Prep Football
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With its defense a year older, better, PR up for rematchNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Three days before Halloween Prairie Ridge defensive lineman Brad Knipfel relaxed at home by watching the football equivalent of a horror movie -- a copy of his team's 56...
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Devils' defense faces tough jobNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - The Chicago Catholic League has a certain mystique about it. Here's a statistic that can feed such a mystique. Brother Rice football coach Steve Nye said the Crusaders h...
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Again, Raiders stand in Richards' wayNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In 2001 Glenbard South faced an unbeaten Richards football team primed for a run at the Class 6A state title. Tonight in Oak Lawn the Raiders face another Richards team ...
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Class 7A preview, Rolling Meadows at Lake ZurichNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - CLASS 7A No. 5 Rolling Meadows (9-1) at No. 4 Lake Zurich (9-1) When: 1 p.m. Saturday at Mel Eide Field Last week: Meadows d. No. 12 Notre Dame 37-0; Lake Zurich...
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Huskies eager to open upNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville North went with a conservative game plan in the rain last week against Marian Catholic. That'll change tonight. The second-seeded Huskies (9-1) know they'll n...
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Tri-Cities Border WarNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - More than one-third of a mile. That's how much Geneva's Michael Ratay and St. Charles East's Wes Allen combined to rush for in their respective opening round games in th...
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Montini-Marian Central rematch will be nothing like 1st gameNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Remember Montini's 33-0 win over Marian Central in Week 7? Forget it. The Suburban Catholic Conference powers, who ended the regular season Nos. 2 and 4 in Class 5A, are...
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Coaches big key to Cary-Grove's successNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - In the many years I've spent covering high school sports around the Fox Valley, one thing I've learned is that as athletes graduate and reflect on their high school care...
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Class 8A playoffs, Mt. Carmel at Palatine and Loyola at FremdNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - CLASS 8A No. 1 Mt. Carmel (10-0) at No. 9 Palatine (7-3) When: 7 p.m. today at Chic Anderson Stadium Last week: Mt. Carmel d. No. 16 Leyden 48-7; Palatine d. No....
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Driscoll to test another newcomerNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Never before in the playoffs had Driscoll faced Bishop McNamara. Dispatching that squad 47-19 to begin defense of their six straight state titles, the top-seeded Highlan...