Prep Football
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Plenty of skill returns for JacobsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - If you enjoyed the best Jacobs football season in history in 2016, you'll like the encore. With starters returning at 18 of 22 positions, nine on each side of the ball, ...
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St. Charles East hopes to build on success of 2016Aug 18, 2017 1:00 am - After missing the playoffs following back-to-back 4-5 seasons, St. Charles East's football team improved significantly a year ago. Coach Bryce Farquhar's Saints captured...
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West Aurora an underdog no moreAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - To say that West Aurora's football team enjoyed a memorable season in 2016 would be quite an understatement. Led by the Cross brothers - DaQuan and DaVion - the Blackhaw...
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This year, Libertyville's looking for the edgeAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - It's been said that football is a game of inches. If that's the case, Libertyville was operating in "ruler mode" for much of last season. The Wildcats finished with a 5-...
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Experienced Larkin eyes a trip to state playoffsAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Ever wonder why high school coaches sometimes can't sleep? Last year Larkin needed just one more win in Week 9 to qualify for the postseason for the first time since 200...
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Wauconda doubles down on playoff goalAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - A "doubles" machine will take a swing at a "triple." Wauconda's football team has never been to the state playoffs three years in a row, but the Bulldogs can achieve tha...
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Senior solidarity a big plus for Round LakeAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - While not more prominent than the nearly two dozen seniors wearing gold jerseys on Round Lake's practice football field, an adjacent hill catches the attention of head c...
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Batavia looking to return to top of UEC RiverAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Third place doesn't sit very well with a football program accustomed to first. Batavia's run of five consecutive Upstate Eight Conference River Division football titles ...
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Vernon Hills isn't satisfied yetAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Going to the state championship game tends to re-calibrate your program, and set future bars pretty high. "We are certainly very motivated coming back," Vernon Hills coa...
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Talented Hoffman Estates group takes lead roleAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - For years, the Hoffman Estates football program just couldn't seem to get out of its own way. But the Hawks are definitely in other people's way this season. With 18 st...