Articles filed under Football
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Execution deciding factor in outcomeOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - In a football game between heated rivals decided by two points, every "little thing" executed properly or poorly has a huge impact. Such was the case in Geneva's grindin...
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Geneva repeats its winning formulaOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When you find something that works, stick with it. Before Friday, Geneva had one win over Batavia since 1994 --14-12 in 2004 at Bulldog Stadium. So why not try that agai...
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NIU hopes to turn back clock to '02Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Perhaps this sounds like blasphemy since, as the NFL's Herm Edwards famously once explained, you play to win the game. But if Northern Illinois coach Joe Novak walks out...
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Sycamore 20, Glenbard South 14Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite negative 6 yards of total offense in the first quarter… Despite junior quarterback Kevin Marshall, who had been averaging nearly 143 passing yards per game, not ...
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This game will be remembered for a long timeOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - After a while you stop believing what you're seeing. There's no way a football game can be this good, right? And it'd be tough to convince the 7,500 fans in attendance t...
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Glenbard North 14, West Aurora 7Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - The consequences were life or death. Only one football team -- either Glenbard North or West Aurora -- would survive the do-or-die duel and keep its season alive. The st...
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Joliet Catholic 45, Carmel 8Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - The theme for the Joliet Catholic defense on Friday night in its East Suburban Catholic Conference showdown with visiting Carmel was "No Mercy." "We weren't going to let...
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Cowboys' Johnson disappointed, but glad to practiceOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - IRVING, Texas -- Suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson practiced with the Dallas Cowboys for the first time Friday, disappointed that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell di...
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Grant 34, Zion-Benton 0Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Getting a big individual record was one thing for Grant's senior quarterback Pavel Zurkowski, but leading the team to an unbeaten regular season (9-0) carries much more ...
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Can Illini stand up to Michigan?Oct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - If not for a perfectly timed "Y Shovel Cross," Illinois wouldn't own a single knockout of Michigan at Memorial Stadium in the last 50 years. That's how horribly misshape...