Here are game-by-game previews and picks of Week 7 2022 football games around the Suburban Life coverage area

IC Catholic Prep junior linebacker JP Schmidt, who had 13 tackles, one for loss, two interceptions and a pass breakup in a 42-20 win over Wheaton Academy, is the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP for Week 6. Here is his Q&A with Joshua Welge.

Six games into the season, Riverside-Brookfield has equaled its win total from last season, and hosts IC Catholic Prep Friday in a huge Metro Suburban showdown. That, quarterback Matt Vezza continues to impress in York's big win and more in Bob Narang's football notebook.

Congratulations to these 22 high school football players who made the Week 6 Friday Night Drive Team of the Week

KJ Parker hauled in three first-half touchdown passes and Denzell Gibson ran for 262 yards and three second-half TDs, the offensive show leading IC Catholic Prep past Wheaton Academy 42-20 in a Metro Suburban Blue showdown.

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IC Catholic Prep hosted Wheaton Academy in Week 6 of the 2022-23 football season at Plunkett Park in Elmhurst on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.

Here are game-by-game previews and picks of Week 6 football games around the Suburban Life coverage area

54 teams locked in playoff eligibility in Week 5, but clinched berths start being passed out as teams begin to reach the six win plateau. Steve Soucie previews the top games to watch this week.

Josh Welge and Jake Bartelson again recap an eventful week five in the DuKane Conference and West Suburban Silver and more. They look ahead to Batavia-Wheaton Warrenville South, Glenbard West-York, IC Cathoic-Wheaton Academy and more