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The Oswego and Lockport football teams met Saturday in a state football semifinal game.

Mount Carmel looks in dominant form. Can any of the other three teams remaining in the field topple them? Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 13 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area as the IHSA playoffs continue.

A trio of power teams continue to roll through the playoffs while the upstarts still continue to emerge shaking up the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings. Check out the new rankings here.

Lockport absolutely overwhelmed Barrington, recording a stunning shutout 35-0 and advancing into the Class 8A semifinals.

A lot of people's anticipated Class 8A state title is actually a quarterfinal matchup while numerous upstarts are also staking their claim to a deep playoff runs. Steve Soucie breaks down the quarterfinal round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 12 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area as the IHSA playoffs continue.

Lincoln-Way East, Morris, Coal City, Lincoln-Way East, Dwight and Wilmigton all scored more than 40 points in second-round wins

Matt Kies flew in and batted down a 2-point conversion pass in the final seconds as the Lockport Porters held on for a 21-20 victory over Homewood-Flossmoor in a classic Class 8A second-round matchup on a rainy Saturday night at Lockport.