Football pushed to next year.

The 2009 season has ended. The Champions have been crowned. And that long wait for next year begins. See you next August.

The Big Games

The day that every football player in his teens dreams about has arrived. The Big Game. The one where you leave it all on the field. The one that memories are made. It's time to crown the State Champion. If these games play out anything close to the barn burners last weekend, the entire state of Illinois is in for a few treats this weekend. Lets see....

Friday, November 27

4A

[7]Metamora 41, [8]Geneseo 7
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Saturday, November 28

5A

[12]Montini 29, [6]Joliet Catholic 28

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6A

[1]Cary-Grove 34, [2]Providence 17
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7A

[2]WW South 31, [1]Glenbard West 24---2 OT
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8A

[1]Maine South 41, [4]Marist 17

Area Leaders From Week 13

These following fellas were the top dogs for Week 13.

QB:

1. Jordan Pechloff, Montini (9-4): 334 yards, 5 tds
2. ???
3. ???
4. ???
5. ???

RB:

1. Ryan Gorrell, Montini (9-4): 197 yards, td
2. Josh Ferguson, Joliet Catholic (11-2): 134 yards, 2 tds
3. Tim Hanrahan, Providence (12-1): 121 yards, 3 tds
4. Eric Chandler, Cary-Grove (13-0): 115 yds, 2 tds
5. ???

WR:

1. Jordan Westerkamp, Montini (9-4): 93 yards on 2 touchdown receptions
2. Christian Westerkamp, Montini (9-4): 64-yards on 2 touchdown receptions
3. Anthony Taylor, Montini (9-4): 21-yard touchdown reception
4. ???
5. ???

Defense:

1. Joliet Catholic (11-2): force 6 turnovers against Richwoods
2. Travis Jensen, Joliet Catholic (11-2): 2 ints
3. Chad McCarron, Cary-Grove (13-0): 29-tard int for a td
4. Kyle Liebforth, Cary-grove (13-0): fumble recovery
5. Doug Diedrick, Montini (9-4): int

Special:

1. Ryan Gorrell, Montini, sets new school record with a 94-yard touchdown scamper

How Round 4 Will Go Down

Since Round 2, I have been 44-28 with correct choices/decesions of the outcomes of all games 8A to 3A. This week, however, I have not included Class 3A. Our lone star in 3A, WIlmington, rallied and took Illini West into overtime last week, but didn't come out victorious. Let's get to the picks.

8A

Maine South 31, Loyola 28---Maine South 21-14
Marist 21, Glenbard North 17---Marist 17-14

Round 4 totals: 2-0
Playoff Totals: 46-28

7A

East St. Louis 38, WW South 24---WW South 34-15
Glenbard West 41, Lake Zurich 10 ---GBW 21-17

Round 4 Totals: 1-1
Playoff Totals: 47-29

6A

Cary-Grove 52, Prairie Ridge 21---CG 40-7
Providence 28, Danville 27---OT---Provi 30-21

Round 4 Totals: 2-0
Playiff Titals: 49-29

5A

Joliet Catholic 34, Richwoods 17---JCA 54-7
Montini 17, Woodstock 14---Montini 42-21

Round 4 Totals: 2-0
Playoff Totals: 51-29

4A

Rochester 31, Metamora 17---Metamora 41-40
Richmond-Burton 30, Geneseo 24---Geneseo 24-20

Round 4 Totals: 1-1
Playoff Totals: 52-30

2009 Playoffs---Round 4, November 21

Round 4, Saturday, November 21

8A

[1]Maine South 21, [3]Loyola 14
[4]Marist 17, [3]Glenbard North 14

7A

[1]Glenbard West 21, [11]Lake Zurich 17
[2]WW South 34, [2]East St. Louis 15

6A

[1]Cary-Grove 40, [10]Prairie Ridge 7
[2]Providence 30, [1]Danville 21

5A

[6]Joliet Catholic 54, [5]Richwoods 7
[12]Montini 42, [7]Woodstock 24

4A

[7]Metamora 41, [1]Rochester 40
[8]Geneseo 24, [2]Richmond-Burton 20

Area Leaders from Week 12

Area Leaders from Round 3 of the 2009 IHSA Football Playoffs.

QB:

1. Logan Kunzie, Woodstock: 344 yards, 4 tds
2. Mike Perish, Marist: 286 yards, 3 tds
3. Richard Concialdi, Fremd: 233 yards, td
4. Reilly O’Toole, WW South: 229 yards, td
5. Brandon Pechloff, Montini: 226 yards, 3 tds

RB:

1. Matt Perez, Maine South: 314 yards, 4 tds
2. Evan Wright, Fremd: 188 yards, td
3. Eric Chandler, Cary-Grove: 182 yards, td
4. Tim Hanrahan, Providence: 165 yards, td
5. Jahwon Akui, St. Rita: 157 yards, 2 tds

WR:

1. Nick Valla, Marist: 94 yards, td
2. Greg McAndrew, WW South: 88 yards
3. Dan Piko, Marist: 81 yards, td
4. ???
5. ???

Defense:

1. Jimmy Bonner, Loyola: safety, 2 ints,
2. Dave Pirkle, Marist: 2 ints, fumble forced, fumble recovered
3. Cody Olsen, Glenbard West: 2 ints
4. ???
5. ???

Special Teams:

1. Leo Sheridan, Loyola: 5 fieled goals (47, 41, 36, 33, and 31)
2. Mack Tracey, WW South: 60-yard punt to pin St. Rita at their own 2 yard line
3. Nick Immekus WW South: 47-yard field goal, 2 touchbacks,
4. ???
5. ???

State Records:

Leo Sheridan, Loyola: Sheridan kicked 5 fieled goals (47, 41, 36, 33, and 31) to set the bar for the new state record of field goals made in a single game. During game warm-ups, Sheridan split the uprights from 53-yards out.

2009 Playoffs---Round 3, November 14

Round 3---Saturday, Novemember 14

8A

[1]Maine South 44, [5]Glenbrook South 23
[3]Glenbard North 7, [7]Downers South 3
[3]Loyola 24, [10]Mount Carmel 7
[4]Marist 28, [1]Fremd 16

7A

[1]Glenbard West 45, [12]St. Charles North 12
[2]East St. Louis 27, [5]O'Fallon 14
[11]Lake Zurich 24, [15]Wheaton North 17

6A

[1]Cary-Grove 42, [5]De La Salle 0
[1]Danville 18, [4]Lemont 14
[2]Providence 44, [3]Crete-Monee 14
[10]Prairie Ridge 28, [14]Belvidere North 20

5A

[5]Richwoods 29, [1]Sacred Heart-Griffin 20
[7]Woodstock 44, [3]Glenbard South 35
[12]Montini 31, [9]Sycamore 17

4A

[1]Rochester 45, [4]Quincy Notre Dame 26
[2]Richmond-Burton 28, [11]Johnsburg 10
[7]Metamora 28, [6]Breese Mater Dei 21
[8]Geneseo 17, [5]Mendota 9

3A

[1]Illini West 43, [2]Wilmington 41---OT
[1]Greenville 35, [12]Pana 21
[1]Stillman Valley 21, [6]Sterling Newman 20
[3]Tolono Unity 34, [15]Nashville 21

2009 Playoffs---Round 3, November 13

Round 3---Friday, Novemember 13

7A

[2]WW South 23, [4]St. Rita 14

5A

[6]Joliet Catholic 47, [2]Washington, Ill. 7

Game of the Week

Sure, there are 32 games this weekend. But only one can be named Game of the Week. Since my boys bowed out last week against East St. Louis, they obviously can no longer can be my choice. But there are plenty of other area teams that I can root for. But will I?

Let's start it off.

Can [3]Loyola stymie the always surprising [10]Mount Carmel?

Can high rolling [12]St. Charles North upset the unbeaten [1]Glenbard West?

Will [3]Crete-Monee keep the dream alive as they travel to [2]Providence?

Can [5]De La Salle keep the city alive by beating [1]Cary-Grove?

Will Dan Sharp's boys live up to the legacy that he has has built when
[2]Washington visits Memorial Stadium to battle [6]Joliet Catholic?

All great games to catch, but The Game of the Week will be between the two unbeatens down in 3A:

[2]Wilmington goes to pay a visit to [1]Illini West.

How Round 3 Will Go Down

So last week I chose who would win games, and who would lose. I didn't do too bad, I suppose, finishing Round 2 with a record of 30-18. Hope to better that this weekend.

8A

Fremd 27, Marist 21---Marist 28-16
Glenbard North 38, Downers South 21---GBN 7-3
Maine South 35, Glenbrook South 28---Maine South 44-23
Loyola 21, Mount Carmel 14---Loyola 24-7

Round 3 total: 3-1
Overall total: 33-19

7A

WW South 21, St. Rita 14---WW South 23-14
O'Fallon 35, East St. Louis 24---ESL 27-14
Glenbard West 21, St. Charles North 10--GBW 45-14
Wheaton North 14, Lake Zurich 6---LZ 24-17

Round 3 total: 2-2
Overall total: 35-21

6A

Lemont 24, Danville 14---Danville 18-14
Providence 35, Crete-Monee 28---Provi 44-14
Cary-Grove 28, De La Salle 14--CG 42-0
Prairie Ridge 17, Belvidere North 14---PR 28-20

Round 3 total: 3-1
Overall total: 38-22

5A

Sacred Heart-Griffin 17, Richwoods 14---Richwoods 29-20
Joliet Catholic 21, Washington, Ill. 14---JCA 47-7
Sycamore 14, Montini 10---Montini 31-17
Glenbard South 31, Woodstock 21---Woodstock 44-35

Round 3 total: 1-3
Overall total: 39-25

4A

Rochester 14, Quincy Notre Dame 10---Rochester 45-26
Breese Mater Dei 10, Metamora 7---Metamora 28-21
Mendota 21, Geneseo 14---Geneseo 17-9
Richmond-Burton 21, Johnsburg 0---RB 28-10

Round 3 total: 2-2
Overall total: 41-27

3A

Greenville 35, Pana 14---Greenville 35-21
Tolono Unity 28, Nashville 14---Tolono 34-21
Wilmington 21, Illini West 20---IW 43-41
Stillman Valley 28, Sterling Newman 21---Stillman 21-20

Round 3 total: 3-1
Overall total: 44-28

Area Leaders From Week 11

These following players were the top dogs this last weekend.

QB:

1. Walter Broder, Highland Park (7-4): 261 yds, 3 tds
2. Tyler Benz, Maine South (11-0): 195 yds, 4 tds
3. Malik Thurman, Proviso West (6-5): 192 yds, td
4. Mike Pullano, Glenbrook South (9-2): 162 yds, 5 tds
5. DaRon Brown, Morgan Park (?-?): 155 yds passing, 257 yards rushing, 4 tds

RB:

1. Alex Hambry, Cary-Grove (11-0): 212, 4 tds
2. Tim Hanrahan, Providence (10-1): 199 yds, td
3. Evan Wright, Fremd (11-0): 181 yds, 2 tds
4. Jamel Martin, Bolingbrook (9-2): 173 yds
5. Travis Starks, St. Rita (9-1): 148 yds, td

WR:

1. Matt McEnry, Elk Grove (7-4): 121 yds, td
2. Kyle Prater, Proviso West (6-5): 94 yds, td
3. ???
4. ???
5. ???

Defense:

1. Tyler Plantz, Providence (10-1): 18 tackles
2. John Huganin, Oswego, (?-?): 10 tackles, 1 fumble recovery, 1 int
3. Joe Quinlan, Providence (10-1): 10 tackles
3. Ray Ames, Providence (10-1): 10 tackles
5. Allan Wielgus, Lemont (10-1): 8 tackles, fumble recovery

HESTER-ISH:

1. Cole Stern, Highland Park (7-4): 98-yard kickoff return for td
2. Artie Monaco, Lake Park (8-3) 98-yard kickoff retun for td
3. ???
4. ???
5. ???

