James B. Conant High School Mid-Suburban West
CONANT FOOTBALL NEWSback to top
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Neuqua Valley’s Nathan Williamson and Christian Allen celebrate a play against Conant in a first-round playoff football game in Naperville Saturday.
John Starks | Staff
Neuqua Valley shares the glory in win vs. Conant
Updated Nov 3, 2019 7:31 PM
Neuqua Valley defeated Conant in a Class 8A first-round football playoff game in Naperville.
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Hersey’s Ben Clawson returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown last Friday night against Rolling Meadows. Hersey hosts Rockford Auburn in the first round of the Class 7A p; layoffs Friday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting first round playoff games in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Nov 1, 2019 12:29 PM
Scouting the first round of the football playoffs in the Northwest suburbs.
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Conant’s Giuseppe Dugo was injured in last week’s loss to Palatine. The Cougars will try to snap a 3-game losing streak when they open the playoffs at Neuqua Valley on Saturday.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Conant hopes summer team-building will pay dividends now
Updated Oct 31, 2019 9:46 PM
A three-game losing streak has nothing on the middle of the woods.
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Northwest suburbs statistics through Week 9
Updated Oct 30, 2019 7:13 PM
Here are the football statistics through Week 9 in the Northwest suburbs.
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Palatine surprises Conant
Updated Oct 26, 2019 12:23 AM
Palatine defeated Conant 20-13 Friday night.
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Rolling Meadows’ Chris Divito, left, grabs the ball from quarterback Carson Schiller against Prospect earlier this season. Meadows travels to Hersey Friday night with the Mid-Suburban East title on the line.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Scouting Week 9 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 24, 2019 3:50 PM
Scouting Week 9 football games in the Northwest suburbs
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Proviso East forfeits four victories
Updated Oct 23, 2019 5:01 PM
Football: The IHSA announced Proviso East will forfeit four victories, meaning the Pirates will miss the playoffs.
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Northwest suburbs football statistics through Week 8
Updated Oct 23, 2019 12:42 PM
Northwest suburbs football statistics through Week 8
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Fremd’s Jack Hipchen runs in a first-half touchdown against Conant during the Vikings’ 20-12 win in Hoffman Estates Friday.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Fremd defeats Conant to win MSL West title
Updated Oct 18, 2019 11:58 PM
Fremd defeated Conant 20-12 Friday night to clinch its first outright Mid-Suburban West title since 2009
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Conant fans cheer the Cougars against Fremd during varsity football in Hoffman Estates Friday.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Images: Conant vs. Fremd football
Updated Oct 18, 2019 10:30 PM
Conant faced Fremd in football action on Friday, Oct. 18 in Hoffman Estates.
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Quarterback Ryan Saxe will lead Fremd into battle Friday night when the Vikings travel to Conant.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 8 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 17, 2019 6:47 PM
Scouting Week 8 football games in the Northwest suburbs
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Schaumburg pulls off West upset of Conant
Updated Oct 12, 2019 12:29 AM
Schaumburg upset Conant 10-7 Friday night
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Fremd quarterback Ryan Saxe will lead his team against Barrington Friday night in a Mid-Suburban West battle in Palatine.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 7 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 10, 2019 9:36 PM
Scouting Week 7 football games in the Northwest suburbs
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Northwest suburbs football leaders through Week 6
Updated Oct 9, 2019 5:56 PM
Northwest suburbs football leaders through Week 6
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Conant’s Giuseppe Dugo is lifted by teammate Tony Datoli as he celebrates his second-quarter touchdown against Barrington alongside Walter Pedro (51) and Ethan Richert (67) during Saturday’s game in Barrington.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Conant knocks off Barrington to move to 6-0
Updated Oct 5, 2019 5:53 PM
Conant moved to 6-0 with a 21-14 win over Barrington Saturday in Mid-Suburban West football action.
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Prospect’s Luke Zardzin (24) is one of the top rushers in the Northwest suburbs. He and the undefeated Knights have a showdown Friday night at unbeaten Hersey.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 6 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 4, 2019 6:40 AM
Scouting Week 6 football games in the Northwest suburbs
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Gavin Sarvis
Burlington Central’s Sarvis, Antioch’s Shaputis Week 5 MVPs
Updated Oct 2, 2019 11:13 PM
Gavin Sarvis of Burlington Central and Ryan Shaputis of Antioch are the Daily Herald football MVPs for their efforts in Week 5 games.
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Northwest suburbs statistics through Week 5
Updated Oct 2, 2019 4:59 PM
Northwest suburbs football statistics through Week 5.
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Conant’s Marktwain Green scores a touchdown as Hoffman Estates’ Darian Waits brings him down.
John Starks | Staff
Images: Conant vs. Hoffman Estates football
Updated Sep 29, 2019 9:02 PM
The Conant Cougars faced the Hoffman Estates Hawks in football action on Friday, Sept. 27 in Hoffman Estates.
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Conant's football game at Hoffman Estates tonight will kick off at 5 p.m. There have been several other changes to the Northwest suburbs' football schedule due to the inclement weather.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Storms force changes to prep football schedule. Here's what you need to know.
