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Scouting: Fox Valley’s high school football first-round playoff games
Updated Nov 1, 2019 4:10 PM
Scouting: Fox Valley’s first round football playoff games
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Glenbard East goes back to back in UEC
Updated Oct 25, 2019 11:48 PM
Glenbard East defeated Larkin in an Upstate Eight Conference football game.
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Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 9 football games
Updated Oct 25, 2019 1:02 AM
Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 9 football games
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Play Video Elgin takes the Town Jug
Jerry Fitzpatrick | Staff
Elgin squeaks by Larkin, keeps playoff hopes alive
Updated Oct 19, 2019 1:02 AM
Elgin won the Town Jug trophy by a few links of chain at Memorial Field Friday.
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Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 8 football games
Updated Oct 17, 2019 10:43 PM
Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 8 football games
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South Elgin seeks revenge against rival Bartlett
Updated Oct 16, 2019 9:21 PM
Bartlett’s celebration of last season’s 30-25 win over South Elgin was raucous enough to snap the bell off the traveling Rivalry Bell trophy’s base, as Jerry Fitzpatrick wrote after the game.
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Bartlett pulls away from Larkin
Updated Oct 11, 2019 11:28 PM
Halftime found Bartlett clinging to a precarious 16-10 lead against Larkin. The Hawks repeatedly hurt themselves with penalties and turnovers. But after the break, the Hawks cleaned up their act and pulled away for a 39-10 Upstate Eight victory at Memorial Field.
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Clayton Conn and his St. Charles East teammates will try to hand defending DuKane Conference champion Batavia its first conference loss Friday night at Batavia.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Batavia, St. Charles East ready to battle for DuKane Conference lead
Updated Oct 9, 2019 9:38 PM
The Batavia football coaches have been keeping a close eye on St. Charles East for weeks.
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South Elgin shuts out Larkin
Updated Oct 4, 2019 11:21 PM
In every phase of the game, the big plays just kept coming for South Elgin.
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Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 6 football games
Updated Oct 4, 2019 5:41 PM
Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 6 football games
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Burlington Central, Hampshire ready to renew rivalry
Updated Oct 2, 2019 9:34 PM
One of Kane County’s top rivalries returns when Hampshire visits Burlington Central Friday at 7 p.m.
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Glenbard South overcomes Larkin on Day 2
Updated Sep 28, 2019 1:41 PM
Glenbard South defeated Larkin in an Upstate Eight Conference football game.
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Larkin’s quarterback Dontrell Maxie runs in the third quarter.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Images: Glenbard South vs. Larkin football
Updated Sep 27, 2019 9:26 PM
The Glenbard South Raiders played the Larkin Royals in a football game on Friday in Glen Ellyn.
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Cary-Grove’s Blake Skol will have to wait until Saturday to celebrate another touchdown as the Trojans’ game against Dundee-Crown has been postponed until noon Saturday.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Weather-related changes in the Fox suburbs
Updated Sep 27, 2019 3:46 PM
Friday’s inclement weather has created several changes in the Fox suburbs’ football schedule for this weekend.
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Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 4 football games
Updated Sep 27, 2019 9:34 AM
Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 4 football games
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Figuring out FVC race a tricky proposition with 5-way tie
Updated Sep 25, 2019 10:04 PM
The top of the Fox Valley Conference is jammed like Randall Road at rush hour in construction season.
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Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 4 football games
Updated Sep 19, 2019 10:06 PM
Scouting: Fox Valley’s Week 4 football games
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Defense delivering for Cary-Grove
Updated Sep 18, 2019 10:26 PM
The Cary-Grove defense is ahead of last year’s pace.
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Batavia’s line play improving every week
Updated Sep 18, 2019 10:04 PM
Two preseason questions about the Batavia football team are being answered in the affirmative week by week.
