Pressure from senior defensive end Luke Hammond forced an incompletion with the game on the line, and Neuqua Valley held off Waubonsie Valley 21-13 for their 10th straight win in the rivalry series.

Check out how teams in the Southwest Valley Conference are expected to fare this season.

Joliet West hosts on Wednesday while there's plenty of action the rest of the week.

It was a steady dose of running back Ayden Villa down the stretch of a close game that propelled Oswego past Waubonsie Valley and into the second round.

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Oswego hosted Waubonsie Valley in a Class 8A first-round football game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.

Waubonsie Valley faces Oswego in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Alex Mielcarz will have live updates, scores and news from the game

DeKalb faces Waubonsie Valley in Week 7 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Eddie Carifio will have live updates, scores and news from the game

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The DeKalb football team traveled to Aurora Friday night to take on Waubonsie Valley in a conference matchup.

Brendan Mecher caught two touchdown passes, including the go-ahead 93-yard bomb in the third quarter, as Lockport pulled away from a halftime tie for a 21-7 win at Waubonsie Valley.