Prep Football
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Schmit: A fascinating prep football season heats up with the start of conference playSep 03, 2026 5:08 pm - Kevin Schmit takes a look at what’s already been a fascinating prep football season.
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Five Week 3 high school football games to watchSep 03, 2026 6:20 am - Conant (2-0) at Elk Grove (2-0) It's fun to have some fresh faces in here, and the Cougars and Grens qualify. Neither team has made the playoffs since 2022, but both...
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Daily Herald Week 3 football previewsSep 03, 2026 5:52 am - Conant (2-0) at Elk Grove (2-0) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Last week: Conant 26, Taft 7; Elk Grove 28, Leyden 0 Outlook: This game used to be played for the an...
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Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Unbeaten and winless surprises, great DuKane openers, please explain the NSCSep 02, 2026 3:10 pm - Welcome to the second week of our latest prep football offering, Talking with “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran.
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Jaylen Newkirk takes ‘a huge step forward’ as Grayslake North’s QB
Sep 02, 2026 12:49 pm - Some players are given an opportunity to fill supporting roles in their transition to varsity football. Grayslake North quarterback Jaylen Newkirk is not one of them. Aft...
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Daily Herald football expanded Top 20Sep 02, 2026 12:07 pm - 1. Downers Grove North (2-0) Beat Downers Grove South 45-7 / at Hinsdale Central Fresh off their 11th straight win over the Mustangs, another lopsided one that saw t...
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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 3Sep 02, 2026 10:32 am - Sandburg soars into the Top 10 following a win over Montini, while Lincoln-Way East rallies to remain No. 1.
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After graduating 4 starters, the kids are all right on Hersey’s offensive lineSep 01, 2026 5:53 pm - Hersey, the No. 2 team in Daily Herald rankings, starts a freshman and a sophomore on its offensive line.
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Flying starts: Round Lake, Elk Grove top list of notable 2-0 teamsSep 01, 2026 5:19 pm - Round Lake and Elk Grove lead the list of area teams off to surprising 2-0 starts this season.
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After ‘freaking out’ at first, Division I receiver prospect Colin McEniry becomes Marmion’s QB due to injury