Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz break down Week 1 in Illinois high school football for Kane, DuPage, and Kendall counties and preview Week 2

Five new teams broke into the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings based on strong performances in Week 1.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they review an exciting Week 1, why the week was a great statement for Illinois high school football, and look ahead to Week 2 on the Friday Night Drive podcast

There were a number of big games on the Week 1 calendar. Very few of them didn't live up to the billing, Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 1.

Senior linebacker Max Hetlet hopped on a fumble with 45 seconds remaining, which led to Jack Swick booting the game-winning field goal to lead Glenbard West to a 31-28 walk-off victory over Batavia.

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The Glenbard West football team traveled to Batavia Friday night where they opened the season against the Bulldogs.

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

Here are team-by-team breakdowns, five players to watch, five can't miss games and Steve Soucie's predictions for the West Suburban Conference.

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Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Glenbard West football practice.