Adam Tumino

Wilmington ran away from Sandwich, Reed-Custer blanked Harvard, Manteno doubled up Plano and more in Friday's Daily Journal football roundup.

The Boilermakers downed the Warriors 41-6, holding a talented Crete-Monee offense off the scoreboard for nearly 47 minutes

Bradley-Bourbonnais' boys golf team picked up a win over Andrew, with Max LaMore's 37 making him a medalist for the third time this week, and more in Thursday's Daily Journal roundup.

Kankakee's girls flag football team beat Mahomet-Seymour 16-0 in their season opener, Coal City's boys soccer team improved to 6-0 and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Area cross country teams found some early season competition at the Irish Conditioner on Wednesday, with Bradley-Bourbonnais picking up a win on the boys side and the Herscher girls team having a strong showing.

Kankakee's boys soccer team fell in the semifinals of the Windy City Classic, Illinois Central Eight Conference play began in girls volleyball and boys soccer and more in Tuesday's Daily Journal roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais won its home opener 2-0 over Beecher on Tuesday, taking the first set 25-21 before pulling away in the second set 25-12.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys soccer team won a pair of games to take first place in the Boilermaker Invite and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Clifton Central beat defending Vermilion Valley Conference champions Bismarck-Henning 34-13 in Friday's season opener, Herscher had a comeback to remember and more in the Daily Journal football roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais executed in all three phases Friday night to pick up a 42-0 home win over TF North in the season opener, with senior quarterback Ellis Johnson throwing for two touchdowns and running for another in his first career start.

The Raiders will be young again this season, but with some of those youngsters already seeing snaps last year and a handful of crucial upperclassmen, optimism is high at Iroquois West.

In year four of the Max Fransen era, the Watseka coach is thrilled with the play he can expect in the trenches, a group that can guide the Warriors to their first post-pandemic postseason appearance.

Manteno enjoyed a 7-0 start before dropping their last three games, including a first-round Class 4A Playoff exit. In 2025, they'll look to not just repeat their playoff appearance, but find late season success.

The Comets are making their first coaching transition in a generation, but with 10 starters back on either side of the ball, the standard remains the same at Clifton Central.

Milford/Cissna Park has been at or near the top of the I8FA since its 2018 inception. Don't expect that to change in 2025.