Cary-Grove scored three first-quarter touchdowns and dominated Sycamore defensively, which was enough to provide a comfortable cushion that was never truly threatened in a 42-14 win.

Here is a look at the opening-round playoff matchups awaiting McHenry County area teams this weekend.

Both teams in last year's title game are in different classifications now leaving a wide open chase for this year's state title. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 5A Playoffs.

Cary-Grove freshmen Ty Tenopir and Leo Zavala combined for 175 rushing yards and three touchdowns in the Trojans' 44-29 win over host Jacobs on Friday night. And info on Crystal Lake South's season in the McHenry County Week 9 notebook.

Here are the 2025 IHSA football playoff pairings for McHenry County area teams. Dates and times will be updated.

Logan Abrams rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and Cary-Grove's football team featured three 100-yard rushers in its 44-29 win over host Jacobs on Friday night in the Fox Valley Conference teams' regular-season finale.

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Cary-Grove faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Jacobs High School, in Algonquin.

Here are previews and picks for all of the Week 9 games around the McHenry County area.

There is only one week left to earn a spot in the playoffs, and there are plenty of McHenry County area football teams still battling to get in. Here is where teams stand heading into Week 9.