Updated Sep 28, 2019 6:56 AM
Friday's inclement weather has created several changes in the Northwest suburbs' football schedule for this weekend.
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Conant’s Ronald Williams celebrates a fourth-down-stop against Hoffman Estates with teammates in a football game in Hoffman Estates Friday.
John Starks | Staff
Conant dumps Hoffman to move to 5-0
Updated Sep 27, 2019 10:53 PM
Conant moved to 5-0 on the season with a 31-6 win over Hoffman Estates Friday night.
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St. Viator's Jack Mahoney carries in the first quarter against Marian Central last week. The Lions travel to Montini Friday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 5 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Sep 27, 2019 9:29 AM
Scouting Week 5 football games in the Northwest suburbs.
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Conant’s place-kicker Gracie Rodriguez is the only female on the team and practices her kicks before the matchup against Glenbrook South.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Conant’s Rodriguez getting a kick out of being a female football player
Updated Sep 26, 2019 7:52 PM
A long, light brown pony tail shoots out the back of her helmet. And sometimes, Conant’s Gracie Rodriguez brings her homemade chocolate chunk cookies to practice for her teammates.
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Conant ground game chews up New Trier
Updated Sep 20, 2019 11:43 PM
Frederick’s 3 TDs help power Conant past New Trier
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Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com Sophomore quarterback Guiseppe Dugo (8) will lead Conant into battle Friday night at New Trier.
Scouting Week 4 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Sep 20, 2019 7:23 PM
Scouting Week 4 football in the Northwest suburbs
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Conant quarterback Gluseppe Dugo gains yardage during the first quarter in the varsity matchup against Glenbrook South at Conant on Friday.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Frederick, Conant dump Glenbrook South to move to 3-0
Updated Sep 14, 2019 12:34 AM
Conant downd Glenbrook South 28-14 Friday night.
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Conant’s Bradley Spates is on the move.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Images: Glenbrook South vs. Conant football
Updated Sep 13, 2019 10:14 PM
The Glenbrook South Titans faced the Conant Cougars in football action on Friday, Sept. 13 in Hoffman Estates.
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Scouting Week 3 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Sep 13, 2019 6:36 AM
Scouting Week 3 football games in the Northwest suburbs
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Elk Grove’s Ian Ridge, right, returns a punt against Maine West in a MSL/CLS crossover game last year. Elk Grove hosts Vernon Hills Friday night and Maine West travels to Hoffman Estates as the MSL and CSL enter the first of their two weeks of playing against each other.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Crossovers with CSL schools benefitting MSL East
Updated Sep 11, 2019 8:28 PM
The sun is not the only thing that is rising in the east. High school football is on a huge upswing in the Mid-Suburban League East Division in the last four seasons.
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Strong ground game powers Conant past Elk Grove
Updated Sep 6, 2019 11:37 PM
Strong ground game powers Conant past Elk Grove in MSL crossover
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Quarterback Jordan Hansen, left, will lead Hersey into battle against Fremd Friday night in Arlington Heights in the Northwest Suburbs Game of the Week.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 2 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Sep 6, 2019 11:05 AM
Scouting Week 2 football in the Northwest suburbs
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Conant’s Malik Frederick gained 228 yards and scored 2 touchdowns last week against Addison Trail in his first game at fullback.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Frederick’s move to fullback yields big results for Conant
Updated Sep 5, 2019 9:32 PM
It sounds like a small change. But for the Conant football team, moving Malik Frederick from slot back to fullback has yielded big results.
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Conant football gets fast start it wanted against Addison Trail
Updated Aug 31, 2019 8:32 AM
Conant High School's football team defeated Addison Trail in the first game of the season.
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Barrington’s Lukas Van Ness, left, will be one of the top defensive ends in the Mid-Suburban West this season. He has committed to Iowa.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Competitive MSL West still seeking a state championship season
Updated Aug 26, 2019 8:53 PM
Despite the storied success of the Mid Suburban West, the conference has yet to produce a state football champion. And with the possible introduction of district football next year, this could be its final opportunity.
