Week 1 is here
After a summer of workouts and a couple weeks of practice, Week 1 is here for suburban football teams.
There are some heavyweight games to start the season, too.
In Class 8A, No. 2 ranked Lincoln-Way East travels to Park Ridge to face No. 4 Maine South.
In Lombard, defending state champ Montini faces Michigan state champion Lumen Christi.
John Lemon breaks down some of the top games to watch this week.
The final countdown
Kevin Schmit has been counting down to Week 1 all summer.
In the top spot, Kevin writes about the excitement of opening night.
Week 1 scouting reports
Our writers break down this week’s schedule in our scouting reports.
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