While there wasn’t a playoff spot on the line for Prospect and Elk Grove in their season finale Friday night, both teams took a queue from the classic song first recorded by Stevie Wonder in 1973 and famously covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers 16 years later. Both squads were reaching for Higher Ground for their respective program’s futures.

Here’s what to expect from the high school football matchups involving teams from the Mid-Suburban East in Week 9.

The Hail Mary catch at the end of the first half wasn’t a new experience for Buffalo Grove’s Jimmy Trieb, but returning a blocked punt for a touchdown was. And his 5 total TDs, that was also something unprecedented for the senior and led the Bison to a 42-12 victory at Mid-Suburban East opponent Elk Grove on Friday night.

Here’s what to expect from the high school football matchups involving teams from the Mid-Suburban East in Week 8.

Rolling Meadows needed a spark. It got one on an outstanding special teams effort by senior safety Matt Zieba, which propelled the Mustangs to their seventh win of the season without a loss.

Here’s what to expect from the high school football matchups involving teams from the Mid-Suburban East in Week 7.

What do you get when you combine an explosive ground game with shock-and-awe-capable special teams, a grinder of an offensive line and a defense that makes plays when it has to? You get a Wheeling football team that is 3-3, has won 2 in row, is 2-0 in the Mid-Suburban East and is on the cusp of being a playoff team after Friday night’s 28-14 win at Elk Grove.

Here’s what to expect from the high school football matchups involving teams from the Mid-Suburban East in Week 6.

Hersey’s football team used three third-quarter touchdowns of 47 or more yards to take a 28-7 lead en route to a 28-19 Mid-Suburban East triumph over visiting Elk Grove on Friday night.

Here’s what to expect from the high school football matchups involving teams from the Mid-Suburban East in Week 5.

Trailing by 19 points to Niles West in the second quarter Friday, Elk Grove’s football team could have thrown in the towel. Instead, the Grenadiers threw everything in their offensive arsenal at the Wolves.

Here’s what to expect from the teams of the Mid-Suburban League plus Maine West, St. Viator and Leyden in Week 4 of the high school football season.

Consider it a winning weekend for the high school football teams of the Mid-Suburban League.In the conference’s set of games Friday night against foes from the Central Suburban League, the MSL’s 12 teams finished with a record of 9-3.

Host Buffalo Grove got its first football victory for head coach Jeff Vlk — along with the Bison’s first win this season — in a 21-7 decision over Deerfield on Friday in nonconference play.

Here’s what to expect from Week 3 of the high school football season from the perspective of teams in the Mid-Suburban League plus St. Viator, Maine West and Leyden.

Palatine was coming off a huge victory the previous week against Stevenson, so there was a worry about a letdown in its Mid-Suburban League football crossover game with Elk Grove. But QB Zach Oles was nearly perfect as was Palatine as the Pirates rolled past the visiting Grens 48-7.

Here’s what to expect from teams in the Mid-Suburban League plus St. Viator, Maine West and Leyden in Week 2 of the high school football season.

It took awhile for Libertyville’s offense to kick into gear Friday night at Elk Grove. The Wildcats’ defense, however, was as staunch as it’s ever been.

Here’s what to expect from the Week 1 high school football matchups involving teams from the Mid-Suburban League plus Maine West, Leyden and St. Viator.

Football teams in the Mid-Suburban East are looking forward to a schedule which could make it more likely to have multiple teams competing in the playoffs at season’s end.

Elk Grove football coach John Sigmund is hoping an experienced, capable offensive line can pave the way to more success this fall.