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Conant’s Malik Frederick carries the ball during last year’s playoff game against Hinsdale Central.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Scouting the Conant Cougars
Updated Aug 24, 2019 8:30 PM
Scouting Conant football
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Conant High School senior Rajat Mittal got a perfect score on his ACT and excels in math; he is a violinist, and he plays basketball.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Conant’s Mittal not a rocket scientist yet — but he’s close
Updated Mar 21, 2019 6:44 PM
Conant senior Rajat Mittal, the leading scorer of the Conant basketball team (14 ppg) and an all-conference and all-area selection, is the complete package. The perfect candidate for a top-shelf college.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
2 Green, Marktwain Senior 6-0 170 C/WR
3 Spates, Bradley Senior 5-9 155 DB/RB
4 O'Connor, Keegan Senior 5-10 155 S/WR
5 Datoli, Tony Senior 6-2 225 DL/TE
6 Reiger, Mason Senior 6-3 210 LB/TE
7 Thompson, Ivory Senior 5-10 175 C/RB
8 Dugo, Guiseppe Sophomore 5-8 155 QB
9 Sersen, Jake Senior 5-9 180 LB/RB
11 Botello, Matt Senior 6-0 175 C/QB
12 O'Brien, Sean Junior 5-9 150 S/RB
13 Andrews, Odell Junior 5-10 155 C
14 Richert, Gabe Junior 5-9 150 DB
15 Williams, Ronald Senior 5-11 170 C/RB
16 Cyr, Daniel Junior 5-11 150 QB
18 Tonchev, Krytian Junior 5-9 170 S/RB
19 Vazquez, Xavier Junior 5-5 155 K
20 Maiorello, Dom Senior 5-7 180 DL/RB
24 Betancourt, Jeremy Senior 5-11 175 S/WR
25 Hominac, Jack Junior 6-0 180 LB/RB
27 Frederick, Malik Junior 5-10 180 RB
28 Gilbert, Kobe Junior 6-2 170 LB/TE
30 Zamorano, Saul Junior 5-8 180 DL/OL
32 Bayat-Makou, Alex Junior 5-8 145 DB/WR
33 Carrell, Jeremy Junior 5-10 165 S/RB
40 Rodriguez, Gracie Sophomore 5-6 135 K
42 Gripper, Christian Junior 6-2 180 DL
44 Conde, AJ Senior 6-3 180 DL
49 Pagels, James Junior 5-9 155 DB/WR
51 Pedro, Ross Senior 6-0 205 DL/OL
52 Prodzinski, Kyle Senior 5-10 210 DL/OL
54 Lewandowski, Derek Senior 6-3 220 DL/OL
56 Conroy, Rory Senior 6-3 220 OL
58 Drawer, Aaron Junior 5-10 175 LB/OL
62 Vesper, Zack Junior 5-11 220 DL
64 Valdez, Ruben Junior 6-1 230 DL
67 Richert, Ethan Senior 6-0 200 OL
72 Hernandez, Max Junior 5-9 180 OL
75 Vasalos, John Senior 5-9 265 OL
77 Pittman, Lake Junior 5-9 265 OL
78 Dobrincu, Adrian Senior 5-10 220 K
79 Chang, Henry Sophomore 5-11 185 OL
CONFERENCE NEWSback to top
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McLaughlin, Warren ‘O’ earn respect
Updated Nov 9, 2019 10:58 PM
Derrick McLaughlin rushed 41 times for 242 yards (both season-best totals), the offense manufactured long touchdown drives on its first three series, and No. 4 Warren beat No. 13 Fremd 31-6 in a Class 8A second-round state playoff game in Gurnee on Saturday night.
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Prospect’s Luke Zardzin celebrates his late touchdown against DeKalb in a first round Class 7A playoff football game last Friday in Mount Prospect.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Round 2 of the playoffs in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Nov 7, 2019 10:15 PM
Scouting Round 2 of the playoffs in the Northwest suburbs
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Warren’s Christian Phillips carries the ball for a second-quarter touchdown against Plainfield East during the Class 8A football playoffs in Gurnee last Saturday night.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Scouting Round 2 of the playoffs in Lake County
Updated Nov 7, 2019 10:08 PM
Scouting Round 2 of the playoffs in Lake County
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One and done is quite enough for Fremd’s defense
Updated Nov 7, 2019 9:18 PM
It’s one and done. End of discussion. That’s Fremd’s philosophy on defense.
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Barrington’s comeback falls just short vs. Notre Dame
Updated Nov 2, 2019 9:53 PM
Notre Dame defeated Barrington 23-21 in a Class 8A football playoff game Saturday.
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Hardworking Fremd posts opening-round shutout
Updated Nov 1, 2019 11:47 PM
Fremd blanked Plainfield North 19-0 Friday night in a Class 8A playoff game.
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Carson Schiller
Rolling Meadows’ Schilller, Elgin’s Bonds Week 9 MVPs
Updated Oct 30, 2019 8:56 PM
Carson Schiller of Rolling Meadows and Xavier Bonds of Elgin are the Daily Herald football MVPs for Week 9.
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Rolling Meadows and quarterback Carson Schiller will host Lincoln Park in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Some intriguing matchups for Northwest suburbs’ teams
Updated Oct 29, 2019 10:40 PM
The IHSA state football playoff field was announced Saturday night and it has nearly all of the same Northwest suburbs participants as last season.Undefeated Rolling Meadows leads eight Northwest teams into the playoffs this year. Fremd, Maine South, Barrington, Conant, Hersey, Maine West and Prospect are all making a return appearance in the hopes of advancing to the title games, which will be held Thanksgiving weekend at Northern Illinois University.
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Ketal, FitzPatrick lead Barrington into playoffs
Updated Oct 26, 2019 1:07 PM
Barrington defeated Schaumburg 50-15 in Friday night football action.
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Fremd notches program’s 300th victory in shutout of Hoffman Estates
Updated Oct 25, 2019 11:14 PM
Fremd defeated Hoffman Estates 28-0 in Friday night football action.
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