Get ready for Week 4 with our game previews from around Will County and the Joliet area.

Week 4 brings the first round of CCL/ESCC Blue Division games between Loyola and Brother Rice along with Mount Carmel and Marist.

Andrew Laurich caused a fumble and scored a touchdown, and Andrew Garton had a pick-6 as Yorkville forced five turnovers.

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Yorkville hosted Plainfield South in varsity football on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

Daily Chronicle Sports Editor Eddie Carifio has live coverage from Friday night’s Plainfield South vs. DeKalb football game here.

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The DeKalb High School football team opened their home schedule with a matchup against Plainfield South.

Plainfield South running back Brian Stanton believes his opponent will break down before he does. And he's put in the work to give him the best chance to make sure that belief is reality.

The Southwest Prairie Conference features some fierce rivalries. Oswego regained the West Division's top spot during the spring but keeping the title won't be easy.

Although most of the foundations of area high school football schedules remained pretty much the same, some interesting wrinkles were revealed in some of the nonconference portions of team's schedules.