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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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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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Palatine takes down Schaumburg
Updated Oct 19, 2019 12:26 AM
Palatine beat Schaumburg 22-9 Friday night.
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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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Palatine defense dominant in shutout win over Hoffman Estates
Updated Oct 12, 2019 12:17 AM
Palatine’s defense was dominant in a 21-0 shutout win over Hoffman Estates 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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Fremd’s picks do in Palatine
Updated Oct 4, 2019 10:57 PM
Fremd downed Palatine 28-10 Friday night 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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Northwest suburbs statistics through Week 5
Updated Oct 2, 2019 4:59 PM
Northwest suburbs football statistics through Week 5.
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Barrington finishes off Palatine
Updated Sep 28, 2019 5:27 PM
Barrington defeated Palatine 24-7 in Mid-Suburban West football action on Saturday.
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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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Barrington leads Palatine; play resumes Saturday
Updated Sep 27, 2019 10:34 PM
Barrington’s game at Palatine Friday night was suspended in the second quarter with Barrington leading 14-0. It will be resumed at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
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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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Maine South pulls out victory against persistent Palatine
Updated Sep 21, 2019 12:33 AM
Maine South pulls away late to defeat Palatine
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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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Mahoney-Hickey connection a dangerous one for St. Viator
Updated Sep 19, 2019 7:33 PM
No wonder Jack Mahoney and Owen Hickey have great chemistry. The two of them have been playing three sports together for most of high school ayt St. Viator — football, basketball, and baseball.
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The football teams from Palatine and Barrington high schools will be holding a fundraiser for Rett syndrome, in honor of five-year old Madden Manz, at next week’s Palatine Homecoming game. T-shirts like the one above will be sold as part of the fundraiser.
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Palatine, Barrington teams come together for boy with Rett syndrome
Updated Sep 19, 2019 7:57 AM
Soon, Madden Manz will be celebrating his fifth birthday. Part of his present will be entering the field next week with the Palatine football team during its Homecoming game against Barrington. He’ll also be part of the pre-game coin toss.
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Mark Gronowski
Neuqua Valley’s Gronowski, Rolling Meadows’ Zieba pick up Week 3 MVP plaudits
Updated Sep 18, 2019 6:31 PM
Mark Gronowski of Neuqua Valley and David Zieba of Rolling Meadows are the Daily Herald offensive and defensive MVPs, respectively, for their efforts on the football field in Week 3.
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Palatine, Leyden earn first wins of season
Updated Sep 14, 2019 7:49 PM
Palatine and Leyden each posted their first football wins of the season Friday night.
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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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Schiller, Rolling Meadows dump Palatine to make it 2-0
Updated Sep 6, 2019 11:09 PM
Rolling Meadows downed Palatine 24-7 in a Mid-Suburban League crossover football game Friday night.
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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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St. Charles North rallies past Palatine
Updated Aug 31, 2019 1:01 AM
St. Charles North defeated Palatine Friday night.
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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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Quarterback Joe Ayala passes during Palatine High School football practice. Ayala and the Pirates hope to improve on last year’s 1-8 record.
Bev Horne | Staff
Scouting the Palatine Pirates
Updated Aug 25, 2019 4:09 PM
Scouting Palatine football
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Head coach Corey Olson leads Palatine High School football practice on Monday. The Pirates were 1-8 last season but return plenty of experience to turn it around in 2019.
Bev Horne | Staff
From the beach to the gridiron, go-time is here
Updated Aug 12, 2019 9:34 PM
Beach bums, they were not. When players from the Hersey football team hung out at beaches along Lake Michigan this summer, they spent more time building muscles in the sand, instead of building sand castles.
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Head coach Corey Olson leads Palatine High School football practice on Monday.
Bev Horne | Staff
Images: First day of high school football practice in the suburbs
Updated Aug 12, 2019 6:31 PM
See images from the first day of high school football practice in West Aurora, Willowbrook, Warren in Gurnee, and Palatine.
