The newly-formed Chicagoland Christian Conference, a nine-team league with six current Metro Suburban schools and three others from outside that conference will begin play in the 2023-24 school year.

Here is the Suburban Life All-Area football team for the 2021 fall high school football season

When the Joliet Catholic offensive attack simply put the ball in the hands of its capable running attack on Friday good things quickly followed as the Hilltoppers downed Wheaton Academy 48-14 in a Class 4A second round playoff game.

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Joliet Catholic defeats Wheaton Academy 48-14 in the 2nd round of the Class 4A playoffs

Friday Night Drive’s Steve Soucie has live coverage from Friday night’s Wheaton Academy vs. Joliet Catholic football game here

Here are previews of all the second-round playoff football games from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Wheaton Academy junior quarterback Belay Brummel, who threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Coal City in a Class 4A first-round playoff game, is the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week MVP as voted on by readers.

The 11 best on offense and defense for Round 1 of the high school football playoffs in northern Illinois, as voted on by you

Now it’s time to level up for the Warriors, who defeated Coal City 36-3 Friday night in a Class 4A first-round matchup to improve to 8-2 and earn a date with top-ranked Joliet Catholic.