Will County Sports
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Benet offense pulls its weightNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - So many times Benet's football team has leaned on its defense. With the season on the line on Saturday, the offense took the weight. Colin Gillespie's 50-yard touchdown ...
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Naperville Central caught from behindNov 11, 2017 12:00 am - There was a lot of buildup surrounding the Naperville Central and Maine South Class 8A matchup. The two storied programs lived up to all the hype. Big turnovers, clutc...
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St. Ignatius ousts Marmion from Prep Bowl PlayoffsNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Marmion's first foray into the Chicago Catholic League football playoffs didn't exactly go as planned Friday night. Running its triple-option offense to near perfection,...
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Prep Bowl quarterfinal: Scouting St. Ignatius at MarmionNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Prep Bowl Playoffs St. Ignatius (8-2) at Marmion (6-5) Game time: 7 p.m. Friday at Mooseheart Last week: Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 45, Marmion 14; St. Ignatius 10...
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Class 7A quarterfinal: Scouting Benet at Lincoln-Way CentralNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Class 7A No. 17 Benet (8-3) at No. 9 Lincoln-Way Central (10-1) Game time: 1 p.m. Saturday. Last week: Benet 26, No. 1 Hononegah 0; Lincoln-Way Central 21, No. 8 Hersey ...
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Class 8A quarterfinal: Scouting Naperville Central at Maine SouthNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Class 8A No. 13 Naperville Central (9-2) at No. 5 Maine South (10-1) Game time: 1 p.m. Saturday. Last week: Naperville Central 31, No. 4 Homewood-Flossmoor 28; Maine Sou...
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Batavia, Marmion just happy to play another weekNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - A practice countdown hangs in a Batavia High School hallway for all the Bulldogs to see. The five sheets of paper serve as a stark reminder to the finality of November ...
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Two of state's best football programs finally going to meetNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - They've combined for 63 playoff football appearances, 13 championship games and eight state titles. And they've never played each other until now. Remarkably, Naperville...
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New era for Red Grange Award, same valuesNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Keith Burlingame never saw it coming. Forty-three years later he's glad it did. "Even today it still means something," said Burlingame, an international aluminum magnate...
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Benet gets a kick out of triumphNov 04, 2017 1:00 am - Victor Karam felt less than confident as his 41-yard field-goal attempt bounced off the top of the crossbar and floated toward uncertainty. "I thought, 'I'm going to mi...