Blainey Dowling and the Mount Carmel offense showed just how dynamic they’ve been this season during Friday’s win over Marist. Plus more notes on Loyola's defense, Marist's mistakes, St. Rita's QB competition, Brother Rice's progress and the CCL/ESCC Purple success.

Jake Stearney and the Loyola offense have shown off their chemistry through three weeks, outscoring opponents 139-41 without their starters playing a full game yet because of large early leads. Plus more notes on Mount Carmel, St. Patrick and the CCL/ESCC Purple.

A dense concentration of undefeated teams in a small amount of conferences could easily lead one to believe that parity it starting to hit the ranks of IHSA football.

St. Rita's Ethan Middleton made the most of his opportunity and showed off his athleticism against Brother Rice on Friday. Plus notes on Brother Rice, Marist, St. Ignatius' Justin Scott and more.

Despite winning big against St. Xavier (Ohio) on ESPN on Sunday, Loyola is focused on making improvements after the season-opener. Plus more on St. Patrick, Mount Carmel, St. Rita, Marist and the CCL/ESCC Purple and Red.

Fenwick QB Kaden Cobb launched a 78-yard bomb to Bryan Hunt on the first offensive snap as the Friars rolled past Marian Central, 42-7, on Friday night.

Here are the preview capsules for Northwest Herald area teams for Week 5.

The CCL/ESCC mega football conference realigned its divisions for the next two years of play.

Dante Ricciardi rushed for two scores and Christian Bentancur caught two scoring passes as Marian Central defeated Marian Catholic, 27-14, in their CCL/ESCC crossover football game on Saturday.