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Vernon Hills quarterback Jake Pieper looks to throw against Prairie Ridge during their playoff football game at Prairie Ridge High School on Friday.
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Vernon Hills no match for Prairie Ridge
Updated Oct 29, 2021 10:09 PM
The deck was stacked in Prairie Ridge’s favor before it set foot on its soggy field Friday night against Vernon Hills. The Cougars had not seen mainly spread offenses, with no triple-option opponents. They had played eight of their nine games on artificial surface fields. Prairie Ridge used all of that to jump on Vernon Hills from the outset and cruise to a 49-0 victory in their Class 6A playoff game.
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Grayslake Central’s Kurt Heerdegen, right, is tackled by Grayslake North’s Ethan Case and Connor Anguilm earlier this season. GC plays at Belvidere North Friday in a first round game of the Class 6A playoffs.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting the first round of the football playoffs in Lake County
Updated Oct 28, 2021 4:36 PM
Here’s a look at the fisrt round of the football playoffs in Lake County, including games being hosted by Warren and Wauconda.
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Warren’s Jailen Duffie looks for yardage after a reception against Lake Forest Friday night. Warren will host Barrington next weekend in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs.
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Wauconda (9-0) leads 8 Lake County teams into playoffs
Updated Oct 23, 2021 10:20 PM
It’s been about checking boxes this season for the Wauconda football team. And so far, the Bulldogs are 2-0. “At the beginning of the year, we talked to our kids and they had three big goals: they wanted to win our conference (Northern Lake County Conference) and they wanted to go 9-0,” Wauconda coach Dave Mills said. “And we’re just checking those boxes off.” Check. Check.
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Warren’s Aidan Lucero is stopped by Barrington’s defense in a Week 1 game. Warren hosts Lake Forest Friday night for the North Suburban Conference championship.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 9 football games in Lake County
Updated Oct 21, 2021 2:38 PM
Here’s a look at Week 9 football matchups in Lake County, including big games between Warren and Lake Forest, as well as Antioch against Lakes.
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Lakes’ Amir Al Hindi is finally brought down by Grayslake Central’s Caleb Hines, right, Luca Maravola, left, and Darryl Overstreet, foreground, in Grayslake on Friday. Lakes will need to beat Antioch in Week 9 to secure a guaranteed playoff berth. Grayslake Central is in.
John Starks | Staff
Week 9 in Lake County will have interesting storylines
Updated Oct 16, 2021 4:51 PM
With one week to go in the high school football regular season, the playoff picture in Lake County is starting to come into much better focus.
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Mundelein’s Brock Paluch is tackled by Lake Zurich’s Calen Grabowski earlier this season. Both teams need to win their last two games to become playoff eligible.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 8 football games in Lake County
Updated Oct 14, 2021 4:09 PM
Here’s a look at Week 8 football games in Lake County, highlighted by Warren playing at Libertyville and Grayslake Central hosting Lakes.
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Wauconda quarterback Vince Bennett scrambles through the Antioch defense in a football game in Wauconda on Friday, September 24. Bennett had 3 TD passes against North Chicago Friday night.
John Starks | Staff
Wauconda, Lakes post Friday night shutouts
Updated Oct 9, 2021 6:14 PM
The Wauconda defensive steamroller took its act into North Chicago Friday and the results were the same. The Bulldogs held North Chicago to minus-22 yards of total offense in a 51-0 Northern Lake County Conference mauling.
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Lee’s running, strong defense power Vernon Hills to victory
Updated Oct 8, 2021 11:15 PM
Vernon Hills became playoff eligible after a 28-7 Central Suburban North win over visiting Niles North Friday.
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Mundelein’s Brock Paluch passes against Lake Zurich last week.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 7 football games in Lake County
Updated Oct 7, 2021 4:43 PM
Here’s a look at Week 7 football games in Lake County, including a key Northern Lake County Conference matchup between Grayslake Central and Antioch.
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Grayslake North’s Jack Kukis (7) is knocked out of bounds against Round Lake in March. Kukis led Grayslake North to a 31-6 win over North Chicago on Friday night.
Brian Hill | Staff
Kukis shines as Grayslake North picks up first win
Updated Oct 2, 2021 6:36 PM
Grayslake North slot receiver Jack Kukis was pressed into a second week of emergency quarterback duty and did not disappoint once again. Kukis, filling in for the injured Jake Donohue, completed 10 passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran the ball 13 times for 75 yards to help the Knights earn a 31-6 Northern Lake County Conference win against North Chicago to move to 1-5 overall on the season.
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Wauconda’s Clayton Glasby dives for yardage after a long pass as Antioch’s Jordan Devaughn chases him to the 11-yard-line in a football game in Wauconda last Friday.
