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!

Joliet West got touchdown passes from three different quarterbacks and held off a late Plainfield South rally to grab a 30-22 win and earn its first victory of the season.

Carmel found the scoreboard first in their home tilt with Providence, but the Celtics took control and then fended off a late Corsairs push Friday.

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 Reed-Custer screamed to a 28-0 lead, they had to withstand a furious Streator rally to open Illinois Central Eight Conference play with a win on Friday.

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

David Croom III ran for three touchdowns and Brady Cloherty threw for three as Plainfield East steamrolled Joliet Central 55-6

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

Joliet West hosted Plainfield South for a varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 12.

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.

The Herald-News prep football preview capsules for Week 3, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

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.

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

As good as its offense is, the Lincoln-Way East defense has not allowed a point yet this season. That, plus Jonas Williams continues his move up IHSA record books and notes on Morris and Joliet Central in The Herald-News football notebook.

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.

Jahan Abubakar scored his second touchdown of the game with 11.9 seconds to play to cap an 11-play, 70-yard, game-winning drive as the Lincoln-Way West won another classic battle 21-17 over host Lockport.

Senior Luke Johnson scored two second-half touchdowns as Richmond-Burton earned a signature win against Coal City Friday night, defeating the Coalers 24-20.

Scores and more from around the Herald-News coverage area in Week 2.

Lincoln-Way Central’s statistics were beyond gaudy Friday night, but the Knights’ best number was the score – 26-14 in their favor over Providence.

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

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

Defensive linemen Chace Bachert finished with three sacks and two tackles for a loss, while Caeden Curran ran for 183 yards. That helped Morris earn a 33-14 win over Mahomet-Seymour

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

The Lincoln-Way East defense pitched its second straight shutout, and Jonas Williams threw for 274 yards and 3 TDs in a 41-0 win over Kankakee

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

Lockport hosted Lincoln-Way West for a varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 5.

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.

The Herald-News prep football capsules for Week 2, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

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.

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

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 review an exciting Week 1, why the week was a great statement for Illinois high school football, and look ahead to Week 2 on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Joliet Central's win Friday night gives the Steelmen the best record in town as Joliet West and Joliet Catholic both lost

There were a number of big games on the Week 1 calendar. Very few of them didn't live up to the billing, Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 1.

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 today!

News and scores from Week 1 in the Will and Grundy county areas for the 2025 season

After a competitive, back-and-forth first half, Aurora Christian made key second-half adjustments to pull away from Marquette, earning a 43-22 win in a Week 1 nonconference showdown.

Lockport's defense was suffocating, and RB Chris Miller effective as the Porters shut out Plainfield North 34-0 on Friday.

USC recruit Jonas Williams threw for 358 yards and four touchdowns and Lincoln-Way East intercepted Indians commit Jameson Purcell four times, one of those a pick-six, in the Griffins' stunning 40-0 win at Maine South.

A Quaid Phillips end-around out of the Wildcat with less than a minute to play lifted Morris past Wilmington 27-20 in a much-anticipated matchup of state powerhouses.

Lyons Township's 24-14 victory over Joliet Catholic at Joliet Memorial Stadium in the opener for each team was corralled by perfect execution of basic football.