2009 Playoffs---Round 2, Saturday, November 7

8A

[1]Maine South 34, [9]Leyden 16
[1]Fremd 21, [9]Lake Park 14
[3]Loyola 21, [6]Warren 7
[4]Marist 24, [5]Naperville Central 7
[7]Downers South 22, [2]Bolingbrook 20

7A

[1]Glenbard West 27, [9]Hononegah 14
[2]East St. Louis 48, [3]Minooka 20
[11]Lake Zurich 30, [3]Crystal Lake South 28
[15]Wheaton North 38, [10]Prospect 24

6A

[1]Cary-Grove 48, [9]Highland Park 28
[1]Danville 30, [9]Richards 20
[3]Crete-Monee 35, [11]Normal 10
[4]Lemont 49, [5]Morgan Park 26
[5]De La Salle 35, [4]Crystal Lake Central 20
[14]Belvidere North 29, [6]Hubbard 26

5A

[1]Sacred Heart-Griffin 42, [8]Glenwood 19
[2]Washington 28, [7]Sterling 21
[3]Glenbard South 33, [6]Vernon Hills 27
[5]Peoria Richwoods 23, [4]Marion 14
[6]Joliet Catholic 35, [3]Cahokia 12
[7]Woodstock 42, [15]Lakes 17
[9]Sycamore 42, [16]Wheaton Academy 0
[12]Montini 42, [4]Marian Central 21

4A

[1]Rochester 42, [8]Mt. Carmel 14
[2]Richmond-Burton 44, [7]Coal City 6
[4]Quincy-Notre Dame 35, [5]Effingham 0
[5]Mendota 35, [13]Morris 0
[7]Metamora 50, [2]St. Thomas More 13
[8]Geneseo 26, [16]Kankakee McNamara 24
[11]Johnsburg 10, [14]Herscher 7

3A

[1]Illini West 62, [4]Monticello 26
[1]Stillman Valley 35, [4]Winnebago 0
[1]Greenville 29, [9]Fairfield 21
[2]Wilmington 57, [3]St. Joseph 26
[3]Tolono Unity 47, [6]DuQuoin 7
[6]Sterling Newman 9, [7]Oregon 0
[12]Pana 36, [13]Anna 29
[15]Nashville 47, [7]Auburn 41

2009 Playoffs---Round 2, Friday, November 6

8A

[3]Glenbard North 27, [11]Sandburg 0
[5]Glenbrook South 44, [13]Proviso West 6
[10]Mount Carmel 23, [2]Stevenson 16

7A

[2]WW South 30, [3]Geneva 16
[4]St. Rita 34, [8]Marian Catholic 14
[5]O'Fallon 17, [1]Lincoln-Way East 16
[12]St. Charles North 20, [13]Elk Grove 14

6A

[2]Providence 16, [10] Oswego 10---OT
[10]Prairie Ridge 31, [2]Marmion 7

4A

[6]Mater Dei 35, [14]Freeburg 14

How Round 2 will go down

That guy over there thinks that that team will win this weekend. Him over there, he feels there is no chance of his team losing Saturday afternoon. She thinks that her son will lead his team back home with the big "W" light at the school shining brightly. I, however, have no clue who will continue on after this weekend to play more fall ball. Nor do I know which teams players will be practicing their jump shots or lacing up their wrestling shoes. The following means absolutely nothing to anybody but me. I might be right, still, I most likely, will be wrong on the grand scale of things. Whatever the case may turn out to be, lets have another great weekend of high school football, boys.

8A

[3]Glenbard North 32, [11]Sandburg 21--GBN 27-0
[5]Glenbrook South 42, [13]Proviso West 17---GBS 44-6
[2]Stevenson 35, [10]Mount Carmel 14---Mount Carmel 23-16
[1]Fremd 24, [9]Lake Park 10---Fremd 21-14
[1]Maine South 45, [9]Leyden 28---Maine South 34-16
[4]Marist 24, [5] Naperville Central 21---Marist 24-7
[6]Warren 27 [3]Loyola 16---Loyola 21-7
[2]Bolingbrook 17, [7]Downers South 14---DGS 22-20

8A 2nd round scoring: 5-3

7A

[1]Lincoln-Way East 28, [5]O'Fallon 27---O'Fallon 17-16
[2]WW South 10, [3]Geneva 7---WW South 30-16
[4]St. Rita 32, [8]Marian Catholic 21---Rita 34-14
[12]St. Charles North 24, [13]Elk Grove 21---St. Chucks N. 20-14
[1]Glenbard West 35, [9]Hononegah 20---GBW 27-14
[3]Minooka 31, [2]East St. Louis 28---E. St. Louis 48-20
[3]Crystal Lake South 24, [11]Lake Zurich 23---LZ 30-28
[10]Prospect 17, [15] Wheaton North 0---WN 38-24

7A 2nd round scoring: 4-4
Overall scoring: 9-7

6A

[2]Providence 35, [10] Oswego 28---Provi 16-10 OT
[2]Marmion 17, [10]Prairie Ridge 14---PR 31-7
[1]Cary-Grove 48, [9]Highland Park 21---CG 48-28
[1]Danville 35, [9]Richards 3---Danville 30-20
[3]Crete-Monee 42,[11]Normal 0---C-M 35-10
[4]Lemont 48, [5]Morgan Park 3---Lemont 49-26
[5]De La Salle 31, [4]Crystal Lake Central 7---De La Salle 35-20
[14]Belvidere North 14, [6]Hubbard 7---BN 29-26

6A 2nd round scoring: 7-1
Overall scoring: 16-8

5A

[4]Marian 21, [12]Montini 13---Montini 42-21
[5]Peoria Richwoods 21, [4]Marion 7---PR 23-14
[6]Vernon Hills 28, [3]Glenbard South 21---GBS 33-27
[6]Joliet Catholic 28, [3]Cahokia 27---JCA 35-12
[2]Washington 45, [7]Sterling 13---Washington 28-21
[15]Lakes 24, [7]Woodstock 21---Woodstock 42-17
[1]Sacred Heart-Griffin 46, [8]Glenwood 14---SHG 42-19
[9] Sycamore 35, [16]Wheaton Academy 21---Sycamore 42-0

5A 2nd round scoring: 5-3
Overall scoring: 21-11

4A

[6]Mater Dei 32, [14]Freeburg 28---Mater Dei 35-14
[5]Mendota 40, [13]Morris 0---Mendota 35-0
[4]Quincy-Notre Dame 17, [5]Effingham 14---QND 35-0
[7]Coal City 17, [2]Richmond-Burton 14---R-B 44-6
[2]St. Thomas More 20, [7]Metamora 14---Metamora 50-13
[8]Geneseo 31, [16]Kankakee McNamara 28---Geneseo 26-24
[1]Rochester 38, [8]Mt. Carmel 12---Rochester 42-14
[14]Herscher 14, [11]Johnsburg 0---Johnsburg 10-7

4A 2nd round scoring: 5-3
Overall scoring: 26-14

3A

[1]Greenville 61, [9]Fairfield 32---Greenville 29-21
[2]Wilmington 39, [3]St. Joseph 16---Wilmington 57-26
[1]Stillman Valley 42, [4]Winnebago 17---Stillman Valley 35-0
[1]Illini West 34, [4]Monticello 17---Illini West 62-26
[6]DuQuoin 24, [3]Tolono Unity 21---Tolono Unity 47-7
[7]Auburn 56, [15]Nashville 14---Nashville 47-41
[7]Oregon 21, [6]Sterling Newman 14---Sterling Newman 9-0
[13]Anna-Jonesboro 7, [12]Pana 6---Pana 36-29

3A 2nd round scoring: 4-4
Overall scoring: 30-18

Area Leaders From Week 10

These are the leaders from Round 1 of the 2009 IHSA Football Playoffs

QB:

1. Miles Osei, Prospect: 217 yards rushing, 4 tds
2. Ryne Van Gennep, Lincoln-Way East: 186 yards, 2 tds
3. Tom Traficanti, Glenbard North: 164 yards, 2 tds
4. Reilly O'Toole, WW South: 158 yards, 4 tds
5. Nick Linne, Naperville Central: 118 yards, 4 tds; 117 yards rushing

RB:

1. Ronnie Oliver, Hubbard: 256 yards, 4 tds
2. Travis Starks, St. Rita: 250 yards, 4 tds
3. Angel Maldonado, Leyden: 248 yards, 3
4. Josh Ferguson, Joliet Catholic: 210 yards, 4 tds
5. Tim Hanrahan, Providence: 209 yards, 3 tds

WR:

1. Dan Piko, Marist: 234 yards, 3 tds
2. Jason Jozaites,Downers South: 150 yards, 2 tds
3. Maike Carev, Glenbard North: 124 yards, td
4. ???
5. ???

DEFENSE:

1. Crystal Lake South: allows just 19 total yards
2. Providence: 79 total yards--77 of them came on a final minute td scamper
3. WW South: fumble recovery for td, 3 take aways, only 74 total yards, 3 sacks
4. Marian Catholic: 6 ints, 83 total yds allowed
5. Amin Truss, Hubbard: 12 tackles

HESTERISH:

1. Justin Miller, St. Charles North: 95-yard kickoff return for td
2. Joe Ryan, Cary-Grove: 92-yard kickoff return for td
3. Vance St. George, Bogan: 85-yard kickoff return for td
4. Nick Meyer, Elk Grove: 80-yard kickoff return for td
5. Pete Houlihan, Providence: 52-yard punt return for td

2009 Playoffs---Round 1, Saturday, October 31

8A

(1)Maine South 28, (16)Oak Park 14
(3)Loyola 30, (14)St. Patrick 0
(6)Warren 49, (11)Curie 7
(7)Downers South 22, (10)Waubonsie Valley 21
(9)Leyden 25, (8)Palatine 7
(9)Lake Park 22, (8)Belleville East 21
(10)Mount Carmel 19, (7)Simeon 14
(4)Marist 41, (13)Schaumburg 14

7A

(1)Glenbard West 28, (16)Rockford Guilford 0
(2)East St. Louis 50, (7)Bradley 43
(3)Geneva 36, (6)Shepard 8
(4)St. Rita 40, (5)Plainfield North 14
(9)Hononegah 26, (8)St. Charles East 7
(11)Lake Zurich 16, (6)Rolling Meadows 6
(12)St. Chrles North 28, (5)South Elgin 16
(15)Wheaton North 17, (2)Rockford Boylan 13

6A

(1)Cary-Grove 57, (16)St. Viator 21
(1)Danville 50, (16)Oak Lawn 0
(5)Morgan Park 16, (12)Quincy 7
(9)Highland Park 39, (8)Mather 7
(10)Prairie Ridge 20, (7)King 12
(14)Belvidere North 14, (3)Robeson 7

5A

(1)Sacred Heart-Griffin 48, (16)Carbondale 21
(2)Washington 42, (15)Rich East 0
(3)Glenbard South 35, (14)Rochelle 14
(3)Cahokia 30, (14)East Peoria 0
(4)Marion 24, (13)Decatur MacArthur 7
(5)Peoria Richwoods 35, (12)Springfield 18
(6)Vernon Hills 48, (11)Brooks 0
(6)Joliet Catholic 48, (11)Triad 7
(8)Glenwwod 14, (9)Kankakee 0
(9)Sycamore 40, (8)Kaneland 13
(12)Montini 28, (5)St. Francis 3
(15)Lakes 40, (2)Senn 20

4A

(1)Rochester 57, (16)Mascoutah 32
(2)St. Thomas More 16, (15)Prairie Central 3
(4)Quincy-Notre Dame 42, (13)Harrisburg 0
(5)Mendota 27, (12)St. Edward 13
(7)Metamora 42, (10)Bloomington Central Catholic 14
(7)Coal City 30, (10)Dunlap 7
(8)Mt. Carmel, Ill., 31, (9)Mahomet-Seymour 25
(13)Morris 19, (4)Raby 6
(14)Herscher 32, (3)Dyett 6
(16)Kankakee McNamara 32, (1)Chillicothe 0

3A

(1)Carthage Ilini West 56, (8)Riverton 0
(1)Stillman Valley 42, (8)Rockford Christian Life 20
(1)Greenville 22, (16)Piasa 0
(3)Tolono 42, (14)Robinson 23
(4)Monticello 57, (5)Camp Point Central 40
(4)Winnebago 28, (5)Aurora Christain 14
(6)DuQuoin 21, (11)Hillsboro 6
(6)Sterling 9, (3)Sherrard 6
(7)Auburn 34, (10)Decatur St. Teresa 27
(9)Fairfield 30, (8)Breese Central 20
(12)Pana 12, (5)Pittsfield 8
(13)Anna-Jonesboro 41, (4)Carterville 35
(15)Nashville 21, (2)Sesser-Valier 19

2009 Playoffs---Round 1, Friday, October 30

8A

(1)Fremd 22, (16)Naperville North 14
(2)Stevenson 28, (15)New Trier 7
(2)Bolingbrook 17, (15)Lyons 10
(3)Glenbard North 29, (14)Andrew 0
(5)Naperville Central 28, (12)Lockport 16
(5)Glenbrook South 28, (12)Notre Dame 27
(11)Sandburg 35, (6)Hinsdale Central 10
(13)Proviso West 46, (4)Taft 0

7A

(1)Lincoln-way East 35, (8)Belleville West 7
(2)WW South 61, (7)St. Laurence 6
(3)Minooka 44, (6)Edwardsville 25
(3)Crystal Lake South 35, (14)Glenbrook North 0
(5)O'Fallon 16, (4)Lincoln-Way Central 0
(8)Marian Catholic 49, (1)Bogan 6
(10)Prospect 33, (7)Carmel 13
(13)Elk Grove 28, (4)Harlem 21

6A

(2)Marmion 42, (15)Huntley 20
(2)Providence 41, (15)Harlan 7
(3)Crete-Monee 66, (14)Julian 8
(4)Lemont 37, (13)Lincoln-Way North 0
(4)Crystal Lake Central 25, (13)Fenton 14
(5)De La Salle 23, (12)Deerfield 8
(6)Hubbard 30, (11)Riverside-Brookfield 6
(9)Richards 22, (8)Rock Island 8
(10)Oswego 28, (7)Bloomington 26
(11)Normal 41, (6)Oak Forest 24

5A

(4)Marian 42, (13)Belvidere 6
(7)Woodstock 55, (10)Orr 14
(7)Sterling 23, (10)LaSalle-Peru 6
(16)Wheaton Academy 20, (1)Hillcrest 19-OT

4A

(2)Richmond-Burton 40, (15)Peotone 7
(5)Effingham 10, (12)Belleville Althoff 7
(6)Breese Mater Dei 37, (11)Massac County 13
(8)Geneseo 33, (9)Plano 16
(11)Johnsburg 6, (6)Harvard 0
(14)Freeburg 30, (3)Mt. Zion 21

3A

(2)Wilmington 33, (7)Reed-Custer 7
(3)St. Joseph-Ogden 48, (6)Fithian Oakwood 8
(7)Oregon 44, (2)Rockford Christian 14

Area Leaders From Week 9

These following young men played well this weekend. Some will be getting ready for their shot in the post season. Others, will be getting ready for the basketball/wrestling seasons fastly approaching. These are the top palyers of the week.

