An unexpected wrinkle was introduced into the projection this week, changes of the enrollment number to over 300 schools by the IHSA, as such some things moved around. Steve Soucie breaks down how the playoff field projects after the fourth week of games.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview Week 5 in the western suburbs for Illinois high school football.

Congratulations to these 23 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 4 of the 2025 high school football season

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview Week 5 in Illinois high school football

How Zamarion Taylor helped Oswego East continue its 4-0 start with a huge return game last Friday, Oswego's defense keeps humming with a coaching tweak, Yorkville junior running back emerges in last two weeks and more in Joshua Welge's football notebook.

Brother Rice continued its climb up the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings in a week with substantial shuffling of the rankings.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they break down Week 4 in Illinois high school football

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 4!

Jayden Ruth took a screen pass for a 48-yard touchdown, Gavin Geegan had a 34-yard TD run on Yorkville's first two drives, and the Foxes rode that fast start and a smothering defense past Plainfield East 28-0.

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 4 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in

The Yorkville football team made the trip to Plainfield Friday to take on Southwest Prairie conference foe Plainfield East.

The Kaneland football team hosted Ottawa Friday night in an Interstate Eight Conference clash.

There are 16 games around the state that feature a pair of undefeated teams from a wide array of classifications.. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the top games.

Get ready for Week 4 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 4 in Illinois high school football

Are their warning signs as to whether or not the field will need 4-win teams to complete the field of 256? The data seems to think so. Steve Soucie breaks down how the playoff field projects after the third week of games.

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

Jack Beetham and Yorkville turned a frustrating night offensively into a fantastic finish, a late touchdown pass to TJ Harland for the game-winner against Minooka to stay unbeaten. That, Oswego East's belief, Oswego's defense and a Plano super sophomore in the football notebook.

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.

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!

Sandwich went for it on fourth and short from its 29, leading by two late in the fourth quarter, and QB Braden Behringer converted, and Nick Michalek ran for 218 yards and two TDs as the Indians beat Plano 32-30 in the 114th "War on Rt. 34" rivalry game

Oswego East trailed by two at halftime but ultimately defeated Plainfield North to start 3-0 for the first time in four years

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

Plainfield North hosted Oswego East for a varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 12.

The Oswego football team hosted Bolingbrook Friday night in a Southwest Prairie Conference matchup.

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.

Get ready for Week 3 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

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.

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

Mariano Velasco showed up at Oswego all of 5-foot-5, 120 pounds – but he always competed. A growth spurt hit and now the senior is a huge part of Oswego's 2-0 start playing both ways. That, plus notes on Oswego East, Yorkville, Sandwich and Plano in Josh Welge's football notes.

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

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.

Here are results and recaps from every Week 2 game in the Record newspapers coverage area, plus photo galleries from select games.

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!

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.

Yorkville senior quarterback Jack Beetham threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for a score, and the Foxes scored TDs on their first three drives of the second half to pull away from a halftime tie to beat visiting Joliet West 27-13

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

The Yorkville High School football team hosted Joliet West Friday night in an early season conference matchup.

The Geneva and Oswego football teams met Friday night for a nonconference matchup.

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.

Get ready for Week 2 with previews and picks for all the football games from around Kendall County.

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.

Brooke Ekwinski connected with Kayla Kersting for a score in the back of the end zone, giving Yorkville a thrilling 27-26 overtime win over visiting Geneva in Tuesday flag football action.

Here are Sean King's photos from Tuesday's flag football game between Yorkville and Geneva.

Yorkville sophomore Jayden Ruth makes a game-saving interception in his varsity debut, Sandwich's depth on defense tested in Week 1 loss and Oswego East's fast start in season opener in Joshua Welge's Kendall County football notebook.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 1 of the 2025 high school football season