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Richmond-Burton travels to Johnsburg for a Kishwaukee River Conference football game on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at Johnsburg High School.

Here are previews and picks for all the Week 3 games around the McHenry County area.

Miss out on any of the high school football action in McHenry County? Listen to the audio versions of our stories from Week 2 of the 2025 season here

Johnsburg senior Jacob Vetter blocked a potential game-winning field goal with 9.6 seconds to play as the Skyhawks defeated Addison Trail 7-6 in their nonconference game Friday night.

Get ready for Week 2 with previews and picks for every football game from around McHenry County.

The 2025 high school football season starts Friday for Northwest Herald teams. Here is a look at Week 1 games, including Prairie Ridge at Cary-Grove in a matchup of the past two Fox Valley Conference champions.

A look at the Kishwaukee River Conference for the 2025 season, including team-by-team preview capsules, players to watch, five can't miss games and Steve Soucie's predicted order of finish.

High school football practice officially starts Monday, and the opening night for the season for local teams is Aug. 29. Here are Joe Aguilar's five storylines to watch this season in McHenry County.

Johnsburg's Carter Block broke out in a big way a year ago. The quarterback led all Kishwaukee River Conference players in passing yards and spent the offseason getting bigger and smarter for his last season as the Skyhawks look to build on a 6-4 record.