Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they preview Week 7 in high school football in the western and southern portions of northern Illinois

The Herald-News area high school football preview for Week 7 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

With three weeks left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA playoffs.

It was another strong week for the teams at or near the top of the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings as three new or returning teams joined the group. Check out this week rankings here:

Joliet Catholic likely needs to win out to make the playoffs this year, Morris stays perfect and more in this week's Herald-News Notebook.

Mick Smith and Caeden Curran each scored twice on the ground as Morris remained unbeaten with a 37-14 win over Rochelle

The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 6, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area.

Caed Curran and Mick Smith each ran for a pair of touchdowns and quarterback Brady Varner ran for a score and threw for another as Morris beat Kaneland, 42-21, during Friday night’s Interstate 8 Conference matchup of unbeatens in Maple Park.

Join hosts JT Pedelty and Eddie Carifio as they preview Week 5 in Illinois high school football for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois