Bishop McNamara visits Wheaton Academy for a primetime matchup, Kankakee returns home for the first time since Week 1, and more in the Daily Journal's Week 7 football previews.

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Wilmington got revenge on last month's loss to Manteno to tie the two teams atop the Illinois Central Eight Conference with a 2-0 win at Manteno on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

The Boilermakers saw their bid for a second straight state trip come to an end, Cissna Park girls volleyball and Manteno boys soccer stayed undefeated in conference play and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Plainfield Central and Romeoville both won flag football games as lower seeds Tuesday in the Romeoville Regional

Wilmington's lone Illinois Central Eight Conference loss in the last two years came to Manteno last month, a loss the Wildcats avenged on Tuesday to tie the two teams atop the conference standings.

The Peotone girls volleyball team played an all-around solid match in a 25-22, 26-24 Illinois Central Eight Conference victory Tuesday over Streator at Pops Dale Gymnasium.

Yorkville closed out Tuesday's IHSA Kankakee Regional semifinal game on a 20-0 run to beat the host Kays 26-13 and advance to Thursday's regional title game.

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Yorkville secured a 26-13 victory over Kankakee in the IHSA Kankakee Regional on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 6 of the 2025 high school football season