Donato Gatses rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns, and Glenbard North shook off an early one-score deficit to run over Benet 41-15.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 1 football games from around the Suburban Life area.

Team breakdowns, five players to watch, five can't miss games and Steve Soucie's predictions for the CCL/ESCC Purple.

Benet has unveiled a plan to renovate its Baumgartner-Gilbert Stadium and adjacent athletic fields to allow all the school’s sports teams to play home games on its Lisle campus. The school says it will seek permission from the village of Lisle to pursue the two-phase plan.

Here is the 2024 Suburban Life All-Area football team.

Here is a list of CCL/ESCC football players who have committed to colleges at various levels and can sign their financial aid agreements starting Wednesday.

Lyons senior wide receiver/defensive back Travis Stamm and Downers Grove North senior linebacker/running back Jake Gregorio were among Suburban Life area football players named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State teams released Wednesday.

Benet Academy's season came to an end with a 38-6 loss to Rochelle in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs Friday.

Benet faces Rochelle in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 5A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Russ Hodges will have live updates, scores and news from the game