18+ hour, 50+ min ago   (428+ words) Last season, John Fennell started at linebacker for St. Rita. With Steven Armbruster graduating, Fennell moved to quarterback this season and earned the starting job. How’s it gone so far in 2026? Quite well. Fennell scored on a pair of 2-yard…...

19+ hour ago   (574+ words) Try to take away the run against Riverside-Brookfield and it can put the ball in the air without a problem. Having a high-quality veteran quarterback like Braeden Novak allows that. If an opposing defense decides that stopping Novak is their…...

22+ hour, 8+ min ago   (467+ words) Evergreen Park quarterback Brady Bruen had two goals against Shepard on Sept. 11. Win and stay healthy. The Mustangs lost by 24 to the Astros last year and Bruen got hurt. “I missed the second half of that game and the game…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (366+ words) Already missing lead running back Malik Horton with an injury, Curie took another hit when starting quarterback Jamari Green-Langley was hurt against Lincoln Park on Sept. 5 at Rockne Stadium. The Condors couldn’t muster much offense and lost 14-0, finishing with 17 total…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (555+ words) It took until Week 3 for Mount Carmel to play a team from the Chicago area. It was well worth the wait for the Caravan, who defeated visiting Nazareth 35-7 on Sept. 4. Mount Carmel lost to East St. Louis in its opener…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (480+ words) One thing stood out for Sandburg coach Sheamus Murphy after the Eagles snapped Montini’s 25-game winning streak with a 35-28 home victory against the Broncos on Aug. 28. “Our relentlessness,” Murphy said. “The kids battled for all 48 minutes. We knew it was…...

3+ week, 19+ hour ago   (312+ words) It’s hard to tell from the final score, but Goode had to come from behind three times in its season opener against visiting Comer on Aug. 21. But the Knights had plenty of offensive fireworks en route to setting a program…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (156+ words) Conference: West Suburban Gold Head coach: Bob Organ As a football purist, coach Bob Organ isn’t necessarily a fan of the expansion of the IHSA playoff field from 256 to 384. “I’m old school,” he said. “The beautiful thing with football is…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (197+ words) Head coach: Martin Hopkins 2025 record: 9-5 (Lost 16-0 to Brother Rice in the Class 6A state championship) The Mustangs had four losses last season against state champions: two against Brother Rice (including the Class 7A final) and one each to 8A winner Mount Carmel and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (192+ words) Conference: South Suburban Red Head coach: Josh O’Shea 2025 record: 6-4 (Lost 49-7 to Lincoln-Way Central in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs) Former Tinley Park coach and Rams assistant Josh O’Shea takes over for Tim Zasada, who stepped down after going…...