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The DeKalb High School football team held their first fall practice Monday as the get ready for the upcoming season.

As the August 29 kickoff nears, the 2025 football season promises thrilling rivalries and potential surprises, with Kaneland and Sycamore eyeing playoff streaks, DeKalb seeking redemption, and emerging players ready to claim the spotlight.

Davon Grant, the Daily Chronicle's two-time Boys Athlete of the Year, faces a pivotal fork in his journey, opting for early graduation to join the Illinois football team and potentially ending his time on the Barbs' basketball team.

Illinois commit and DeKalb rising senior Davon Grant leads a talented group of returning football players in the Daily Chronicle area next season. We look at five, most of whom have D-I offers under their belts already.

There were no shortage of people who could catch the ball this year - whether that was on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. Here's this year's Daily Chronicle All-Area Football team.

Sycamore safety and quarterback Burke Gautcher was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association 5A All-State Team.

Genoa-Kingston picked up its fifth win and earned a playoff spot. DeKalb and Sycamore both won in convincing fashion. Here's a look back at all of Week 9 key's moments for Daily Chronicle area teams.

The Barbs (1-8) scored a season-high 41 points and reached the end zone six times in a 41-0 beatdown of Southwest Valley Green foe Stagg (3-6). The win allowed DeKalb to avoid its first winless season since 2004.

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The Barbs of DeKalb High School welcomed Stagg for a Friday night matchup on the gridiron.