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East Aurora denies Larkin its 1st victory
Updated Sep 13, 2019 11:21 PM
Lessons often take many different shapes, even in a loss. East Aurora defeated host Larkin 22-21 for its first Upstate Eight Conference win Friday while keeping the Royals winless on the season.
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Scouting this weekend’s Fox football games
Updated Sep 13, 2019 6:36 AM
Scouting Week 3 Fox Valley football games
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Streamwood powers its way past Larkin
Updated Sep 6, 2019 11:04 PM
Streamwood’s ground-and-pound offense ground down Larkin.
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Fenton opens play in new conference with shutout of Larkin
Updated Aug 30, 2019 11:28 PM
Fenton defeated Larkin in an Upstate Eight Conference football game.
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Glenbard East’s Jason Torrevillas is lifted by teammate Dylan Marin after the Rams win against Prospect in a playoff football game in Lombard last season.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Upstate Eight Conference football
Updated Aug 26, 2019 12:18 PM
Scouting Upstate Eight Conference football
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Scouting Larkin football
Updated Aug 22, 2019 8:29 PM
Scouting Larkin football
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Matt Johnson works during a drill during the first day of football practice at West Aurora High School Monday.
Rick West | Staff
DuKane, Fox Valley races promise to be hard fought again
Updated Aug 13, 2019 12:10 PM
The St. Charles North football team’s original Monday schedule called for 90 minutes of film review before hitting the field for the season’s first practice at 4:30 p.m.
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Ron Planz
Football: Lake Zurich names Planz head coach
Updated May 22, 2019 11:45 AM
Less than four months after accepting the head football job at Larkin, Ron Planz has been named the head football coach at Lake Zurich.
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Larkin names Planz new coach
Updated Feb 7, 2019 4:24 PM
New Larkin football coach Ron Planz can explain to a high school player exactly what college coaches look for in a recruit.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
1 Akins, Deujuan Senior 5'9 180 RB/LB
2 Maxie, Dontrell Sophomore 6'0 170 QB/DB
3 Williams-Sowers, Kione Sophomore 6'0 160 WR/RB/DB
4 Smith, Treyvon Junior 5'9 170 RB/LB
5 Stubbs, Jamarion Sophomore 5'7 155 WR/DB
6 Skeate, Steven Senior 6'0 175 WR/DB
7 Cannon, Larrell Sophomore 5'5 125 WR/DB
9 Benjamin, Gabriel Junior 5'10 145 WR/DB
10 Boyd, Daijhun Sophomore 6'2 160 WR/DB
11 Sosa, Santiago Senior 6'2 200 WR/DL
12 Cortezano, Juventino Senior 5'9 160 WR/DB
14 Nabor, Erik Sophomore 5'6 170 RB/LB
16 Sarovic, Mirko Senior 5'10 170 RB/DB
17 Fleming, Marjuan Senior 6'0 175 WR/LB
18 Thomas, Omarion Sophomore 5'10 185 RB/DL
19 Thomas, Bradley Senior 5'8 165 WR/DB
20 Clark, Kaydin Junior 5'11 175 RB/LB
21 Matison, Trevor Junior 6'0 180 TE/LB
24 Ligon, Savon Sophomore 5'10 190 RB/LB
30 Hernandez, Nicholas Senior 5'7 185 DL
33 Young, Alexander Junior 5'7 165 RB/DB
45 Miller, Zachary Senior 6'4 180 TE/DE
48 Spraggins, Omary Junior 6'1 175 DE
50 Bohne, Mitchell Senior 6'3 235 OL/DL
51 Villanueva, Schubert Senior 5'10 210 OL/DL
52 Jaramillo, Adrian Senior 5'11 220 OL/DL
53 Dickson, Ka'Veon Junior 5'10 225 OL/DL
54 Ramirez, Damian Senior 5'7 190 OL/DL
55 McIntosh, Damian Senior 5'8 235 OL/DL
56 Hibbler, Michael Sophomore 5'9 230 OL/DL
57 Lara, Geovanny Sophomore 6'2 235 OL/DL
58 Perez, Marco Junior 5'10 260 OL/DL
62 Simmons, Jalen Junior 5'9 225 OL/DL
64 Khan, Asadullah Senior 5'10 240 OL/DL
66 Lawson, Jacob Senior 6'1 190 OL/DL
72 Huggions, Samajay Senior 6'0 300 DL
74 Maloy, Adam Junior 6'3 285 OL/DL
74 Genz, Andrew Senior 6'6 315 OL/DL
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Willowbrook's Alessio Battaglia (4) runs after the catch against Mt. Carmel during a Class 7A semifinal football game at Willowbrook High School in Villa Park on Saturday.
