Here’s a look at the football matchups in the Fox area for the quarterfinal round, including Jacobs trying to keep its surprise postseason run alive and Cary-Grove putting its 11-0 record on the line.

Underdogs? Jacobs senior running back Ben Ludlum is having none of that.

Here’s a look at the second round of playoffs for Fox area schools, including Batavia heading to Mt. Carmel, Jacobs hosting Normal, South Elgin traveling to Marist, and Geneva welcoming St. Rita, among others.

Here’s a look at some of the top storylines going into the second round of the playoffs, including an all-around excellent effort Cary-Grove’s Toby Splitt and Geneva’s defense coming up big in the second half at Collinsville, among others.

The backfield tandem of Luke Beedle and Walker Owens led Wheaton North to a 42-0 victory over Larkin in the opening round of the Class 7A playoffs. The Falcons, seeded fourth in 7A, will now host 13th-seeded Hoffman Estates (8-2) next week. Beedle and Owens accounted for most the Falcons’ 299 rushing yards and scored all six of the team’s touchdowns. Beedle gained 145 yards on 14 carries while Owens ran 13 times for 116 yards.

Here’s a look at the first round of playoffs for Fox area teams, including three 9-0 teams — Batavia, Cary-Grove and South Elgin — looking to start on the right foot, among others.

Here’s a look at some of the Fox storylines with the regular season coming to an end and the playoffs beginning, including some impressive numbers at Batavia and South Elgin, Larkin back in the postseason for the first time since 2006, and a look back at the seasons at West Aurora, Streamwood and St. Edward.

The IHSA high school football playoffs are back after a yearlong hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. For Cary-Grove coach Brad Seaburg, whose team is 9-0 and top-seeded in Class 6A according to pairings brackets released Saturday evening, there’s much more to the story.

The Sabres won their “playoff” game. For Streamwood, the season-ending matchup with Upstate Eight rival Larkin was their postseason and the Sabres made the most of it with a 30-19 win at Millenium Field. The Sabres weren’t looking to trick anybody on offense. With its backfield tandem of Michael Estrada and Isaac Martinez running behind an undersized but effective offensive line, the Sabres simply ran it down the Royals’ throats, and the visitors had no answer.

Here’s a look at the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 9, including must-win games for Geneva, Kaneland and St. Charles North, and Larkin looking for a sixth victory, among others.

Here’s a look at some of the Fox storylines heading into Week 9 of the high school football season, including a breakdown of the playoff picture with pairings night around the corner Saturday.

Larkin scored a touchdown and go-ahead 2-point conversion with 39 seconds left Friday to stun Elgin, 30-28, and take home the trophy. As if that wasn’t enough, the Royals are playoff eligible at 5-3. The Royals roared back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to secure the win.

Here’s a look at the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 8, including Batavia putting its 7-0 record on the line vs. St. Charles East, and rivalry games between Elgin and Larkin, and South Elgin and Bartlett, among others.

St. Edward finishes the regular season with home games against Aurora Christian and Elmwood Park, needing to win both to become playoff eligible. One continued strong suit for coach Mike Rolando’s bunch has been the play of its linemen, who in most cases are giving up substantial amounts of height and weight in games.

Here’s a look at the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 7, including the latest installment of the Batavia-Geneva and St. Charles East-St. Charles North rivalry games, among others.

Here’s a look at some of the top storylines heading into Week 7, including scanning the playoff possibilities for all Fox area schools.

Larkin senior Jamarion Stubbs scored a pair of touchdowns, helping the Royals even their record at 3-3 with a 28-21 win over Bartlett in Upstate Eight Conference action Friday night.

Here’s a look at the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 6, including Geneva trying to get to 5-1 when it plays St. Charles East and Kaneland hoping to hand 5-0 Morris its first loss, among others.

Bartlett’s varsity football game at Larkin has been changed to 5 p.m. Friday at Memorial Field .

Here’s a look at the some of the storylines through five weeks of the regular season, focusing this week on some of the top special teams performers in the area.

Trevor Burnett ran for 121 yards and Michael Champagne threw for 235 and 4 TDs as Glenbard South moved to within a win of becoming playoff-eligible with a UEC win against visiting Larkin.

Here’s a look some of the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 5, including 4-0 South Elgin playing 4-0 Glenbard East, and Batavia also in a 4-0 matchup vs. Glenbard North.

Here’s a look at some of the top storylines through the first four weeks of the season, including an impressive offensive outing for Kaneland, Graham Borden coming on strong for Geneva’s defense, and Jalen Buckley and Vince Solano coming up big at Batavia.

Another week, another all-around effort for South Elgin. The offense scored 7 touchdowns, the defense pitched a shutout and added a safety, and the special teams made a few big plays as the Storm surged past Larkin 51-0.

Here’s a look at the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 4, including Marmion and Batavia putting their 3-0 records on the line, among others.

Here’s a look at some of the top storylines through the first three weeks of the season, including an impressive start for Marmion and South Elgin.

Here’s a look at the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 3, starting with a matchup between Glenbard South and South Elgin in the Upstate Eight Conference. Both teams are 2-0 on the season, winning by a combined score of 180-7.

Mike Miazga takes his weekly look at some of the interesting storylines for Fox area football teams. This week’s include a look at Streamwood’s impressive running game, South Elgin’s 2-0 start, and one of Batavia’s biggest home crowds ever.

Larkin (1-1) scored 49 unanswered points in the first half on its way to a 56-0 win over Fenton on Friday, giving new coach Grant Dietz his first victory.

Here’s a look at the best football matchups in the Fox area for Week 2, including Geneva’s new coach Boone Thorgesen going up against his alma mater Kaneland, and St. Charles North playing Lake Zurich in a matchup of 1-0 teams.

Here’s a look at the best matchups in the Fox area for Week 1.

Here’s a look at what to expect in the Upstate Eight Conference football season.

Meet the 2021 Daily Herald Fox All-Area Football team

Elgin held on to beat Larkin 21-18 on Friday night.

Scouting Week 6 football games in the Fox Valley

Here’s a look at the latest news in the Fox area through five weeks of the spring football season.

Glenbard South’s big third quarter keyed a 33-20 win at Larkin on Friday.

Here’s a look at this weekend’s Fox football games.

Here’s a look at the latest news in the Fox area through four weeks of the spring football season.

South Elgin defeated Larkin 56-13 on Saturday to improve to 4-0.

Here’s a look at this weekend’s Fox football games.

Here’s a look at the latest news in the Fox area at the midway point of the 6-week spring football season.

West Chicago defeated Larkin 15-14 in Upstate Eight action Thursday.

Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in the Fox Valley area.

Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in the Fox area.

Taking a look back at the opening week of the prep football season in the Fox area.

St. Edward finishes the regular season with home games against Aurora Christian and Elmwood Park, needing to win both to become playoff eligible. One continued strong suit for coach Mike Rolando’s bunch has been the play of its linemen, who in most cases are giving up substantial amounts of height and weight in games.

Glenbard East shut out Larkin 28-0 on Friday.

Here’s a look at Friday’s football games in the Fox area.

Scouting the Upstate Eight Conference football season