Join hosts Joel Boenitz and Josh Welge as they break down Week 4 in Illinois high school football in the western suburbs.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 3 of the 2025 high school football season

Minor shuffling was all that really happened in the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings as all but four of the previous week's ranked teams claimed victory.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they review what happened in Week 3 in IHSA football

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for Week 3. Vote for your favorite players!

Hersey scored on its first six possessions en route to a 48-0 victory Friday.

Wide receiver Quentin Burrell scored on a flea-flicker and a catch-and-run, finishing with 101 yards on four grabs as Mount Carmel remained undefeated with a 42-23 road win over Nazareth Academy on Friday.

William Eloe scored three early touchdowns to lead Naperville North to a 35-14 victory over Metea Valley on Friday.

QB Johnny O'Brien and WR MarQuan Brewster led Fremd to a 34-7 victory over Evanston on Friday.

Wheaton Warrenville South’s Owen Yorke burst through a seam and raced 80 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage, helping set the tone as the Tigers earned a 37-12 DuKane Conference victory over St. Charles East Friday night.

With quarterback Jake Johnson out with an injury, Wheaton North fed Max Serbick early and often, and his 308 yards and three touchdowns on 48 carries made the difference in a 30-20 win over Lake Park on Friday at Rexilius Field.

Jamen Williams threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns and Jake Thies had one of three Fenwick interceptions and a 67-yard TD run as the Friars remained unbeaten with a 43-26 win over Joliet Catholic that dropped the Hilltoppers to 0-3.

After looking like they'd lose late on a blocked field goal for the second week in a row, Addison Trail pulled off a miraculous comeback at Downers Grove South on Friday.

Downers Grove North junior Kevin Jay, starting at quarterback for the first time since eighth grade and in place of injured starter Owen Lansu, threw a late 26-yard TD to Illinois recruit Will Vala as the Trojans edged Hinsdale Central 9-7.

Sophomore quarterback Matthew Lee directed the Loyola offense to three straight touchdowns to start the game, and Jordan McKinley ran for two TDs out of Wildcats and caught two TDs in the Ramblers' 43-21 win at St. Francis.

Bradley-Bourbonnais ran away with a 35-6 victory over Waubonsie Valley at home on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025.

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 3 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in

The Hinsdale Central Football team traveled to Downers Grove North Friday night to take on the Trojans.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 3 games from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

A total of 162 teams enter Week 3 with 2-0 record, with 50 of those teams playing against another 2-0 team. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the top games.

Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge preview Week 3 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

A group of 23 new teams worked their way into the projection this week. Where do they fit? And how did they change the projected classification breaks for all eight classes. Steve Soucie breaks down how the playoff field projects after the second week of games.

Riverside-Brookfield is a team flying under the radar, but the Bulldogs are 0-2 start and have scored a combined 76 points in those two games. That, Downers Grove South sophomore James Sobkowiak shows moxie and leadership in defeat and more in Bob Narang's football notebook.

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

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 2 of the 2025 high school football season

Five new teams broke into the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings based on strong performances in Week 1.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they break down Week 2 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Nazareth, St. Francis and Fenwick are three notable Week 2 winners primed for big matchups in the CCL/ESCC this coming weekend.

The number of teams undefeated through two weeks is about the same, but some of the names of the teams on the list are a bit surprising. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 2.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players!

With a different team and a different year, Glenbard West might not have answered the challenge presented itself on Saturday afternoon by Joliet Catholic, but this year's version responded to every thing thrown at it to improve to 2-0 with a 27-21 win.

Here are Jon Cunningham's photos from Saturday's football game between Joliet Catholic and Glenbard West

Here are results and recaps from all the Week 2 games from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

William Eloe scored the winning TD in overtime and the Naperville North defense made an OT stop to lead the Huskies to a 21-14 win over Libertyville.

Wheaton North had a 24-yard field goal for the tie with 39.1 seconds left hit the left upright as Stevenson held on for a 10-7 win.

West Aurora slowed down Glenbard East‘s passing game and put its ground game on track in the second half to pull out a 35-32 win Friday night at Ken Zimmerman Field in an Upstate Eight Conference crossover game.

Jameson Purcell threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns to lead Maine South past Warren on Friday.

Riley Contreras threw for 235 yards and ran for three touchdowns, and Hinsdale Central reversed recent outcomes against Naperville Central with a 28-14 win to improve to 2-0.

Kole Fager ran for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, added another in overtime and finished the game with four to lead Palatine to a 37-34 victory over Prospect on Friday.

Senior Jimmy Hillmann has become a two-way lineman this season for the Lyons football team. Now also starting on defense, Hillmann literally had a huge hand in securing the Lions’ hard-fought 31-28 victory over Wheaton Warrenville South Friday in Western Springs.

Oswego East senior Jasiah Watson celebrated his birthday in style with a career-high 208 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wolves to a 24-7 win at Willowbrook.

Downers Grove North junior Kevin Jay ran for three touchdowns and also threw for a score in relief of Minnesota recruit Owen Lansu, and the Trojans beat Downers Grove South 55-13 for their 11th straight win in the crosstown series.

Carter Grabowski had a career night with 225 yards and three touchdowns, and Kaneland needed to hold off visiting Lemont 42-37.

Donato Gatses rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns, and Glenbard North shook off an early one-score deficit to run over Benet 41-15.

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 2 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in

The Downers Grove South and Downers Grove North football teams met Friday night in a crosstown rivalry matchup.

Get ready for Week 2 of the 2025 season with previews and picks for all the game from around the Suburban Life area.

It might seem crazy early to be talking about pivotal games. But the Week 2 slate provides a number of contest that could heavily shape what happens later in the season. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of Week 2's top games.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge, along with reporter Joe Aguilar, as they break down Week 1 and look ahead to Week 2 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast.

The IHSA's changes to the multiplier rules altered the way that the 2025 playoffs are likely to look. And the first regular season projection reflected that fact. Steve Soucie's first playoff projection of the season predicts how all eight classes of the field will look.