Prep Football
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Batavia scores 4 times in 1st quarter, cruises past Hononegah into 7A semifinals
Nov 11, 2023 12:00 am - A broken nose is just a minor footnote in the week for Ben Brown. Brown, the Batavia senior and captain linebacker, broke it in practice on Wednesday. By Saturday, Brown...
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Pirrone's late TD run lifts Lake Zurich over Belvidere NorthNov 11, 2023 12:00 am - It definitely wasn't easy, but in the end top-seeded Lake Zurich got the job done Saturday afternoon in the Bears' Class 6A quarterfinal playoff football game against No...
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Mailander, York race past Edwardsville, into semifinals
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Wheaton Academy football makes more historyNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton Academy makes history with each football game it wins. Playing in their first state quarterfinal on Friday, the Warriors beat Sandwich 42-7 at Performance Trust ...
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Scouting Fox quarterfinal playoff football games
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Scouting DuPage County quarterfinal playoff football gamesNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Class 8A No. 4 Edwardsville (10-1) at No. 5 York (10-1) When: 2:30 p.m. Saturday About Edwardsville: The Tigers flexed their muscle against Glenbard West on the road in ...
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Five high school football playoff games to watch this weekendNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - With quarterfinal playoff games coming this weekend, we've got a number of intriguing storylines heading into weekend play. For some teams, like Batavia, Lake Zurich and...
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Scouting Lake County quarterfinal playoff football gamesNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Class 8A Lincoln-Way East (11-0) at Warren (9-2) When: Saturday, 7 p.m. (O'Plaine Campus) Seeds: Lincoln-Way East is the No. 2 seed in the 32-team seed Class 8A bracket....
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How prep football teams try to keep players fresh during deep playoff runsNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - If you're playing football this weekend, I'm betting you're not 100% healthy. It's the nature of the grind as high school teams plow deeper into the playoffs. More serio...
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Scouting Cook County quarterfinal playoff football gamesNov 09, 2023 12:00 am - Class 8A No. 6 Maine South (10-1) at No. 3 Barrington (11-0) When: Saturday, 5 p.m. Last week: Maine South 33, Belleville East 22; Barrington 28, Naperville Central 21 L...