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Monday, September 28, 2009

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

Saturday, September 26, 2009

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

Friday, September 25, 2009

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

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

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.

Monday, September 21, 2009

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

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Week 4, September 20

Sunday, September 20

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

Saturday, September 19, 2009

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.

Friday, September 18, 2009

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

Thursday, September 17, 2009

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

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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

Monday, September 14, 2009

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

Saturday, September 12, 2009

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

Friday, September 11, 2009

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

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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.

*click the title to read more

Monday, September 7, 2009

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

Sunday, September 6, 2009

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

Saturday, September 5, 2009

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

Friday, September 4, 2009

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

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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.