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Sweat flies off Libertyville’s Jacob Syc as he slams into Naperville North’s William Eloe for a tackle Friday night. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
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Maine South, Naperville North bounce back after tough Week 1
Sweat flies off Libertyville’s Jacob Syc as he slams into Naperville North’s William Eloe for a tackle Friday night.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Week 2 of the prep football season offered a number of teams a chance to get a bad taste out of their mouth after tough opening night losses.
Naperville North did just late, coming through on the road in overtime to beat Libertyville 21-14.
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Naperville North executes late to top Libertyville in OT
Sep 05, 2025 11:17 pm - Naperville North did not want a repeat of its opening week loss.
The Huskies made plays late, including JD Sanford's sack of Libertyville’s quarterback Brady Buenik late to clinch a 21-14 overtime victory over the Wildcats (1-1) on Friday in Libertyv
A week after getting shutout by Lincoln-Way East, Maine South went to work through the air against Warren, pulling away in the second half to get a 42-14 win in Gurnee.
Palatine rallies, Fremd rolls
Trailing Prospect by 14 in the fourth quarter, Palatine got two touchdowns from running back Kole Fager to force overtime. Fager wasn’t done though, scoring the game winner in overtime as the Pirates beat Prospect 37-34.
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Running hard: Palatine’s plan worked for the win
Sep 05, 2025 11:22 pm - Run, Palatine Pirates, run.
Behold the simple game plan in host Palatine's thrilling 37-34 overtime defeat of Prospect Friday night.
Down 31-17 at 7:58 of the fourth quarter, Palatine — ranked fourth in the Daily Herald's Top 20 football poll — got 3
Fremd jumped on Buffalo Grove early and never looked back, rolling to a 55-6 win.
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Fremd rolls to second straight win
Sep 05, 2025 10:52 pm - Be it sugar or candy or even sealant or paint, there was no way that Buffalo Grove coach Jeff Vlk could coat his team's season-opening home loss to Hoffman Estates where it surrendered 55 points to the visitors.
"It's the kind of loss that hurts beca
Stevenson holds on
Stevenson picked up its first win of the season, holding off Wheaton North 10-7.
Big night for Barrington’s Osterhues
Barrington running back Lamar Osterhues ran for 205 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Broncos downed Hersey 35-21 win.
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Osterhues runs wild in Barrington’s win over Hersey
Sep 05, 2025 10:59 pm - Barrington running back Lamar Osterhues got a taste of varsity football last season as freshman, playing in the Broncos’ two state playoff games.
That taste has turned into a huge appetite. The sophomore rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns as B
Other games
Our team of writers was all over the suburbs Friday night. Here’s a look at some other games:
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Grabowski’s big night lifts Kaneland past Lemont
Sep 05, 2025 11:59 pm - It was a career night for Carter Grabowski.
His 225 yards on 25 carries propelled his Kaneland Knights to a win against a scrappy Lemont team 42-37.
“I’m just proud of our guys up front,” Grabowski said. “We imposed our will.”
Kaneland came out of th
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Addison Trail drops heartbreaker at Johnsburg
Sep 06, 2025 12:14 am - Johnsburg coach Sam Lesniak briefly addressed his players in the postgame team huddle, after the Skyhawks’ epic 7-6 nonconference win over Addison Trail Friday night.
And while his speech didn’t last long, the words he spoke were monumental, perfectl
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Prairie Ridge takes momentum, victory from Jacobs
Sep 05, 2025 11:40 pm - Luke Vanderwiel, Prairie Ridge’s touchdown maker, got help from a defensive player Friday night.
The player?
Vanderwiel himself. The senior option quarterback (and sometimes safety) makes touchdowns on defense too.
“I was just doing my coverage, and
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