Prep Football
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What a rush for VikesOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Before his team squared off against Bradley-Bourbonnais in the Class 7A opening round Friday night, Geneva football coach Rob Wicinski asked his assistants if they thoug...
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Morris too big, strong for BurlingtonOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - MORRIS -- Burlington Central's first foray into the Class 5A state playoffs against one of the state's traditional football powers went about how it should have Friday n...
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What a ride for North StarsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - MOLINE -- In a season that included an 0-2 start and 45-0 and 36-6 losses, but then a thrilling victory over St. Charles East and a 5-1 streak that put the North Stars i...
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VH can't quite keep pace with RichardsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Vernon Hills' football team didn't want to back down against one of the best teams in Class 6A on Friday night. The 16th-seeded Cougars were right with the top-seeded Ri...
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Willowbrook disappointed by blowout loss to St. RitaOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - They honored Mr. Mustang, the St. Rita mascot at halftime of Friday's Class 7A football game -- and the public-address announcer improvised a couple of horse sounds. Tha...
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Saints whip Granite City; next up: GenevaOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Exceptional performances by the St. Charles East defense and tremendous output from running back Wes Allen has helped the Saints enjoy great success this fall. That cont...
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Vikings don't stop believingOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - This wasn't the kind of excitement Kevin Krieter had in mind. But the Fremd senior linebacker was pretty charged up when Stevenson got in position to charge all the way ...
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Rough road as Prospect falls shortOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - ROCKFORD -- Going into Friday's first-round Class 7A football playoff game, it looked as if it would be host Rockford Boylan's night over Prospect. On paper, the No. 1 s...
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Smith, defense help A-C soar in second halfOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Entering the playoffs as a highly ranked and undefeated team, Aurora Christian had about as tough a start to its playoff run as any team could want. Before halftime, th...
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Pena, Neuqua run to winOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Neuqua Valley running back Nate Pena didn't figure to get many carries in Friday's Class 8A playoff opener against No. 3 seed Lyons Twp. But when standout halfback Anto...