James B. Conant High School Mid-Suburban West
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Conant runs into buzz saw vs. top-seeded Lincoln-Way East
Updated Oct 28, 2022 9:14 PM
Conant ran into a team in perfect form on Friday night.
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Scouting Cook County opening round playoff football games
Updated Oct 27, 2022 5:51 PM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County football playoff opening round matchups.
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Conant, Barrington take care of business as they try to qualify for playoffs
Updated Oct 21, 2022 11:30 PM
Conant and Barrington did what they needed to do Friday. Now it is a waiting game for both to see if they qualify for the state playoffs.
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Scouting Week 8 Cook County football games
Updated Oct 14, 2022 6:46 AM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County Week 8 football matchups.
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Rolling Meadows’ Devin Owen tries to get around Elk Grove’s Ashton Diaz last week. Rolling Meadows needs one more win to become playoff eligible while Elk Grove already has its spot locked up.
John Starks | Staff
Breaking down Cook County playoff possibilities
Updated Oct 12, 2022 2:34 PM
With just two weeks of regular season action remaining, area teams are scrambling to be included in this season’s playoff class.
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Barrington’s Joey Cheh, middle, and Ian Marderosian tackle Hoffman Estates’ Aiden Cyr during the Hawks’ win last week. Barrington has another touch matchup Friday at 5-1 Palatine while Hoffman Estates hosts Schaumburg.
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Scouting Week 7 Cook County football games
Updated Oct 7, 2022 12:05 PM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County week 7 football matchups.
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Palatine pulls away from Conant
Updated Oct 1, 2022 7:40 AM
The learning curve is over for Palatine football's Dominick Ball and Tommy Elter, as Palatine topped Conant 42-10 Friday night in Hoffman Estates.
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Hersey’s Brett Kersemeier tries to get away from Prospect’s Mikolaj Salata during the Huskies’ 41-34 win in overtime last week.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 6 Cook County football games
Updated Sep 29, 2022 3:56 PM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County Week 6 football matchups.
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Hoffman Estates wins 45-44 thriller over Conant
Updated Sep 23, 2022 11:15 PM
As fall officially arrives, so does the 53rd season of Mid-Suburban League divisional play.
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St. Viator’s Alec Daniels and Phu Truong, right, wrap up Carmel’s Donovan Dey last week. St. Viator will try to bounce back from that loss when it plays Niles Notre Dame this week.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 5 Cook County football games
Updated Sep 22, 2022 6:30 PM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County week 5 football matchups.
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Ramsey does everything as Conant stays perfect against Vernon Hills
Updated Sep 15, 2022 10:20 PM
Conant wingback Antonio Ramsey went 81 yards for a touchdown on his team’s first offensive snap, setting the tone for a big night in Conant’s 49-14 nonconference win at Vernon Hills.
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Rolling Meadows’ Stephen Schiele catches a long pass against Vernon Hills that was called back because of a penalty during the Mustangs’ win last week. Rolling Meadows, one of the area teams playing Thursday, will be in a matchup of 2-1 teams against Glenbrook North.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 4 Cook County football games
Updated Sep 15, 2022 11:43 AM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County Week 4 football matchups.
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Conant’s Dominic Mininni, (27) heads in for a touchdown Friday September 9, 2022 in Schaumburg.
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Conant blasts Glenbrook North for 3-0 start
Updated Sep 9, 2022 10:44 PM
Of the 12 game lineup in Friday night’s opening round of crossover competition between the member schools of the Central Suburban League and the Mid-Suburban League, only one had a matchup featuring 2-0 teams against one another.
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St. Viator’s Michael Nix has caught three touchdowns in two games this year, helping the high-powered Lions start 2-0 averaging 38 points per game.
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Scouting Week 3 Cook County football games
Updated Sep 8, 2022 4:38 PM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County week 3 football matchups.
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Conant runs all over Wheeling in 41-7 win
Updated Sep 2, 2022 11:27 PM
Conat defeated visiting Wheeling 41-7 on Friday night behind highly efficient quarterback T.J Ramsey (7-of-8 passing, 169 yards passing, 2 touchdowns; 3 carries, 60 yards rushing) and a ferocious effort by junior middle linebacker/offensive lineman Harley Stary, who set a terrific tone on defense with a fourth-and-1, tackle-for-loss on Wheeling’s first possession.
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After playing Warren in Week 1, Barrington’s defense has another tough test Friday night against Prospect.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 2 Cook County football games
Updated Sep 1, 2022 12:47 PM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County week 2 football matchups.
