Enrollment changes lead to the 4A draw looking a bit different than it has in the past few years. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 4A Playoffs.

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Here are photos from Rochelle football's game with Waterloo on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025.

Roman Villalobos and Tyler Gensler each rushed for over 100 yards, and Brode Metzger had five tackles and forced a fumble as Rochelle beat Waterloo 27-6 for the Hubs' sixth win.

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Here are photos from Friday's game between Rochelle and Ottawa.

In Rochelle's first home game since junior Dylan Manning's head injury, a crowd full of Hubs fans donned shirts in Manning's support as they watched Rochelle down Ottawa 42-3.

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Here are photos from Friday's game between Rochelle and Kaneland in Maple Park.

Roman Villalobos rushed for three touchdowns and Rochelle earned an emotional 21-20 win over Kaneland playing for junior running back Dylan Manning, who remains hospitalized after suffering a head injury last Friday at Morris.

Rochelle junior football player Dylan Manning underwent surgery at Loyola Medical Center to remove a blood clot and remove pressure on his brain after suffering a head injury in Friday night’s game at Morris. Manning’s condition was reported on the Rochelle Hubs Facebook page.

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