Scott Schmid

In an instant classic that featured 12 touchdowns, it was the right foot of Moises Velazquez that ultimately decided the Upstate Eight East conference championship Friday night in Lombard.

Will Vala caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Owen Lansu and was part of an impressive defensive effort against a high-powered Prospect offense as the Trojans won the Class 7A first-round game 28-21 to return to the playoffs' second round for the fourth straight year.

Hit hard by a couple of significant injuries, Downers Grove North‘s path this fall hasn’t always been smooth. But after Friday’s 28-21 victory over Prospect in the Class 7A opener, the Trojans f...

Glenbard West scored eight touchdowns in the first half en route to a 63-21 win over Willowbrook in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs Saturday.

Playing on the road in a steady rain against an inspired Wheaton Warrenville South team Saturday, Nazareth’s first half effort wasn’t emblematic of the three-time defending state champion. The nex...

After a slow start to Saturday's Class 6A playoff tilt at Wheaton Warrenville South, Nazareth's ground game heated up in the second half to jolt the Roadrunners to victory. Charles Calhoun rushed for 159 yards and three TDs in the 28-7 win.

Montini started slow but finished strong in its Class 4A quarterfinal with Coal City, topping the Coalers 35-0 to advance to face Morris next weekend.

The only previous meeting between Montini and Coal City back in 2004 resulted in the Broncos’ first state championship and was the start of a special run that continues more than two decades later. ...

Brother Rice QB C.J. Gray ran for four of the Crusaders six rushing touchdowns in a 45-17 win over Downers Grove North in a Class 7A semifinal Saturday.

C.J. Gray didn't throw for many yards Saturday. He didn't have to.