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St. Francis’ Alessio Milivojevic (11) looks for a receiver during the boys varsity IHSA 5A semifinal between Nazareth Academy and St. Francis High School in La Grange Park, IL on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023.
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Malachuk, Tittle run Nazareth past St. Francis into state championship game
Updated Nov 18, 2023 8:04 PM
Tim Racki sat in his football office at Nazareth.
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Barrington’s Dylan Balsis and his Broncos teammates celebrate their 42-40 victory over Maine South with fans in the student section during the Class 8A football quarterfinal game at Barrington Saturday.
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5 high school football semifinals to watch Saturday
Updated Nov 18, 2023 7:49 AM
York travels to face powerful Loyola, Batavia has a big-time matchup at Mt. Carmel and Cary-Grove takes on Lake Zurich among other games.
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St. Francis’ Alessio Milivojevic (11) scores a touchdown on a keeper against Morgan Park during a class 5A state quarterfinal football game at St. Francis High School in Wheaton on Saturday, Nov 11, 2023.
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St. Francis finds its rhythm, ousts Morgan Park
Updated Nov 11, 2023 7:31 PM
Despite holding an early lead over Morgan Park in a Class 5A semifinal game on Saturday afternoon, pretty much everyone involved with St. Francis would admit something wasn’t quite clicking for the Spartans.
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Lake Zurich’s Coplan Oettinger tackles Warren’s Liam Wiley in a game earlier this season.
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How prep football teams try to keep players fresh during deep playoff runs
Updated Nov 9, 2023 4:57 PM
As high school football teams grind through the playoffs, keeping players healthy becomes as important as preparing for opponents.
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York players celebrate the game-winning field goal from kicker Damian Glodz (far right) during the Class 8A second round win over Lyons Township in Western Springs last week.
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Scouting DuPage County quarterfinal playoff football games
Updated Nov 9, 2023 3:37 PM
Here’s a look at what to expect during the playoff football quarterfinals this weekend in DuPage County.
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Milivojevic’s big night leads St. Francis past Sterling
Updated Nov 4, 2023 11:01 PM
The No. 8-seeded St. Francis Spartans defeated the No. 16 Sterling Golden Warriors 49-8 at Roscoe Eades Stadium on Saturday evening.
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St. Francis ousts Rochelle behind Milivojevic’s 5 TD passes
Updated Oct 28, 2023 12:01 AM
Ball State University commit Alessio Milivojevic torched the Rochelle defense Friday evening, completing 20-of-24 passes for 296 yards and 5 touchdowns to lead St. Francis over the Hubs 45-14 in the first round of the IHSA Class 5A playoffs.
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Big second half carries St. Francis past Nazareth
Updated Oct 21, 2023 12:00 AM
St. Francis’ football team scored four second-half touchdowns in Friday’s 35-17 win over Nazareth.
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John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com Quarterback Colton Gumino works on the first day of football practice at Hersey High School in Arlington Heights on Monday, August 7, 2023.
Playoff clinchers: These area football teams enter Week 9 knowing they will have a Week 10
Updated Oct 18, 2023 2:38 PM
They still want to win this weekend’s football games, but for teams already with 6 wins or more, they don’t have to worry about making the IHSA playoffs.
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Scouting Week 8 DuPage County football games
Updated Oct 12, 2023 6:47 PM
Scouting Week 8 DuPage County football games
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St. Francis score a TD and a 2-point conversion in the final seconds to stun IC Catholic Prep
Updated Sep 29, 2023 11:55 PM
St. Francis defeated IC Catholic Prep 35-34 on a touchdown with 19.1 seconds to play in the football game Friday night.
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Milivojevic, St. Francis rally from two TDs down to knock off Joliet Catholic
Updated Sep 22, 2023 11:17 PM
Everything came together perfectly for St. Francis in the final two-plus quarters of Friday night’s game against Joliet Catholic.
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St. Francis’ Alessio Milivojevic makes a pass against Sterling Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 at Sterling High School.
Milivojevic contributes 5 TDs as St. Francis beats Sterling
Updated Sep 1, 2023 11:12 PM
The St. Francis Spartans defeated the Sterling Golden Warriors 42-28 Friday night at Roscoe Eades Stadium.
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St. Francis's Alessio Millvojevic throws a pass against Downers Grove North on Friday, August 25, 2023 in Wheaton.
Downers Grove North makes itself at home at St. Francis
Updated Aug 26, 2023 11:52 AM
Downers Grove North defeated St. Francis 27-22 on Friday night in a nonconference football game in Wheaton.
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Nazareth rides dominant second half to stun JCA 38-20 in IHSA Class 5A state championship
Updated Nov 25, 2023 5:01 PM
Logan Malachuk could finally exhale after the frantic sprint to the finish line. He could smile a bit, too.
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St. Laurence upsets IC Catholic with last-minute TD
Updated Nov 11, 2023 9:39 PM
During IC Catholic’s current run of eight straight quarterfinal appearances and four overall state titles, the Knights have often dug deep to pull out wins.
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Nazareth stuns Carmel on Malachuk’s last-minute TD pass
Updated Nov 11, 2023 7:36 PM
Quarterback Logan Malachuk could have easily lost faith after Nazareth High School dropped its first four games of the season.
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Glenbard South’s Cam Williams (left) breaks away from Nazareth’s Yandiel Colon (13) on a kickoff return during a Class 5A second round game on Nov. 4, 2023 at Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park.
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Defending state champion Nazareth ends Glenbard South’s season in second round
Updated Nov 4, 2023 8:27 PM
Quarterback Logan Malachuk threw two touchdown passes and ran in a third as Nazareth dominated Glenbard South 41-0 in the second round Saturday afternoon.
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Mandala’s early touchdown pass sparks win over Fenwick
Updated Oct 21, 2023 12:37 AM
Dennis Mandala’s 81-yard touchdown pass to start Friday’s football game sparked IC Catholic Prep to a 42-9 win over Fenwick.
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With illness, injuries depleting roster, ICCP shut out by Loyola Academy
Updated Oct 7, 2023 12:08 AM
Loyola Academy defeated IC Catholic Prep 47-0 in a football game Friday night in Elmhurst.
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Mandala, IC Catholic Prep storm back in final minutes to beat Marist
Posted Sep 23, 2023 1:00 AM
After watching his pass get intercepted and returned 95-yards for the go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter, Dennis Mandala received nothing but positive support from his teammates.
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Trust in O-line pays off for IC Catholic Prep in OT win over Nazareth
Updated Sep 16, 2023 12:00 AM
With the game on the line in overtime Friday, IC Catholic pinned its hopes on the offensive line.
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Montini holds off Nazareth in wild finish on Nick Iron’s blocked field goal
Updated Sep 8, 2023 11:42 PM
Alex Marre wasted precious time until he made an impact in Friday’s game.
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Linemen pave way for IC Catholic’s win over Benet
Updated Sep 8, 2023 11:17 PM
As the offensive line goes, so goes the offense.
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