’t getting rid of me yet.’ Sycamore pulls off comeback, extends Joe Ryan’s final season
Prairie Ridge finishes 9-0 regular season with win against Crystal Lake South
St. Charles North caims share of DuKane Conference title with triumph over Lake Park
Cary-Grove outlasts Jacobs in battle of playoff teams
Rochelle meets latest challenge, beats Waterloo for sixth win
Wilmington runs by Coal City to clinch 3rd straight ICE title
L-P unravels in second half in 34-0 loss O’Fallon
‘This is Princeton football’: Tigers blank Erie-Prophetstown to earn sixth win
Minooka goes for two, beats Oswego East by slim 15-14 margin
Ottawa runs to 52-0 win over Granite City
Knigge makes history as Dixon defeats Genoa-Kingston
Joliet Catholic holds off Providence comeback, keeps its playoff hopes alive
Illinois high school football scores: Week 9, 2025
Glenbard East, on Moises Velazquez’s 48-yard field goal, beats Riverside-Brookfield to win Upstate Eight East
Hall-Putnam County can’t overcome early deficit in loss to No. 1 Rockridge
Dominant defense, balanced offense spark Nazareth’s win over St. Francis
Kaneland gets momentum at half, blows out defending Class 1A champion Belleville Althoff
David Randecker sets school rushing record, Woodstock North shuts out rival Woodstock
Huntley’s Chase Hojnacki runs for 5 touchdowns in win over Hampshire
Crete-Monee holds off Kankakee’s late rally to claim Southland title
Manteno builds momentum with 33-6 win over Streator ahead of playoffs
Bennett Konkey, Ben Peterson duo send Geneva past St. Charles East
Polo hits 70-point mark in win over South Beloit
McHenry takes advantage of short field position in win over Crystal Lake Central
Ishmaiah Elliott runs for 356 yards, 6 TDs to lead Waubonsie Valley comeback against DeKalb
Led by Logan Ruddy’s 4-TD performance, FCW powers past Bushnell-Prairie City 64-20
Everything works for Burlington Central in big win over Dundee-Crown
Addison Trail snaps Willowbrook’s 9-game streak, wins West Suburban Gold outright
Missed opportunities cost Newman in loss at Monmouth-Roseville
Joliet West closes out the year with dominant win over Joliet Central on Friday night
Morris can’t overcome eight turnovers in loss to Byron Center, Michigan
Illinois high school football scores: Week 9, 2025
CCL/ESCC Week 9 football preview capsule: Division titles, playoff bids on the line
A look at Week 9 scores from out of the past around Bureau County
After giving up basketball, Marian Catholic’s Gavin Neil becoming a force on the gridiron
Lincoln-Way East falls to Sandburg, as Williams and others sit with injuries
BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 9, 2025
Steve Soucie: The winding road to the 256 teams that will make the playoff field
IHSA football playoff projection live updates from Steve Soucie
Podcast: Week 9 preview: West and South edition
BCR 2025 Week 9 IHSA Preview Capsules
Sauk Valley Week 9 IHSA football previews
Steve Soucie’s Week 9 games to watch: Top teams look to carry momentum into postseason
2025 Associated Press Week 9 football poll
Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 9 of the 2025 season
Kendall County Week 9 IHSA football previews
McHenry County Week 9 IHSA football previews
CCL/ESCC Week 8 Notebook: Mount Carmel holds off Fenwick, Iggy Amorrortu leads St. Francis over DePaul Prep
DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 9 IHSA football previews
NewsTribune Week 9 IHSA football previews
Week 9 preview: The make-or-break week in IHSA football
The Times IHSA football preview for Week 9 of the 2025 season
Roxana IHSA proposal releases mock-ups for 1A-2A schools
Kane County Notes: Batavia, St. Charles North set for chance at another DuKane Conference title
Podcast: Week 9 Kankakee County football preview: Game-by-game analysis
The Herald-News IHSA football preview for Week 9 of the 2025 season
BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 8, 2025
DeKalb County Week 9 IHSA football previews
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do McHenry County teams need to do to make field of 256?
