Oswego junior defensive tackle Carson Cathey played in five of six games this spring for the Panthers – incredibly, less than two months after the 16-year-old had a stroke.

Here is the Record Newspapers All-Area football team.

Oswego senior linebacker/running back Evan Brown is the Record Newspapers football Player of the Year.

Oswego senior lineman Aidan Tweedy had a whirlwind of a last football week, thinking he would be unable to go all week with a shoulder injury. But he was cleared Friday morning, swapped positions with fellow tackle Otto Hess and helped lead the Panthers past Minooka 21-14.

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Henry Smith assisted Evan Brown on a critical fourth-down stop, and Brown's TD run in the final minute rallied Oswego from two touchdowns down to a 21-14 win over Minooka to clinch the Southwest Prairie West championship.

Previewing the Week 6 football games for teams in the Record Newspapers coverage area.

Oswego senior defensive end Anthony Cikauskas is a hit with key catch in Week 8, plus Panthers look ahead to Week 9 game with Minooka, plus notes on Oswego East and Plano.

A blocked punt was key as Joey DeMarco and Oswego won a 17-6 defensive battle Friday with Yorkville.