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Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Friday's game between Oswego East and Plainfield North.

Cody Kulbartz had 18 points and 19 rebounds to power Newark past Leland, plus Oswego and Yorkville boys basketball results in Friday's roundup.

Oswego East junior Dshaun Bolden is off to a huge start in his first full varsity season, and he continued to impress Friday. Bolden had 17 points and seven rebounds and DePaul recruit Mason Lockett 16 points and seven rebounds in a 62-28 win over visiting Plainfield North.

Yorkville's boys wrestling team beat Minooka in the Southwest Prairie Conference opener, Oswego East girls basketball held off Plainfield North and Yorkville girls bowling topped Oswego in Thursday's roundup.

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they recap the Illinois high school football state championship games for Class 8A-5A

Yorkville Christian senior Payton Wallin, who averaged 19 points per game as the Mustangs went 3-0 to win the Wheaton Academy Thanksgiving Tournament, is the Record Newspapers Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Here is her Q&A with Sports Editor Joshua Welge.

Oswego junior linebacker Cam Loghmani walked into the postgame interview room carrying the Class 8A runner-up trophy, and briefly put it in the center of a table. He could indeed hold it high. The Panthers, in defeat, put a fitting capper on a memorable run to the Class 8A final.

There was almost no flashiness in the final game of the IHSA football season as Mount Carmel and Oswego found themselves embroiled in a defensive struggle with the Caravan claiming their 17th state title with a 20-3 win.

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The Oswego football team played Mount Carmel Saturday to decide the IHSA Class 8A state championship in Huskie Stadium at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb.