Top 30 Special 1st Round Edition: Predicting 5 First Round Games for Every Class
Week 9: 15-15 Overall: 156-84 (0.650 Pct) 1A: Rockford Lutheran over Annawan-Wethersfield Forreston over St. Bede Tuscola over Brown...
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Oct 27, 20221 min read
Projected IHSA Football Brackets
Screenshot images via bracket maker: 1A: 1A Championship: Lena-Winslow over Ridgeview-Lexington Sleeper(s): Fulton, Forreston, Hope...
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Oct 25, 20223 min read
Caravan Show Why They're Number 1 with 42-37 Win over the Ramblers
Saturday the Caravan and the Ramblers came in to Hoerster Field as the number 1 and number 2 teams in the area respectively. It was the...
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Oct 22, 20222 min read
Spartans Running Backs And Defense Smother Morris to Clinch Kishwaukee River/Interstate 8 White
For the second consecutive year, Morris and Sycamore would battle it out for the Kishwaukee River/Interstate 8 White Conference...
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Oct 21, 20221 min read
Week 9 Top 30 Games And Picks
Week 8: 20-10 Overall: 141-69 (0.671 win pct.) 30. Stevenson over Libertyville 29. East Alton-Wood River over Red Bud 28. Maroa-Forsyth...
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Oct 21, 20222 min read
Huskies Avenge Week 6 Loss; Rout Redhawks 31-3
Thursday night, the DuPage Valley Conference had a slate of rematches. One of those rematches was the battle of Naperville. In week 6,...
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Oct 16, 20222 min read
Hilltoppers Take Down Lions; Ellens, Oberhofer, and McLaughlin Combine for 215 Rushing Yards
The Hilltoppers wanted to finish their Duchon schedule with a 4-0 record. Standing in their way: The Lyons Lions who came in to Duchon...
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Oct 14, 20221 min read
Foxes Shutout Indians in Defensive Struggle
Through the first seven weeks of the season, the weather has cooperated in the Chicago area. That all changed Friday night in Yorkville...
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Oct 14, 20222 min read
Eagles Hang on to Defeat Bulldogs; Amir Al Hindi with 3 Touchdowns
A rare Thursday Night battle took place in Fox Lake between the Eagles and Bulldogs. Both squads have lost their last 2 games, and were...
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Oct 12, 20221 min read
Week 8 Top 30 Games and Picks
Week 2: 21-9 Week 3: 21-9 Week 4: 18-12 Week 5: 17-13 Week 6: 22-8 Week 7: 22-8 Overall: 121-59 30. Larkin over Elgin 29. Rock Island...
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Oct 8, 20222 min read
Grenadiers Clinch First Playoff Spot Since 2013; beat up Mustangs 41-21
Elk Grove and Rolling Meadows faced off in Rolling Meadows Friday night. The Grenadiers came in to the game at 5-1 and were looking to...
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Oct 7, 20221 min read
Week 7: Quick Rapid Fire Edition of Top 30 Games/Picks
Johnston City over Sesser-Valier Sacred Heart-Griffin over Glenwood Deerfield over Maine West Glenbrook South over New Trier Simeon over...
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Oct 6, 20225 min read
IHSA Football Projected Final Standings
Independent Schools Hope Academy: 9-0 Marquette (Ottawa): 8-1 Collinsville: 7-2 Mater Dei: 6-3 Madison: 5-3 Notre Dame (Quincy): 5-4...
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Oct 3, 20222 min read
Hawks Win 4th Straight; Knock off Broncos in Barrington
The Hawks and Broncos faced off in Barrington Saturday afternoon with playoff spots at stake. Both teams got off to rough starts with...
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Oct 1, 20222 min read
Knights Bounce Back Behind Michael Jefferson's Three Touchdowns
One of the more underrated rivalries in Lake County took place Friday Night as the Lakes Eagles hosted Grayslake North. These two squads...
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Sep 26, 20221 min read
York Stays Undefeated with Big Road Win over Lyons
The Dukes and Lions both came into Saturday's game with a 4-0 record. It was a defensive struggle early on, but York was able to strike...
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Sep 24, 20221 min read
Greetham and Vasey Carry Load; Wolves Defeat Arch Rival Trojans 27-16
For years Cary-Grove and Prairie Ridge have been the rivalry in the Fox Valley conference. The two schools have a combined 6 state...
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Sep 19, 20222 min read
Forde with 3 Touchdown Catches as Loyola Wins Slugfest over Brother Rice
The Crusaders and Ramblers met in Wilmette Saturday afternoon in the CCL/ESCC Blue opener. Last season the Ramblers won a wild one at...
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Sep 17, 20221 min read
Bausch and Al Hindi with 3 Touchdowns Each as Eagles Rebound After Tough Loss
The Eagles hosted the Round Lake Panthers in their first conference home game of the year. After a tough loss at Antioch in week 3, the...
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Sep 16, 20222 min read
Quarterback Bradley Vierneisel Comes Up Clutch as Knights Stay Undefeated in Shootout over the Hawks
Since 2016 the Central Suburban League and the Mid Suburban League have held a home and home series in weeks 3 and 4. Prospect and Maine...
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