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John Starks | Staff
McCarthy, Nazareth rout Benet
Updated Sep 22, 2018 12:18 AM
Football: Nazareth sophomore quarterback J.J. McCarthy threw for 416 yards as the Roadrunners rolled to Friday’s 45-7 East Suburban Catholic Conference victory over Benet at Lisle’s Benedictine University.
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Nazareth Academy’s Jeremy Puckett reaches for the live ball that became an incomplete pass as Benet Academy’s Tommy O’Malley defends Friday at Benedictine University in Lisle.
John Starks | Staff
Images: Benet vs. Nazareth football
Updated Sep 21, 2018 9:44 PM
Benet Academy hosted the Nazareth Academy for football action on Friday, Sept. 21, in Lisle.
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Willowbrook DeAndre Holliday on the move against Addison Trail.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting this weekend’s DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 20, 2018 5:11 PM
A quick look at this weekend’s DuPage County high school football games.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
‘Tailgating with Dave and Kevin’ Week 5 podcast
Updated Sep 20, 2018 9:34 PM
PODCAST: Midseason DuPage County football awards are handed out in this week’s edition of “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin”.
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Shane O’Mara
Tuesday Morning Quarterback
Updated Sep 17, 2018 3:39 PM
Meet Benet offensive lineman Shane O’Mara
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Benet falls to Notre Dame
Updated Sep 15, 2018 12:33 AM
Benet lost to Notre Dame in an East Suburban Catholic Conference football game.
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VIDEO: Week 4 DuPage County football preview
Updated Sep 13, 2018 5:09 PM
VIDEO: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit break down the top Week 4 football games in DuPage County.
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Photos from the Naperville North vs. Naperville Central football game on Friday, Sept. 7, in Naperville.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting this weekend’s DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 13, 2018 4:07 PM
Scouting this weekend’s DuPage County football games
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
‘Tailgating with Dave and Kevin’ Week 4 podcast
Updated Sep 13, 2018 1:10 PM
PODCAST: Conference shuffling is the topic in this week’s edition of “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin”.
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Lake Park’s Isaac Moore reaches to partially block a punt by Metea Valley’s Max Reeves Friday in Aurora. The punt only traveled about 20 yards and set up a Lancer touchdown.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting this weekend’s DuPage County football games
Updated Sep 6, 2018 2:24 PM
Examining this weekend’s DuPage County football games.
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Benet’s Wymer quickly making impact
Updated Sep 5, 2018 11:33 AM
Football: Benet senior Mike Wymer is bringing speed to the Redwings’ offense.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
‘Tailgating with Dave and Kevin’ Week 3 podcast
Updated Sep 4, 2018 3:56 PM
PODCAST: “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” plays Surprise/No Surprise with DuPage County’s prep football teams.
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Benet, WW South, Glenbard West win
Updated Sep 1, 2018 12:51 AM
Benet, WW South and Glenbard West all claimed nonconference football victories.
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Photos from the Neuqua Valley vs. Glenbard North football game on Friday, Aug. 24 in Naperville.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting this weekend’s DuPage County football games
Updated Aug 30, 2018 10:00 PM
A quick look at the 25 football games involving DuPage County teams this weekend.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
‘Tailgating with Dave and Kevin’ Week 2 podcast
Updated Aug 27, 2018 8:56 PM
PODCAST: “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” looks back at Week 1 for DuPage County’s prep football teams.
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Benet measures out another win over St. Laurence
Updated Aug 25, 2018 8:53 PM
Football: Benet opened the season with Saturday’s impressive 27-10 nonconference victory over St. Laurence at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.
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Scouting this weekend’s DuPage County football games
Updated Aug 23, 2018 11:55 PM
Here’s a look at the Week 1 matchups involving high school football teams from DuPage County.
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Play Video Week 1 DuPage County preview
VIDEO: Week 1 DuPage County preview
Updated Aug 22, 2018 9:06 PM
VIDEO: Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit break down the top Week 1 football games in DuPage County.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
‘Tailgating with Dave and Kevin’ Week 1 podcast
Updated Aug 20, 2018 12:33 PM
PODCAST: “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” makes some season predictions for DuPage County’s prep football teams.
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Benet Academy’s Jack Cooney blocks and recovers a punt late in the second quarter against Batavia in the Class 7A football semifinal game in Lisle.
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Football: Scouting the East Suburban Catholic Conference
Updated Aug 20, 2018 10:38 AM
Football: Scouting the East Suburban Catholic Conference.
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Scouting the Benet Redwings
Updated Aug 19, 2018 3:22 PM
Football: Scouting Benet.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
'Tailgating with Dave and Kevin' podcast debuts
Updated Aug 10, 2018 4:02 PM
LISTEN: “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin,” a podcast focusing on DuPage County prep football, debuts with Daily Herald sports writers Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit breaking down the storylines to watch this season.
