St. Charles North running back Carsen Durante knows his role is to do whatever the team needs. And early into the season, he's been running wild. Plus, more on some other big-time rushing performances from across the area and Geneva's growing confidence despite a 1-2 start.

Daniel Escaro had an interception with three minutes remaining and Carsen Durante ran out the clock to help St. Charles North to a 10-7 victory over Geneva.

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The Geneva and St. Charles North football teams met Friday night in a conference matchup.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 3 of the 2025 season.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz break down Week 2 in the western suburbs and look ahead to Week 3 in high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Carsen Durante and Tommy Vendl both topped the 100-yard mark and St. Charles North rolled up 300 yards on the ground to run away from visiting Homewood-Flossmoor 35-16.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 2 of the 2025 season.

St. Charles North has made it a habit of winning Week 1 in some thrilling ways, and it made no exception with a 36-35 victory over Minooka. Plus, some stellar varsity debuts from new quarterbacks at St. Francis and Geneva, and Batavia being in unfamiliar territory.

Miss out on any of the action in Kane County? Listen to the audio versions of our stories from Week 1 of the 2025 season here