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.

Huntley lost a heartbreaker to FVC leader Prairie Ridge on Friday night, but 6-foot-5 sophomore QB Malik Carter showed off his potential, throwing for 289 yards and combining for three touchdowns. And more in the McHenry County Week 6 notebook.

Luke Vanderwiel rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns and Eli Loeding's last-minute interception helped Prairie Ridge avoid an upset with a 35-34 win over host Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference thriller Friday night. The victory kept the Wolves undefeated.

Here are previews and picks for all of the Week 6 games around the McHenry County area.

Jacobs' run game was firing on all cylinders, while the Golden Eagles came up with timely plays, converting two fourth downs during a key third-quarter drive, in a 35-27 Fox Valley Conference win over Huntley on Friday.

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Huntley faces Jacobs in a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, at Jacobs High School in Algonquin.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 5 games around the McHenry County area.

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.

Cary-Grove senior Logan Abrams ran for 239 yards and three TDs and made a game-saving tackle, chasing down Huntley quarterback Malik Carter on fourth down in the closing minutes as the Trojans escaped with a 34-27 Fox Valley Conference win Friday night