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.

Scouting Round 2 of the playoffs in the Northwest suburbs

Scouting Round 2 of the playoffs in Lake County

It’s one and done. End of discussion. That’s Fremd’s philosophy on defense.

Fremd blanked Plainfield North 19-0 Friday night in a Class 8A playoff game.

Scouting the first round of the football playoffs in the Northwest suburbs.

Carson Schiller of Rolling Meadows and Xavier Bonds of Elgin are the Daily Herald football MVPs for Week 9.

Here are the football statistics through Week 9 in the Northwest suburbs.

The IHSA state football playoff field was announced Saturday night and it has nearly all of the same Northwest suburbs participants as last season.Undefeated Rolling Meadows leads eight Northwest teams into the playoffs this year. Fremd, Maine South, Barrington, Conant, Hersey, Maine West and Prospect are all making a return appearance in the hopes of advancing to the title games, which will be held Thanksgiving weekend at Northern Illinois University.

Fremd defeated Hoffman Estates 28-0 in Friday night football action.

Scouting Week 9 football games in the Northwest suburbs

Northwest suburbs football statistics through Week 8

Fremd defeated Conant 20-12 Friday night to clinch its first outright Mid-Suburban West title since 2009

Scouting Week 8 football games in the Northwest suburbs

Fremd shut out Barrington 14-0 Friday night.

Scouting Week 7 football games in the Northwest suburbs

Anthony Holte of St. Edward and Kyle Rainey of Grant are this week’s Daily Herald football MVPs for their efforts in Week 6 games.

Northwest suburbs football leaders through Week 6

Fremd downed Palatine 28-10 Friday night in Mid-Suburban West football action.

Scouting Week 6 football games in the Northwest suburbs

Northwest suburbs football statistics through Week 5.

Fremd defeated Schaumburg 28-0 in Mid-Suburban West football action Saturday.

Friday's inclement weather has created several changes in the Northwest suburbs' football schedule for this weekend.

Scouting Week 5 football games in the Northwest suburbs.

Barrington, Fremd, Elk Grove and Prospect all earned nonconference football wins Friday night.

Scouting Week 4 football in the Northwest suburbs

Maine South pulls away from Fremd

Scouting Week 3 football games in the Northwest suburbs

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.

Hersey downed Fremd 35-14 in a Mid-Suburban League crossover football game Friday night.

Scouting Week 2 football in the Northwest suburbs

Lightning can strike twice. Just as the Maine South football team. It has been struck with early quarterback injuries for two straight seasons.

Glenbard West’s Jalen Moore is the Week 1 offensive MVP, while Jason Haas of Fremd has earned Week 1 defensive MVP honors.

Fremd downed Lake Zurich 24-6 Friday night.

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.

Scouting Fremd football