Naperville Central @ Naperville North

Naperville Central (4-1, 2-1) vs. Naperville North (5-0, 3-0)

DuPage Valley Conference

Game time: 7:30 p.m. today at North Central College.

Last year: Naperville North 35, Naperville Central 13.

Last week: WW South 45, Naperville Central 7; Naperville North 27, Glenbard North 20.

Outlook: With wins in five of the last six meetings in the Wes Spencer Cross-Town Classic, Naperville North has seized a 21-18 series advantage. Despite seeing their unbeaten record fall by the wayside last week, the Redhawks still flashed a bunch of fire in their skill positions. Defenses are wary of receiver Riley O'Toole, but Antwon Harris stepped up with 6 catches for 123 yards. With running back Nick Kukuc and quarterback Nick Linne balancing the ground game, Naperville Central's offense is potentially potent - providing there's no repeat of last week's five turnovers. Naperville North's Kevin Sheehan picked off 3 passes last week, returning one for a touchdown. The Huskies also posted 5 sacks - three by Tim Weidenbacher - and forced two fumbles. The Huskies, though, had no second-half first downs. Quarterback Matt Manade and running backs Nick Mlady and Pat Waite, averaging 220 rushing yards per game, aim to get back to business.