Adam Tumino

The Bradley-Bourbonnais boys soccer team won a pair of games to take first place in the Boilermaker Invite and more in Saturday's Daily Journal roundup.

Clifton Central beat defending Vermilion Valley Conference champions Bismarck-Henning 34-13 in Friday's season opener, Herscher had a comeback to remember and more in the Daily Journal football roundup.

Bradley-Bourbonnais executed in all three phases Friday night to pick up a 42-0 home win over TF North in the season opener, with senior quarterback Ellis Johnson throwing for two touchdowns and running for another in his first career start.

The Raiders will be young again this season, but with some of those youngsters already seeing snaps last year and a handful of crucial upperclassmen, optimism is high at Iroquois West.

In year four of the Max Fransen era, the Watseka coach is thrilled with the play he can expect in the trenches, a group that can guide the Warriors to their first post-pandemic postseason appearance.

The Comets are making their first coaching transition in a generation, but with 10 starters back on either side of the ball, the standard remains the same at Clifton Central.

Manteno enjoyed a 7-0 start before dropping their last three games, including a first-round Class 4A Playoff exit. In 2025, they'll look to not just repeat their playoff appearance, but find late season success.

Milford/Cissna Park has been at or near the top of the I8FA since its 2018 inception. Don't expect that to change in 2025.

Peotone is underdoing a slight youth movement this fall, but that isn't tampering expectations for a Blue Devils program that's developed into a consistent playoff team.

The Coalers said goodbye to all-time rushing leader Landin Benson. But they return nearly everyone else from last year's Class 4A semifinalist squad.

Bradley-Bourbonnais picked up a 16-stroke win over Bishop McNamara on Thursday, avenging a three-stroke loss from last season and reclaiming the All-City crown.

Reed-Custer has a new head coach and largely new cast of characters to enter the season.

Wilmington enters 2025 having graduated Kyle Farrell, their all-time leading rusher, but Ryan Kettman leads a talented senior class back to the gridiron.

The Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team best Marist 33-25, improving to 2-0 on the season, and more in Wednesday's Daily Journal Roundup.

Minooka started off the season with a road win over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Tuesday, getting two goals first-half goals from senior Ethan Koranda and another from junior Brian Ngong in the second half.