John Starks | Staff
Football: Scouting Week 6 in Lake County
Updated Sep 30, 2021 5:02 PM
Here’s a look at Week 6 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Wauconda (5-0, 3-0) at Lakes (4-1, 3-0) in a Northern Lake County Conference showdown.
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Ron Planz
Lake Zurich, Round Lake, Lakes score big wins
Updated Sep 25, 2021 3:33 PM
The big play was with the Lake Zurich football team in its 56-7 North Suburban Conference win over Zion-Benton Friday.
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St. Viator’s Michael Nix goes up for a pass play but is broken up by Carmel’s Peter Murphy last week at Carmel.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 5 football games in Lake County
Updated Sep 23, 2021 2:04 PM
Here’s a look at the Week 5 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Antioch (2-2, 2-0) playing at Wauconda (4-0, 2-0) in a Northern Lake County Conference showdown.
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Vernon Hills High School quarterback Nolan Lazor spots target Luke Lutgens — which leads to a touchdown — in the Sept. 10 victory against Elk Grove.
Mark Welsh | Staff
After 8 stops in 7 states, Vernon Hills QB Lazor is focused on forging his own path
Updated Sep 22, 2021 12:15 PM
Vernon Hills High School quarterback Nolan Lazor knows how to move ... on the field and off.
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Under the direction of head coach Mike Jones, Libertyville is off to a 4-0 start to the season. The Wildcats scored a school record 76 points Friday night against Waukegan.
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Libertyville sets school record for points; Stevenson grabs 1st win
Updated Sep 18, 2021 6:30 PM
The Libertyville football team scored enough points in its North Suburban Conference win against Waukegan Friday to last most teams multiple weeks. The Wildcats were 76-6 winners over the visiting Bulldogs — the 76 points establishing a new program record for most points scored in a game, besting the previous mark of 70 set in a 1923 (yes, 1923) contest against New Trier.
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Hoffman Estates hands Vernon Hills first loss
Updated Sep 18, 2021 12:29 AM
Jashawn Johnson didn’t catch a pass until the fourth quarter. But when he did, Johnson and Hoffman Estates exploded. Johnson had a 35-yard touchdown catch and then later had an interception that he turned into a 91-yard return to lift the Hawks past Vernon Hills 34-28 Friday in Hoffman Estates.
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Grayslake North’s Jaha Collins is stopped by Grayslake Central’s Jeremiah Poyser last week. North hosts Antioch Friday night, while Central is at Wauconda.
John Starks | Staff
Football: Scouting Week 4 in Lake County
Updated Sep 17, 2021 6:01 AM
Here’s a look at the Week 4 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Northern Lake County Conference unbeatens Grayslake Central and Wauconda meeting at Wauconda.
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Daily Herald File photo Antioch head coach Brian Glashagel won his 100th career game Friday night when the Sequoits beat North Chicago.
Warren back on track; Antioch’s Glashagel picks up 100th win
Updated Sep 11, 2021 3:54 PM
The Warren football team is doing just fine, thank-you. The Blue Devils showed zero after effects of their Week 2 loss to state power Maine South as evidenced in a 56-0 victory over Zion-Benton in the North Suburban Conference opener for both teams Friday in Zion. Meanwhile, Antioch head coach Brian Glashagel’s 100th career win came in a 42-0 triumph over North Chicago.
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Vernon Hills’ Ben Choi evades the tackle in the first quarter from Elk Grove’s Michael Rivera gaining yardage at Vernon Hills on Friday.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Vernon Hills registers complete win over Elk Grove
Updated Sep 10, 2021 10:55 PM
Just three games into the 2021 season, Vernon Hills is already on a 9-game winning streak. Ben Choi, a star in the Cougars’ thorough 41-6 victory over visiting Elk Grove on Friday, wasn’t even on the varsity team yet. But he thinks he knows exactly why Vernon Hills hasn’t lost a regular-season game since Week 8 of the 2019 season.
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Grayslake North’s Nathan Atwell, right, figures to draw the attention of Grayslake Central’s defense Friday night when the teams meet at Central.
Brian Hill | Staff
Scouting Week 3 football games in Lake County
Updated Sep 9, 2021 4:32 PM
Here’s a look at the Week 3 football matchups in Lake County, highlighted by Grayslake Central hosting crosstown rival Grayslake North.
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Vernon Hills rolls over Waukegan
Updated Sep 3, 2021 11:00 PM
Everything came together in a strong opening half, as Vernon Hills rolled to a 47-0 victory over Waukegan on Senior Night in a nonconference football game in Vernon Hills on Friday night.
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Lake Zurich and quarterback Jarred Meyers host St. Charles North Friday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Football: Scouting Week 2 in Lake County
Updated Sep 2, 2021 5:39 PM
Here’s a look at the Week 2 football games in Lake County, highlighted by Warren, the No. 1 team in the Daily Herald Top 20, hosting No. 2 Maine South.