QB:

1. Jim Garoppolo, Rolling Meadows (7-2): 339 yards, td
2. Mike Perish, Marist (7-2): 291 yards, 4 tds
3. Sean Cotton, Walther Lutheran (4-5): 188 yards, 3 tds; 85 yds rushing, td
4. Jason Vander Laan, Chicago Christian (4-5): 179 yards, 2 tds; 93 yards rushing
5. Jon Ryan, Richards (8-1): 188 yards, 2 tds; 142 yards rushing, td

RB:

1. Angel Maldonado, Leyden (7-2): 313 yards, 4 tds
2. QB Trace Wanless, Glenbard South: 267 yards, 2 tds; 69 yards passing, td
3. Evan Wright, Fremd (9-0): 238 yards, 3 tds
4. Mark Weisman, Stevenson (9-0): 237 yards, 4 tds
5. Dondre Adams, Plainfield South (5-4): 230 yards, 3 tds


WR:

1. Najee Finner, Walther Lutheran (4-5): 200 yards, 2 tds
2. Marius Salkauskas, Rolling Meadows (7-2): 133 yards, td
3. Artie Checchin, Rolling Meadows (7-2): 129 yards
4. Armando Vargas, Pespectives (7-2): 110 yards, 2 tds
5. ???

DEFENSE:

1. Martell Tanner, Orr (6-3): 17 tackles, int
2. Kevin Kintzel, Lincoln-Way West: 13 tackles, sack, int, fumble recovery for td
3. Josh Ruano, De La Salle (7-2): 11 tackles
4. John Murphy, Lindblom (6-3): 9 tackles, 4 sacks
5. Hillcrest (8-1): holds T.F. North to 54 total yards

Week 9 is OVA!!!!

Week 9, the final week of the regular season is complete. Well, at least for the next 2 hours it's complete anyway. In two hours, the IHSA will decide who is playing who, what class those games will be in and where they will be played.

Congrats to all players, coaches and fans for a great regualr season. Now, let's get these playoffs started.

And to round off the regular season game predictions of this weekend:

I chose...

Providence 37, Mount Carmel 35
Naperville Central 28, Glenbard North 14
Loyola 21, St. Rita 10
Stevenson 53, Warren 21 and
Minooka 45, Plainfield Central 24

...and the games ended like...

Providence winning 17-14
Glenbard North winning 27-14
Loyola winning 17-7
Stevenson winning 26-14 and
Minooka 21-13

...not too bad (4-1) for a guy who doesn't know too much.

Week 9, October 24

Saturday, October 24

(7)Loyola 17, (6)St. Rita 7
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Ag. Science 34, Little Village 0
Aurora Christian 48, Guerin 0
Bishop McNamara 45, Hales 0
Corliss 16, Kenwood 14
Crete-Monee 35, Thornridge 6
Gordon Tech 42, St. Francis de Sales 12
Hinsdale South 24, Proviso East 20
Immaculate Conception 39, Chicago Christian 14
Kelly 34, Tilden 0
Lake Forest Academy 26, Pittsburgh Kiski (Pa.) 21
Lincoln-Way West 35, Thornwood 14
Luther North 20, Christian Liberty 12
Mather 51, Farragut 8
Niles West 21, Waukegan 14
Payton 42, Englewood 0
Rich East 32, East Moline 20
Schurz 9, Clemente 8
St. Charles East 14, St. Charles North 13---2 OT
Uplift 20, Bronzeville 0
Urban Prep 36, Chicago Academy 0
Walther Lutheran 40, Sherrard 12

Week 9, October 23

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23
*all games 7:30 unless noted

(1)Maine South 28, New Trier 14
(2)Glenbard West 28, Lyons 7
(3)WW South 61, West Aurora 0
(4)Fremd 31, Palatine 13
(5)Providence 17, (15)Mount Carmel 14
(8)Bolingbrook 26, Lincoln-Way Central 13
(9)Lincoln-Way East 35, Thornton 14
(11)Hinsdale Central 32, Proviso West 0
(12)Joliet Catholic 55, Notre Dame 14
Rolling Meadows 46, (14)Prospect 38
(16)Stevenson 26, (13)Warren 14
(17)Glenbard North 27, (10)Naperville Central 14
(18)Cary-Grove 57, Dundee-Crown 12
(19)Glenbrook South 35, Evanston 14
(21)Carmel 28, Nazareth 0
(22)Marist 49, (23)Marian Catholic 0
(24)Crystal Lake South 36, McHenry 0
(25)Downers South 34, Morton 12
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Antioch 20, Round Lake 14
Argo 26, Evergreen Park 14
Barrington 40, Hoffman Estates 7
Brother Rice 28, Fenwick 21
Byron 18, Genoa-Kingston 12
Coal City 14, Plano 8
Crystal Lake Central 46, Woodstock 7
Curie 42, Brooks 0
De La Salle 23, St. Laurence 8
Deerfield 17, Glenbrook North 0
DeKalb 23, Rochelle 16
Dyett 14, Senn 6
Elk Grove 14, Buffalo Grove 7
Fenton 49, Elmwood Park 0
Geneva 23, Batavia 0
Glenbard East 6, Wheaton North 3
Glenbard South 32, Sycamore 20
Grant 42, North Chicago 6
Grayslake Central 14, Streamwood 9
Hampshire 18, Marengo 0
Harlan 23, Fenger 20
Harvard 27, Burlington Central 7
Hiawatha 47, North Shore 8
Highland Park 13, Maine West 7
Hillcrest 28, T.F. North 0
Homewood-Flossmoor 30, Joliet 14
Huntley 16, Jacobs 6
Johnsburg 38, Grayslake North 0
Kaneland 20, Yorkville 0
Kankakee 30, Moline 17
Lake Park 27, Bartlett 23
Lake Zurich 42, Vernon Hills 0
Lemont 41, Bremen 6
Leyden 26, Addison Trail 0
Lincoln Park 21, Manley 8
Lincoln-Way North 10, Andrew 0
Longwood 40, Mooseheart 14
Marian Central 2, Driscoll 0, fft.
Marmion 18, Montini 7
Minooka 21, Plainfield Central 13
Mundelein 7, Libertyville 0
Naperville North 41, West Chicago 0
Neuqua Valley 28, Elgin 0
Niles North 62, Maine East 32
Oak Forest 35, Tinley Park 8
Oak Lawn 38, Rich South 0
Oak Park 35, Downers North 29
Oswego 27, Romeoville 0
Orr 20, Marshall 14
Peotone 13, Westmont 7
Phillips 40, Douglass 0
Plainfield North 43, Plainfield East 0
Plainfield South 40, Oswego East 15
Prairie Ridge 37, Woodstock North 0
Raby 20, DuSable 0
Reavis 28, Eisenhower 12
Reed-Custer 28, Dwight 6
Richards 34, T.F. South 6
Richmond-Burton 47, North Boone 14
Riverside-Brookfield 24, Ridgewood 12
Robeson 46, Vocational 19
Rock Island 26, Rich Central 20
Rockford Christian 36, Hope Academy 7
Sandburg 14, Lockport 10
Sandwich 20, Lisle 7
Schaumburg 14, Conant 7
Seneca 30, Manteno 12
Shepard 20, Bloom 7
Simeon 38, Clark 0
St. Edward 34, Wheaton Academy 28
St. Francis 14, Aurora Central 7
St. Ignatius 13, Leo 6
St. Patrick 21, Benet 14
St. Viator 28, St. Joseph 0
Stagg 20, Bradley 7
South Elgin 20, Larkin 14
Waubonsie Valley 42, East Aurora 6
Wauconda 41, Lakes 12
Wheeling 12, Hersey 8
Wilmington 41, Herscher 14
York 22, Willowbrook 15
Young 32, Crane 6
Zion-Benton 35, Lake Forest 14

Week 9, October 22

Thursday, October 22

(20)Morgan Park 48, Dunbar 14
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Bogan 26, Gage Park 0
Foreman 26, Lake View 2
Harper 38, Steinmetz 12
Hope 8, Hyde Park 0
Hubbard 33, Lane 0
King 34, Amundsen 6
South Shore 24, Carver 0
Sullivan 22, Roosevelt 14
Taft 41, Prosser 8

Week 9, October 21

Wednesday, October 21

ACT 38, Wells 0
Austin 14, Bowen 8
Collins 42, Juarez 0
Julian 50, Kennedy 0
Lindblom 14, Hirsch 12
Marine Academy 20, Rowe-Clark 8
Noble Street 20, Pritzker 6
North Lawndale 50, Rauner 0
Perspectives 25, Washington 6
Phoenix 38, Kelvyn Park 6

Game of the Week

The end of the regular season is this weekend. A wonderful year of great high school football is ending. Well, for some teams it is ending. The 2nd season starts this Saturday with the playoff pairings. And then it's all fair game, no holds barred, smash mouth football. Sorry, getting ahead of myself. We still need to finish Week 9.

Let's see, who do we have knocking heads this weekend that is worthy of the Game of the Week Title?

Well, (15)Mount Carmel is heading South to battle (5)Providence in New Lenox Friday night. If the games I've witnessed these two schools play against each other means anything to you, which it probably doesn't, this should shape up to be a great game.

But then there's (17)Glenbard North going to visit (10)Naperville Central to try and start their weekend off right.

And (6)St. Rita knocks heads with (7)Loyola that everybody and their mother is going to be claiming as their Game of the Week because they are both so highly ranked. Blah. Blah. And. Blah.

I'm going with (16)Stevenson stopping by the house of higher ranked (13)Warren for a visit and again moving up the list of ranked teams after their win.

My Picks:

Providence 37, Mount Carmel 35
Naperville Central 28, Glenbard North 14
Loyola 21, St. Rita 10
Stevenson 53, Warren 21

and of course...

Minooka 45, Plainfield Central 24

p.s.

Hey Indians, you remember that Plainfield Central knocked your heads around last year 53-15 to lock up the conference championship, right? Well, you win this one, the championship's yours. Well, at least a share of it depending on what Oswego does. Unless, of course, since you smoked them last week, the conference board memebers will just give it to you. Anyway, I'm pretty sure that Cookie's wants to serve Wildcat this weekend as a special, so bring 'em the meat.

p.s.s. Unless some unthinkalbe phenomenon goes down Friday afternoon, the Steelmen of Joliet or the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings will pick up their first win of the season. Not too bad, I suppose. Practice all summer to get ready for the season, have your butt handed to you each of the eight times you took the field and then, finally, the last game of the season, you pull your first "W". Whoever wins, it'll be a low scorer: H-f is averaging 8.6 points a game, while Joliet, a lowly 6. Good luck fellas.

Area Leaders From Week 8

These following fellas are the Area Leaders From Week 8 with two state records and one national record being set at new heights.

QB:

1. Brandon Pechloff, Montini: 264 yds, 4 tds
2. Mike Perish, Marist (6-2): 249 yds, 4 tds
3. Tommy Rees, Lake Forest (3-5): 245 yds, td
4. Robert Galik, St. Rita (7-1): 234 yds, 2 tds
5. Jimmy Garoppolo, Rolling Meadows (5-2): 219 yds, 2 tds; 120 yds rushing, td

RB:

1. Matt Perez, Maine South (8-0): 352 yards, 4 td
2. Jalen Williams, Larkin (6-2): 248 yards, 3 tds
3. Josh Ferguson, Joliet Catholic (6-2): 237 yards, td
4. Rashaan Fox , Mather (6-2): 231 yds, 3 tds
5. Brock Douglas, Plainfield Central (4-4): 230 yards, 2 tds


WR:

1. Jahliel Thurman, Lindblom (4-4): 175 yards, 4 tds
2. Davonte Pendleton, Harlan (6-2): 175 yards, 2 tds
3. Mark McDonagh, Riverside-Brookfield (5-3): 159 yards
4. AJ Smith, North Lawndale (4-4): 155 yards
5. Ryley Bailey, Kaneland (5-3): 148 yards, td

DEFENSE:

1. Christopher Winston, Perspectives (6-2): 18 tackles, 13 sacks, 3 forced fumbles
2. Corey Thomas, Lindblom (4-4): 10 tackles, 2 sacks
3. Rashaan Fox, Mather (6-2): 10 tackles
4. Nick Mandich, Grayslake Central (?-?): 9 tackles, forced fumble
5. Ellis Gary, Perspectives (6-2): 8 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, 1 td


Before yesterday, two high school players were tied for the lead for most sacks recorded in a single game with six; Aaron Marshall of Lane did it twice in the '92 campaign and Jon Kowalshyen of Leyden did it against Willowbrook in '97.

But yesterday, October 17, 2009, Christopher Winston of Perspectives racked up a mind blowing 13 sacks. He finished the game with 18 total tackles. If you do the math, 72.2% of his tackles were sacks.

And on the other side of the ball, Riverside-Brookfield's Mark McDonagh set new state and national records for receptions in a season by ending the day with catch 144 on the year. He topped the record set by Lexington's Eric Schuler (130) in 2006.

McDonagh already has set the state record for receptions in a single game earlier this season when he pulled in 20 catches in the 64-26 blowout of Robeson in Week 3.

