Thanks in large part to its ability to control and dominate the line of scrimmage, Notre Dame posted a 31-7 victory over Carmel Saturday in a CCL/ESCC playoff semifinal football game.

Here’s a look at the fisrt round of the football playoffs in Lake County, including games being hosted by Warren and Wauconda.

It’s been about checking boxes this season for the Wauconda football team. And so far, the Bulldogs are 2-0. “At the beginning of the year, we talked to our kids and they had three big goals: they wanted to win our conference (Northern Lake County Conference) and they wanted to go 9-0,” Wauconda coach Dave Mills said. “And we’re just checking those boxes off.” Check. Check.

Here’s a look at Week 9 football matchups in Lake County, including big games between Warren and Lake Forest, as well as Antioch against Lakes.

With one week to go in the high school football regular season, the playoff picture in Lake County is starting to come into much better focus.

Here’s a look at Week 8 football games in Lake County, highlighted by Warren playing at Libertyville and Grayslake Central hosting Lakes.

The Wauconda defensive steamroller took its act into North Chicago Friday and the results were the same. The Bulldogs held North Chicago to minus-22 yards of total offense in a 51-0 Northern Lake County Conference mauling.

Before every game, Xavier Flores imagines returning an interception for a touchdown. The Marmion junior made it happen during Friday’s 49-14 nonconference victory, adding something he’ll never forget to a festiveHomecoming night at Fichtel Field.

Marmion junior Xavier Flores made it happen during Friday’s 49-14 non-conference victory over Carmel, adding something he’ll never forget to a festive Homecoming night at Fichtel Field.

Here’s a look at Week 7 football games in Lake County, including a key Northern Lake County Conference matchup between Grayslake Central and Antioch.

The final piece of round two of Purple Division play in the consortium between the Chicago Catholic League and the East Suburban Catholic Conference concluded Saturday evening between a couple of teams, Carmel and St. Patrick, seeking to improve their postseason prospects. By the time the scoreboard went to zero on the clock, the Shamrocks’ postseason prospects were improved while the Corsairs’ were injured in a 41-21 St. Patrick win at Triton College in River Grove.

Grayslake North slot receiver Jack Kukis was pressed into a second week of emergency quarterback duty and did not disappoint once again. Kukis, filling in for the injured Jake Donohue, completed 10 passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran the ball 13 times for 75 yards to help the Knights earn a 31-6 Northern Lake County Conference win against North Chicago to move to 1-5 overall on the season.

Here’s a look at Week 6 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Wauconda (5-0, 3-0) at Lakes (4-1, 3-0) in a Northern Lake County Conference showdown.

The big play was with the Lake Zurich football team in its 56-7 North Suburban Conference win over Zion-Benton Friday.

Here’s a look at the Week 5 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Antioch (2-2, 2-0) playing at Wauconda (4-0, 2-0) in a Northern Lake County Conference showdown.

The Libertyville football team scored enough points in its North Suburban Conference win against Waukegan Friday to last most teams multiple weeks. The Wildcats were 76-6 winners over the visiting Bulldogs — the 76 points establishing a new program record for most points scored in a game, besting the previous mark of 70 set in a 1923 (yes, 1923) contest against New Trier.

Here’s a look at the Week 4 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Northern Lake County Conference unbeatens Grayslake Central and Wauconda meeting at Wauconda.

The Warren football team is doing just fine, thank-you. The Blue Devils showed zero after effects of their Week 2 loss to state power Maine South as evidenced in a 56-0 victory over Zion-Benton in the North Suburban Conference opener for both teams Friday in Zion. Meanwhile, Antioch head coach Brian Glashagel’s 100th career win came in a 42-0 triumph over North Chicago.

Here’s a look at the Week 3 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Grayslake Central hosting crosstown rival Grayslake North.

Fans attending Friday’s Grayslake Central-Mundelein football game at Mundelein got their money’s worth — and then some.Central won 34-33 on a late fourth quarter touchdown and subsequent 2-point conversion to improve to 2-0 on the young season.

Here’s a look at the Week 2 football games in Lake County, highlighted by Warren, the No. 1 team in the Daily Herald Top 20, hosting No. 2 Maine South.

Scouting Week 1 football games in Lake County

Carmel Catholic's Week 1 football game at Libertyville has been canceled due to Carmel having positive COVID-19 cases, the school tweeted on Wednesday afternoon.

Football: Scouting the 2021 fall season in the CCL/ESCC Purple

Meet the Lake County All-Area Football Team

St. Viator defeated Carmel in a football game on Friday night.

Scouting Week 6 football games in Lake County

The records keep piling up for Grayslake Central quarterback Darryl Overstreet.

Scouting Week 5 football games in Lake County

The efficiency couldn’t have been better. The Mundelein football team was 4-for-4 last week, and that sparked a big 47-6 win over Waukegan.

Carmel Catholic lost to Joliet Catholic in a football game Friday night.

Scouting Week 4 football games in Lake County

Marian Central defeated Carmel Catholic in a football game Saturday.

Three football teams in the North Suburban Conference entered Thursday’s Week 3 games undefeated. Warren cruised to a 55-0 win over Waukegan to keep its record spotless. Lake Forest’s route to a 3-0 mark was a bit tougher. Libertyville put up a fight before falling 23-14 to the Scouts and suffering its first loss of the season.

Scouting Week 3 football games in Lake County

Carmel Catholic and new head football coach Jason McKie had to wait an extra week for their first game of the 2021 spring season. It then took the Corsairs just under three hours to give the former Chicago Bear his first victory.Carmel held off St. Patrick 24-21 after a furious fourth quarter in which both teams score a pair of touchdowns Saturday at Triton College in River Grove.

Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in Lake County

Here’s a look at the top football games in Lake County for this weekend.

Scouting the football season in the ESC/CCL Purple