Steve Soucie’s Week 8 playoff projection: Teams on the fence make a move
Daily Journal Week 9 football previews
Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: St. Francis sophomore DB Javonte Williams
Illinois Valley Week 9 IHSA/I8FA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do
Newman scores school record 79 points: Sauk Valley Week 8 football notes
CCL/ESCC Week 8 Notebook: Montini eyes White Division title, perfect regular season
Podcast: Week 9 preview in the western suburbs: Playoff berths on the line
Dundee-Crown endures ‘crazy’ week: McHenry County Week 8 notebook
Suburban Life football notebook: Glenbard East’s Sam Walton, after late start, grows into force on D-line
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 8 of the 2025 season
Kendall County football notebook: Yorkville set for Week 9 showdown at Bolingbrook for SPC West title
Will and Grundy County Week 9 IHSA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do
Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Statements made in Week 8
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do DeKalb County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do CCL/ESCC teams need to do to make the field of 256?
What a ride it’s been for coach Mike Noll
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Two top five teams falter
Podcast: Week 8 review, and about those 2 playoff proposals...
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9 : What do Suburban Life-area teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Who’s in? Who’s out? Where Kane County teams stand in the field of 256 heading into the regular season finale
Seneca makes stops, FCW clinches I8FA playoff spot: The Times Week 8 Football Notebook
Playing to a high standard, Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor elevating Carmel offense
The Herald-News Football Notebook: Plainfield South’s Armani Ford shines in year one
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 9: What do Kendall County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Braden Curran ‘tremendous’ filling in at QB for Hall: NewsTribune/BCR football notebook
Bureau County area football standings, Oct. 20, 2025
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: Where do Kankakee area teams stand in the field of 256?
What we learned in Week 8: Stunning results across the board
BCR boxscores for Week 8, 2025
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 8 of the 2025 season
Potent passing attack powers Maine South to girls flag football state championship
Surging Marquette rolls over Knoxville 59-6, clinch postseason berth on Senior Day
Newman scores 79 in win over Kewanee
Kaneland wins thriller, G-K rolls: Daily Chronicle Week 8 rewind
Willowbrook flag football bounces back from tough semi loss to take third
High school football: Week 8 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area
High school football: Week 8 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area
Kedirck Dennis helps Glenbard East run out clock in win over Glenbard South
Rochelle runs past Ottawa in win that was ‘100 percent’ for injured Dylan Manning
‘I had to ball out for her’: Oswego RB shines as mom sees him play high school football for first time
Lockport beats Metea Valley for fourth straight win, all but locks up playoff bid
Wauconda’s late gambles pay off in win over Antioch to clinch Northern Lake County title
Hoffman Estates doubles up Conant, keeps Mayor’s Cup
Jake Nawrot throws 3 touchdowns, runs for 2 more as Hersey stuns Prospect in fourth quarter
Fremd earns first win over Palatine since 2019
Warren runs past Lake Zurich in NSC showdown behind Aaron Stewart’s 306 rushing yards
McNamara cruises in battle of unbeatens, Cedric Terrell III shines for Kays: Friday’s Daily Journal roundup
Barrington handles Schaumburg in 42-0 shutout
St. Charles North defense proves up to the challenge, bounces back to beat Glenbard North
Fake punt, strong defense spark Maine South in win over Glenbard South
Oregon beats Winnebago 20-18: Friday’s Sauk Valley football roundup
Batavia clinches 14th consecutive playoff berth with win over St. Charles East
EJ Kuhlman’s late score gives Lyons push past Downers Grove North
Jackson Failla, Nazareth offense get rolling, all but end Benet’s playoff hopes
Wheaton North plays spoiler with win over Geneva
Willowbrook, on Mckenzie Edison’s TD catch in final seconds, edges Kenwood to advance to state semifinals
FCW, Dwight record critical fifth wins; Fieldcrest falls: The Times Friday Roundup
Casey Etheridge comes to the rescue as Princeton rallies to beat Mercer County
St. Bede early lead, but Peoria Notre Dame uses big plays to pull away
Bolingbrook QB Tyson Ward runs in 4 touchdowns, Raiders get sixth win against Minooka
Jack Beetham, Yorkville come out hot, then close out Plainfield North late
Sterling pulls away from Quincy in WB6 win