Week 8, October 17

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

(1)Maine South 45, (20)Glenbrook South 34
(6)St. Rita 27, St. Ignatius 14
(16)Mount Carmel 48, St. Laurence 7
(23)Morgan Park 34, Hubbard 33
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ACT 46, Sullivan 26
Ag. Science 36, Austin 0
Bartlett 25, Thornwood 0
Bogan 30, Kenwood 8
Carmel 14, St. Patrick 7
Carver 19, Bowen 18
Chicago Academy 10, Bronzeville 6
Elgin 21, Streamwood 12
Evanston 38, Niles West 14
Fenwick 47, Hales 7
Foreman 38, Farragut 8
Hirsch 28, Englewood 6
Immaculate Conception 41, Aurora Central Catholic 14
Julian 10, Gage Park 0
Kankakee 28, Rich East 7
Kelly 36, Kennedy 8
Lake Forest Academy 42, Leo 20
Lake View 34, Prosser 20
Lincoln-Way North 26, Thornridge 6
Lindblom 34, Collins 22
Lockport 41, Joliet 6
Nazareth 35, St. Joseph 0
North Shore 16, Luther North 6
Perspectives 42, Payton 7
Rich Central 22, Bloom 13
Roosevelt 31, Rowe-Clark 0
Senn 44, Little Village 0
Taft 46, Clemente 0
Thornton 21, Homewood-Flossmoor 14
Uplift 8, Douglass 0

Week 8, October 16

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16
*all games at 7:30 unless noted
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(2)Glenbard West 50, Downers North 6
(3)WW South 35, (9)Glenbard North 7
(4)Fremd 44, Hoffman Estates 10
(5)Providence 26, De La Salle 20
(7)Loyola 38, Gordon Tech 0
(8)Bolingbrook 26, Sandburg 13
(10)Lincoln-Way East 35, (25)Lincoln-Way Central 12
(11)Naperville Central 35, West Chicago 20
(12)Hinsdale Central 41, York 13
(13)Joliet Catholic 28, (21)Marian Catholic 6
(14)Warren 42, Libertyville 21
(15)Prospect 54, Wheeling 15
(17)Stevenson 48, Round Lake 6
Oak Forest 40, (18)Hillcrest 6
(19)Cary-Grove 28, (22)Crystal Lake South 16
(24)Marist 43, Benet 12
..............................................................................

Amundsen 16, Lincoln Park 8
Andrew 21, Bradley 0
Argo 12, Eisenhower 6
Batavia 40, DeKalb 6
Brother Rice 28, Bishop McNamara 6
Clark 12, Fenger 0
Coal City 21, Reed-Custer 19
Corliss 32, Tilden 0
Crete-Monee 50, Rich South 0
Crystal Lake Central 46, Woodstock North 7
Downers South 40, Addison Trail 0
Dundee-Crown 71, Huntley 40
Dwight 46, Seneca 40
Elk Grove 31, Hersey 6
Fenton 34, Ridgewood 0
Geneva 27, Kaneland 24---OT
Glenbard East 35, West Aurora 33
Glenbard South 49, Rochelle 34
Glenbrook North 49, Maine East 0
Grayslake Central 28, Grayslake North 0
Hampshire 12, Burlington Central 9
Harlan 32, Marshall 18
Harvard 49, North Boone 26
Herscher 28, Peotone 7
Hiawatha 26, Mooseheart 13
Highland Park 22, Deerfield 6
Hope Academy 20, Longwood 12
Johnsburg 24, Prairie Ridge 21
Lakes 38, Antioch 22
Lake Zurich 42, Lake Forest 14
Larkin 58, East Aurora 14
LaSalle-Peru 35, Woodstock 28
Lemont 41, Tinley Park 0
Leyden 14, Lyons 10
Lisle 33, Westmont 13
Maine West 28, Niles North 13
Marian Central 48, St. Edward 7
Marmion 23, Chicago Christian 20
McHenry 37, Jacobs 12
Minooka 34, Oswego 14
Montini 42 Wheaton Academy 27
New Trier 34, Waukegan 0
Notre Dame 35, St. Viator 21
Oak Lawn 21, Reavis 7
Oak Park 17, Proviso West 6
Orr 27, Hope 0
Palatine 28, Conant 21
Phoenix 53, Marine 0
Plainfield Central 41, Romeoville 36
Plainfield East 14, Oswego East 12
Plainfield North 39, Plainfield South 13
Proviso East 35, Morton 14
Raby 38, Phillips 6
Richards 22, Evergreen Park 19
Richmond-Burton 42, Marengo 7
Riverside-Brookfield 42, Elmwood Park 0
Rolling Meadows 26, Buffalo Grove 19
Sandwich 20, Manteno 12
Schaumburg 21, Barrington 9
Shepard 18, Bremen 12
Simeon 14, Lane 0
South Elgin 10, St. Charles North 7
St. Charles East 7, Neuqua Valley 3
St. Francis 35, Aurora Christian 20
Stagg 26, Lincoln-Way West 9
Stillman Valley 44, Genoa-Kingston 20
Sycamore 28, Yorkville 3
T.F. South 28, T.F. North 0
Vernon Hills 17, Grant 7
Vocational 49, Steinmetz 0
Walther Lutheran 30, South Beloit 18
Waubonsie Valley 36, Lake Park 14
Wauconda 41, North Chicago 12
Wheaton North 10, Naperville North 3
Willowbrook 7, Hinsdale South 0
Wilmington 49, Plano 22
Young 39, Hyde Park 0
Zion-Benton 21, Mundelein 19

Week 8, October 15

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

Brooks 25, Crane 0
Dunbar 16, Curie 12
Dyett 26, South Shore 6
Juarez 20, Washington 12---2 OT
King 36, Harper 12
Mather 34, Schurz 13
Noble Street 24, Rauner 20
North Lawndale 14, Pritzker 0
Robeson 56, Manley 0
Wells 14, Kelvyn Park 6

Game of the Week

So, it's Week 8 and it's pretty much determined who it is that will be playing in the playoffs at the end of the month. What class these teams will actually land is yet to be determined, but, that never really has mattered to me. If a team is good enough to get to the dance, it doesn't matter who they're dancing with, all they need to do is dance. If you didn't pick up on it, the dance is the playoffs.

This coming weekend will be big, with explosive game after explosive game.

Somebody's door to a beautiful, undefeated season will be closed this weekend when
(22)Crystal Lake South goes to (19)Cary-Grove Friday night to battle at 7:15.

(9)Glenbard North plays host and hopes to derail (3)WW South Friday night at 7:30.

Two of the L-W schools will do the dance Friday as well as (25)L-W Central hosts (10)L-W East at 7 o'clock.

Dan Sharp's boys at (13)Joliet Catholic go to (21)Marian Catholic to try and better their playoff spot.

And a newby to Steve Tucker's Top 25, (20)Glenbrook South will try to upset (1)Maine South Saturday at 1:30 in the afternoon.

But then there is the game that matters most to me, and since this is my blog, I can admit this game to the list; Minooka at Oswego, 7 p.m. Friday.

With a win, 5-2 Minooka will lock up a spot in the dance. With a loss, they'll have to really step it up for their season ender. Oswego, also 5-2, is sitting in the same boat as the Indians. If the Panthers win, they're in, with a loss, they've got to step it up as well.

Predictions:

Cary-Grove 28, Crystal Lake South 26
Glenbard North 37, WW South 21
L-W East 39, L-W Central 12
Joliet Catholic 56, Marian Catholic 38
Maine South 35, Glenbrook South 32
Minooka 49, Oswego 37

Area Leaders From Week 7

QB:

1. Brad Geever, Bolingbrook (6-1): 307 yds, 4 tds
2. Matt Gillis, Romeoville (5-2): 261 yds, 2 tds
3. Ryan Mitchell, Lyons (5-2): 250 yds, 2 tds, 103 yds rushing, 3 tds
4. Nick Linne, Naperville Central (6-1): 245 yds, 3 tds
5. Joe Jacobsen, Ridgewood (3-4): 198 yds, 2 tds

RB:

1. Peter Bonahoom, Prospect (6-1): 353 yds, 3 tds
2. Andre Stoutmire, Collins (6-1): 249 yds, 4 tds
3. Matt Perez, Maine South (7-0) 222 yds, 4 tds
4. Lashawn Givens, Douglass (4-3): 215 yds, 2 tds
5. Carl Young, Orr (4-3): 209 yds, 3 tds

WR:

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DEFENSE

1. Michael Baker, Douglass (4-3): 16 tackles
2. Sergio Parra, Pritzker (3-4): 12 tackles, sack int for td
3. Terrance Moore, Austin (4-3): 12 tackles
4. Jonathan Vallicajo, Amundsen (3-4): 12 tackles
5. Lamar Jackson, Collins (6-1): 11 tackles

HESTER-ish

*Michael Holt of Phillips (5-2) rushed for 165 yards on just three carries to score 3touchdowns. A 55-yard per carry night isn't gonna get you anywhere, Michael. Well, it might, keep that up.

Rob Jackson, Harper (3-4): 90-yd punt return td
Kevin Buchanan, Curie (4-3): 84-yd kick return td
Mark Kasper, De La Salle (6-1): 79-yd kick return td
Jacoby Knight, Phillips (5-2): 75-yd kick return td
Ronald Zollicoffer, Amundsen (3-4): 70-yd punt return td

Week 7, October 10

Saturday, October 10
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(1)Maine South 45, Waukegan 0
(3)Glenbard West 42, York 7
(12)Hinsdale Central 41, Downers North 13
St. Patrick 25, (14)Marist 20
(25)Lincoln-Way Central 49, Joliet 0
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ACT 36, Marine Academy 14
Addison Trail 25, Willowbrook 0
Ag. Science 26, South Shore 8
Alden-Hebron 41, North Shore 6
Bogan 32, Kelly 6
Brooks 33, Hope 12
Collins 40, Washington 0
Dyett 52, Carver 12
Glenbrook South 54, Niles West 0
Harper 34, Manley 12
Hope Academy 6, Mooseheart 3
Juarez 20, Englewood 8
Julian 28, Corliss 14
Kaneland 35, DeKalb 6
Kelvyn Park 28, Roosevelt 7
Lake Forest Academy 40, LaPorte (Ind.) 6
Leo 27, Hales 0
Leyden 21, Proviso East 14
Lyons 45, Proviso West 21
Momence 32, Longwood 14
Noble Street 22, North Lawndale 6
Notre Dame 37, Nazareth 10
Orr 24, Fenger 14
Payton 20,Hirsch 6
Perspectives 25, Lindblom 8
Pritzker 26, Rauner 12
Raby 36, Urban Prep 6
Ridgewood 48, Elmwood Park 7
Rockford Christian Life 36, Luther North 0
Senn 54, Bowen 0
Shepard 34, Reavis 16
Tilden 18, Kennedy 12---2 OT

Week 7, October 9

Friday, October 9
*all games at 7:30 unless noted
.............................................................................

(7)Providence 10, (2)St. Rita 0
(9)Bolingbrook 46, (4)Lincoln-Way East 24
(5)WW South 49, West Chicago 0
(6)Fremd 31, Conant 14
(8)Loyola 31, Fenwick 7
(10)Glenbard North 42, West Aurora 6
(11)Naperville Central 26, Wheaton North 23---OT
St. Viator 25, (13)Marian Catholic 0
(15)Joliet Catholic 43, Benet 6
(16)Warren 42, Zion-Benton 0
(18)Mount Carmel 31, Brother Rice 21
(17)Prospect 33, Elk Grove 26
(19)Hillcrest 14, T.F. South 9
(20)Cary-Grove 31, McHenry 28
Rochelle 21, (21)Geneva 14
(22)Stevenson 36, Libertyville 22
(23)Crystal Lake South 41, Huntley 0
(24)Morgan Park 63, Lincoln Park 0
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Amundsen 24, Vocational 22
Andrew 35, Thornwood 0
Antioch 47, North Chicago 26
Aurora Christian 23, St. Edward 18
Buffalo Grove 21, Hersey 0
Burlington Central 21, Marengo 14
Carmel 55, St. Joseph 8
Chicago Christian 34, Guerin 12
Coal City 42, Herscher 27
Crete-Monee 56, Rich Central 6
Crystal Lake Central 36, Johnsburg 7
Curie 35, Young 0
De La Salle 43, Gordon Tech 0
Deerfield 26, Niles North 13
Downers South 42, Hinsdale South 6
Dwight 32, Westmont 14
Foreman 43, Clemente 8
Glenbard South 34, Yorkville 14
Grayslake North 21, Dixon 6
Hampshire 26, North Boone 7
Highland Park 19, Glenbrook North 13
Jacobs 37, Dundee-Crown 6
Kankakee 50, Rich South 0
King 30, Marshall 6
Lake Forest 38, Grant 35
Lake Park 20, South Elgin 15
Lake Zurich 25, Mundelein 7
Lakes 45, Round Lake 7
Lane 35, Dunbar 20
Larkin 47, Streamwood 6
Lemont 23, T.F. North 0
Lincoln-Way North 42, Bradley 13
Lockport 27, Homewood-Flossmoor 6
Maine East 47, Maine West 31
Marian Central 14, St. Francis 12
Marmion 34, Lincoln-Way West 7
Mather 25, Prosser 8
Minooka 56, Romeoville 22
Montini 41, Aurora Central 10
Morris 2, Ottawa 0
Naperville North 31, Glenbard East 7
New Trier 27, Evanston 0
Oak Forest 49, Eisenhower 12
Oak Lawn 20, Evergreen Park 7
Oak Park 35, Morton 12
Oswego 27, Plainfield Central 24---2 OT
Palatine 35, Barrington 0
Peotone 14, Sandwich 10
Phillips 60, Chicago Academy 14
Plainfield North 41, Oswego East 8
Plainfield South 41, Plainfield East 0
Plano 24, Seneca 14
Prairie Ridge 28, Grayslake Central 14
Reed-Custer 29, Manteno 7
Rich East 6, Bloom 0
Richards 36, Argo 8
Richmond-Burton 53, Harvard 20
Riverside-Brookfield 28, Fenton 7
Robeson 41, Harlan 8
Rolling Meadows 36, Wheeling 7
Sandburg 38, Thornton 21
Schaumburg 30, Hoffman Estates 12
Schurz 11, Farragut 0
St. Charles East 7, Bartlett 3
St. Charles North 31, Neuqua Valley 5
St. Ignatius 47, East Aurora 6
St. Laurence 41, Bishop McNamara 12
Stagg 27, Thornridge 12
Sycamore 28, Batavia 7
Tinley Park 22, Bremen 18
Vernon Hills 27, Wauconda 20
Waubonsie Valley 41, Elgin 0
Wheaton Academy 35, Immaculate Conception 15
Wilmington 55, Lisle 7

