The Lincoln-Way East defense pitched its second straight shutout, and Jonas Williams threw for 274 yards and 3 TDs in a 41-0 win over Kankakee

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Lincoln-Way East hosted Kankakee for a varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 5.

Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they break down what happened in Week 1 in Kankakee County high school football and look ahead to Week 2

The IHSA's changes to the multiplier rules altered the way that the 2025 playoffs are likely to look. And the first regular season projection reflected that fact. Steve Soucie's first playoff projection of the season predicts how all eight classes of the field will look.

Bishop McNamara visits Herscher, Kankakee has a second straight state champion on the docket and Bradley-Bourbonnais welcomes an explosive offense to town. Those games and more in the Daily Journal's Week 2 football previews.

Mason Schweizer looks back at Week 1 of the Daily Journal area football season.

Nazareth's complimentary football allowed the Roadrunners to pull away late at Kankakee on Friday night.

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Kankakee fell 33-12 to Nazareth at home in the week 1 game on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.

The Kays welcome a new head coach in former defensive coordinator Ed Hazelett, who looks to keep the arrow pointing up in Kankakee.