Sports reporter Jeff DeGraw has live coverage from Friday night’s West Aurora vs. Minooka football game here

With Oswego without the services of its top two quarterbacks, running back Mark Melton shouldered the load, carrying the ball 28 times for 171 yards in the Panthers' 26-7 win at West Aurora.

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West Aurora hosted Oswego in varsity football on Friday

Juny Almeida scooped up a fumble of an attempted lateral pass and raced 78 yards for the first of two team defensive scores, and Oswego East went on to beat West Aurora 27-7 in the SPC West opener to remain unbeaten at 5-0.

Batavia survives battle of unbeatens against Glenbard North; Geneva shocks St. Charles North in OT and more.

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West Aurora hosted Oswego East in varsity football on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

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.

Prairie Ridge ran wild for 481 yards on 39 carries in a 63-14 nonconference win against West Aurora in the teams’ final game of the COVID-19-shortened season.

Cary-Grove was set to play Huntley in the Fox Valley Conference Championship Bowl, but Huntley is now under COVID-19 quarantine and cannot play. The Trojans found a game with Oswego East, while Prairie Ridge, which arranged a game with Belvidere North for Saturday, now will face West Aurora on Friday.