Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they break down Week 4 in Illinois high school football

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 4!

South Elgin came out on top over West Aurora 42-35 in a wild and woolly Upstate Eight Conference West Division football game Friday night.

St. Charles North scored three touchdowns covering 70-plus yards in a 4½-minute span in the second quarter to build a four-touchdown lead on its way to a convincing 34-12 victory over DuKane Conference foe Wheaton North Wheaton North in Wheaton.

Jalen Carter and Carter Grabowski paced Kaneland to five first quarter touchdowns to help it kick off Interstate 8 play with a 56-7 victory over Ottawa

Batavia's Preston Brummel and Henry Hahn combined for 245 yards on the ground and five touchdowns, as the Bulldogs grinded their way to a 42-21 victory over Lake Park on Friday.

With Wheaton Warrenville South driving to get within one score, Geneva's Tate Beran jumped in front of a Tigers receiver to not only secure the interception, but also a 28-7 Vikings' victory Friday night in DuKane Conference play.

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 4 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in

Prairie Ridge travels to Burlington Central for a Fox Valley Conference football game on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at Burlington Central High School.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 4 of the 2025 season.

There are 16 games around the state that feature a pair of undefeated teams from a wide array of classifications.. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the top games.

Here are the latest Associated Press IHSA football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 4 in Illinois high school football

Montini and IC Catholic are 3-0 after wins over bigger schools, Loyola exacted its revenge on St. Francis and Brother Rice nabbed a ranked win over St. Rita in Chicago. Also included in this week's notebook are updates on the CCL/ESCC White and Red Divisions.

Are their warning signs as to whether or not the field will need 4-win teams to complete the field of 256? The data seems to think so. Steve Soucie breaks down how the playoff field projects after the third week of games.

Join hosts Joel Boenitz and Josh Welge as they break down Week 4 in Illinois high school football in the western suburbs.

St. Charles North running back Carsen Durante knows his role is to do whatever the team needs. And early into the season, he's been running wild. Plus, more on some other big-time rushing performances from across the area and Geneva's growing confidence despite a 1-2 start.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 3 of the 2025 high school football season

Minor shuffling was all that really happened in the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings as all but four of the previous week's ranked teams claimed victory.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they review what happened in Week 3 in IHSA football

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for Week 3. Vote for your favorite players!

Henry Hahn ran for 88 yards and two touchdowns and Preston Brummel 98 yards, and Batavia pulled away from a close game at halftime to beat Glenbard North 41-13.

Wheaton Warrenville South’s Owen Yorke burst through a seam and raced 80 yards for a touchdown on the game’s first play from scrimmage, helping set the tone as the Tigers earned a 37-12 DuKane Conference victory over St. Charles East Friday night.

Marmion junior Henry Miller ran wild to power Marmion past St. Viator on Friday.

Burlington Central QB Landon Arnold ran for 124 of his 157 rushing yards in the second half as the Rockets took control to beat Jacobs 21-12 Friday night. Jacobs RB Caden DuMelle set the school's all-time rushing record in the loss.

Jalen Carter, Carter Grabrowski and the Kaneland football team pulled away from DeKalb in the second half on Friday in a 35-7 win.

Sophomore quarterback Matthew Lee directed the Loyola offense to three straight touchdowns to start the game, and Jordan McKinley ran for two TDs out of Wildcats and caught two TDs in the Ramblers' 43-21 win at St. Francis.

Daniel Escaro had an interception with three minutes remaining and Carsen Durante ran out the clock to help St. Charles North to a 10-7 victory over Geneva.

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 3 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in

The DeKalb football team took on Kaneland Friday night in a matchup at DeKalb High School.

The Geneva and St. Charles North football teams met Friday night in a conference matchup.

We take a look at the football games around the Kane County Chronicle area heading into Week 3 of the 2025 season.

A total of 162 teams enter Week 3 with 2-0 record, with 50 of those teams playing against another 2-0 team. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the top games.

Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge preview Week 3 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

A group of 23 new teams worked their way into the projection this week. Where do they fit? And how did they change the projected classification breaks for all eight classes. Steve Soucie breaks down how the playoff field projects after the second week of games.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz break down Week 2 in the western suburbs and look ahead to Week 3 in high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 2 of the 2025 high school football season

Five new teams broke into the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings based on strong performances in Week 1.

Join hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald as they break down Week 2 in Illinois high school football on the Friday Night Drive podcast

Nazareth, St. Francis and Fenwick are three notable Week 2 winners primed for big matchups in the CCL/ESCC this coming weekend.

The number of teams undefeated through two weeks is about the same, but some of the names of the teams on the list are a bit surprising. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 2.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players!

West Aurora slowed down Glenbard East‘s passing game and put its ground game on track in the second half to pull out a 35-32 win Friday night at Ken Zimmerman Field in an Upstate Eight Conference crossover game.

St. Charles East, already bit by injuries at running back, lost starter Xander Salazar late in the first half of Friday's 31-28 nonconference loss to Notre Dame.

Carsen Durante and Tommy Vendl both topped the 100-yard mark and St. Charles North rolled up 300 yards on the ground to run away from visiting Homewood-Flossmoor 35-16.

Michael Vander Luitgaren tossed two touchdown passes and Henry Hahn ran for a pair of scores and Batavia, nearing full strength, got a 35-3 blowout of South Elgin for the Bulldogs' first win.

Parker Auxier broke up a fourth-down pass with Cary-Grove driving on the Burlington Central 21-yard line with 23 seconds left as the Rockets held on to beat the Trojans 10-7 in their Fox Valley Conference game Friday night.

Carter Grabowski had a career night with 225 yards and three touchdowns, and Kaneland needed to hold off visiting Lemont 42-37.

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 2 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in

The Geneva and Oswego football teams met Friday night for a nonconference matchup.