Lincoln-Way East's Trey Johnson ran for 196 yards on a whopping 38 carries, and that coupled with a stifling defense turned away Oswego East 23-6 in a Class 8A first-round playoff game Saturday, the Griffins' 15th consecutive opening round playoff win.

Friday Night Drive managing editor Steve Soucie has live coverage from Saturday afternoon’s Oswego East vs. Lincoln-Way East football game here

Here are previews of all the first-round playoff football games around the Record Newspapers coverage area.

'I'm just blessed' Oswego East graduate Tyran Bailey earlier this month became Aurora University's all-time leading rusher. Now he wants to bring a national title to Aurora, which has won five straight games after an 0-2 start to the season.

Bears running back David Montgomery surprised the Oswego East football team with a visit last Tuesday to talk about hydration, as well as a donation to the school's athletic department.

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Here are Tony Gadomski's photos from Saturday's Oswego East vs. Plainfield North football game.

Here are the first-round matchups for each Record Newspapers area team. Dates and times will be updated when confirmed.

'We lost a brother' Oswego East's football team remembered late teammate Mark Chapas, found dead Friday morning in an apparent suicide, during Saturday's game with Plainfield North, a 15-7 Tigers' win.

The Kendall County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that an individual who was found deceased in Violet Patch Park off Route 25 in unincorporated Oswego Township on Friday morning was an Oswego East High School student