The powerhouses will look to keep rolling through the bracket as big-time matchups loom. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2025 IHSA Class 3A Playoffs.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they break down Round 2 of the Illinois high school football playoffs in Kankakee County

The All-City schools made local history, Clifton Central's Brady Shule made school history and more in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.

Herscher drove down and struck first in Friday's Class 3A first round playoff game at Bishop McNamara, but the Fightin' Irish scored five unanswered touchdowns to down the Tigers and move on.

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Bishop McNamara defeated Herscher 38-14 in the first round of IHSA Class 3A playoffs on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.

After enduring a three-year playoff drought, the longest in school history, Bishop McNamara didn't just rebound this year. The Fightin' Irish went 9-0 for the first time in almost 30 years.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they preview the first round of the IHSA football playoffs in Kankakee County

Bishop McNamara and Herscher meet for the second time this season, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Kankakee also host first-round playoff games, and more in the Daily Journal's first-round playoff previews.

After he was one of the final preseason cuts by the New York Giants last month, Kankakee native and 2016 Bishop McNamara graduate Jonathan Ward joined the New England Patriots practice squad on Tuesday.