ROSTERback to top
No. Name Class Height Weight Position
1 Clue, Alex Junior 5'8 147 WR
2 Wright, Jared Senior 5'9 145 DB
3 Runge, Caleb Senior 5'9 135 K/C
4 Pecson, Eric Junior 5'11 165 DB
5 Manley, Kyle Senior 5'9 145 WR
6 Houskins, Jayden Senior 6'3 192 WR
7 Holland, Simon Junior 5'8 138 WR
8 Popovic, Luka Senior 6'0 147 WR
9 Jaggers, Michael Junior 5'3 120 RB
10 Chisanga, Joshua Senior 5'9 145 WR
11 Deruz, Jack Senior 5'9 134 WR
12 Matijevic, Timothy Senior 6'0 155 P
13 Redmond, Darius Senior 6'3 155 DB
14 Okhavhe, Favour Junior 6'3 210 DL/K
15 Brimm, Danny Junior 6'1 175 DE
16 Ayala, Joe Junior 5'9 145 QB
17 Diaz, Daevin Senior 5'4 136 RB
18 Arreola, Noe Junior 5'10 155 DB
20 Harris, Charles Junior 5'6 143 RB/DB
21 Blanco, Allan Senior 5'10 145 DB
22 Foote, Brady Junior 5'8 135 DB
23 Sam, Adame Senior 5'8 170 DB
24 Brown, Josh Junior 5'10 146 LB/D:
25 Todd, Ronald Junior 5'9 165 RB
28 Klipowicz, Tyler Junior 5'6 115 WR/DB
30 Paddack, Rand Junior 5'10 159 WR/DB
31 Pecson, Tyler Junior 5'11 165 LB
32 Hernandez, Brandon Senior 6'0 185 LB
33 Reyes, Juan Senior 5'9 225 DL
34 Williams, Antwon Junior 5'10 215 DL
34 Burchett, David Junior 5'9 165 RB
40 Sloan, William Senior 5'11 146 DB
41 Wimer, Jack Senior 5'11 176 LB
42 Oles, Ethan Senior 5'10 195 FB
44 Larkin, Mitch Sophomore 5'10 180 LB
45 Gomez, Nate Senior 5'3 133 DB
50 Vege, Jesse Junior 6'0 171 DL
51 Tomkins, Adam Junior 5'10 195 OL
52 Orozco, Ricky Senior 5'10 220 DL
53 Vasilakos, Niko Junior 5'6 132 DL
55 Rosenburg, Michael Senior 5'9 186 LB
56 Oesterlein, Jonathan Junior 5'11 183 OL
57 Torres, Angel Junior 5'9 177 DL
58 Genchi, Alex Junior 6' 206 DL
58 King, Kellon Junior 6'1 180 LB
59 Aguilar, Michael Junior 5'8 150 OL
59 Edet, Daniel Junior 6'0 170 DB
60 Paul, Steven Junior 5'8 181 OL
61 Campos, Alejandro Junior 5'11 208 OL
62 Arshad, Muhammad Senior 5'10 173 DB
63 Nelson, Garrett Junior 6'3 248 OL
64 Oles, Andres Senior 5'11 234 OL
65 Pacheco, Diego Junior 5'6 180 DL
66 Garcia, Carlos Senior 5'10 223 OL
67 Martinez, Bryan Senior 5'9 213 DL
70 Hopper, Charlie Senior 6'3 215 DL
71 Stewart, Asad Senior 5'9 240 DL
72 Mai, Tim Senior 5'8 213 OL
73 Fernandez, Brian Senior 5'11 265 OL
74 Sarg, Hunter Junior 5'11 155 DL
75 Walsh, Dan Senior 6'2 262 OL
76 Lang, Connor Junior 5'10 178 OL
77 Cwiakala, Nathan Senior 6'1 258 OL
78 Tokar, Ryan Senior 6'0 200 OL
80 Nowak, Nick Junior 5'9 130 WR
81 Kaczor, Sean Junior 5'11 175 WR
84 Palmer, Carson Junior 5'8 125 WR
85 Ortiz, Omar Junior 5'9 160 DB
86 Westfall, Joe Junior 5'10 189 LB
87 Katalinich, David Junior 5'10 160 LB
88 Fuentes, Edgar Junior 5'6 204 DL
90 Russchenberg, Peter Junior 6'2 235 DL
91 Vardamaskos, Mossimo Senior 6'0 165 LB
93 Abramowski, Lucas Junior 5'8 180 OL/DL
99 Wagner, Jake Senior 5'10 193 DL
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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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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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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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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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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Colors:Scarlet/Grey
Address: 1111 N. Rohlwing Rd.
Palatine, Il 60074
Phone:847-755-1600
County:Cook
Website:www.phs.d211.org