St. Ignatius sophomore Justin Scott has become one of the most sought after recruits in Illinois with 12 offers, including from Wisconsin and Michigan. Plus notes on Marist's Ryan Sims, St. Rita's Matt Kingsbury and Montini's Joshua Robinson.

Here is the Suburban Life All-Area football team for the 2021 fall high school football season

Loyola's offense will try to regroup after scoring three points in its Class 8A quarterfinal win over Lincoln-Way East. Plus notes on Fenwick's "emotional" win, CCL/ESCC Blue dominance and All-State players.

Joliet Catholic's potent offense showed up yet again as it defeated Montini to finish with a spotless regular season.

Here are previews of all the Week 9 football games from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

The 11 best on offense and defense for Week 8 of the fall football season in northern Illinois, as voted on by you

Quentrell Harris' 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown sparked Nazareth's huge turnaround against Montini, and Justin Taylor scored two of his three TDs after halftime in the Roadrunners' 42-29 win critical to their playoff hopes.

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Nazareth Academy hosted Montini in varsity football on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021.

Sports reporter Chris Casey has live coverage from Friday night’s Montini vs. Nazareth football game here