Here are previews and picks for all the Week 1 football games from around the Suburban Life area.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they preview an exciting Week 1 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview Week 1 in Illinois high school football for Kane and DuPage counties on the Friday Night Drive podcast.

With the kickoff of the high school football season days away, here is the Friday Night Drive preseason Top 25. Who is No. 1?

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from York's football practice on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.

The Illinois high school football season gets underway Monday, Aug. 11, with the start of preseason practices. Here are some of the top storylines to watch in the Suburban Life area this season.

Friday Night Drive’s Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz discuss what the IHSA football schedule will look like in the western suburbs for the 2025 season, games they are looking forward to, and more

After a scoreless regulation and overtime, the York girls soccer team lost to Lane Tech in penalty kicks in the Class 3A Dominican University Supersectional on Tuesday

Wheaton Warrenville South senior Amari Williams broke 37 seconds for the first time to defend his Class 3A state title, Downers Grove North broke the Class 3A 4x800 state record to defend its title and Glenbard South junior Kyle Quaid-Bowman won the Class 2A pole vault.

York girls soccer face Hinsdale Central in the Class 3A Downers Grove South Sectional final on Friday, May 30, 2025 in Downers Grove.

York faced Downers Grove South girls soccer in the 3A York Regional Final on Friday, May 23, 2025 in Elmhurst.

York hosted Downers Grove North varsity baseball on Monday, May 19, 2025 in Elmhurst.

Wheaton Warrenville South softball beat Wheaton North 1-0 in a wild ending, Sophia Rosner struck out 11 and homered for Benet softball, plus the rest of the baseball, softball soccer and volleyball results in Wednesday's Suburban Life roundup.

Batavia used a combination of lockdown defense and the hot shooting from behind the arc of seniors Kaidyn King and Natalie Warner to get a 50-32 victory over York for their fourth straight regional title.

Batavia faced York girls basketball in the Class 4A Geneva Regional final on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025 in Geneva.

Junior Olivia Silkaitis put up a game-high 16 points to help lead seventh-seeded York to a 53-29 victory over No. 10 Geneva in a Class 3A regional semifinal.

Geneva faced York girls basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 in the Class 4A Geneva Regional semifinal in Geneva.

York hosted Lyons Township in girls basketball on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 in Elmhurst.

An Elmhurst native with experience as both a coordinator and position coach, Rob Harley has joined the Northern Illinois University football coaching staff as defensive coordinator.

York hosted Lyons Township in boys varsity basketball on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 in Elmhurst.

Congrats to all of the players who made Friday Night Drive's 2024 Team of the Year

Downers Grove North girls basketball hosted York on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 in Downers Grove.

Loyola entered the final game of the IHSA football season hoping to claim its third consecutive state championship and as a heavy favorite to do so. The Ramblers got it with a 35-14 Class 8A win on Saturday night at Illinois State University, but York made them work for it.

The York and Loyola football teams squared off in the Class 8A state championship Saturday in Hancock Stadium at Illinois State University in Normal.

York faces Loyola in the state title game of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Steve Soucie will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Join hosts Steve Soucie, Michal Dwojak and Josh Welge as they get you ready for the exciting matchups in the state title games of the IHSA football playoffs

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the semifinals of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the state title games

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the state title games of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs

Naperville Central hosted York football in a Class 8A state semifinal game on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024 in Naperville.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the semifinal round of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the semifinals

York faced Oswego East girls basketball in a York Thanksgiving Tournament game on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Elmhurst.

York hosted Warren in a Class 8A quarterfinal on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 in Elmhurst.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the quarterfinal round of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs

Oswego hosted York in the second round of Class 8A football on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in Oswego.

York faces Oswego in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Edwardsville faces York in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Scott Schmid will have live updates, scores and news from the game

York hosted Downers Grove North on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in girls volleyball in Elmhurst.

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 2024 high school football season

York hosted Lyons Township on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in week 8 of football in Elmhurst.

Lyons Township faces York in Week 8 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Scott Schmid will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 8 in the western suburbs for IHSA football on the latest 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 7 of the 2024 high school football season

Minnesota recruit Owen Lansu threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Gregorio ran for two and led a hard-hitting defensive effort and Downers Grove North rolled at York 35-14 in West Suburban Silver action

York hosted Downers Grove North on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 for Week 6 of football in Elmhurst.

Downers Grove North faces York in Week 6 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

After two weeks of relative stability, Week 6's schedule has the potential to shake things up. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the best games to watch.

Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge are fired up and ready to dive into an exciting preview of Week 6 in IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

Congratulations to these 22 high school football players who made the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for Week 4 of the 2024 season

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they break down Week 3 in IHSA football in the western suburbs