Prep Football
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Football: Mundelein hopes the winning is just beginningAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - After a 3-0 start last season, Mundelein saw hungry fans across town excitedly jump on the bandwagon. It was the Mustangs' best start in years. And Mundelein's final rec...
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Football: Under Garza, Round Lake loves the challengeAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - It's tough love. And for Round Lake football, any kind of love is good considering the program hasn't had much of it from anyone outside of the community in a long while...
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Football: Carmel secures an improved football forecastAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - At Carmel, the theme is "turning over a new leaf" … without turning the ball over. The Corsairs turned in a rare losing season (3-6) last year, and turnovers were a big ...
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Marmion has playoff berth as its goalAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Longtime Marmion Academy football coach Dan Thorpe doesn't sugarcoat things. Thorpe, in his 12th season as the school's head coach and 29th overall, sees one major key t...
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Football: Stevenson's fine QB tradition is alive and wellAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - They just keep coming. Talented quarterbacks at Stevenson, that is. From the Earl brothers, Preston and Kevin, to Willie Bourbon, to Jack Sorenson, Stevenson has produce...
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Larkin expecting a turnaround seasonAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - An opponent that sleeps on Larkin does so at its own risk. The natural inclination of any 2016 Larkin opponent would be to note the program's 1-17 record over the past t...
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Football: Vernon Hills preps for Central Suburban challengeAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - It's like 2000 all over again. "We've got eight new opponents this year," Vernon Hills coach Bill Bellecomo said. "We haven't had that many since the year we opened (200...
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Tough schedule will challenge KanelandAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Kaneland coach Tom Fedderly is fond of answering questions about season-long goals by saying he just wants his team to go 1-0 this week. That hasn't changed for the upco...
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Aurora Central Catholic has high hopes to improveAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Like its town private-school brethren (Aurora Christian and Marmion Academy), the Aurora Central Catholic football team had a roster filled with youth in 2015. "We strug...
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St. Charles North has the horses to break throughAug 19, 2016 1:00 am - Opening night might be Aug. 26, but in some ways the St. Charles North season doesn't begin until Oct. 14. That's Week 8 of the season, and that's when the North Stars t...