Bradley-Bourbonnais buckles down to end Lincoln-Way West’s unbeaten season
Dixon runs past Streator for 65-0 nonconference win
Jaiden Lee scores 4 times for Genoa-Kingston in win: Week 8 Daily Chronicle football roundup
York responds to loss in a big way, knocks off previously undefeated Glenbard West
Unbeaten Seneca runs out clock, St. Joe-Ogden’s chances for 39-36 victory
Cary-Grove cruises past Hampshire, clinches playoff berth
Noah McKittrick’s field goal lifts Kaneland to wild win over La Salle-Peru
Malik Carter throws 5 TDs, Huntley tops McHenry to keep playoff hopes alive
Duke Mays finishes off Johnsburg’s win against Woodstock
Aurora Christian stops game-winning two-point conversion, holds on to defeat Wheaton Academy
Defense sets up offense in Morris’s 50-10 win over Sycamore
Nebraska recruit Trae Taylor shines as Carmel offense picks apart Loyola
David Randecker’s 3 touchdowns help Woodstock North top Sandwich
Erie-Prophetstown makes big plays, holds off Mendota on senior night
Illinois high school football scores: Week 8, 2025
Plainfield South keeps razor thin playoff hopes alive with dominant win over Joliet Central
Richmond-Burton clinches KRC title in Mike Noll’s 300th career win with 6-TD performance from Hunter Carley
Morrison snaps Wooden Shoe losing streak, beats Fulton
Andrew gets key stops, runs away from DeKalb
Second IHSA proposal looks to restructure playoff field
A look at Week 8 scores from out of the past around Bureau County
St. Francis senior, Lindenwood recruit Jaylen Torres controlling the trenches
St. Anne erupts in 2nd half to down Milford/Cissna Park 61-28
BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 8, 2025 -
Next up in the family, IC Catholic Prep’s Foley Calcagno ready to leave his legacy
Podcast: Week 8 preview, West and South edition
Sterling can snatch big win and Wooden Shoe up for grabs: Sauk Valley Football previews
Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 8 of the 2025 season
DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 8 IHSA football previews
BCR 2025 Week 8 IHSA Preview Capsules
Southwest Valley, Southwest Prairie showdowns highlight packed slate: Herald-News IHSA football Week 8 preview
Steve Soucie’s Week 8 games to watch: Unbeatens face myriad of challenges
Kendall County Week 8 IHSA football previews
McHenry County Week 8 IHSA football previews
Marquette, Dwight, FCW have likely win-and-in opportunities: The Times Week 8 football preview
NewsTribune Week 8 IHSA football previews
Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Geneva senior linebacker Tyler Drake
BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 7, 2025
Podcast: Week 8 preview: Let's talk IHSA playoffs, and that new proposal
Podcast: Week 8 in Kankakee County: Game-by-game preview
CCL/ESCC Week 7 Notebook: St. Laurence, Providence highlight potential playoff teams scoring big wins
DeKalb County Week 8 IHSA football previews
Steve Soucie’s Week 7 playoff projection: Seeds move considerably, entrants do not
Daily Journal Week 8 football previews
Unbeaten Willowbrook, with Marli Smrz throwing 6 TDs, romps past West Aurora to sectional title
Will and Grundy County Week 8 IHSA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do
IHSA proposal seeks to expand football playoffs, regionalize scheduling
Illinois Valley Week 8 IHSA/I8FA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do
Suburban Life football notebook: Warren Mason helps lead 7-0 Riverside-Brookfield to best start in 24 years
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do DeKalb County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Podcast: Week 8 in the western suburbs, who is closing in on a conference title?
Kendall County football notebook: Oswego East’s Jeremiah Smith drives himself to improve, now is force on line
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 7 of the 2025 season
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Major upheaval in the middle of the rankings
Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Down the stretch
Rock Falls seeks more player leadership: Sauk Valley football notes
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do McHenry County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Podcast: Week 7 review: Do we have playoff clarity?
Plainfield Central continues its playoff run with sectional semifinal win over Yorkville
Unbeaten Willowbrook flag football keeps rolling, advances to face West Aurora in sectional final
Cary-Grove’s season ends with IHSA sectional semifinal loss to Harlem
Playoffs? Hampshire gives itself shot at postseason: McHenry County Week 7 notebook
BCR boxscores for Week 7, 2025
2025 IHSA playoff projections: Where do Kane County teams stand in the field of 256 heading into Week 8?
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do Suburban Life-area teams need to do to make the field of 256?
