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Glenbard North defense will be challenged
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/21/2009
For both teams it's the ultimate challenge. Can Glenbard North's stout defense, boasting six shutouts, shut down Marist quarterback Mike Perish and an offense averaging 35 points a game? FULL STORY

Scouting Hinsdale South Hornets
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The Hornets lost last year's leading scorer, Josh Ward, to graduation, but four starters return to an optimistic group that's still pretty young. FULL STORY

Scouting Hinsdale Central Red Devils
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The program's sophomore coach the last two years, Lee Maciejewski - in his 102nd season of coaching high school sports - takes the helm after previous stints at Glenbard West and West Chicago. FULL STORY

Scouting Glenbard West Hilltoppers
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
For a second straight year the Hilltoppers will be hampered by an extended playoff football run that will cause six players to miss the start of the season. FULL STORY

Scouting Glenbard South Raiders
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
All five starters from last year graduated from a class of 10 seniors, so the defending Western Sun Conference co-champion needs to rebuild on the fly. FULL STORY

Scouting Glenbard North Panthers
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
James Fleming, an All-Area honoree last season and a third-year starter, is primed for a big year as the leading returning scorer in the DVC with 17 points per game. FULL STORY

Scouting Glenbard East Rams
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
Four starters return to a talented and hungry Rams team favored to win the DVC title. FULL STORY

Scouting Fenton Bison
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
An already stiff MSC challenge with loaded Riverside-Brookfield becomes even tougher this year with the addition of Timothy Christian and Illiana Christian to the field. FULL STORY

Scouting Downers Grove South Mustangs
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
A longtime coach at the Mustangs' freshman and sophomore levels, Jay Baum takes the reins of the program from Paul Runyon, who retired. FULL STORY

Scouting Downers Grove North Trojans
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
Seven times last year the Trojans scored 40 points or fewer, and still they found themselves competitive just about every night. This deeper, quicker and more-skilled junior-laden group should be much more potent offensively. FULL STORY

Scouting Benet Redwings
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
It's already a good start for the Redwings because, unlike last year, Dave Sobolewski is healthy coming into the season. FULL STORY

Scouting Addison Trail Blazers
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The Blazers took another step forward last year by winning two conference games for the first time in several years and finishing second at the Batavia Thanksgiving tournament. FULL STORY

Scouting York Dukes
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
Riding the momentum of last year's upset playoff win over Foreman, the Dukes aim to make a run for the Silver title. FULL STORY

Scouting Wheaton Warrenville South Tigers
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The Tigers are used to this, but another playoff run by the football team will delay the arrival of five of the basketball team's top eight players. FULL STORY

Scouting Wheaton North Falcons
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
A year older but still young, the Falcons aim to erase a rare off-season in 2008. FULL STORY

Scouting Willowbrook Warriors
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
After graduating three starters, including four-year player Kyler Market, the Warriors need to do some rebuilding. FULL STORY

Scouting West Chicago Wildcats
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
A 1993 West Chicago graduate and former Willowbrook and Glenbard West assistant, Kevin Baldus takes over a Wildcats program with experience as well as adversity. FULL STORY

Scouting Naperville North Huskies
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
A York assistant last year and, before that, head coach at Timothy Christian for 11 years, Jeff Powers inherits a DVC contender from Mark Lindo, who stepped down after 18 years at the helm. FULL STORY

Scouting Naperville Central Redhawks
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The two-time defending DVC champion won't give up the crown without a fight. FULL STORY

Meeting East St. Louis reminds WW South of 2007
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/20/2009
The comparisons to 2007 are becoming awfully eerie for Wheaton Warrenville South's football team. FULL STORY

The intersection of football and basketball a busy place
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 11/20/2009
Here we go again. Another sputtering start to a boys basketball campaign thanks to another stellar postseason by DuPage County football teams. FULL STORY

One gets it done for Glenbard North
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/15/2009
When Evin Natick broke through for a 16-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter, he let loose a scream that exorcised a thousand frustrations. FULL STORY

O'Toole picks a good night to get angry
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Columnist
Posted 11/14/2009
On his 167th pass this season, Wheaton Warrenville South quarterback Reilly O'Toole finally threw his first interception. FULL STORY

Wheaton Warrenville South faces biggest challenge yet
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/13/2009
When Wheaton Warrenville South football coach Ron Muhitch scouted St. Rita's game against Loyola a few weeks ago, he first noticed the Mustangs' immense size on their lines and then their impressive team speed. FULL STORY

Can Downers S. score against Glenbard N.?
By Kevin Schmit | Daily Herald Staff
Posted 11/13/2009
Here's an argument for looking ahead... In seven combined state semifinal appearances Glenbard North and Downers Grove South lost only once apiece. History, therefore, favors the winner of Saturday's Class 8A quarterfinal football showdown in Carol Stream. FULL STORY

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