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Schmit: There’s a playoff football bracket of death, and it’s not Class 8A

Schmit: There’s a playoff football bracket of death, and it’s not Class 8A

Kevin Schmit: Class 8A is supposed to be the toughest bracket in the IHSA football playoffs, but not this season.

 
Five Week 7 high school football games to watch

Five Week 7 high school football games to watch

West Aurora (4-2) at South Elgin (5-1) This matchup has decided the Upstate Eight Conference West race the past two seasons. With both teams sitting at 4-0 in confer...

 
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Daily Herald Week 7 high school football previews

Daily Herald Week 7 high school football previews

Hersey (6-0, 2-0) at Elk Grove (2-4, 0-2) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Last week: Hersey beat Wheeling 1-0; Buffalo Grove 31, Elk Grove 14 Last year: Hersey 54, ...

 
Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 7

Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 7

Brother Rice tops Mount Carmel in the rivalry — and the rankings — as St. Rita and Sandburg return to the Top 25.

 
Larkin quarterback Watson reacts to the new Royals Athletic Complex: ‘We finally have our home’

Larkin quarterback Watson reacts to the new Royals Athletic Complex: ‘We finally have our home’

Larkin’s Brian Watson watched over the past year as the Royals Athletic Complex was being built. Larkin has never had a home stadium on campus in the football program’s 6...

 
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When Stevenson’s Brandon Hersh has the ball, teammates ‘get excited.’ Big plays come in small packages.

When Stevenson’s Brandon Hersh has the ball, teammates ‘get excited.’ Big plays come in small packages.

Stevenson senior Brandon Hersh is not only aware of the well-worn adage that looks can be deceiving on the football field. He’s also a fan. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Hersh...

 
Purple lanes: Three-year starter Engstler paves way for DGN success

Purple lanes: Three-year starter Engstler paves way for DGN success

Downers Grove North three-year starter Tyler Engstler has helped clear space for plenty of long runs this season and is hoping more college coaches begin to notice.

 
Two-time baseball state champion Hara is glad he’s playing football at Libertyville again

Two-time baseball state champion Hara is glad he’s playing football at Libertyville again

Sometimes practicality comes before emotion. Libertyville’s Matthew Hara surmised as much when he decided to forgo football last year to focus solely on baseball. After a...

 
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Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Order restored in the North Suburban, looking back on Geneva-Batavia, Montini’s title chances

Talking with ‘Edgy’ Tim: Order restored in the North Suburban, looking back on Geneva-Batavia, Montini’s title chances

Rivals prep football expert “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran is back to discuss the latest local news from the gridiron with Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit.

 
Naperville Central center Russo gives his all on every snap: ‘Not a better teammate on the planet’

Naperville Central center Russo gives his all on every snap: ‘Not a better teammate on the planet’

Naperville Central center Matt Russo doesn’t mind that he toils in relative anonymity. After all, the action literally begins with him. Play can’t start until he snaps th...

 

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