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do CCL/ESCC teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Will and Grundy County Football Notebook: Minooka continues to push through adversity
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: Where do Kankakee area teams stand in the field of 256?
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 8: What do Kendall County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
What we learned in Week 7: Surprisingly chaotic week develops
Another week, another record for Davon Grant: Daily Chronicle Week 7 rewind
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 7 of the 2025 season
All three phases power second quarter surge for Hiawatha in 54-6 win against Rockford Christian Life
Former Princeton coach Nick Delinski fulfills dream at hometown Metamora
High school football: Week 7 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area
High school football: Week 7 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area
Well-rounded play from Barrington yields MSL West win over Fremd
Minnesota recruit Owen Lansu spectacular in return from injury, leads Downers Grove North past York
Naperville North survives Neuqua Valley on controversial ending
Seneca runs for 488 yards in win against St. Bede
South Elgin too talented on offense for Bartlett
Fieldcrest falls at home to Ridgeview-Lexington: The Times Friday Roundup
Turnovers, ground game lead Warren over Stevenson
Jackson Cacini throws 5 TDs, Prospect edges Rolling Meadows in wild one
Kole Fager, Palatine move closer to playoff berth with win
Wilmington stops Streator 45-0 to earn sixth win
Nathan Kutella, Conant best Schaumburg in pivotal rivalry tilt
Morris dominates up front on its way to convincing win in Ottawa
Maine South routs Glenbrook North, looks ahead to CSL title showdown in Week 8
QB Brendan Mecher runs for four touchdowns, Lockport hands Sandburg its second defeat
‘Play like Dyl’: Rochelle picks up win against Kaneland in 1st game after injury to Dylan Manning
Dixon, Newman get sixth wins: Friday’s Sauk Valley football roundup
Alex Draper gives Herscher OT win over Reed-Custer: Friday’s Daily Journal football roundup
Israel Abrams, Montini take care of business, blow out St. Viator
Providence roars back, stuns Loyola for first win over Ramblers since 2009
IC Catholic Prep blows past Marmion, closes in on playoff bid
Mt. Carmel remains undefeated, hands Joliet Catholic fifth loss of season
Batavia defense gets big stops to turn away Wheaton North
Glenbard North kicker comes through in clutch in win over Geneva
Princeton shows its true self in second half to beat Mendota
Richmond-Burton makes plays in all three phases, shuts out Woodstock North to stay unbeaten
Burlington Central beats Huntley for 3rd straight victory
Big second half propels Woodstock past Sandwich for 5th victory
Oswego East, on Jasiah Watson’s monster 253-yard game, hands Yorkville its first loss
Cooper Bode, Crewe Bartelt force key turnovers in Sycamore win over La Salle-Peru
Kankakee’s win streak reaches 5 with no-doubter over Bloom
Sterling falls to Geneseo for first time since 2014
Glenbard West, behind Jamarcus Kelly’s 196 yards and 4 TDs, runs past Hinsdale Central to clinch playoff bid
Logan Abrams scores 5 consecutive TDs, Cary-Grove rolls to win against Crystal Lake South
Bradley-Bourbonnais bounces back with offensive onslaught over DeKalb
IVC pulls away after strong first half from Rock Falls
Prairie Ridge’s Logan Thennes, Vincent Byk score 1st rushing TDs in win over Crystal Lake Central
Illinois high school football scores: Week 7, 2025
Owen Yorke runs wild, goes for five touchdowns to help Wheaton Warrenville South over St. Charles North
Jacobs piles up big yards on the ground, again, coasts to win over Dundee-Crown
Homecoming heartbreaker for Bureau Valley
Fenwick brothers Tommy Thies, Jake Thies combine for 4 TDs in win over Benet
Brady Kozlowski helps Minooka win defensive battle over Oswego
Bishop McNamara stays unbeaten with 29-14 win at Wheaton Academy
Plainfield East spoils Joliet West homecoming with to snap losing skid
Mason Hill gets second chance, kicks game-winning field goal to send Hampshire past McHenry
