With just one week remaining in the IHSA football regular season and the postseason looming for the top 256 teams, here are where the Herald-News area's football teams stand heading into Week 9.
Lincoln Way Central high school football
Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 8 of the 2024 high school football season
Tyler Tulk ran for two touchdowns and Kade Wall had a sack and two fumble recoveries, as Lincoln-Way Central won at Waubonsie Valley 29-13 to clinch the Southwest Valley Green championship.