Prep Football
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Answers to all your questions about football playoffsOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - After 9 regular-season games filled with ups and downs, the time has finally come for high school football teams. Win or go home. Last Saturday, a total of 256 schools l...
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Playoffs: First-round pairingsOct 26, 2019 1:01 am - Football IHSA First Round pairings CLASS 8A (1) Minooka (9-0) vs. (32) Joliet West (4-5) (16) Edwardsville (7-2) vs. (17) St. Charles East (7-2) (8) South Elgin (8-1) vs...
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York finishes season on a high noteOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - The rain fell in droves as a soaked Josh Mathiasen pondered both his past and his future. His York football team had just ruined Proviso West's homecoming by beating the...
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Pairings night takeawaysOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - D87 pride For the first time all four District 87 high schools - Glenbard East, Glenbard North, Glenbard South and Glenbard West - are in the playoff field at the same t...
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Some intriguing matchups for Northwest suburbs' teamsOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - The IHSA state football playoff field was announced Saturday night and it has nearly all of the same Northwest suburbs participants as last season. Undefeated Rolling Me...
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St. Edward finishes unbeaten in Metro Suburban RedOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - From the top of the bleachers, they heard the booming sound. Andy Cielak had just top-gear bulldozed in and blocked the punt, the football flying and bouncing 25 yards b...
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Benet sees only the bright side after loss to NazarethOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - It was abundantly clear after Saturday's regular-season finale against unbeaten Nazareth that coach Pat New and his Benet players are more the glass-half-full types. Th...
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DuPage County: Breaking down the bracketsOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - By Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit doberhelman@dailyherald.com kschmit@dailyherald.com DuPage County's Class 8A qualifiers (bracket order) No. 12 Hinsdale Central (8-1)...
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Scouting Fox Valley area playoff matchupsOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - Twelve teams from the Fox Valley area learned their playoff opponents Saturday night. Here is a quick look at each matchup with a more detailed breakdown coming next wee...
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Lake County teams excited about playoff matchupsOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - A pep assembly at Warren High School's Almond Campus on Friday morning was featured live on Chicago's local Fox affiliate. The gym was packed with rowdy students, playin...