Marquette ‘convincing’ in victory over Elmwood-Brimfield
BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 7, 2025
A look at Week 7 scores from out of the past around Bureau County
Oswego East, on Avaya Kittling-Turner’s score in OT, rallies past St. Charles North in regional final thriller
West Aurora gets stop on game-tying conversion to take down Wheaton North for regional title
Yorkville flag football outlasts Oswego to win regional title in 2-1 OT thriller
Plainfield Central edges Romeoville to win regional girls flag football championship in first year of play
Kicking for a cause, Fenwick’s Noah Sur raising money for stillbirth prevention
BCR Leaderboard for area leaders through Week 6, 2025
Playoff approach: Sauk Valley Week 7 IHSA football previews
Podcast: Week 7 high school football preview: West and South edition
BCR 2025 Week 7 IHSA Preview Capsules
Steve Soucie’s Week 7 games to watch: Playoff implications abound as stretch run arrives
Kendall County Week 7 IHSA football previews
Conference powerhouses await Ottawa, Streator, Fieldcrest: The Times Week 7 IHSA/I8FA football preview
DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 7 IHSA football previews
Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 7 of the 2025 season
Big matchups abound as regular season winds down: The Herald-News IHSA football preview for Week 7
NewsTribune Week 7 IHSA football previews
McHenry County Week 7 IHSA football previews
Willowbrook remains unbeaten, knocks off St. Edward in regional final
Kennedy Manning rallies Cary-Grove to regional title
Huntley hangs tough during IHSA regional championship loss to Antioch
Malia Shen’s two touchdowns, dominating defense send Naperville Central past Glenbard West to regional title
2025 Associated Press Week 7 football poll
CCL/ESCC Week 6 Notebook: Nazareth, St. Patrick surge to forefront of divisional races
Will and Grundy County Week 7 IHSA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do
Podcast: Week 7 in Kankakee County football: Game-by-game preview
DeKalb County Week 7 IHSA football previews
Kane County football notebook: Already suffering two close losses, Batavia gets on right side against Geneva
Steve Soucie’s Week 6 playoff projection: Calm before the storm? Projection holds fairly stable
Daily Journal Week 7 football previews
Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: La Salle-Peru defensive back Regan Doerr
Jazmin Hurston’s late pick seals Oswego’s regional win over Joliet West
Plainfield Central upsets top seed Bradley-Bourbonnais in Romeoville flag football regional
Yorkville surges in 2nd half of regional semis to beat Kankakee
Dixon’s defense on a historic roll: Sauk Valley Week 6 football notes
Week 7 preview: What does the playoff picture look like?
A look at Bureau County rushing records
The Times Week 7 IHSA/I8FA playoff outlook: Who’s in, who’s almost in and who has work to do
Kendall County football notebook: Sandwich’s Nick Michalek on pace for third 1,000-yard season after huge game
Suburban Life football notebook: Junior D-ends John Breton, Tommy Riordan big part of Hinsdale Central’s rise
Podcast: Week 7 in the western suburbs: What can we expect?
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do DeKalb County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 6 of the 2025 season
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do Suburban Life-area teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Clutch kicking, conference clashes, playoff pushes
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do Kane County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Top teams continue to flex muscles
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do McHenry County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do CCL/ESCC need to do to make the field of 256?
Podcast: Week 6 review: What did we learn from a wild week?
Kankakee dominates second half to win regional opener over Plainfield South
Princeton’s Casey Etheridge says rushing record is shared by many: Week 7 BCR/NewsTribune notebook
Streator’s Aiden Ferris, Ottawa’s Archer Cechowicz come up big in losses: The Times Week 6 Football Notebook
