After receiving feedback from IHSA membership schools, a Roxana High School proposal to change the postseason structure and regular-season scheduling process has some alterations.

With three-time 7A State Champion Mount Carmel moving up to Class 8A, there's plenty of team chomping at the bit for a chance to be the new team hoisting the state championship hardware. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 7A Playoffs.

The Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference has revealed its All-Conference honorees and award winners for the 2025 varsity football season. Click the link below to read this year's award winners.

A look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into the first round of the IHSA playoffs.

Can anyone prevent a collision course game between East St. Louis and Nazareth in the state championship? A lot of teams would like to think so. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 6A Playoffs.

Here are the Associated Press IHSA Week 10 football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes. It is the final AP Poll of the season.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Steve Soucie as they preview the first round of the IHSA football playoffs.

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for Class 3A and Class 4A. See the proposed regions here.

Both teams in last year's title game are in different classifications now leaving a wide open chase for this year's state title. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 5A Playoffs.

Princeton commit Ryan Myers has been a force on Batavia's offensive line for the past few years. But in Week 9, he made a surprise appearance on the opposite side of the line of scrimmage. Plus, more on St. Charles North and Kaneland's big Week 9 wins in the Kane County notebook.

Class 3A's North Bracket is chock full of impressive programs setting up some very early titanic matchups. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 3A Playoffs.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview Week 1 in the Illinois high school football playoffs for the western suburbs

Seven of the state's remaining 26 undefeated teams reside in the Class 2A field and along with some other daunting teams the draw looks as deep as any classification. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 2A playoffs.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 9 of the 2025 high school football season

The Daily Journal area's 10 playoff teams come in several classes and made their runs in several different ways, plus a look at some Week 9 highlights in the 2-Minute Drill.

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they review Week 9 in IHSA football and look ahead to Round 1 of the playoffs.

There are over a dozen CCL/ESCC teams participating in the IHSA football playoffs this season. Among the playoff qualifiers are defending state champions Mount Carmel, Loyola, Nazareth and Montini. Here are all of the first-round matchups for CCL/ESCC teams.

The race to filling the field of 256 teams took some surprising twists and turns. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 9.

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 for Week 9!

Here are the first round pairings for the IHSA playoffs.

Here are the first-round matchups for each Kane County Chronicle area team.

Check here for live updates and changes to Steve Soucie's IHSA football playoff projection for all eight classes.

Quickly executing its offense and applying pressure defense in the first half of its season finale at Lake Park, St. Charles North beat the Lancers 35-16 to win a share of the DuKane Conference title.

Jackson Failla threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns, while four Nazareth players rushed for scores during the team's 42-16 win against St. Francis to clinch the CCL/ESCC Green Division title. Nazareth generated six sacks and three turnovers on defense.

Going down to Belleville Althoff and losing last year is something Kaneland senior lineman Jake Buckley hasn’t forgotten. That made Friday’s 55-28 victory in Maple Park even sweeter. 

Led by a three-touchdown night from Brett Berggren and a stout defense, Batavia cruised past Wheaton Warrenville South with a 45-12 victory to clinch its sixth DuKane Conference championship in seven years.

Wide receiver Bennett Konkey and quarterback Ben Peterson connected for four touchdowns as Geneva beat St. Charles East 45-20 on Friday night in DuKane Conference action.

Burlington Central finished the regular season with a 42-6 Fox Valley Conference win against Dundee-Crown on Friday night, getting three touchdown passes from Landon Arnold.

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 9 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in

Playoff spots and divisional championships are on the line as all 24 of the CCL/ESCC football teams prepare to take the field this evening. Here are all of tonight's CCL/ESCC Week 9 matchups.

155 teams are already assured of hearing their names called on IHSA pairings night. Steve Soucie walks through how the other 101 teams will secure their places on the bracket board.

Here are the Associated Press IHSA Week 9 football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

Get ready for the final week of the regular season with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area.

Although no matchups between undefeated teams will occur in the last week of the regular season, there are plenty of critical matchups that will shape the playoff field. Steve Soucie looks at the top games of Week 9.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview Week 9 in Illinois high school football and look ahead to the games that will matter the most for playoff pairings

A Roxana High School proposal that would expand the playoffs and provide a regional schedule model has released regional mockups for smaller schools programs (Class 1A and 2A). See the proposed regions here.

The DuKane Conference has always been a league that's been decided at the wire, and Batavia and St. Charles North both sit a win away from finishing atop the league once again. Plus, who else has a chance to win a conference title and some wild Week 8 finishes.

Some bubble teams took the opportunity to seize their own fate with surprise wins in Week 8 and altered the field in multiple ways. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

St. Francis sophomore defensive back Javonte Williams, who had two interceptions, two pass breakups and four tackles in a win over DePaul Prep, is the Week 8 Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP. Here is his Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Montini is 8-0 and eyeing historic achievements, while Joliet Catholic finds itself in unfamiliar territory with an Orange Division title game against Providence looming. Niles Notre Dame defeated Leo and snapped a five-game losing streak, setting up a pivotal clash with Marist.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview Week 9 in the western suburbs in Illinois high school football.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 8 of the 2025 high school football season

Nine CCL/ESCC football teams including Mount Carmel, Montini, Nazareth and Brother Rice have won six or more games and secured automatic bids to the IHSA playoffs. Several teams including St. Rita, Loyola and St. Patrick are still in the mix with a week left.

Two top five teams stumbled in Week 8 leading to a significant scramble of the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings. Check out the shuffled rankings here:

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they review what they saw in Week 8 of Illinois high school football and go over the two latest IHSA playoff proposals

Who's going to the playoffs, and who'll be playing their last week of football? Here is where team's playoff hopes stand heading into the final week of the regular season.

After a few relative stable weeks, chaos hit in a big way to premier programs around the state. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 8.

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 for Week 8!

Preparing to face Glenbard North senior standout running back Donato Gatses, St. Charles North's defense was up to the challenge, keeping Gatses out of the end zone during Friday night’s 31-20 DuKane Conference victory in St. Charles.

Batavia totaled over 400 yards of offense as it downed St. Charles East 31-13 to clinch its 14th straight playoff appearance on Friday.