Week 7, October 8

Thursday, October 8

Austin 36, Little Village 0
Clark 10, Crane 0
Douglass 26, Bronzeville 16
Hubbard 67, Steinmetz 0
Kenwood 24, Gage Park 20
Phoenix 32, Wells 0
Simeon 57, Hyde Park 6
Sullivan 30, Rowe-Clark 12
Taft 16, Lake View 8
Uplift 22, DuSable 12

Week 7, October 5

Monday, October 5

Noble Street 12, Pritzker 0
North Lawndale 22, Rauner 6

Week 6, October 4

Sunday, October 4

Simeon 20, Dunbar 12
St. Laurence 42, Leo 6

Week 6, October 3

Saturday, October 3

(1)Maine South 30, Evanston 2
Oak Park 21, (10)Hinsdale Central 14
(11)Loyola 24, Brother Rice 7
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Andrew 27, Thornridge 6
Barrington 21, Conant 14
Bogan 56, Kennedy 12
Bradley 28, Thornwood 6
Carver 32, Little Village 12
Clemente 26, Prosser 18
Cleveland Western Reserve (Ohio) 34, Lake Forest Academy 33
Collins 24, Payton 7
Douglass 14, Chicago Academy 0
Dyett 27, Ag. Science 8
Elgin 28, Larkin 12
Fenger 14, Brooks 7
Foreman 51, Schurz 0
Glenbrook South 48, Waukegan 6
Grant 40, Wauconda 18
Guerin 55, St. Edward 6
Hirsch 26, Juarez 16
Julian 20, Kenwood 6
Lindblom 24, Washington 6
Mather 40, Lake View 22
Orr 26, Clark 14
Perspectives 54, Englewood 0
Phillips 32, DuSable 24
Plainfield Central 42, Plainfield East 14
Proviso West 39, Downers North 33
Raby 54, Bronzeville 0
Senn 44, Austin 16
St. Charles North 35, Streamwood 13
St. Ignatius 28, Gordon Tech 12
St. Patrick 34, St. Joseph 6
Taft 23, Farragut 0
Thornton 28, Joliet 7
Urban Prep 12, Uplift 6
Wheaton Academy 34, Chicago Christian 13

Week 6, October 2

Friday, October 2
*all games at 7:30 unless noted
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(2)St. Rita 54, (12)Mount Carmel 18
(3)Glenbard West 46, Addison Trail 13
(4)Lincoln-Way East 49, Sandburg 0
(5)WW South 45, Wheaton North 0
(6)Fremd 38, Schaumburg 13
Lake Zurich 38, (7)Warren 14
(8)Providence 42, Fenwick 7
(24)Marist 24, (9)Joliet Catholic 17
(13)Bolingbrook 42, Homewood-Flossmoor 6
(14)Glenbard North 26, Glenbard East 6
(15)Naperville Central 24, Naperville North 21
(16)Marian Catholic 16, Nazareth 10
(17)Prospect 40, Hersey 0
(18)Hillcrest 14, Bremen 0
(19)Cary-Grove 23, Huntley 0
(20)Geneva 55, DeKalb 0
(21)Stevenson 35, Zion-Benton 7
(22)Crystal Lake South 50, Jacobs 6
Lincoln-Way Central 21, (23)Lockport 13
(25)Morgan Park 70, Steinmetz 14
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Aurora Christian 26, Immaculate Conception 20
Benet 24, St. Viator 0
Buffalo Grove 20, Wheeling 0
Carmel 20, Niles Notre Dame 17---2 OT
Crete-Monee 48, Bloom 0
Crystal Lake Central 30, Grayslake Central 8
De La Salle 50, Bishop McNamara 6
Deerfield 47, Maine East 6
Downers South 42, Proviso East 6
Dwight 37, Lisle 26
Evergreen Park 41, Eisenhower 6
Fenton 21, Elmwood Park 6
Gage Park 30, Tilden 12
Genoa-Kingston 12, Rockford Lutheran 7
Glenbard South 21, Kaneland 7
Glenbrook North 35, Maine West 7
Harlan 55, Manley 8
Harvard 33, Hampshire 20
Hiawatha 21, Luther North 0
Highland Park 28, Niles North 9
Hinsdale South 28, Morton 13
Hope Academy 21, Rockford Christian Life 13
Hubbard 45, Amundsen 0
Indianapolis Cathedral 63, Neuqua Valley 34
Kankakee 28, Rich Central 8
Kelvyn Park 22, Rowe-Clark 6
Lake Forest 42, Mundelein 6
Lake Park 28, East Aurora 0
Lane 37, Young 14
Lemont 14, TF South 0
Leyden 40, Willowbrook 6
Libertyville 35, Lakes 17
Lincoln-Way North 17, Lincoln-Way West 0
Lyons 17, York 7
Marian Central 20, Montini 14
Marmion 21, Aurora Central 0
Marshall 40, Harper 38
McHenry 42, Dundee-Crown 0
New Trier 42, Niles West 0
North Boone 27, Marengo 22
North Chicago 30, Round Lake 8
Oak Forest 48, TF North 14
Oswego 19, Plainfield South 0
Palatine 42, Hoffman Estates 6
Peotone 28, Manteno 21
Plainfield North 6, Minooka 0
Prairie Ridge 35, Grayslake North 6
Reed-Custer 20, Herscher 6
Rich East 28, Rich South 12
Richards 44, Oak Lawn 0
Richmond-Burton 48, Burlington Central 14
Riverside-Brookfield 15, Ridgewood 3
Robeson 26, King 20
Rockford Christian 19, Longwood 0
Rolling Meadows 12, Elk Grove 3
Romeoville 28, Oswego East 14
Sandwich 34, Coal City 27
Shepard 24, Argo 0
South Elgin 17, Bartlett 14
St. Charles East 21, Waubonsie Valley 14
St. Francis 54, Hales 0
Sterling 21, Morris 0
Stillman Valley 40, Byron 14
Streator 21, Woodstock North 0
Sycamore 28, Rochelle 0
Tinley Park 12, Reavis 6
Vernon Hills 14, Antioch 0
Vocational 42, Lincoln Park 12
West Aurora 20, West Chicago 6
Wilmington 42, Seneca 14
Woodstock 32, Johnsburg 29
Yorkville 14, Batavia 12

Week 6, October 1

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
*all games at 7:30 p.m. unless noted
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Bowen 14, South Shore 0
Corliss 28, Kelly 8
Curie 45, Hyde Park 0
Hope 12, Crane 6---OT
North Lawdale 22, Rauner 0
Phoenix 42, Sullivan 6
Roosevelt 29, ACT Charter 6
Wells 12, Marine Academy 10
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Noble Street vs. Pritzker---suspended due to storm
Simeon vs. Dunbar---suspended due to storm

State Records

It's a pretty big deal when a player on your team sets a new state record. It's an even bigger deal when two players on the same team set new state records for two differenet accomplishments.

Billy VanderMerkt of Riverside-Brookfield (2-3) completed his 646th career completition to set the new state record.

In route to setting this record, VanderMerkt hooked up with Mark McDonagh 25 times.

McDonagh broke his own state record with his 25th reception of the game.

This guy was a little Hester-ish.

Devon Hester. Might have just been the best return man in NFL history if he wouldn't have decided to run side to side when he caught the ball. The year the Bears went to the Super Bowl, he didn't want to run side to side. He just ran the damn thing to the endzone. Not so much anymore. But this following fella, well, he knew to run North and South, not East to West this weekend.

Peter Houlihan of Providence (4-1) returned a punt 80-yards for a touchdown and he also returned a kickoff 90-yards for another score.

Nice job Pete. Keep it up.

Area Leaders From Week 5

QB:

1. Billy VanderMerkt, Riverside-Brookfield (2-3): 440 yds, 4 tds---2 tds rushing
2. John Whitelaw, Hinsdale Central (3-2): 342 yds, 3 tds---2 rushing tds
3. Tommy Rees, Warren (5-0): 320 yds, 4 tds
4. William Crowder, Proviso East (1-4): 315 yds, 3 tds
5. Kareem Adewole, Bogan (5-0): 278 yds, 3 tds---122 yds rushing

RB:

1. Nick Pesek, Oak Lawn (2-3): 312 yds, 4 td
2. Jahwon Akui, St. Rita (5-0): 261 yds, 4 tds
3. Tony Stapleton, Oak Park (2-3): 255 yds, 4 td
4. QB Miles Osei, Prospect (4-1): 253 yds, 4 tds ALL RUSHING
5. Dan Holman, Lockport (4-1): 250 yds, 3 tds

WR:

1. Mark McDonagh, Riverside-Brookfield (2-3): 225 yds, 2 tds
2. Vance St. George, Bogan (5-0): 159 yds, td
3. John Lyons, Hinsdale Central (3-2): 147 yds, td
4. Michael Whitney, Kennedy (5-0): 140 yds, 2 tds
5. Alex Kirk, Hinsdale Central (3-2): 137 yds, td

DEFENSE:

1. Morgan Park (4-1): Allows 73 yards of total offense
2. Chris Barcelona, Mount Carmel (4-1): 10 tackles, fumble, int for a td
3. Nick Berardi, Taft (4-1): 11 tackles, int
4. Sam Adelphia, Taft (4-1): 10 tackles
5. Gonzalo Roman, Juarez (1-4): 8 tackles

Week 5, September 26

Saturday, September 26

(3)Glenbard West 41, (25)Proviso West 0
(12)Loyola 40, St. Ignatius 14
(20)Cary-Grove 57, Jacobs 0
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Austin 52, Carver 0
Clark 14, Hope 12
Clemente 26, Lake View 6
Collins 44, Englewood 6
Evanston 36, Waukegan 14
Fenwick 45, Leo 20
Gage Park 20, Kelly 10
Grant 27, Antioch 21
Harlan 28, Harper 20
Hope Academy 13, Luther North 7
Juarez 26, Lindblom 20
Kennedy 41, Corliss 7
Lake Forest Academy 41, St. Francis de Sales 8
Marmion 54, Guerin 14
Montini 41, Aurora Christian 8
Morgan Park 44, Vocational 0
Nazareth 32, Benet 21
Noble Street 36, Rauner 26
Orr 35, Brooks 6
Payton 22, Washington 14
Perspectives 41, Hirsch 20
Phoenix 41, Roosevelt 7
Proviso East 28, Addison Trail 24
Raby 48, Douglass 0
Rich East 14, Rich Central 6
Robeson 36, Marshall 24
Senn 28, Ag. Science 26
South Elgin 24, Lincoln-Way North 10
South Shore 14, Little Village 12
Uplift 15, Chicago Academy 0
Vernon Hills 42, Round Lake 0