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Vernon Hills turns back Grayslake North
Updated Aug 27, 2021 10:58 PM
Vernon Hills defeated Grayslake North in a football game Friday night.
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Warren’s Maurice Edwards is one of the top returning running backs in the suburbs.
John Starks | Staff
Scouting Week 1 football games in Lake County
Updated Aug 26, 2021 6:19 PM
Scouting Week 1 football games in Lake County
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Maine South’s Mike Sajenko, right, and Chris Petrucci both return for the Hawks this season.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Football: Scouting the 2021 fall season in the Central Suburban League
Updated Aug 19, 2021 5:30 PM
Football: Scouting the 2021 fall season in the Central Suburban League
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Meet the Lake County All-Area Football Team
Updated May 8, 2021 7:53 PM
Meet the Lake County All-Area Football Team
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Vernon Hills downs Grayslake North to finish undefeated
Updated Apr 23, 2021 11:13 PM
Vernon Hills defeated Grayslake North in a football game Friday night.
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At least 12 more Daily Herald area high school football games have been canceled for this weekend due to COVID-19 protocols. This is the final weekend of the IHSA spring season.
Mark Welsh | Staff
COVID 19 cancels season-high 12 area football games
Updated Apr 23, 2021 6:01 PM
At least 12 high school football games scheduled for the final week of the six-week IHSA spring season have been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.
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Libertyville’s quarterback Blake Ellingson scores a touchdown against Lake Zurich earlier this season.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 6 football games in Lake County
Updated Apr 22, 2021 6:53 PM
Scouting Week 6 football games in Lake County
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Grayslake North’s Jacob Donohue (1) looks for an open reciever during a game against Round Lake earlier this season.
Brian Hill | Staff
Overstreet adds to record-breaking season at Grayslake Central
Updated Apr 20, 2021 6:36 PM
The records keep piling up for Grayslake Central quarterback Darryl Overstreet.
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Wauconda’s Colin Husko (22), running against Round Lake in 2019, was the Bulldogs’ leading rusher in their win over the Panthers on Friday night.
John Starks | Staff
Wauconda, Vernon Hills enjoy productive Friday nights
Updated Apr 17, 2021 6:22 PM
It was a frantic Friday for several Wauconda football players. Colin Husko, a starting running back and defensive back for the Bulldogs, as well as starting offensive lineman Riley Kirk and reserves Kellan Botha, Brett Kazimour and Chase Groelle were literally baseball players by day, and football players by night.
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Libertyville’s Matt Brenner celebrates scoring a touchdown against Stevenson last week. The Wildcats host Zion-Benton Friday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 5 football games in Lake County
Updated Apr 15, 2021 5:14 PM
Scouting Week 5 football games in Lake County
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Mundelein senior linebacker Rudy Osornio has been one of the team’s leaders on defense this season.
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Mundelein savors first win of the season
Updated Apr 13, 2021 5:37 PM
The efficiency couldn’t have been better. The Mundelein football team was 4-for-4 last week, and that sparked a big 47-6 win over Waukegan.
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Stevenson’s Jayden McFadden hauls in a pass play during Week 1 against Waukegan.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 4 football games in Lake County
Updated Apr 8, 2021 6:19 PM
Scouting Week 4 football games in Lake County
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Defense shines for Vernon Hills in win over Deerfield
Updated Apr 3, 2021 8:19 PM
Vernon Hills defeated Deerfield in a football game on Saturday.
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Libertyville quarterback Blake Ellingson feels the pressure from Lake Zurich’s defense earlier this season.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Lack of execution costs Libertyville in loss to Lake Forest
Updated Apr 3, 2021 5:58 PM
Three football teams in the North Suburban Conference entered Thursday’s Week 3 games undefeated. Warren cruised to a 55-0 win over Waukegan to keep its record spotless. Lake Forest’s route to a 3-0 mark was a bit tougher. Libertyville put up a fight before falling 23-14 to the Scouts and suffering its first loss of the season.
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Grayslake North's Tony Hines loses his helmet as he is being tackled against Round Lake last week.
Brian Hill | Staff
Scouting Week 3 football games in Lake County
Updated Apr 1, 2021 8:44 AM
Scouting Week 3 football games in Lake County
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Vernon Hills savors finally playing, then beating Highland Park
Updated Mar 27, 2021 7:52 PM
Vernon Hills defeated Highland Park 36-12 in a football game on Saturday.
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Stevenson’s Andrew Miller scores his second touchdown of the game against Waukegan last week. The Patriots play at Warren Friday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting this weekend’s football games in Lake County
Updated Mar 25, 2021 9:59 PM
Here’s a look at this weekend’s football games in Lake County
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Nick Bulgarelli returns at quarterback for Wauconda this season.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 1 football games in Lake County
Updated Mar 18, 2021 12:08 PM
Here’s a look at the top football games in Lake County for this weekend.
