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Benet loses against Nazareth
Updated Oct 23, 2021 12:17 AM
Nazareth’s victory Friday night ended Benet’s football season with a 4-5 record, knocking the Redwings out of a berth in the playoffs.
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Naperville North quarterback Aidan Gray finds some running room in the DeKalb secondary. The Huskies are playing for the DVC championship Friday against Neuqua Valley.
Scouting Week 9 DuPage County football games
Updated Oct 21, 2021 7:05 PM
Here’s a look at the best matchups in DuPage County for Week 9, including Hinsdale Central and Glenbard West playing for the West Suburban Silver title, and Naperville North and Neuqua Valley meeting for the DVC crown.
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Naperville North’s Ethan Robert, pictured during his 287-yard rushing effort this fall against Naperville Central, will try to help the Huskies win the DVC title when they play at Neuqua Valley on Friday.
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Naperville North’s Robert credits teammates for his special season
Updated Oct 19, 2021 6:09 PM
Taking a look at some of the top storylines in DuPage County heading into Week 9, including a big game for Ethan Robert and the Naperville North Huskies, and looking ahead to Saturday’s playoff pairings night.
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Wheaton North quarterback Mark Forcucci has thrown for 13 touchdowns this year with just 1 interception.
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Scouting Week 8 DuPage County football games
Updated Oct 14, 2021 8:08 PM
Here’s a look at the best matchups in DuPage County for Week 8, including Wheaton North looking for a 7th win when it hosts Geneva, and a matchup between a pair of 6-1 teams in the Upstate Eight when Glenbard South takes on Glenbard East.
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Zeke A Williams (6) and his Naperville North teammates are coming off a 38-27 win over Naperville Central last week. The Huskies return to action Friday against Metea Valley.
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Scouting Week 7 DuPage County football games
Updated Oct 7, 2021 1:49 PM
Here’s a look at some of the best matchups in DuPage County for Week 7, including the annual battle for Wheaton bragging rights between the Tigers and Falcons, and undefeated York trying to avenge last spring’s shutout loss to Hinsdale Central.
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Matt Vezza and his York teammates pulled off a big win on Saturday, beating Glenbard West 12-10 on a last-second field goal.
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Looking back at big wins for Lisle, York
Updated Oct 5, 2021 10:12 AM
Here’s a look at some of the top storylines heading into Week 7 in DuPage County, including a couple big wins last weekend for Lisle and York.
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Lawler’s clutch kick lifts Benet over Notre Dame
Updated Sep 30, 2021 10:22 PM
Michael Lawler drilled the game-winning field goal on his third effort as time expired to give his team a 20-17 win over Notre Dame.
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Naperville North quarterback Aidan Gray is completing 70 percent of his passes through five games heading into Friday’s matchup against Naperville Central.
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Scouting Week 6 DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 30, 2021 1:20 PM
Here’s a look at the best football matchups in DuPage County for Week 6, including undefeateds York and Glenbard West squaring off, Neuqua Valley taking its 5-0 record to Metea Valley, and Naperville North and Naperville Central renewing their rivalry, among others.
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Willowbrook’s Nick Mabutas, pictured making a tackle in a 2019 playoff game against Mt. Carmel, has helped the Warriors win three straight after an 0-2 start.
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Willowbrook’s coming on strong after 0-2 start
Updated Sep 28, 2021 5:43 PM
Here’s a look at some of the best storylines through the first five weeks of the regular season in DuPage County, including Willowbrook winning three straight games after an 0-2 start, among others.
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Neuqua Valley’s Mark Mennecke, pictured throwing a pass against Wheaton Warrenville South, has an 8-0 record as starting quarterback.
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Scouting Week 5 DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 23, 2021 3:43 PM
Here’s a look at the best matchups in DuPage County for Week 5, including a pair of matchups between 4-0 teams — South Elgin against Glenbard East, and Glenbard North vs. Batavia. Also, 3-1 Naperville Central travels to 4-0 Neuqua Valley.
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Wheaton North’s Brayton Maske (23) ran for 210 yards and 3 touchdowns last week in a 35-3 win over St. Charles North.
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Wheaton North’s O-line paving the way for big things
Updated Sep 21, 2021 12:34 PM
Here’s a look at some of the top storylines through the first four weeks of the season, including an outstanding game for Wheaton North running back Brayton Maske last week when he ran for 210 yards against St. Charles North.
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Glenbard South quarterback Michael Champagne looks for an open receiver last week against South Elgin. The Raiders will try to rebound from their first loss when they take on Fenton on Friday.
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Scouting Week 4 DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 17, 2021 5:54 AM
Here's a look at the best matchups in DuPage County for Week 4, including York taking its 3-0 record into a matchup at Downers Grove North who also is 3-0 this season.
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Montini quarterback Cole Teschner hands off to Josh Robinson Friday, September 3, 2021 against Sterling.
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Wheaton Warrenville South’s defense making major impact
Updated Sep 15, 2021 8:02 PM
Here’s a look at some of the top storylines in DuPage County through the first three weeks of the season, including an impressive win for Wheaton Warrenville South last Friday against St. Charles North.
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Glenbard East coach John Walters is excited about the way his defense has played in the Rams’ 3-0 start to the season.
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Defense doing its job in Glenbard East’s 3-0 start
Updated Sep 14, 2021 10:24 AM
Here’s a look at some of the top storylines in DuPage County through the first three weeks of the season, including an impressive start by Glenbard East’s defense.
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Montini quarterback Cole Teschner hands off to Josh Robinson during last week’s game against Sterling. The Broncos play Marmion on Friday.