Week 5, September 25

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
*all games at 7:30 unless noted
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(1)Maine South 56, Niles West 21
(2)St. Rita 34, Bishop McNamara 19
(4)Lincoln-Way East 36, Homewood-Flossmoor 0
(5)WW South 38, Naperville North 7
Buffalo Grove 39, (6)Prospect 33
(7)Fremd 35, Barrington 14
(8)Warren 43, Lake Forest 42---OT
(9)Providence 25, St. Laurence 16
(10)Joliet Catholic 45, St. Patrick 9
(11)Hinsdale Central 48, Hinsdale South 7
(13)Mount Carmel 42, De La Salle 21
(14)Bolingbrook 49, Joliet 7
Marian Catholic 20, (15)Carmel 17---OT
(16)Glenbard North 37, West Chicago 0
Hillcrest 16, (18)Lemont 10---OT
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Alden-Hebron 9, Longwood 6
Amundsen 24, Steinmetz 6
Andrew 49, Lincoln-Way West 0
Bartlett 38, Streamwood 14
Bloom 19, Rich South 12
Bogan 42, Julian 14
Bradley 40, Thornridge 18
Brother Rice 42, Gordon 0
Burlington Central 20, North Boone 12
Chicago Christian 2, Driscoll 0
Conant 35, Hoffman Estates 6
Crete-Monee 19, Kankakee 12
Crystal Lake Central 28, Grayslake North 7
Crystal Lake South 55, Dundee-Crown 7
Deerfield 48, Maine West 0
Downers South 37, Willowbrook 0
Dunbar 64, Young 13
Elk Grove 35, Wheeling 6
Evergreen Park 21, T.F. North 18
Fenton 34, Ridgewood 12
Foreman 34, Mather 24
Geneva 28, Sycamore 20
Glenbard South 21, DeKalb 7
Glenbrook North 13, Niles North 10
Glenbrook South 36, New Trier 14
Harvard 49, Marengo 14
Highland Park 47, Maine East 0
Hubbard 55, Lincoln Park 0
Johnsburg 43, Woodstock North 0
Kaneland 21, Batavia 17
King 34, Manley 14
Lake Park 34, Elgin 6
Lakes 32, North Chicago 6
Leyden 33, Morton 14
Libertyville 21, Zion-Benton 7
Lincoln-Way Central 10, Sandburg 3
Lockport 49, Thornton 28
Marian Central 14, Immaculate Conception 7
Manteno 39, Herscher 38
Marist 28, St. Viator 10
McHenry 28, Huntley 7
Minooka 34, Oswego East 0
Mooseheart 41, Christian Liberty 0
Mundelein 19, Wauconda 9
Naperville Central 14, Glenbard East 7
Neuqua Valley 28, Waubonsie Valley 7
Notre Dame 28, St. Joseph 7
Oak Forest 57, Bremen 33
Oak Lawn 41, Argo 12
Oak Park 35, Lyons 31
Oswego 14, Plainfield North 13
Peotone 21, Coal City 7
Phillips 14, Urban Prep 0
Plainfield Central 28, Plainfield South 21
Plano 30, Lisle 14
Prairie Ridge 28, Morris 6
Prosser 24, Farragut 18---3 OT
Reed-Custer 22, Sandwich 7
Richards 36, Reavis 6
Richmond-Burton 37, Hampshire 14
Riverside-Brookfield 48, Elmwood Park 7
Rochelle 34, Yorkville 7
Rockford Christian Life 19, Hiawatha 14
Rolling Meadows 26, Hersey 0
Romeoville 20, Plainfield East 14
Schaumburg 28, Palatine 21
Seneca 42, Westmont 6
Shepard 40, Eisenhower 14
Simeon 20, Curie 13
Stagg 30, Thornwood 0
Stevenson 39, Lake Zurich 21
St. Charles East 41, East Aurora 0
St. Charles North 21, Larkin 7
St. Edward 42, Aurora Central 14
St. Francis 52, Wheaton Academy 12
Taft 28, Schurz 12
T.F. South 41, Tinley Park 6
Walther Lutheran 39, Hales 0
Wheaton North 24, West Aurora 13
Wilmington 44, Dwight 0
Woodstock 41, Grayslake Central 7
York 27, Downers North 14

Week 5, September 24

Thursday, September 24

ACT 30, Rowe-Clark 0
DuSable 12, Bronzeville 6
Dyett 40, Bowen 9
Fenger 30, Crane 0
Kelvyn Park 18, Marine Academy 0
Kenwood 50, Tilden 0
Lane 49, Hyde Park 0
North Lawndale 20, Pritzker 6
Sullivan 20, Wells 6

Game of the Week

The 2009 high school football season is well under way and after a few setbacks--the sideline death of Curie's Quaashi Chandler and the game ending brawl between North Chicago and Simeon--things are as normal as one could hope for.

A big congrats to head coach Bert Kooi and his boys in Minooka for their 21-14 victory over one time Minooka head coach Mike Briscoe and his team at Plainfield South.

With that big win, maybe the attention of some has been caught and the Indians might sneak into a Top 25 sometime soon. But they'll have to keep at it. Friday night will determine if they can stay at it when they go to Oswego East, even though East hasn't won a game yet this season and has only scored twenty points this year, while allowing 32+ in each of its games.

Prediction:

Minooka 42, Oswego East 7--Minooka QB Mitch Brozovich runs for 117 yds and 2 scores while collecting 247 yards and a touchdown through the air.

Area Leaders From Week 4

QB:

1. John Whitelaw, Hinsdale Central (2-2): 421 yds, 4 tds
2. Eric Givens, Marshall (3-1): 416 yds, 2 tds
3. Mike Garrity, Buffalo Grove (2-2): 369 yds, 5 tds
4. Joe Camiliere, Kaneland (3-1): 294 yds, 3 tds
5. Brandon Penchloff, Montini (2-2): 251 yds, 4 tds

RB:

1. Jalen Williams, Larkin (3-1): 364 yds, 5 tds
2. Jahwon Akui, St. Rita (4-0): 308 yds, 5 tds
3. Jamel Martin, Bolingbrook (3-1): 305 yds
4. Mark Weisman, Stevenson (4-0): 275 yds, 3 tds
5. Chase Murdock, Barrington (1-3): 261 yds, td

WR:

1. Marquell Pierce, Marshall (3-1): 181 yds, 2 tds
2. John Angotti, Buffalo Grove (2-2): 170 yds, 3 tds
3. Quinn Buschbacher, Kaneland (3-1): 114 yds, 2 tds
4. Kyle Prater, Proviso West (2-2): 113 yds, 2 tds
5. Emanuel Bibbs, Bogan (4-0): 110 yds, 2 tds

Defense:

1. Maine South (4-0): Allows just 79 yds of total offense
2. Nick Keller, Carmel (3-1): 12 tackles, 2 sacks
3. Kevin Hein, Grayslake Central (2-2): 11 tackles
4. Kahan Logan, King (3-1): 10 tackles, 2 sacks
5. Kenzell Mason, Lincoln Park (4-0): 9 tackles, sack

Week 4, September 20

Sunday, September 20

Bishop McNamara 27, Leo 6
Gordon Tech 41, Hales 21

Week 4, September 19

Saturday, September 19
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(15)Bolingbrook 42, Thornton 21
St. Francis 51, (25)Montini 31
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Aurora Central Catholic 62, St. Joseph Lutheran (Mich.) 21
Ag. Science 41, Carver 0
Alden-Hebron 40, Luther North 0
Bogan 59, Tilden 0
Bradley 27, Midland Dow (Mich.) 20
Brooks 49, Clark 48
Chicago Academy 29, DuSable 6
De La Salle 35, St. Ignatius 7
Dyett 14, Eckersall 8
Immaculate Conception 26, Guerin 0
Julian 16, Kelly 8
Kenwood 56, Kennedy 0
Lake View 22, Schurz 20
Larkin 40, Lake Forest Academy 21
Lindblom 48, Englewood 0
Lincoln Park 28, Steinmetz 12
Lincoln-Way North 40, Thornwood 0
Morgan Park 42, Amundsen 0
Orr 43, Crane 14
Raby 20, Uplift 6
Robeson 40, Harper 6
Sandburg 42, Joliet 0
Senn 28, South Shore 0
Thornridge 32, Lincon-Way West 24
Urban Prep 34, Douglass 8
Wells 20, Rowe-Clark 14
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Prosser vs. Foreman at Hanson, 7 p.m.
Young vs. Simeon at Gately, 7 p.m.
Perspectives vs. Collins at Lane, 7 p.m.

Week 4, September 18

Friday, September 18


(3)St. Rita 35, Fenwick 13
(4)Glenbard West 31, Oak Park 12
(5)WW South 24, Naperville Central 8
(6)Prospect 39, Barrington 37
(8)Lincoln-Way East 42, (14)Lockport 7
(11)Hinsdale Central 56, Lyons 42
(12)Providence 23, Brother Rice 21
(13)Joliet Catholic 31, St. Viator 28
(16)Carmel 46, Benet 7
(17)Glenbard North 35, Wheaton North 0
(18)Naperville North 55, West Aurora 25
(19)Lemont 31, Oak Forest 15
(20)Cary-Grove 56, Woodstock North 0
(21)Geneva 26, Glenbard South 24
(23)Crystal Lake South 38, Prairie Ridge 7
(24)Loyola 28, (2)Mount Carmel 15
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Addison Trail 34, Morton 14
Andrew 27, Stagg 0
Aurora Christian 48, Wheaton Academy 31
Bowen 25, Little Village 6
Chicago Christian 19, St. Edward 16
Coal City 47, Manteno 12
Crete-Monee 40, Rich East 6
Crystal Lake Central 28, McHenry 14
Curie 28, Lane 21
Downers South 37, Downers North 22
Dunbar 48, Hyde Park 6
Elgin 20, East Aurora 19
Fenger 14, Hope 12
Fenton 33, Riverside-Brookfield 22
Genoa-Kingston 43, North Boone 16
Glenbard East 20, West Chicago 16
Hampshire 32, Byron 0
Harvard 44, Rockford Lutheran 7
Herscher 21, Sandwich 7
Hillcrest 41, Argo 0
Kaneland 21, Sycamore 14
Kankakee 32, Bloom 0
Kirkland-Hiawatha 41, Liberty Christian 6
Lake Park 42, Streamwood 7
Leyden 27, Hinsdale South 20
Lincoln-Way Central 9, Homewood-Flossmoor 6
Longwood 28, Rockford Christian Life 27
Marian Catholic 28, St. Joseph 27
Marist 35, Nazareth 14
Marmion 41, Marian 27
Marshall 46, Manley 12
Mather 34, Taft 13
Minooka 21, Plainfield South 14
Neuqua Valley 16, Bartlett 0
Notre Dame 7, St. Patrick 0
Oak Lawn 20, Eisenhower 17
Oregon 16, Burlington Central 14
Oswego 41, Plainfield East 0
Peotone 34, Reed-Custer 14
Phillips 28, Bronzeville 13
Plainfield Central 33, Oswego East 0
Plano 26, Dwight 0
Proviso West 30, York 22
Reavis 20, Evergreen Park 19
Richards 32, Shepard 12
Rich Central 12, Rich South 8
Richmond-Burton 35, Winnebago 16
Ridgewood 36, Elmwood Park 7
Rochelle 30, Batavia 6
Rockford Christian 51, Mooseheart 14
Romeoville 40, Plainfield North 39
Roosevelt 21, Marine 0
Seneca 33, Lisle 13
St. Charles East 21, South Elgin 14
St. Laurence 46, Walther Lutheran 25
Sterling 28, Johnsburg 3
Stillman Valley 55, Marengo 0
TF North 20, Tinley Park 14
TF South 35, Bremen 8
Waubonsie Valley 35, St. Charles North 28
Willowbrook 42, Proviso East 26
Wilmington 47, Westmont 12
Woodstock 27, Huntley 24
Yorkville 30, DeKalb 8
Zion-Benton 42, North Chicago 8

Week 4, September 17

Thursday, September 17

(1)Maine South 63 , Maine West 0
(7)Fremd 21, Rolling Meadows 20
(9)Warren 34, Mundelein 6
(22)Stevenson 31, Lake Forest 21
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Antioch 51, Wauconda 21
Buffalo Grove 41, Hoffman Estates 14
Clemente 30, Farragut 8
Corliss 34, Gage Park 18
Elk Grove 22, Conant 19
Evanston 35, Deerfield 13
Glenbrook North 6, Niles West 0
Glenbrook South 49, Niles North 6
Grant 54, Round Lake 0
Grayslake Central 20, Jacobs 0
Grayslake North 41, Dundee-Crown 18
Highland Park 49, Waukegan 12
Hirsch 10, Washington 6
Hope Academy 42, North Shore 6
Hubbard 47, Vocational 6
Kelvyn Park 8, Sullivan 6
King 56, Harlan 21
Libertyville 19, Lake Zurich 14
New Trier 48, Maine East 0
Noble Street 26, North Lawndale 8
Palatine 35, Hersey 14
Payton 33, Juarez 16
Phoenix 26, ACT Charter 12
Prospect 39, Barrington 37
Rauner 8, Pritzker 6
Schaumburg 37, Wheeling 13
Vernon Hills 20, Lakes 17

IHSA says they can play

The IHSA has removed the "must forfeit" tag it placed on the North Chicago football program September 10th after a fight broke out against Simeon on September 4th. A fight that I might add, included both players and fans, on the field, with several minutes left in the 1st quarter, with Simeon leading the way 21-0.

Though the North Chicago program, varsity to freshman, has been given the nod to play, seven of the North Chicago players involved in the brawl will still be suspended.

North Chicago (0-3) will battle at Zion-Benton (0-3) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. This game, no matter the circumstances, is always a fierce fight. Maybe even one of the biggest rivalries in the state. I don't even want to think about the pent up tensions of players from both teams having to deal with not yet winning a game. It might get nasty. But, it might also show that the boys at North Chicago aren't as remedial as many think.

