No. 3 Newman heads to Rockridge in a matchup of two undefeated teams on Friday. Dixon heads to Oregon, Sterling hosts Galesburg and more, including picks and what to watch for in this week's Sauk Valley football slate.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kendall County area.

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Suburban Life area.

Alden-Hebron sophomore running back Caleb Linneman is the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP for Week 4 after rushing for 395 yards and scoring eight touchdowns in a 61-37 win over Abundant Life School (Madison, Wis.) in Illinois 8-Man Football Association action.

This week's guest picker for Week 5 is Mike Vaughn, our BCR photographer extraordinaire, who captures all the action on the gridiron

Here's a closer look at the Bureau County football games for Week 5 of the 2025 season for Princeton, Bureau Valley, Hall, St. Bede and Amboy.

Join hosts JT Pedelty and Eddie Carifio as they preview Week 5 in Illinois high school football for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois

Get ready for Week 5 with previews and picks for all the games from around the Kane County Chronicle coverage area, including showdowns between Batavia and St. Charles North and Kaneland and Morris.

Five of the seven matchups involving Times-area football teams will be home games in Week 5 of the IHSA football season, including key matchups in the Chicagoland Prairie for Seneca and Marquette.

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 5, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 5 games around the McHenry County area.

Illinois recruit Will Vala has taken on an expanded role for a Downers Grove North team without injured quarterback Owen Lansu, playing some running back and receiver. That, Lemont takes care of business to move back to .500 and kids keying Montini's 4-0 start in football notes.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Mason Schweizer as they preview Week 5 in Kankakee County for Illinois high school football

Kaneland faces Morris in a show down of 4-0 teams, DeKalb's defense gets a test against Lincoln-Way Central after a shutout, Sycamore heads to Ottawa and more in our Week 5 previews.

Bishop McNamara heads to Aurora Christian for a Chicagoland Christian Conference clash, Bradley-Bourbonnais return to their conference schedules and more in the Daily Journal's Week 5 football previews.

Kennedy Manning intercepted three passes, accounted for three touchdowns and ran in the game-winning one-point conversion as Cary-Grove held off McHenry for a 21-20 victory in Fox Valley Conference girls flag football action Tuesday evening.

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

Daily Journal sports editor Mason Schweizer looks back at Week 4 of the local prep football schedule, which saw a third of local teams improve to 4-0.

Jalen Carter's high school football has been a roller coaster. But the transfer quarterback seems to have found comfort early at Kaneland. Plus, a battle for the top of the DuKane Conference between St. Charles North and Batavia, and optimism staying high at Burlington Central.

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.

With 475 yards rushing this year in three games played, Princeton's Casey Etheridge has now totaled 4,282 yards and needs just 106 yards to top former Tiger Ronde Worrels, who totaled 4,387.

Hall's defense made a key stop, the offense scored a late TD and the special teams made a critical tackle to help the Red Devils to a win, the playoff picture is taking shape with five games left and more in the NewsTribune Football Notebook.

Jonas Williams within striking distance of IHSA passing touchdown record and more in this week's Herald-News football notebook.

Burlington Central’s offense isn’t humming like it did a year ago, when it featured the Fox Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year, but the Rockets are still winning. Plus info on Huntley, Woodstock and Marengo in the McHenry County Week 4 notebook.

Here's a look at boxscores for 2025 Week 4 games around Bureau County, including Bureau Valley, Hall, Princeton and St. Bede games

Senior quarterback and Army recruit CJ Gray has been an integral part of Brother Rice's strong start to the 2025 season. After starting as a junior, Gray has taken on a bigger leadership role for the Crusaders this year.

After missing the last two weeks with injury, Glenbard West junior quarterback AJ Rayford made his presence felt in his return against Downers Grove North on Saturday.

Here are Jon Cunningham's photos from Saturday's game between Hinsdale Central and Lyons.

Miss out on any of the high school football action in northern Illinois? Listen to the audio versions of our stories from Week 4 of the 2025 season here

Marquette defeated Dwight 50-19 on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at Dwight High School. Check out photos from MaKade Rios.

Marquette couldn’t wait to respond to last week’s loss, and after they took the field Friday, the Crusaders built a 22-point lead fueled by two Dwight fumbles on the Cru’s way to a 50-19 conference win.

After outlasting a lengthy weather delay late in the first half, Clifton Central outscored Oakwood 22-7 in the second half Friday to pick up a 35-21 homecoming win and improve to 4-0 on the season.

In a battle of undefeated teams at Woodstock, Sam Vandello and his three touchdown passes allowed Marengo to stay perfect with a road win on Friday.

Fullback Jake Wagler rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and Prairie Ridge capitalized on two early turnovers en route to a 28-7 win over host Burlington Central on Friday night in a Fox Valley Conference showdown between undefeated teams.

Richmond-Burton improved to 4-0 with a big win over Harvard, Alden-Hebron's Caleb Linneman had 395 rushing yards and 7 TDs as the Giants moved to 4-0, Johnsburg shut out Sandwich and Woodstock North held off Plano and in the Week 4 McHenry County roundup.

St. Charles North scored three touchdowns covering 70-plus yards in a 4½-minute span in the second quarter to build a four-touchdown lead on its way to a convincing 34-12 victory over DuKane Conference foe Wheaton North Wheaton North in Wheaton.

Matthew Blackert, 'the Harmon Bullet,' ran for over 170 yards and three touchdowns in No. 3 Newman's 40-14 win at Orion on Friday night.

Benet's Luke Doyle's 66-yard punt return for a touchdown broke a tie game late in the third quarter as the Redwings went on to beat St. Viator 21-13 on Friday night.

A failed two-point try that could have tied it was the difference as Montini bested Fenwick 31-29 Friday night.

The Morris defense dominated and Caeden Curran scored four touchdowns in a 48-0 win over La Salle-Peru on Friday.

Batavia's Preston Brummel and Henry Hahn combined for 245 yards on the ground and five touchdowns, as the Bulldogs grinded their way to a 42-21 victory over Lake Park on Friday.

Sophomore left-footer Billy Harding connected on a career-high 39-yard attempt with seven seconds remaining, giving visiting Nazareth a 24-21 victory over IC Catholic Prep in the CCL/ESCC Green conference opener in Elmhurst.

After taking a week off with a forfeit win over Sherrard, the Princeton football team returned in action in a big way with a 63-12 runaway win over longtime rival Kewanee

Linemen Zach Anderson, Anthony Looze, Kevin Kurnat, Xavier Ingram and Alejandro Gonzalez helped pave the way for a big night Friday as Dundee-Crown ran away for a 24-0 win over Hampshire in their Fox Valley Conference game.

With Wheaton Warrenville South driving to get within one score, Geneva's Tate Beran jumped in front of a Tigers receiver to not only secure the interception, but also a 28-7 Vikings' victory Friday night in DuKane Conference play.

After a pair of tough losses, Jacobs felt it was simply a complete and mistake-free performance away from getting back on track. The Golden Eagles got that performance Friday at McHenry.

Crystal Lake South erupted for 293 yards of offense – 221 of them through the air – and employed a bend-but-don’t-break defense in posting a 34-7 win over Crystal Lake Central Friday night. QB Michael Silvius and WR Noa Franch connected for 200 yards and two TDs.

Hall defeated Sherrard 18-15 on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 on Homecoming night at Richard Nesti Stadium.

The Oregon Hawks downed the Rock Falls Rockets 49-0 at Landers-Loomis Field on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.

Romeoville came in undefeated, but Plainfield North left with the win Friday 49-0 thanks to a powerful rushing attack led by Julian Rodriguez.