Kevin Schmit
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No playoffs? Teams still look for strong finish to seasonOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Not every football team reaches the playoffs. That doesn't mean they mail it in the last night of their season. "It's one last time to go out and compete, and we feel go...
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Studying the Lake Park effect on the playoffsOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Week 9. You can interpret that line in dozens of ways when it comes to IHSA football. Or, in DuPage County, one way for each of our 28 football teams heading into the fi...
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Naperville Central gets physical in win over Wheaton NorthOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Some questioned if Naperville Central's football team could match Wheaton North's physical play. The Redhawks answered with a thump. Naperville Central scored the only ...
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WW South keeps good attitudeOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - Win or lose, the attitude's stayed positive with Wheaton Warrenville South's football team. It's been a lot of "lose" for the Tigers, but that changed last Friday when t...
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Figuring out what makes Wheaton North so goodOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - Last week we went under the radar to look at Neuqua Valley's football team. This week's Eyes on Five goes under again to look at the team that just beat the Wildcats. M...
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Cox TD return gets Glenbard West ready for rainOct 07, 2017 1:00 am - It was a matter of time before the downpour arrived, and everyone knew it. Leading at halftime was critical, and Tyquan Cox knew it. The Glenbard West junior returned a ...
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Naperville North bounces back, edges Naperville CentralOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - What two-game losing streak? Naperville North played inspired football to break a brief slide and claim Friday's 44-41 DuPage Valley Conference cross-town victory over N...
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Willowbrook's style of play attracting athletes to teamOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - Four years ago, when Kevon Dobbins was in eighth grade, he went to a Willowbrook football game and knew he wanted to be a part of that program. He'd never before played ...
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Looking under the radarOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - It's a football fact that some teams get more attention than others. At every level it's true, including in high school. Some teams just seem to draw more of the spotli...
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A confidence-building defeat for Naperville CentralSep 30, 2017 1:00 am - There might be no good football losses, but Saturday came close. Naperville Central went toe-to-toe with nationally ranked St. Edward of Ohio, before two key fourth-qua...