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Updated Aug 27, 2022 4:54 PM
Wheeling, Mundelein and Wauconda were among the winners in Cook and Lake County on the opening weekend of the 2022 high school football season.
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Caiden Suchy returns at quarterback for Fremd. He will try to help the Vikings get their season started on the right foot when they open their season Friday at Lake Zurich.
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Scouting Week 1 Cook County football games
Updated Aug 26, 2022 8:45 AM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County’s week 1 football matchups.
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Palatine’s Grant Dersnah threw for over 1,700 yards last season.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting the MSL West
Updated Aug 16, 2022 6:42 AM
Here’s our look at what to expect in the Mid Suburban League West Division.
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Prospect’s Frank Covey will play football in college at Northwestern.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting the MSL East
Updated Aug 15, 2022 9:56 AM
Here’s our look at what to expect in the Mid Suburban League East Division.
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York’s Matt Vezza keeps the ball for a touchdown run against Palatine in a Class 8A quarterfinal playoff football game in Elmhurst on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
John Starks | Staff
Vezza, York run past Palatine and into 8A semifinals
Updated Nov 12, 2022 6:00 PM
Matt Vezza can beat teams with his arm. On Saturday, the York senior quarterback showed once again that he can also do that with his legs.
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Palatine’s Dominick Ball runs for a touchdown during the second round the Class 8A playoffs last week at Minooka.
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Scouting Cook County quarterfinal football playoff games
Updated Nov 11, 2022 1:21 PM
Here’s our look at what to expect in Cook County football quarterfinal playoff games.
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Surges does it all in St. Charles North’s win over Hoffman Estates
Updated Nov 5, 2022 8:45 PM
Drew Surges spoon fed St. Charles North another win Saturday in Hoffman Estates.
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Minooka’s Connor Christensen tries to take down Palatine’s Dominick Ballduring the second round of the Class 8A playoffs Friday in Minooka.
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Palatine cruises past Minooka in 8A second round playoff game
Updated Nov 4, 2022 11:29 PM
Palatine stacked up nearly 500 yards of total offense and was particularly dominant in the first half in cruising to a 47-14 victory over Minooka on Friday night.
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Elk Grove’s Mitchell Janczak, 12, is brought down by Hoffman Estates’ Damarion Anderson, 58, Saturday October 29, 2022 in Elk Grove Village.
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Hoffman Estates rallies to edge Elk Grove
Updated Oct 29, 2022 5:32 PM
Dimarte Neustader made the most of his opportunity and it helped Hoffman Estates move on.
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Palatine’s streak continues with win over Downers Grove South
Updated Oct 28, 2022 11:30 PM
Friday night’s Class 8A first-round match between host Palatine and Downers Grove South featured a very interesting trivial tidbit to throw into the pre-game notes.
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Buffalo Grove makes history as first at-large 4-win playoff team
Updated Oct 22, 2022 9:11 PM
Buffalo Grove coach Jeff Vlk is sending out thank you notes.
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Palatine’s Dominik Ball (7) celebrates his second touchdown with teammates Tommy Elter (16) Ryan Donnelly (18) and Thomas Coroneos (5) Friday October 21, 2022 in Palatine.
Brian Hill | Staff
Palatine cruises past Hoffman Estates to clinch MSL West title
Updated Oct 21, 2022 10:41 PM
Palatine came up with a pair of key defensive stops and Dom Ball ran like a man possessed as the Pirates cruised past Hoffman Estates 30-7 Friday in Palatine. The win clinched the Mid Suburban West for the Pirates.
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Warren’s Charley Thompson tries to escape Barrington’s Andrew Grosch at his feet and Jon Fier during an August game. Thompson has rushed for 1,148 yards and 12 touchdowns. He and the Blue Devils face off against Stevenson on Friday night.
John Starks | Staff
Five games to watch as opening round of high school playoffs begin
Updated Oct 27, 2022 7:51 PM
Here’s five games to watch in the opening round of the IHSA state football playoffs.
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From left to right, Mike Donatucci, Patrick Brown, Mark Tolzien, George Poorman, Evan Wright, Brian Bobek and Jim Schwantz are six of the eight inductees into Fremd’s Ring of Honor. The other two are Scott Tolzien and Christian Lombard.
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Cook County football notes: Playoff outlooks, food drives and Fremd’s Ring of Honor
Updated Oct 20, 2022 10:30 AM
The final week of the regular season is this weekend with the 256-team playoff field to be announced Saturday evening.
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