My Pick: North Chicago 28, Z-B 13

Area Leaders From Week 3

Quarterback:

1. Tommy Rees, Lake Forest (1-2): 352 yds. 4 tds
2. Tyler Benz, Maine South (3-0): 307 yds, 2 tds
3. Tim Williams, H-F (0-3): 288 yds, 2 tds
4. Eric Givens, Marshall (2-1): 260 yds, 3 TD
5. Luke Parece, Yorkville (1-2): 251 yds, td

Runningback:

1. Mika’il McCall, Thornridge (3-0): 248 yds, 4 TD
2. Dan Holman, Lockport (3-0): 244 yds, 3 tds
3. Brandon Cruz, Kelly (1-2): 225 yds, 3 tds
4. Danny Hayes, Lemont (3-0): 222 yds, 4 tds
5. Mark Kasper, De La Salle (3-0): 198 yds, 3 tds

Widereceiver:

1. Jordan Westerkamp, Montini (2-1): 213 yds, 3 tds
2. Mark McDonagh, R-B (1-2): 211 yds, 3 tds, 20 catches (state record)
3. Kyle Prater, Proviso West (3-0): 183 yds, 2 tds
4. Michael Riordan, St. Ignatius (1-2): 135 yds, 4 tds
5. Sunil Rehmani, Niles North (2-1): 112 yds, 3 tds

Defense:

1. Terral Clinkscales, Douglass (2-1): 7 tackles, 3 sacks, safety
2. Tiger Onsen, Coal City (3-0): 12 tackles
3. Antony Pierson, Bogan (3-0): 8 tackles
T-4. Steven Owiredu, Julian (1-2): 5 sacks
T-4. Willie McCray, Julian (1-2): 5 sacks
5. Cody Cleveland, Providence (2-1): 5 tackles, int

Week 3, September 12

Saturday, September 12

Austin 20, South Shore 0
Benet 36, St. Joseph 24
Clark 34, Manley 16
Douglass 16, DuSable 0
Dunbar 22, Harper 14
Fenger 40, Pritzker 0
Fenton 30, Walther Lutheran 13
Gage Park 56, Kennedy 0
Galesburg 49, Ridgewood 0
(8)Glenbard West 28, (6)Hinsdale Central 25
(15)Joliet Catholic 51, (19)Nazareth 21
Julian 40, Tilden 0
Kelly 34, Kenwood 12
Lake View 22, Farragut 14
Lincoln Park 43, Hyde Park 8
(11)Lincoln-Way East 62, Joliet 14
Longwood 42, Liberty Christian 0
Marshall 26, Orr 22
Mendota 40, Amundsen 20
Mooseheart 40, Luther North 0
Payton 32, Lindblom 26---3 OT
(14)Providence 10, (17)Loyola 3
Raby 36, Chicago Academy 0
Reavis 33, Argo 8
Rich East 54, Crane 0
Rockford Christian Life 57, North Shore 20
Senn 48, Carver 0
St. Edward 46, Immaculate Conception 38
St. Ignatius 47, Hales 19
Thornridge 45, Thornwood 21
Thornton 32, Lincoln-Way Central 29
Uplift 28, Phillips 6
Washington 14, Englewood 6

Week 3, September 11

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
*all games at 7:30 p.m.unless noted

Addison Trail 14, Hinsdale South 13
Alden-Hebron 37, Hope Academy 15
Andrew 41, Curie 20
Aurora Christian 20, Chicago Christian 15
Bishop McNamara 56, Lake Forest Academy 28
Bogan 54, Corliss 6
Bradley 35, Lincoln-Way West 7
Brooks 35, Harlan 22
Burlington Central 35, Byron 13
(16)Carmel 36, Marist 32
(20)Cary-Grove 60, Woodstock 6
Coal City 48, Westmont 0
Crete–Monee 41, King 0
Crystal Lake Central 28, Elgin 14
(23)Crystal Lake South 35, Grayslake Central 0
De La Salle 41, Leo 0
Downers South 42, Leyden 21
Dwight 16, Manteno 14
Dyett 38, Little Village 20
Elk Grove 48, Hoffman Estates 7
Elmwood Park 26, Steinmetz 20
(10)Fremd 42, Wheeling 0
Gary West Side 45, North Lawndale 6
(21)Geneva 21, Yorkville 10
(24)Glenbard North 21, (7)Naperville North 0
Glenbard South 19, Batavia 16
Glenbrook South 62, Deerfield 21
Harper 27, Genoa-Kingston 6
Herscher 32, Seneca 21
Hillcrest 41, Tinley Park 13
Hubbard 14, Kankakee 12
Huntley 47, Woodstock North 7
Johnsburg 55, Dundee-Crown 7
Kaneland 33, Rochelle 12
Lake Forest 38, Libertyville 28
Lake Park 27, Larkin 18
Lake Zurich 47, Zion-Benton 7
Lakes 28, Grant 27
Lane 42, Vocational 0
(18)Lemont 48, Oak Lawn 6
Lincoln-Way North 21, Stagg 7
Lisle 27, Peotone 20
Lockport 41, (3)Bolingbrook 14
Longwood 42, Christian Liberty 0
Lyons 37, Downers North 35
(1)Maine South 50, Highland Park 12
Marian Catholic 17, Niles Notre Dame 7
Marian Central 56, Aurora Central 7
Marmion 20, St. Francis 7
Mather 26, Clemente 0
McHenry 42, Grayslake North 0
Minooka 42, Plainfield East 14
(25)Montini 2, Driscoll 0 (fft)
Morgan Park 29, Simeon 28
(2)Mount Carmel 49, Fenwick 14
(13)Naperville Central 41, West Aurora 19
New Trier 21, Glenbrook North 7
Niles West 36, Maine East 6
North Boone 60, Rockford Lutheran 24
Oak Forest 29, T.F. South 22
Oregon 35, Hampshire 13
Oswego 41, Oswego East 7
Palatine 28, Buffalo Grove 24
Phoenix 44, Rickover 6
Plainfield North 28, Plainfield Central 17
Plainfield South 61, Romeoville 33
Plano 28, Sandwich 27
Prairie Ridge 27, Jacobs 10
(9)Prospect 41, Conant 21
Prosser 8, Schurz 6
Rich Central 41, Hope 0
Richards 38, Eisenhower 11
Riverside-Brookfield 64, Robeson 26
Rock Island 33, Bloom 12
Rock Island Alleman 42, Rich South 0
Rolling Meadows 27, Barrington 17
Sandburg 24, H-F 13
Schaumburg 30, Hersey 14
Shepard 27, Evergreen Park 20
South Elgin 28, Neuqua Valley 26
St. Charles East 41, Streamwood 7
St. Charles North 55, East Aurora 6
St. Laurence 34, Gordon Tech 12
(4)St. Rita 35, Brother Rice 14
St. Viator 52, St. Patrick 14
Stillman Valley 25, Richmond-Burton 7
Stevenson 42, Mundelein 0
Sycamore 33, DeKalb 6
T.F. North 13, Bremen 4
Vernon Hills 2, North Chicago 0 (fft)
(12)Warren 40, Antioch 24
Waubonsie Valley 21, Bartlett 14
Wauconda 17, Round Lake 2
Waukegan 41, Maine West 30
Wheaton Academy 21, Guerin 0
Wheaton North 31, West Chicago 6
Willowbrook 28, Morton 27
Wilmington 45, Reed-Custer 14
Winnebago 33, Marengo 7
(5)WW South 41, Glenbard East 6
York 31, Oak Park 24
Young 44, Noble Street 6

Week 3, September 10

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Ag. Science 32, Bowen 14
ACT 30, Kelvyn Park 20
Collins 24, Hirsch 0
Perspectives-Cal 40, Juarez 0
Roosevelt 33, Wells 12
Sullivan 26, Marine Academy 6
Taft 25, Foreman 24
Urban Prep 40, Bronzeville 0

Game of the Week

After two weeks of football, there has been so much action to watch and read about. Be it from Lake Forest's Tommy Rees turning in that 526 yd. passing performance last week, the death of Curie player Quaashi A. Chandler or the ridiculous fights at the Simeon vs. North Chicago and the Niles West vs. Niles North games.

But no matter what we are feeling as humans, be it happiness or pain, we have to move on.

And tonight, everybody will be trying to do that.

There is much talk that the Game of the Week will be played between (15) Joliet Catholic and (19) Nazareth or (14) Providence and (17) Loyola. Can JCA turn around after the loss to the Celtics last week? Will the Celtics keep their motors running against Loyola this week? It doesn't matter. The Game of the Week will be played between (6) Hinsdale Central at (8) Glenbard West.

Both schools have great QB's in John Whitelaw (Hinsdale Central) and Tyler Warden so watch for both to have big yards via land and air.

Pick: Glenbard West 24, Hinsdale Central 22

North Chicago brawl hands "W" to Vernon Hills

North Chicago and Simeon players and fans duked it out for close to 15 minutes last weekend with under six minutes remaining in the first quarter. The fight may have been a result of the score; Simeon 21, North Chicago 0.

Perhaps those involved from North Chicago were upset or embarrassed by the score. Or they might have been feeling poorly about the way their season has been going. Maybe the were ashamed by being outscored 63-6 so far this season. And remember, that total, 63, could have and would have been much higher if this game continued.

The IHSA has determined that all levels of North Chicago football must forfeit this weekends games. They are, however, allowed to keep practicing. While the team practices, eight members of the team will not. Six players have been suspended for one game, two players for two.

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Area Leaders From Week 2

Passing Leaders

1. Tommy Rees, Lake Forest (0-2): 526 yds, 6 tds
2. Joe Camiliere, Kaneland (1-1): 310 yds, 2 tds
3. Vernall Atwater, Schurz (1-1): 300 yds, 3 tds
4. Mike Shewchuk, Taft (2-0): 275 yds, 3 tds
5. Brian Pell, Wheaton Academy (2-0): 231 yds, 4 tds

Rushing Leaders

1. Jason Stigler, Lincoln Park (2-0): 277 yds, 5 tds
2. Tracy Jones, Little Village (2-0): 250 yds, 4 tds
3. Greg Kennedy, Warren (2-0): 223 yds, td
4. Christopher Hester, Carver (2-0): 220 yds
5. Andre Stoutmire, Collins (2-0): 186 yds, td

Receiving Leaders

1. Connor Moutvic, Lake Forest (0-2): 204 yds, 3 tds
2. Tim Rieger, Guerin (2-0): 194 yds, 2 tds
3. Charles Harris, Lake Forest Acadmey (1-1): 151 yds, 3 tds
4. Andy Hardeman, Taft (2-0): 135 yds, 2 tds
5. Ryley Bailey, Kaneland (1-1): 126 yds, 2 tds

Defensive Leaders

1. Salvador Ledezma, Little Village (2-0): 14 tackles, 2 sacks
2. Darien Bankhead, Collins (2-0): 14 tackles
3. Devontae Harris, Little Village (2-0): 12 tackles, 3 sacks
4. Andre Stoutmire, Collins (2-0): 12 tackles, int
5. Kenneth Mason, Brooks (2-0): 6 tackles, 3 sacks

Rest now, Quaashi A. Chandler.

Friday night, a young man was taken from each of us on the sidelines in Bolingbrook.

Quaashi Chandler, running back/defensive back for Curie, collapsed with 41 seconds left in the game and was given immediate emergency attention before being taken to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. And as his teammates and opponents for the evening shook hands after the game, Chandler died at the hospital.

What a horrible thing to witness. A young man with his entire life to live, playing a game that he presumably loved, with his best friends and he is taken away for all to witness.

My heart and prayers are with this young mans family and friends.

Week 2, September 6

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

Hales 38, De La Salle 6

Week 2, September 5

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5

Alden-Hebron 10, Kirkland-Hiawatha 3
Antioch 41, Waukegan 20
Bogan 51, DuSable 8
Chicago Academy 27, Martinsville 13
Deerfield 28, Julian 6
Edwardsville 42, Corliss 0
Englewood 32, Noble Street 26
Farragut 14, Roosevelt 12
(8)Glenbard West 27, (14)Downers South 14
Harper 24, Hyde Park 0
Immaculate Conception 34, Walther Lutheran 13
King 22, Vocational 6
Lake View 58, Kennedy 37
Lincoln Park 50, Hirsch 12
Lindblom 34, ACT 0
Longwood 46, North Shore 12
Marengo 14, Aurora Central Catholic 10
Marshall 46, Crane 12
Mather 36, Tilden 12
Oak Park 28, Hinsdale South 14
Ottawa 27, Steinmetz 7
Phoenix 2, St. Francis de Sales 0
Plainfield South 19, Joliet 7
Prosser 14, Bowen 8
Richmond-Burton 37, Bethalto Civic Memorial 14
Schurz 34, Kelly 33
Thornton 49, Urban Prep 6
Wauconda 14, Orr 7
Wheaton Academy 43, St. Joseph 31