2025 IHSA playoff outlook for Week 7: What do Kendall County teams need to do to make the field of 256?
Davon Grant, Adrian Leon set records while Kaneland gets big win: Daily Chronicle Week 6 rewind
A journey back through La Salle-Peru vs. Ottawa football history, 10 years at a time
IHSA football playoff outlook for the Daily Journal area heading into Week 7
Huntley QB Malik Carter flashes potential in loss: McHenry County Week 6 notebook
BCR boxscores for Week 7, 2025
What we learned in Week 6: CCL/ESCC produces wild week of results
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week voting is open for Week 6 of the 2025 season
Dwight dominates St. Bede to improve to 3-3
Bishop McNamara avoids potential trap from Marian Central
Newman’s Matthew Blackert scores on offense, defense and special teams in blowout win over Mercer County
Rochelle football player has surgery after leaving Friday’s game with head injury
High school football: Week 6 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area
High school football: Week 6 results; recaps for every game in the Kendall County area
IC Catholic Prep, on Grant Bowen’s go-ahead TD catch, wins thriller at St. Francis
Emmett Dowling, Mount Carmel take down Brother Rice in battle of unbeatens
Woodstock gets late stop to hold off Plano 20-14
Elgin maintains control of Little Brown Jug with victory over Larkin
Jameson Purcell, defense lead Maine South past New Trier
Wauconda rallies in the second half to beat Grant, stay unbeaten
Grayslake Central pulls away from Grayslake North
Joe Brigham’s six touchdowns lead Rolling Meadows past Buffalo Grove
Riverside-Brookfield recovers squib kick, rallies to beat Glenbard South
Hersey piled up the points in win over Elk Grove
Barrington gets convincing win at Conant
Donato Gatses carries Glenbard North to win over Lake Park
Bureau Valley tops Lewistown co-op 44-6 for first win
Fremd rides ground game past Hoffman Estates in battle of unbeatens
Montini edges Carmel in one-point game for the ages
Reed-Custer gets walk-off win, Kankakee wins fourth straight: KDJ football roundup
Eli Loeding’s interception preserves Prairie Ridge win against Huntley
St. Charles North stays perfect with win over rival St. Charles East
Wheaton Warrenville South shut outs Wheaton North to earn bragging rights
Providence goes for the win, Broden Mackert goes for the touchdown in 28-14 triumph over Marist
FCW football rolls to victory, Sandwich falls: The Times Friday roundup
Seneca’s Cam Shriey runs for 215 yards, 4 TDs in 43-26 win over Marquette
Adrian Leon sets school record with 9 extra points in Genoa-Kingston’s 63-14 win at Rockford Lutheran
Oswego bounces back from 1st loss, beats Joliet West in runaway fashion
Lincoln-Way Central holds on for 28-20 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais
York’s Henry Duda scores 3 TDs, goes over 300 total yards in win against Hinsdale Central
Lincoln-Way West stays perfect with win at DeKalb despite Davon Grant setting receiving record for Barbs
Plainfield North’s ground game rolls in 42-7 win over Plainfield East
Gavin Lanham makes key conversion stop to help Princeton to win at Hall
L-P beats Ottawa for second time this season, extends streak in rivalry to 13
E-PC tops Forreston: Friday football roundup
Lockport survives overtime slugfest with Naperville Central, 14-7
Pair of game-changing sequences gets Herscher past Streator, 1 win from likely playoff berth
Dixon dominates in BNC win over Stillman Valley
Johnsburg’s defense takes over in shutout against Marengo
Coal City wastes no time pulling away from Manteno
Mendota wins back-to-back games for first time since 2021 with rout of Kewanee
Jacobs relies on run game to rally for win against Crystal Lake Central
Morris gets physical in resounding win over Rochelle
Batavia uses walk-off field goal to secure OT thriller over Geneva in 107th rivalry game
Landon Arnold’s big game lifts Burlington Central to win over McHenry
Chris Whetstone jumps in at QB, leads Hampshire past Crystal Lake South
Sterling shows depth in win over Alleman
Jalen Carter powers Kaneland to first win over Sycamore since 2018
Freshman Leo Zavala shines in 1st start, leads Cary-Grove past Dundee-Crown
Illinois high school football scores: Week 6, 2025
Jonas Williams breaks IHSA career passing TD record, Lincoln-Way East rolls past Metea Valley
Princeton/Hall to renew century-old rivalry Friday in Spring Valley
IHSA flag football playoffs begin: Who, where and when are Will County teams playing?
A look at Week 6 scores from out of the past around Bureau County
Joliet West caps flag football regular season with 46-0 win over Joliet Central
Inspired by family, Nazareth’s Jake Cestone delivers stellar game for Roadrunners
Bradley-Bourbonnais’ Calvin Kohl brings added perspective to senior year
Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 6 of the 2025 season
Podcast: Week 6 IHSA football preview: West and South edition
Locals look for winning week: Sauk Valley Week 6 IHSA football previews
Lincoln-Ways, Morris face tests in Week 6: The Herald-News football preview
DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 6 IHSA football previews
Kendall County Week 6 IHSA football previews
Steve Soucie’s Week 6 games to watch: Huge CCL/ESCC game highlights the week
Seneca-Marquette showdown at Gould, homecoming at Dieken Stadium: The Times Week 6 IHSA football preview
NewsTribune Week 6 IHSA football previews
McHenry County Week 6 IHSA football previews
BCR 2025 Week 6 IHSA Preview Capsules
2025 Associated Press Week 6 football poll
CCL/ESCC Week 5 Notebook: Marist, St. Rita snap recent losing streaks
Suburban Life football notebook: Nazareth’s Jackson Failla, after move from Pennsylvania, fitting in at QB
Podcast: Week 6 Kankakee County preview: Conference titles up for grabs?
