Prep Football
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Whether it’s Fremd or Mt. Carmel, football fans are in for a treat next weekendNov 20, 2025 5:39 pm - Regardless of who wins Saturday’s IHSA semifinal football game between Fremd and Mt. Carmel, fans will see a vast amount of talent in next weekend’s Class 8A final.
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Scouting high school football semifinalsNov 20, 2025 7:48 am - Class 8A No 4 Fremd (11-1) at No. 1 Mt. Carmel (12-0) When: Saturday, 5 p.m. Last week: Fremd 34, Bolingbrook 33; Mt. Carmel; Mt. Carmel 48, Lincoln-Way...
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Team Within the Team: How St. Francis QB Brock Phillip became an instant team leaderNov 18, 2025 6:15 pm - Team Within the Team: St. Francis quarterback Brock Phillip has improved on several things this season while coming in fresh for the Spartans and grabbing a leadership position.
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Football crossing over with basketball in the IHSA landscapeNov 17, 2025 11:38 pm - This edition of the Daily Herald’s prep sports newsletter looks at the IHSA football playoffs and the start of the girls basketball season.
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Who had the area’s top prep football performances in Week 12?Nov 17, 2025 5:26 pm - This edition of the High Five honors the area’s top prep football performances in Week 12.
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High school football semifinal game timesNov 17, 2025 8:35 am - Class 8A Palatine (Fremd) (11-1) at Chicago (Mt. Carmel) (12-0), Sat., Nov. 22, 5 p.m. Lockport (Twp.) (9-3) at Oswego (H.S.) (10-2), Sat., Nov. 22, 5 p.m. Class...
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Unsung heroes from the area’s IHSA football semifinalistsNov 16, 2025 5:08 pm - Rivals football recruiting analyst “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran digs into the unsung heroes for the area’s five state semifinalists.
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Fremd battles back, wins quarterfinal thriller at Bolingbrook to reach semifinals for first time
Nov 15, 2025 11:10 pm - Fremd erased an early 14-point deficit and survived a wild finish to beat Bolingbrook 34-33 in a Class 8A quarterfinal matchup Saturday, sending the Vikings to the state ...
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Brother Rice controls trenches, ousts St. Charles North in 7A quarterfinals
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Lockport stymies Barrington’s explosive offenseNov 15, 2025 10:19 pm - There are three phases in football, and if your team can prevail in two of them, there is a strong likelihood it will win. But all three? Then you get what happened in Lo...