14+ hour, 41+ min ago   (276+ words) With records in parentheses and last week’s rankings 1. Mount Carmel (3-1) 1 Brady Cloherty passed for 281 yards and five touchdowns as the Caravan beat Marist 56-26 to open Catholic League Blue play. 2. Brother Rice (2-2) 2 The Crusaders pushed Loyola to the limit before falling…...

15+ hour, 33+ 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…...

15+ hour, 43+ min 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…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago   (447+ words) After losing its first two games of the season, Richards is starting to play like its traditional self.Run the ball well and mix in the passing game when it feels necessary on offense. On defense, be quick, aggressive and…...

18+ hour, 51+ 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, 13+ hour ago   (597+ words) Manteno is playing with a lot of confidence, and that was evident Sept. 4 at Herscher in its Illinois Central Eight opener. In the span of 25 seconds at the start of the second half the Panthers scored 14 points to remove any…...

6+ day, 17+ 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, 14+ hour ago   (466+ words) Through three weeks of the season, Brother Rice has utilized two quarterbacks, rotating senior Rocco Galasso and freshman Sam Holcomb in from drive to drive. For the QB duo though, there are no issues. Whatever works best for the team,…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (412+ words) Even though it’s his first season as the starter, Eric Jacobs has played quarterback before. Last season, the senior was the backup for Richards while also starting on defense at cornerback. Jacobs earned his first win as a starter on…...

1+ week, 16+ 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…...