St. Rita's Pat Farrell knew for a while that he wanted to play college football at Illinois. After taking his official visit this past weekend, the junior announced his commitment to the Illini on Sunday.

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.

Each of Pierce Walsh's 12 scholarship offers have felt tremendous as the Benet tight end holds two Power Five offers. Plus notes on Nazareth's Justin Taylor, St. Rita's Pat Farrell and Marist's Jamel Howard Jr.

St. Rita's Tommy Ulatowski knew he wasn't ready to let go of football. So when Kent State gave him an opportunity to play as a preferred walk-on, the senior knew he had to leave his baseball commitment to Creighton and choose football.

Brother Rice's Roderick Pierce III used to look up the top-ranked high school players in Illinois. Now he is one of them, holding nine offers. Plus notes on Joliet Catholic's Anthony Birsa, Marist's John Nestor, St. Rita's Patrick Farrell and St. Ignatius' Justin Scott.

Check out all the CCL/ESCC football players who signed their letters of intent on Wednesday.

Fenwick's Matt Battaglia wanted to make sure his players were loose before playing in the Class 5A title game on Saturday morning. Plus notes on Joliet Catholic family success and St. Rita's offense not executing.

Wheaton North built a three-score lead by halftime and used a dominant defense to take down St. Rita, 35-6, in the Class 7A state championship Saturday in DeKalb.

Wheaton North has used a bend-don't-break defense all season. That was on full display on Saturday as the Falcons won the Class 7A title over St. Rita.