There are only three weeks left to earn a spot in the playoffs, and there are plenty of McHenry County area football teams still battling to get in. Here are where teams stand heading into Week 7.

QB Landon Arnold ran for for 155 yards, including an 87-yard score, while completing 11 of 17 passes for 100 yards and two scores as Burlington Central beat McHenry 42-7 in their Fox Valley Conference game Friday night.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including rivalry showdowns between Batavia and Geneva and St. Charles North and St. Charles East.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including showdowns between Batavia and St. Charles North and Kaneland and Morris.

Jalen Carter's high school football has been a roller coaster. But the transfer quarterback seems to have found comfort early at Kaneland. Plus, a battle for the top of the DuKane Conference between St. Charles North and Batavia, and optimism staying high at Burlington Central.

Burlington Central’s offense isn’t humming like it did a year ago, when it featured the Fox Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year, but the Rockets are still winning. Plus info on Huntley, Woodstock and Marengo in the McHenry County Week 4 notebook.

Fullback Jake Wagler rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and Prairie Ridge capitalized on two early turnovers en route to a 28-7 win over host Burlington Central on Friday night in a Fox Valley Conference showdown between undefeated teams.

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Prairie Ridge travels to Burlington Central for a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Burlington Central High School.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 4 of the 2025 season.