Steve Soucie’s Week 5 playoff projection: Small upsets tinker with field’s construction
DeKalb County Week 6 IHSA football previews
Daily Journal Week 6 football previews
Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Willowbrook senior RB/LB Anthony Leo
Explosive start fuels Wilmington’s 49-0 homecoming win over Manteno
Podcast: Week 6 western suburbs preview: A pivotal week ahead
Kane County Notes: Where the Tri-City teams stand heading into rivalry week
Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill: Trio of local teams hit Week 6 undefeated
Kendall County football notes: Caleb Viscogliosi, playing alongside his brother, takes lead for Yorkville ‘D’
Friday Night Drive’s Team of the Week for Week 5 of the 2025 season
Week 6 IHSA football preview: An early look at the playoffs
Friday Night Drive Power Rankings: Ranked teams continue to show out
St. Charles North in control of first crosstown rivalry matchup, get big win over St. Charles East
IHSA football Week 5 review: Can anyone stay undefeated?
Several Spartans score in Romeoville’s win over Plainfield East
Mendota defense has ‘been fantastic’: NewsTribune football notebook
2025 season preview: Scouting the Three Rivers Conference
Herald-News football notebook: Plainfield Central moving forward behind Morrisette
FCW has rare QB1/DE in Brezdyn Simons; Chicagoland Prairie playoff picture: The Times Week 5 Notebook
Dundee-Crown defense delivering shutouts: McHenry County Week 5 notebook
BCR boxscores for Week 5, 2025
What we learned in Week 5: Top teams breaking away from the pack
Griffin Larsen, Sycamore stay undefeated in I-8: Daily Chronicle Week 5 rewind
Neuqua Valley, with big second half, pulls away to win at Metea Valley
Owen Cook’s throw on fake punt sparks Barrington past Palatine
Jackson Failla’s 6 touchdown passes power Nazareth to win over Joliet Catholic
High school football: Week 5 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area
Rockridge beats Newman in state-ranked TRAC Rock battle
Jonas Williams ties state passing touchdown record as Lincoln-Way East rolls over Naperville Central
Morris rides fast start to win at Kaneland in matchup of unbeatens
Sterling continues momentum, dispatches Galesburg
Monmouth-Roseville spoils Princeton’s homecoming game 36-8
Ray Hannemann, Richmond-Burton passing game on point in KRC win over Woodstock
Dundee-Crown posts 2nd straight shutout in FVC win over Crystal Lake South
Luke Vanderwiel scores 4 TDs as Prairie Ridge keeps perfect season alive with win over McHenry
Illinois high school football scores: Week 5, 2025
‘Just feels awesome’: Mendota snaps 16-game losing streak with win over Sherrard
Plainfield Central avenges 2024 loss to Joliet Central by spoiling Steelmen homecoming
A look at BCR area Week 5 scores out of the past
Newman plays at Rockridge in 4-0 battle: Sauk Valley Week 5 IHSA football previews
Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP: Alden-Hebron running back Caleb Linneman
BCR Pigskin Prognosticators for Week 5, 2025
Back from an ACL injury, Montini’s Laddie Asay spearheading Broncos defense
Back from an ACL injury, Montini’s Laddie Asay spearheading Broncos defense
BCR Week 5 IHSA football previews
IHSA football: Week 5 preview, west and south edition
Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 5 of the 2025 season
Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 5 of the 2025 season
Kane County Chronicle area preview capsules for Week 5 of the 2025 season
Steve Soucie’s Week 5 games to watch: Slate chock full of intriguing games
FCW, Marquette, Seneca, Ottawa, Fieldcrest all at home: The Times Week 5 preview
DuPage and suburban Cook County Week 5 IHSA football previews