Mount Carmel finished the same place it started the season in the No. 1 spot of the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings. Check out the final rankings here.

Jackson Davenport scored 20 and Aidan Cooper added 18 in a Hiawatha victory, the DeKalb girls picked up a DVC win and more in the roundup.

The Sycamore boys basketball team completed a frantic comeback against Rochelle on Friday night for an 84-76 in the Interstate 8 opener for both teams. That made it a program sweep as the girls opened with a 58-39 win over the Hubs.

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The Rochelle boys basketball team hosted Sycamore Friday night in an Interstate 8 conference matchup.

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The Sycamore girls basketball team traveled to Rochelle Friday night to take on the Hubs.

From a couple of NIU commits at quarterback to dynamic players in the secondary, we look at the best football players in DeKalb County with the Daily Chronicle 2025 All-Area Football Team.

Davon Grant will leave DeKalb as the most prolific receiver in school history. He heads to the University of Illinois as the all-time leader in receptions and receiving yards and is the Daily Chronicle 2025 Football Player of the Year.

DeKalb's Alex Gregorio-Perez reached the Dan Gable Donnybrook third-place match while the Indian Creek, Hinckley-Big Rock and Genoa-Kingston girls basketball teams all picked up wins.

Adam Carrick was familiar with Tyler Etes from the football field, and the led to confidence and a victory on the wrestling mat. It also helped Sycamore defeat Rochelle 48-24 on Thursday.