Prep Football
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VIDEO: DuPage County quarterfinal previewNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - VIDEO: Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit preview DuPage County's quarterfinal football games. This week's High Five features... Lisle at...
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Mundelein's Calhoun steps downNov 07, 2018 10:00 pm - As he listened to a senior give a touching speech about his head football coach during the team's banquet Wednesday night, Mundelein athletic director Troy Parola got ch...
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Batavia's offense coming aliveNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Batavia has a reputation for hard-hitting defense but the offense has stolen the show in two playoff victories. The defending Class 7A state champions have scored 108 po...
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Willowbrook looking for breakthrough to semifinalsNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Willowbrook reached the quarterfinals the last two football seasons, and both times lost to the eventual state champion. The Warriors are back in the quarterfinals a thi...
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Defense getting the job done as Batavia readies for quarterfinalsNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - When your high school football team has won all 11 of its games this season - 16 consecutive wins dating back to October of 2017 - chances are good some big-time players...
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Deciphering playoff trendsNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - Make no mistake about it...DuPage County took a pretty good hit on Saturday. Of the 11 football teams that entered the second round, only five made it through to the qua...
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No doubt about it: Wisconsin-bound Njongmeta shows he's Big Ten materialNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - The kid told Maema Njongmeta he would never play football for the University of Michigan. He might have even sneered. The comment hurt Njongmeta, who, while athletic, wa...
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'Tailgating with Dave and Kevin' Week 12 podcastNov 05, 2018 12:00 am - PODCAST> Five DuPage County football teams are headed to the quarterfinals. Daily Herald prep sports writers Dave Oberhelman and Kevin Schmit break down each of them in...
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Aurora Christian shuts out top-seeded PrincevilleNov 03, 2018 1:01 am - "Defense wins games" is a well-known sports cliché but it was true Saturday night in Aurora Christian's Class 1A second-round win over top-seeded Princeville. Going into...
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Cary-Grove pulls away from Kaneland in second halfNov 03, 2018 1:01 am - If you've ever been around a thoroughbred racehorse, you know that when they know they're about to run, they stomp and snort and chomp at the bit waiting to be turned lo...