Prep Football
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NSC needs to watch out for Lake ForestAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The North Suburban Conference's Lake Division boasts a Notre Dame-bound quarterback for the first-time ever. The question is, can Lake Forest's talented Tom Rees help th...
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Hersey's working up a hunger for winsAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A big preseason loss has not diminished Hersey's belief it can get back on the winning track. Third-year varsity starter and Illinois State-bound Steve Nelson was expect...
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Previewing: YorkAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - With the graduation of one player, York's football team lost 2,500 yards of offense and 17 touchdowns. It'll take a committee to replace those numbers, but with a domina...
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Burlington Central intends to bounce backAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The Burlington Central football team doesn't intend to let one bad break keep it from returning to the upper echelon of the Big Northern Conference East Division. The pl...
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Previewing: Montini CatholicAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - An all-state quarterback goes out, another highly regarded signalcaller comes in ... Brandon Pechloff, a prototype 6-foot-6, 230-pound senior who interests most of the M...
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Previewing: Neuqua ValleyAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Talk about motivation. Neuqua Valley's 2008 record of 4-5 produced the Wildcats' first non-playoff season since 2001. Coach Bryan Wells' squad will try to turn that ar...
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Previewing: West ChicagoAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - West Chicago's primary goal is to win more football games. Perhaps more important, though, is the goal of program stability. In the spring Paul Reinke became the Wildcat...
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Antioch's aim: More of the sameAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Well, there's only one thing Antioch can do to top last season's magical ride, and that's to come home from Champaign in November with a championship. After winning the ...
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Experience, athleticism benefitting LakesAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Five years ago this month, Luke Mertens was assigned the task of creating a football team from scratch at brand new Lakes High School. It wasn't easy. The first year, La...
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Expect Warren High to be in the runningAug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Warren ran the table in the North Suburban Lake Division last fall. This year, the Blue Devils are guaranteed to at least run. Fast. And well. An all-area running back a...