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Scouting Week 3 DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 10, 2021 5:43 AM
Here’s a look at the best football matchups in DuPage County for Week 3, including Downers Grove North facing off against Downers Grove South, and Naperville Central and Neuqua Valley traveling out of state to play.
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Coach Bill Ellinghaus and his Neuqua Valley Wildcats are traveling to St. Louis on Friday to play Missouri state power St. Mary’s.
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Waubonsie Valley, Neuqua Valley, Naperville North and Naperville Central headed out of state
Updated Sep 7, 2021 3:59 PM
Several DuPage Valley Conference teams will be headed out of state this weekend to play their football games. The reason for all the travel is the fact that there are only six schools in the DVC. Each school will play three nonconference games, including the long road trips.
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IC Catholic Prep’s Antonio Richardson (17) tries to slip past Montini’s Eric Melendez (3) during last week’s victory.
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Scouting Week 2 DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 2, 2021 7:03 PM
Here’s a look at the best football matchups in DuPage County for Week 2, including Lincoln-Way East (1-0) visiting Naperville Central (1-0) and Glenbard North (1-0) traveling to Naperville North (1-0), among others.
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Naperville North ‘fantastic’ in victory vs. Benet
Updated Aug 28, 2021 1:16 PM
Naperville North defeated Benet in a nonconference football victory in Lisle.
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Mike Ulreich, the new varsity football coach at Naperville Central, works with quarterback Owen Pruchaduring at practice earlier this month. Ulreich will make his debut Friday when the Redhawks play at Hinsdale Central.
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Scouting Week 1 DuPage County football games
Updated Aug 26, 2021 8:28 PM
Here’s a look at the best matchups in DuPage County for Week 1.
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Benet’s Pierce Walsh is receiving Division-I offers as the 2021 fall football season kicks off.
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Football: Scouting the CCL/ESCC Green
Updated Aug 16, 2021 1:34 PM
Previewing the 2021 fall football season in the CCL/ESCC Green
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Meet the 2021 Daily Herald DuPage County All-Area Football team
Updated May 8, 2021 7:51 PM
Meet the 2021 Daily Herald DuPage County All-Area Football team
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Benet ends up-and-down season with a win
Updated Apr 24, 2021 7:48 PM
Benet won a defensive battle 3-0 over Nazareth on Saturday.
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Quarterback Mark Forcucci leads Wheaton North into a showdown against Batavia on Saturday at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. Both teams are 4-1, and Forcucci is coming off a 3-touchdown game last week against Geneva.
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Scouting Week 6 football in DuPage County
Updated Apr 22, 2021 10:08 PM
Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in DuPage County.
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St. Francis’ Tommy Rittenhouse has thrown 15 touchdowns with just 2 interceptions this season.
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Rittenhouse finishes what he started at St. Francis
Updated Apr 21, 2021 12:41 PM
Tommy Rittenhouse plays the final game in a memorable career at St. Francis on Friday.
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Benet returns, falls short vs. St. Rita
Updated Apr 16, 2021 11:07 PM
St. Rita defeated Benet 34-20 on Friday.
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Stopping Metea Valley receiver Jalen Johnson will be a priority for Naperville Central’s elite defense Friday night.
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Scouting Week 5 football in DuPage County
Updated Apr 15, 2021 3:51 PM
Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in DuPage County.
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Naperville Central adjusts, continues rolling along
Updated Apr 14, 2021 1:48 PM
Naperville Central earned the No. 4 spot in this week’s Class 8A state rankings.
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Wheaton Warrenville South quarterback Parker Brown carries the ball against Rolling Meadows in 2019 playoff game.
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Scouting Week 4 football in DuPage County
Updated Apr 8, 2021 10:28 PM
Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in DuPage County.
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Wheaton Warrenville South quarterback Parker Brown runs between Downers Grove North’s Drew Bielawski (48) and Seth Peterson during a 2019 game.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Scouting Week 3 football in DuPage County
Updated Mar 31, 2021 9:34 PM
Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in DuPage County.
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Metea Valley quarterback Logan Frederick fires a pass during their game at DeKalb last week. Metea returns to action Friday night against Waubonsie Valley.
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Scouting Week 2 football in DuPage County
Updated Mar 25, 2021 9:24 PM
Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in DuPage County.
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Glenbard West's Jaylen Moore is expected to get a lot of carries in the Hilltoppers' first game Friday at Addison Trail.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Friday's Week 1 football games in DuPage County
Updated Mar 20, 2021 4:05 PM
Here's a look at this weekend's football games in DuPage County.
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Benet Academy quarterback Nick Bafia brings experience to the position for the Redwings this season.
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Scouting the 2021 football season in the ESC/CCL Orange
Updated Mar 4, 2021 2:52 PM
Scouting the 2021 football season in the ESC/CCL Orange
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Nazareth hands Montini fifth defeat of season
Updated Oct 15, 2021 11:28 PM
After falling behind by two touchdowns early to Montini Friday night, Nazareth’s Quentrell Harris fielded the ensuing kickoff on a few hops and found some open field to break free for an 82-yard touchdown. From there on Nazareth scored on every single offensive possession for the rest of the game in a decisive 42-29 victory over Montini in a Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference League crossover game critical to both teams’ playoff hopes.
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Marmion coach Dan Thorpe
2021 fall preview: Scouting the CCL/ESCC White division
Updated Aug 20, 2021 12:00 PM
2021 fall preview: Scouting the CCL/ESCC White division
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Montini football coach Mike Bukovsky.
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Scouting the 2021 fall football season in the CCL/ESCC Orange
Updated Aug 10, 2021 5:01 PM
Here’s a look at the 2021 fall footbal season in the CCL/ESCC Orange
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