A day after the IHSA announced that a proposal had passed to expand the football playoffs by 128 teams, Kendall County-area coaches reacted to the news. "More kids get a chance to play high school football one extra week.”

Here is the 2025 Record Newspapers All-Area football team.

Oswego East junior quarterback Danielle Stone, who led the Wolves to Southwest Prairie Conference and regional titles, is the Record Newspapers girls flag football Player of the Year. Read more about her in this interview.

TJ Lewis ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns to help lead Bolingbrook to a 30-20 win over Oswego East in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs Friday night.

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Bolingbrook hosted Oswego East for a varsity football game on Friday, Oct. 31.

There's a prominent addition to the Class 8A field in Mount Carmel, but there's plenty of teams that are hoping than can keep the Caravan from collecting 8A hardware. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2025 IHSA Class 8A Playoffs.

Here are previews and picks for first-round matchups for Kendall County football teams.

Conor Tully missed all of last season with a broken foot, but Oswego's senior linebacker is back as the energetic leading tackler of the Panthers' defense heading into the playoffs. That, plus notes on Oswego East and Yorkville in Joshua Welge's Kendall County football notebook.

Minooka turned away Oswego East on its last-ditch effort to get into field goal range, hanging on to steal a 15-14 victory on the road, and securing a playoff spot in the process.