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Vernon Hills and NIU-bound running back/safety Ryan Mann have had their Week 1 game Saturday against Niles North canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
Mark Welsh | Staff
COVID-19 protocols cause cancellation of Vernon Hills’ Week 1 game
Updated Mar 16, 2021 9:00 PM
The Vernon Hills football team’s Week 1 game, scheduled for Saturday at Niles North, has been canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.
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Vernon Hills’ Ryan Mann is headed to Northern Illinois in the fall.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting the football season in the Central Suburban League
Updated Mar 13, 2021 5:45 PM
Here’s a look at the football season in the Central Suburban League.
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Prospect’s Owen Walter changes direction against Fremd’s defense earlier this season. Prospect hosts Shepard Friday night in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting first-round football playoff games in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 28, 2021 3:54 PM
Here’s a look at the first round of the IHSA football playoffs in the Northwest suburbs, including games being hosted by Prospect, Hersey, Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates and Maine South.
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Palatine’s Dominik Ball leaves Hoffman Estates’ Alex Fernandez behind as he runs in a football game in Palatine on Friday. The Pirates will travel to Taft, while Hoffman plays host to Thornton Fractional South in the first round of the state playoffs next weekend.
John Starks | Staff
Playoff matchups set for eight football teams from Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 23, 2021 9:47 PM
After a year off in 2020 due to COVID and a shortened spring 2021 football season, it is finally high school football playoff time in Illinois. On Saturday, the Illinois High School Association announced the pairings for the 256-team field that will make up the 8 classes. It will culminate on Thanksgiving weekend with the title games this year being played at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. Opening round days and times will be announced on Monday afternoon.
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Maine South quarterback Rowan Keefe throws a pass while being pressured by Glenbrook North’s Laith Salim earlier this season.
Joe Lewnard | Staff
Friday night Northwest suburbs roundup: Maine South holds off New Trier to clinch CSL South outright.
Updated Oct 23, 2021 4:38 PM
Maine South bolted to its fifth consecutive undefeated Central Suburban South title in Winnetka on Friday. The Hawks built a 49-21 lead after three quarters and held off a late New Trier rally to win 49-42 in a game that was not as the final score would indicate.
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Hersey’s Josh Cataldo runs for yardage against Prospect last week. The Huskies play at Buffalo Grove Friday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 9 football games in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 21, 2021 1:18 PM
Here’s a look at Week 9 football games in the Northwest suburbs, including key matchups between Hersey and Buffalo Grove as well as Hoffman Estates and Palatine.
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Buffalo Grove’s Scott Murray was a key performer in the Bison’s win over Wheeling on Friday.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Buffalo Grove runs to win; Meadows still alive in playoff hunt
Updated Oct 16, 2021 7:04 PM
The running men paced their way to another win Friday in Buffalo Grove. The Bison (7-1, 3-1 Mid-Suburban East) piled up 282 rushing yards on their way to a 35-7 win over Wheeling in a game that Buffalo Grove did not break open until the fourth quarter.
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Conant’s Giuseppe Dugo runs for yardage against Hoffman Estates last week. Conant plays at Barrington Friday night.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 8 football games in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 14, 2021 6:14 PM
Here’s a look at Week 8 football games in the Northwest suburbs, including a key Mid-Suburban East clash between Prospect and Hersey, as well as an MSL West showdown between Barrington and Conant.
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Maine South and quarterback Rowan Keefe (14) rolled over Niles West Friday night.
John Starks | Staff
Maine South on brink of another CSL South title
Updated Oct 9, 2021 5:55 PM
Maine South got through its tune-up just fine. The Hawks flew into Skokie Friday and exploded past Niles West 51-21 in their highest scoring output of the season.
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Buffalo Grove’s Cole Nixon gets the ball down to the 4-yard line before being stopped by Prospect’s Jacob Grzesiak earlier this season.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Scouting Week 7 football games in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Oct 7, 2021 5:32 PM
Here’s a look at Week 7 football games in the Northwest suburbs, highlighted by Conant playing at Hoffman Estates with first place in the Mid-Suburban West on the line.
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Prospect’s Matthew Raitano runs against Buffalo Grove last week. Prospect is at Wheeling Friday while BG hosts Elk Grove.
Mark Welsh | Staff
Football: Scouting Week 6 in the Northwest suburbs
Updated Sep 30, 2021 5:01 PM
Here’s a look at Week 6 football games in the Northwest suburbs, highlighted by Glenbrook South (5-0) visiting Maine South (4-1) in a Central Suburban League showdown.
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Maine West scores 6 first-half touchdowns in rout of Maine East
Updated Sep 25, 2021 12:27 AM
Maine West scored 6 touchdowns in the first half on its way to a 48-6 victory over Maine East in Central Suburban North action Friday in Des Plaines.
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