Sean King for the Daily Herald
An unusual year for DuPage County with no teams in state finals
Updated Nov 27, 2019 5:35 AM
After 14 weeks this is the final Eyes on Five column of the football season. And, considering there are no DuPage County teams playing this weekend in DeKalb, we're ending with a bit of a whimper.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
Updated Nov 25, 2019 5:17 PM
PODCAST: On this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin we talk about why each of DuPage County’s 28 football teams should be thankful this season.
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Willowbrook will play in the semifinals for the first time since 1975.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Willowbrook's already made history. Now, the Warriors aim to make even more
Updated Nov 20, 2019 6:18 AM
The Warriors finally broke through that quarterfinal barrier, and this week's Eyes on Five tips its cap to the area's last hope at a state championship.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
Updated Nov 18, 2019 4:29 PM
PODCAST: Willowbrook’s headed to the semifinals for the first time in 44 years. We talk about that and the entire playoff picture on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin.
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Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit host “Tailgating with Dave and Kevin” in a podcast format.
PODCAST: Tailgating with Dave and Kevin
Updated Nov 14, 2019 3:53 PM
PODCAST: A preview of the quarterfinals and a chat with Willowbrook coach Nick Hildreth and quarterback Sam Tumilty on this week’s edition of Tailgating with Dave and Kevin.
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IC Catholic Prep’s Kyle Franklin (20) sprints toward the end zone for a second-quarter touchdown against St. Francis Friday, Oct. 18 in Wheaton. The teams could meet again next week in the Class 4A semifinals.
Paul Valade | Staff
Where’s the advantage in playing on the road?
Updated Nov 12, 2019 6:18 PM
Football: DuPage County is down to four teams as we head into the quarterfinals.
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Batavia’s Sam Barus celebrates a touchdown Saturday during the Bulldogs’ win over Hononegah in the second round of the Class 7A playoffs. The Bulldogs play at Nazareth on Saturday while Cary-Grove travels to Prairie Ridge.
Brian Hill | Staff
Batavia, Cary-Grove face challenging quarterfinal matchups
Updated Nov 12, 2019 11:15 AM
After 11 grueling weeks of the regular season and postseason, Batavia and Cary-Grove are the last Daily Herald Fox Valley football teams still standing.
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Brother Rice pulls away from South Elgin in 2nd half
Updated Nov 9, 2019 11:11 PM
Brother Rice defeated South Elgin 25-7 in the second round of the Class 8A playoffs Saturday.
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Cary-Grove’s Jake Johnson, right, pursues Huntley’s Pat Ricciardi during the Red Raiders’ win earlier this season. Both teams are in action Saturday in the second round of the playoffs. Cary-Grove stays home to play Antioch while Huntley travels to Marist.
Patrick Kunzer | Staff
Scouting: Fox football second-round playoff games
Updated Nov 8, 2019 4:23 PM
Scouting: Fox football second-round playoff games
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Tougher test coming for Huntley in second round
Updated Nov 6, 2019 9:47 PM
The Huntley football team passed its first Class 8A playoff test.
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Address: 1475 Larkin Av.
Elgin, Il 60123
Phone:847-888-5200
County:Kane
Website:www.u-46.org/lhs