Week 2, September 4

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4

Bishop McNamara 41, Gordon Tech 12
(4)Bolingbrook 40, Curie 6
Bradley 38, Raby 0
Bremen 48, Perspectives-Calumet 14
Brother Rice 49, Amundsen 8
(16)Carmel 28, Libertyville 14
(20)Cary-Grove 47, Marian Central Catholic 0
Chicago Christian 24, Eisenhower 7
Coal City 28, Lisle 0
Crystal Lake Central 35, Prairie Ridge 14
Crystal Lake South 40, Bartlett 0
Downers North 33, Willowbrook 14
Evanston 21, Hubbard 6
Evergreen Park 25, Lincoln-Way West 14
Foreman 20, Payton 7
(11)Fremd 38, Hersey 7
Gary Westside (Ind.) 33, Robeson 26
(22)Geneva 31, (21)Morgan Park 20
Glenbard East 22, Lake Park 18
Glenbard North 42, Plainfield East 0
Glenbard South 42, Fenton 0
Glenbrook North 28, Lane 7
Grayslake Central 27, Woodstock North 0
Guerin 12, Elmwood Park 2
Harvard 21, Lakes 14
Herscher 36, Plano 8
Hillcrest 28, H-F 6
(6)Hinsdale Central 37, Proviso East 26
Hope Academy 47, Christian Liberty 0
Huntley 17, Kaneland 14
Johnsburg 42, Jacobs 29
Kankakee 33, Oak Lawn 7
Kenosha-Bradford (Wis.) 56, Lake Forest 48
Lake Zurich 35, Wheaton North 9
Larkin 34, Oswego East 7
(18)Lemont 41, Sterling 14
Leo 19, Fenger 2
Lincoln-Way Central 34, Andrew 10
(12)Lincoln-Way East 42, Lincoln-Way North 0
Lockport 37, Richards 36, OT
(17)Loyola 56, Sullivan 0
Lyons 34, Addison Trail 6
(2)Maine South 27, (1)WW South 9
Maine West 35, Round Lake 13
Manteno 45, Westmont 14
Marian Catholic 35, Bloom 6
Marist 42, Plainfield Central 14
Marmion 24, Mundelein 8
Mendota 37, Aurora Christian 36, OT
Minooka 49, Zion-Benton 6
Montini 43, Benet 6
Mooseheart 46, Rockford Christian Life 36
Mount Carmel 46, Lake Forest Academy 30
(15)Naperville Central 21, Neuqua Valley 17
(7)Naperville North 28, St. Charles East 7
(19)Nazareth 51, Riverside-Brookfield 7
Niles North 25, Niles West 15
North Boone 58, St. Francis de Sales 0
Notre Dame 20, Fenwick 17
Oak Forest 49, Rich Central 28
Palatine 21, Elk Grove 10
Plainfield North 28, Grant 21
Pritzker 42, Chicago Marine 6
(10)Prospect 48, Schaumburg 14
(23)Providence 21, (9)Joliet Catholic 7
Proviso West 25, Leyden 11
Reavis 25, Clark 8
Rich South 32, Shepard 29
Ridgewood 22, Maine East 6
Reed-Custer 21, Seneca 12
Rochelle 22, Dixon 0
Rock Island 14, (24)Crete-Monee 0
Rockford Christian 42, Luther North 0
Romeoville 53, Argo 6
Sandburg 30, Stagg 0
Sandwich 21, Dwight 13
Senn 50, Juarez 0
Simeon 21, North Chicago 0
South Elgin 21, Vernon Hills 6
South Shore 16, Phillips 10
St. Charles North 34, McHenry 13
St. Edward 57, Rockford Lutheran 7
St. Francis 42, DeKalb 0
St. Laurence 22, St. Ignatius 20
St. Patrick 6, New Trier 3
(5)St. Rita 42, Morris 7
St. Viator 48, Dunbar 14
Stevenson 50, Glenbrook South 49, OT
Streamwood 28, Dundee-Crown 27
Sycamore 40, Burlington Central 9
Taft 26, Gage Park 14
TF North 34, Thornwood 12
TF South 14, Rich East 12
Thornridge 33, Gary-Roosevelt (Ind.) 6
Tinley Park 32, Ag. Science 8
(13)Warren 35, Highland Park 21
Waubonsie Valley 22, (25)Oswego 18
West Aurora 28, Elgin 6
Wheeling 21, Hoffman Estates 0
Wilmington 37, Peotone 8
Winnebago 10, Hampshire 0
Woodstock 13, Grayslake North 3
York 34, Morton 12
Yorkville 50, East Aurora 22
Young 26, Hope 0





Gilman Iroquois West at Genoa-Kingston, 7:30 p.m.

Week 2, September 3

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3

Brooks 30, Washington 6
Carver 34, Bronzeville 12
Clemente 44, Wells 14
Collins 22, North Lawndale 20, 2 OT
Douglass 18, Austin 16
Dyett 52, Kelvyn Park 6
Harlan 35, Kenwood 13
Little Village 42, Rauner 6

Proviso West's Prater opts for USC

Proviso West's senior wide receiver Mike Prater has made his selection on where he will be continuing his education and NFL drive this week: 11-time National Champion USC.

The 6'4 soon to be Trojan, who will graduate early from Proviso West and enroll early enough to register for spring football on the West coast, turned down offers from an estimated 40 schools including Illinois, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tennessee and Oklahoma.

Prater is ranked as the #1 receiver in the state of Illinois and #2 in the nation by Rivals.com


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Game of the Week

This was a tough decesion to make with Joliet Catholic cruising East down Rt. 30 to play against Providence in the "Two Power House Football Programs From The Joliet Area Bowl" this Friday, considering the two schools have stockpiled 22 state titles between them, but The Game of the Week will be played at Maine South as the #2 Hawks play host to #1 WW South at 7:30. Get there early people, it's going to be tough finding a seat.

Area Leaders From Week 1

After each week has ended, I will post the previous weekends area leaders. Hopefully these will be updated by Wednesday afternoon at the latest.

QB's
1. Riverside-Brookfield's Billy VandeMerkt threw for 425 yards and 4 touchdowns.
2. Prospect's Miles Osei had 274 yards, 4 td's by air and 137 yards with a score by land.
3. Wheaton Academy's Brian Pell passed for 280 yards and one touchdown.
4. Hinsdale Central's John Whitelaw connected for 258 yards and 3 scores.
5. WW South's Reilly O'Toole threw for 234 yards and 3 touchdowns.

RB's
1. St. Rita's Jahwon Akui rushed for 288 yds and 5 touchdowns.
2. Glenbard North's Evin Natick raced for 249 yards and 2 scores.
T.3. Glenbrook South's Mike Hirsch raced for 202 yards and 2 touchdowns.
T.3. Neuqua Valley's Joe Ippolito dashed for 202 yards and a score.
5. Longwood's Robert Goggins reached 200 yards and had 2 touchdowns.

WR's
1. Hinsdale Central's Alex Kirk pulled in 178 yards receiving for 3 scores.
2. Prospect's Peter Bonahoom collected 124 yards receiving.
3. Bolingbrook's Chris Williams picked up 122 yards on his way to a touchdown.
T.4. Lincoln Park's Theaplus Lee, hauled in 108 yards and scored twice.
T.4. Romeoville's Donald Miller held on for 108 yards and a single touchdown.

Defense
T. 1. Washington's Carl Golston, Jr. wrapped up 14 tackles.
T. 1. Gage Park's Rashid Treadway collected 14 stops.
3. Steinmetz' Devon Scott had 13 tackles.
T. 4. De La Salle's Bobby Kerwin had 12 tackles.
T. 4. St. Viator's Michael Krzoska also had 12 tackles.

WEEK 1 IS OVA!!!

So, the first week of high school football is complete and for the most part, the games played out pretty much as many believed they would. But there were a few early season upsets. But upsets make you stronger.

A very big congrats to the Robeson defense, who allowed just 13 yards of offense during their 40-6 man handling of Julian. Dion Grace led the attack with eight tackles and three sacks while freshman Devaughn Gaultney picked up a sack and a fumble recovery. The Robeson "D" also stopped the Julian "O" 15 times behind the line of scrimmage.

In Robbie Gould like fashion, Joliet Catholic kicker Robbie Cranmer kicked a 35-yarder that split the uprights, with no clicks left on the clock, to win the game against Carmel 19-16. Congrats for not loosing your cool like I would have, Robbie, and missed the ball as I tried to kick it.

And to wrap it up, another congrats goes to the boys over at Maine East who have finally ended that horrible 39-game loosing streak they've been riding since 2004 by beating Schurz 19-9. Their last win, 22-0, came October 3, 2004 against Niles North. Feels real nice doesn't it boys?

Week 1, August 30

Sunday, August 30

Clemente 34, Washington 6
Collins 24, Wells 14
Robeson 40, Julian 6
Sacred Heart 28, (25) Montini 14

Week 1, August 29

Saturday, August 29

Ag. Science 28, Lake View 6
Amundsen 12, Urban Prep 0
Argo 44, Fenger 16
Austin 14, Uplift 0
Brooks 33, Bronzeville 0
Carver 28, Marine Academy 14
Gage Park 14, Crane 8
Geneva 13, St. Charles East 6
Glenbard North 33, Oak Park 21
Glenbrook North 28, Waukegan 0
Gordon Tech 12, Leo 0
Guerin 48, St. Francis de Sales 0
Harper 22, Foreman 12
Kennedy 39, Juarez 13
Lake Forest Academy 46, Danville-Schlarman (Ind.) 18
Lindblom 14, North Lawndale 6
Little Village 30, Tilden 14
Longwood 35, Luther North 6
Marengo 20, Chicago Christian 0
Marian Central 42, North Chicago 6
(18) Naperville Central 25, Waubonsie Valley 17
(22) Nazareth 63, Clark 8
Niles Notre Dame 43, Sullivan 6
Phoenix 46, LaLumeire (Ind.) 0
Pritzker 16, Roosevelt 8
Raby 30, Marshall 28
Ready (Ohio) 31, Immaculate Conception 30
Rich East 27, Eisenhower 0
Rochelle 38, Corliss 6
Senn 42, Farragut 0
St. Joseph 34, Ridgewood 14
St. Patrick 22, Proviso East 15
(6) St. Rita 35, Portage (Ind.) 20
South Elgin 24, Marmion 14
T.F. North 61m Gary Bowman (Ind.) 12
Thornwood 6, Bloom 0
Taft 35, Kelly 26
Vernon Hills 42, Niles West 12
(16) Warren 20, New Trier 6

Week 1, August 28

Friday, August 28

ACT 26, Noble Street 18
Alden-Hebron 63, Christian Liberty Academy 0
Antioch 34, Streamwood 0
Bartlett 47, Hoffman Estates 0
Benet 21, Oswego East 6
Bishop McNamara 27, St. Ignatius 14
Bogan 22, Tinley Park 15
(5) Bolingbrook 16, (15) Downers South 14
Bowen 14, Chicago Academy 6
Buffalo Grove 26, Mundelein 0
(23) Cary-Grove 40, Crystal Lake Central 0
Coal City 28, Seneca 21
(24) Crete-Monee 27, T.F. South 13
Crystal Lake South 24, Grant 7
Curie 24, Kenwood 18
De La Salle 28, Lane 7
Deerfield 19, Z-B 14
DeKalb 38, Ottawa 12
Dundee-Crown 19, Elgin 18
DuSable 47, Aurora Christian 0
Elk Grove 49, Niles North 7
Evergreen Park 48, Elmwood Park 0
Fenwick 32, Rock Island 0
Fremd 10, Lake Zurich 7
Geneseo 42, Manley 0
Genoa-Kingston 44, Aurora Central 0
Glenbard East 27, Willowbrook 7
(8) Glenbard West 49, Glenbard South 0
Glenbrook South 38, Minooka 14
Grayslake North 22, Woodstock North 6
Harlan 33, Hirsch 6
Herscher 27, Dwight 6
Hillcrest 40, Thornton 22
Hope Academy 20, Hiawatha 14
Hubbard 13, South Bend Adams (Ind.) 0
Huntley 28, Wauconda 23
Jacobs 21, Moline 9
Johnsburg 12, Grayslake Central 7
(9) Joliet Catholic 19, (13) Carmel 16
Kaneland 35, Burlington Central 0
Kankakee 30, Bradley-Bourbonnais 22
King 48, Hyde Park 8
Lake Park 34, Conant 20
Lakes 55, Perspectives Calumet 0
Larkin 15, McHenry 6
(20) Lemont 53, Hope 0
Leyden 28, Fenton 0
Libertyville 22, Barrington 21
Lincoln Park 38, Douglass 6
Lincoln-Way Central 13, Lincoln-Way North 0
(14) Lincoln-Way East 28, (11) Providence 7
Lincoln-Way West 32, Plainfield East 8
Lockport 49, Downers North 18
(19) Loyola 23, Evanston 7
Lyons 31, Plainfield Central 8
Maine East 19, Schurz 9
(2) Maine South 64, Schaumburg 35
Marian Catholic 34, H-F 18
Marist 52, Vocational 14
Mendota 40, Walther Lutheran 13
Metamora 53, Riverside-Brookfield 42
Mooseheart 21, North Shore 0
Morgan Park 19, (17) Brother Rice 3
Morton 30, Reavis 6
(4) Mount Carmel 53, Simeon 27
(7) Naperville North 28, Neuqua Valley 21, 2 OT
Oak Forest 44, Orr 0
Oswego 6, (21) Morris 3, OT
Palatine 38, Lake Forest 31
Payton 51, Rauner 8
Phillips 32, Englewood 6
Plainfield North 36, West Chicago 7
Plainfield South 20, Dunbar 14
Prairie Ridge 41, Woodstock 14
Plano 34, Peotone 13
Prospect 41, York 27
Prosser 14, Kelvyn Park 8
Proviso West 16, Stagg 9
Reed-Custer 17, Lisle 0
Rich Central 23, Bremen 8
Richards 28, Joliet 7
Richmond-Burton 35, Oregon 7
Rolling Meadows 48, Dyett 0
Romeoville 34, Hinsdale South 12
Sandburg 26, Andrew 7
Sandwich 45, Westmont 12
Shepard 20, Oak Lawn 14
Stevenson 34, Highland Park 0
St. Charles North 43, Batavia 13
St. Edward 32, Hampshire 6
St. Francis 35, Yorkville 7
St. Laurence 48, Hales 0
St. Viator 14, Hersey 0
Steinmetz 21, Mather 16
Sycamore 42, Streator 7
Thornridge 13, Rich South 12
Thornwood 6, Bloom 0, OT
West Aurora 46, East Aurora 13
Westosha Central (Wis.) 24, Round Lake 0
Wheaton Academy 28, Momence 18
Wheaton North 23, Addison Trail 7
Wheeling 27, Maine West 13
Wilmington 56, Manteno 7
(1) WW South 34, (3) Hinsdale Central 26
Young 32, South Shore 0