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Hindsight/foresight: An inside look at DuPage County football

Daily Herald Report

Name: Tyler Caldwell

School: Waubonsie Valley

Year: Junior

Best thing about being an offensive lineman: The best thing is probably knowing if you've got a good running game it's generally based on your offensive line, because without a good offensive line you don't really have much of an offense. If you don't have an offensive line you can't open holes for the running backs or give the quarterback time. Knowing that is a good feeling.

Worst thing about being an offensive lineman: Having to deal with the different speeds of defensive linemen. You've got to sort of get the feel of how the defensive lineman is doing in the first part of the game and kind of correct your steps based on that.

Don't tell my coach that: I don't know how to answer that because I think my coach should know everything.

If I could change one thing about football: For high school football probably the fact that linemen can't be eligible (for a pass) if you have a lineman number. You can't be switched throughout the game and go in like a tight end and go for out for a pass.

Team not on our schedule I wish we could play: It's kind of a weird one because as a freshman I went to Yorkville. So it'd be nice to go and play them, and a lot of my buddies think they could beat us. It'd be nice to go show them we're the better team.

How I'll celebrate if I score a TD: There's not really much that I would do. If I scored I'd go right to celebrate with my buddies, give them high-fives.

Twitter, Facebook or Instagram: I do not have Twitter, but I do have Facebook and Instagram; I do not really prefer one over the other.

What I like best about my school: I like the pride that everyone has. You see so much Warrior wear around the school that if you go in there you can just tell we have so much pride in the school.

Other sports I play: I wrestle in the winter and this spring I'm starting rugby.

Other school activities: I'm not involved too much yet in school, but I'm looking into Link Crew, where you meet incoming freshmen and talk to them throughout the year and help them out.

Favorite actor: Adam Sandler. I like all his movies and he does a great job with his characters. He's funny, also.

Favorite athlete: I would have to go with Brian Urlacher. As a kid I liked him, liked to watch him. I always wanted to be a middle linebacker.

Favorite musician: Probably a band called Disturbed. I like the heavier stuff.

The Stat:

129-0

The combined margin of victory in Wheaton Academy's three games. The Warriors are 3-0 for the first time since 2010 and play Chicago Christian on Friday with a chance to match their four wins to start that season.

The Quote:

“It's always a street fight between us and Downers South. Even though the score showed we were the better team (Friday), they put up a fight. We just came out on top.”

­— Addison Trail defensive lineman Bobby Rinaldi talking about his team's 21-0 Week 2 win over West Suburban Gold rival Downers Grove South.

The Standings

Chicago Catholic Green

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Marmion 3-0 1-0 -

Fenwick 2-1 1-0 -

Montini 1-2 0-0 .5

St. Francis 2-1 0-1 1

De La Salle 1-2 0-1 1

DuPage Valley

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Lake Park 3-0 0-0 -

Naperville Central 2-1 0-0 -

Naperville North 2-1 0-0 -

Glenbard North 1-2 0-0 -

WW South 1-2 0-0 -

Wheaton North 0-3 0-0 -

East Suburban Catholic

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Benet 3-0 1-0 -

Marian Central 3-0 1-0 -

Nazareth 3-0 1-0 -

Joliet Catholic 2-1 1-0 -

St. Viator 2-1 1-0 -

St. Patrick 2-1 0-1 1

Carmel 1-2 0-1 1

Marian Catholic 1-2 0-1 1

Marist 1-2 0-1 1

Notre Dame 1-2 0-1 1

Interstate Eight Small

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Seneca 3-0 1-0 -

Wilmington 3-0 1-0 -

Herscher 2-1 1-0 -

Lisle 1-2 0-1 -

Westmont 1-2 0-1 -

Reed-Custer 0-3 0-1 -

Metro Suburban West

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Aurora Central Catholic 3-0 0-0 -

Fenton 3-0 0-0 -

Wheaton Academy 3-0 0-0 -

Glenbard South 1-2 0-0 -

IC Catholic Prep 1-2 0-0 -

Riverside-Brookfield 1-2 0-0 -

Upstate Eight River

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Geneva 3-0 1-0 -

St. Charles North 3-0 1-0 -

Batavia 2-1 1-0 -

St. Charles East 1-2 1-0 -

West Chicago 1-2 0-1 1

Elgin 0-3 0-1 1

Larkin 0-3 0-1 1

Streamwood 0-3 0-1 1

Upstate Eight Valley

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Waubonsie Valley 3-0 1-0 -

Bartlett 2-1 1-0 -

South Elgin 2-1 1-0 -

Neuqua Valley 1-2 1-0 -

Glenbard East 2-1 0-1 1

Metea Valley 1-2 0-1 1

East Aurora 0-3 0-1 1

West Aurora 0-3 0-1 1

West Suburban Gold

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Addison Trail 3-0 1-0 -

Hinsdale South 3-0 1-0 -

Morton 1-2 1-0 -

Leyden 0-3 0-0 .5

Downers South 1-2 0-1 1

Proviso East 1-2 0-1 1

Willowbrook 0-3 0-1 1

West Suburban Silver

School All Conf. GB

W-L W-L

Glenbard West 3-0 1-0 -

Oak Park-River Forest 3-0 1-0 -

Hinsdale Central 2-1 1-0 -

Lyons Twp. 2-1 0-0 .5

York 2-1 0-1 1 Downers North 1-2 0-1 1

Proviso West 1-2 0-1 1

The Schedule:

Friday's games

Addison Trail at Leyden, 7:30 p.m.

Brother Rice at St. Francis, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago Christian at Wheaton Academy, 7 p.m.

Downers Grove South at Morton, 7:30 p.m.

Elgin at West Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Elmwood Park at Fenton, 7:15 p.m.

Glenbard East at East Aurora, 7:30 p.m.

Glenbard North at Naperville North, 7:30 p.m.

Hinsdale Central at Proviso West, 7:30 p.m.

Lisle at Westmont, 7:15 p.m.

Montini at DeLaSalle, 7:30 p.m.

Naperville Central at Wheaton Warrenville South, 7:30 p.m.

Oak Park-River Forest at Downers Grove North, 7:30 p.m.

Proviso East at Hinsdale South, 7:30 p.m.

Ridgewood at Glenbard South, 7:15 p.m.

St. Patrick at Benet, 7:30 p.m.

Waubonsie Valley at Bartlett, 7:30 p.m.

West Aurora at Metea Valley, 7:30 p.m.

Wheaton North at Lake Park, 7:30 p.m.

Willowbrook at York, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday's games

Lyons Township at Glenbard West, 1:30 p.m.

Neuqua Valley at South Elgin, 1:30 p.m.

St. Edward at IC Catholic Prep, 1 p.m.

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