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Week 8 Top 30 Games and Picks
Week 2: 21-9 Week 3: 21-9 Week 4: 18-12 Week 5: 17-13 Week 6: 22-8 Week 7: 22-8 Overall: 121-59 30. Larkin over Elgin 29. Rock Island...
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Oct 12, 20221 min read


Grenadiers Clinch First Playoff Spot Since 2013; beat up Mustangs 41-21
Elk Grove and Rolling Meadows faced off in Rolling Meadows Friday night. The Grenadiers came in to the game at 5-1 and were looking to...
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Oct 8, 20222 min read
Week 7: Quick Rapid Fire Edition of Top 30 Games/Picks
Johnston City over Sesser-Valier Sacred Heart-Griffin over Glenwood Deerfield over Maine West Glenbrook South over New Trier Simeon over...
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Oct 7, 20221 min read


IHSA Football Projected Final Standings
Independent Schools Hope Academy: 9-0 Marquette (Ottawa): 8-1 Collinsville: 7-2 Mater Dei: 6-3 Madison: 5-3 Notre Dame (Quincy): 5-4...
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Oct 6, 20225 min read


Hawks Win 4th Straight; Knock off Broncos in Barrington
The Hawks and Broncos faced off in Barrington Saturday afternoon with playoff spots at stake. Both teams got off to rough starts with...
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Oct 3, 20222 min read


Knights Bounce Back Behind Michael Jefferson's Three Touchdowns
One of the more underrated rivalries in Lake County took place Friday Night as the Lakes Eagles hosted Grayslake North. These two squads...
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Oct 1, 20222 min read


York Stays Undefeated with Big Road Win over Lyons
The Dukes and Lions both came into Saturday's game with a 4-0 record. It was a defensive struggle early on, but York was able to strike...
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Sep 26, 20221 min read


Greetham and Vasey Carry Load; Wolves Defeat Arch Rival Trojans 27-16
For years Cary-Grove and Prairie Ridge have been the rivalry in the Fox Valley conference. The two schools have a combined 6 state...
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Sep 24, 20221 min read


Forde with 3 Touchdown Catches as Loyola Wins Slugfest over Brother Rice
The Crusaders and Ramblers met in Wilmette Saturday afternoon in the CCL/ESCC Blue opener. Last season the Ramblers won a wild one at...
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Sep 19, 20222 min read


Bausch and Al Hindi with 3 Touchdowns Each as Eagles Rebound After Tough Loss
The Eagles hosted the Round Lake Panthers in their first conference home game of the year. After a tough loss at Antioch in week 3, the...
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Sep 17, 20221 min read


Quarterback Bradley Vierneisel Comes Up Clutch as Knights Stay Undefeated in Shootout over the Hawks
Since 2016 the Central Suburban League and the Mid Suburban League have held a home and home series in weeks 3 and 4. Prospect and Maine...
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Sep 16, 20222 min read


Julius Ellens with 4 Rushing Touchdowns as Hilltoppers Win Home Opener over the Huskies
Glenbard West began their home schedule on Saturday against conference foe, Oak Park-River Forest. It was a back and forth game...
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Sep 12, 20221 min read


Sequoits Win Battle of District 117 with Punishing Running Attack
The Northern Lake County Conference schedule kicked off Friday night with one of the games on the dock being Lakes and Antioch. The two...
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Sep 10, 20221 min read


Loyola with a Dominating 61-7 Victory Over United Township
United Township High School is located in East Moline. The Panthers drove over two and a half hours to Wilmette for the Saturday...
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Sep 4, 20221 min read


Blue Devils Avenge Last Season's Loss to Maine South in Come from Behind Fashion
Last season the Hawks and Blue Devils met in Gurnee. The Hawks won in a defensive struggle 10-2. A year later they would meet again;...
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Sep 3, 20222 min read


Defense and Special Teams Force a Combined Four Turnovers in Batavia's 43-6 Rout of Phillips
The third and final DuKane-CPL matchup at Gately Stadium Saturday night was between Batavia and Phillips. The Bulldogs came out early on...
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Aug 29, 20221 min read


Andre Crews rushes for 295 yards; Wolverines score 34 Unanswered in 41-23 win over the Tigers
Throughout the day Saturday at Gately Stadium, three Chicago Public League powers went to battle with three teams from one of the best...
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Aug 28, 20221 min read


Running Back Jaden McGee Carries the Load as Wildcats Spoil the Panthers' Home Opener
One of the better interconference rivalries was on display Friday night. Neuqua Valley and Oswego are approximately twenty minutes...
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Aug 27, 20221 min read
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