Prep Football
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Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: All about the Hersey-Prospect showdownOct 14, 2026 12:12 pm - Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit talks to Rivals prep football expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran about Friday’s Hersey-Prospect showdown.
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Harrison Victor, whose Make-A-Wish event was an Antioch football game, now stars for Sequoits
Oct 14, 2026 12:07 pm - When Antioch senior Harrison Victor steps onto his home field on Friday night, he will probably feel a flood of emotion. It will be Victor’s final regular-season game, an...
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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 8Oct 14, 2026 9:40 am - Geneva and Huntley move into the top 10, while Lincoln-Way East and Loyola continue to lead the way.
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Rare air: Undefeated Hersey, Prospect meet in final week of seasonOct 13, 2026 5:21 pm - One team is guaranteed to finish a perfect regular season on Friday when Prospect (8-0) hosts Hersey (8-0). Here’s a look back at the other 8-0 vs. 8-0 games of this century.
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Following his brother’s graduation, Glenbard North running back Angelo Gatses thrives ‘on my own’Oct 13, 2026 1:43 pm - In 2025 Angelo Gatses played a supporting role to his brother, a star running back for Glenbard North High School’s football team. This season he’s come into his own.
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Neumann takes his turn in spotlight for DVC champion Naperville North’s committee backfield
Oct 13, 2026 12:53 pm - Junior running back Charlie Neumann takes a lot of pride in wearing a Naperville North jersey. It had been his dream ever since he began attending Huskies games nearly a ...
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West Aurora’s Salach, playing ‘pretty much every snap, every game,’ emerges on both sides of the ball
Oct 13, 2026 12:48 pm - Last season, West Aurora’s Brendon Salach was a factor as a two-way player at tight end and defensive end, especially on offense. But this fall as a senior? Salach has ta...
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Kaneland’s Ludwig, who calls running hard ‘my favorite thing to do,’ posts back-to-back 200-yard games
Oct 13, 2026 12:44 pm - Kaneland’s Colton Ludwig isn’t the biggest dude on the field, but that doesn’t slow him down. The senior running back checks in at only 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds, but the r...
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Libertyville’s Siebert ‘great leader’ for NSC champions
Oct 13, 2026 11:47 am - Eight months before the season opener, Libertyville lineman Colten Siebert already felt a sense of urgency. The 6-foot-2, 255-pound Siebert had a solid junior season in h...
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Inching toward more prep sports playoffsOct 12, 2026 11:03 pm - The latest edition of the Daily Herald prep sports newsletter features the latest area rankings and a bunch of football news from “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran, Kevin Schmit and ...