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The Knights of IC Catholic Prep practiced on Monday at Lewis Stadium on the Plunkett Athletic Complex in Elmhurst. Here, Camarion Hood, center, looks for an option after receiving a handoff.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
5 things to watch this season for DuPage County football teams
Updated Aug 7, 2018 10:22 AM
Football: Welcome to the 2018 season. With the start of practice on Monday, we bring you five things to watch this season.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
Dourdourekas, John Senior 5-7 148
1 Hickey, Bennett Senior 6-0 178
2 Cooney, Jack Senior 6-0 170
3 Eschenbach, Andrew Senior 6-4 180
4 Challenger, Ppatrick Senior 6-1 190
5 Lawler, Billy Senior 5-8 160
6 Barina, Thomas Senior 6-2 180
7 Sznajder, Luke Senior 6-0 180
8 Kasprzycki, Niko Senior 6-6 225
9 Benish, John Senior 6-3 235
10 Gillespie, Colin Junior 6-1 185
12 Parney, Joshua Senior 5-8 150
13 Haley, Colin Senior 6-3 190
14 O'Connor, Michael Junior 6-1 165
16 Norgle, Jack Senior 6-1 170
18 Huels, Henry Junior 6-2 175
19 Kosiba, Lucas Junior 6-2 180
20 Garvin, Marty Junior 5-11 175
21 MacKenna, Clayton Junior 6-2 165
22 O'Malley, Tommy Junior 5-11 160
23 Flaska, Luke Senior 6-2 185
24 Benish, Tony Senior 5-7 165
27 Walsh, John Junior 5-10 180
28 Lorenzi, Kevin Junior 5-11 180
29 Venecia, Nicholas Junior 5-6 155
30 Torres, Sean Junior 5-11 210
32 Schertler, Logan Junior 5-11 180
33 Lawler, JohnPaul Junior 5-8 170
34 Dorociak, Michael Senior 6-1 180
36 Poskin, Joe Senior 5-10 180
38 Glimco, Daniel Junior 5-11 175
40 Wymer, Michael Senior 6-0 190
42 Martin, Will Senior 6-1 200
44 Niebrugge, Jacob Senior 6-3 165
46 Hoeppel, Nick Senior 6-3 215
47 Bastuga, Michael Junior 5-9 205
48 Walsh, Cole Junior 6-1 225
49 Snell, Jacob Junior 6-4 225
50 Flynn, Ryan Junior 5-8 190
51 Kaufman, Joshua Junior 5-11 150
53 Kickel, Matthew Senior 6-5 295
54 Christin, Sam Senior 6-1 210
55 Rogers, Shane Senior 6-1 190
56 DiMatteo, Sam Junior 6-0 165
58 Shaughnessy, John Junior 5-10 175
59 Hall, Aidan Senior 6-2 190
60 LeFevour, Owen Junior 5-6 180
64 King, Matthew Senior 6-3 230
65 Gordan III, John Senior 6-5 260
66 Walls, Andrew Junior 6-3 250
70 Phillipp, Luke Junior 6-2 260
74 O'Meara, Daniel Senior 6-2 245
75 McGivney, Michael Junior 6-4 290
78 Sullivan, Matthew Junior 6-4 235
79 O'Mara, Shane Senior 6-5 220
81 Martin, Jonathan Junior 6-0 165
86 Hall, Luca Junior 5-10 150
88 Seely, Connor Senior 6-2 170
89 Tarpey, Brendan Senior 6-3 175
96 Golden, John Junior 6-4 180
97 Garney, Jacob Junior 6-3 195
99 Stephens, Jackson Senior 6-3 250
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Carmel runs past St. Viator
Updated Sep 21, 2018 10:50 PM
Carmel downed St. Viator 28-14 Friday night.
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Barrington’s Lukas Van Ness, left, closes in on Evanston’s quarterback last week at Barrington. Barrington will try to bounce back from its first loss of the season Friday when the Broncos open the MSL West slate at Conant.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Scouting Week 5/Northwest
Updated Sep 20, 2018 6:16 PM
Here’s a look at Week 5 football games in the Northwest suburbs.
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Mundelein’s Shawn Patrick throws a pass for a completion during last Saturday’s game against Waukegan. The Mustangs host Zion-Benton Friday night.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Scouting Week 5 in Lake County
Updated Sep 20, 2018 4:47 PM
Here’s a look at the Week 5 football matchups in Lake County.
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Buffalo Grove, Hoffman, Leyden earn wins
Updated Sep 15, 2018 6:03 PM
Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates and Leyden each won their respective football games late Friday night.
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Scouting Week 4 in the Northwest Suburbs
Updated Sep 13, 2018 8:04 PM
Here’s a look at this weekend’s high school football games involving teams from the Northwest Suburbs.
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Scouting Week 4 in Lake County
Updated Sep 13, 2018 5:01 PM
Here’s a look at the Week 4 football matchups in Lake County.
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Hailey too much to handle as JCA stops St. Viator
Updated Sep 7, 2018 11:29 PM
Joliet Catholic’s Keenan Hailey, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound senior running back, was unstoppable. Hailey rushed for 254 yards on 24 carries and scored 4 touchdowns in the Hilltoppers’ 55-10 East Suburban Catholic opener at Robert Morris Stadium in Arlington Heights on Friday night.
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Carmel gets Annen his first win
Updated Sep 7, 2018 11:27 PM
Carmel Catholic downed Marian Catholic 48-26 Friday night.
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Rolling Meadows’ Jordan Wiles picks up a first down by slipping past Palatine defenders in the first quarter of the Mustangs’ 56-28 victory last week. Rolling Meadows has a Week 3 matchup with Highland Park at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 3, Northwest
Updated Sep 6, 2018 10:03 PM
Here’s what to expect from the high school football teams of the Mid-Suburban League plus St. Viator, Maine West and Leyden in Week 3.
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Carmel’s Avery Bugaj throws a pass during the Corsairs’ game against St. Charles East last Friday night in Mundelein. Carmel hosts Marian Catholic Friday night.
Steve Lundy | Staff
Scouting Week 3 in Lake County
Updated Sep 6, 2018 4:56 PM
Here’s a look at Week 3 football games in Lake County
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