News and scores from Week 1 in the Will and Grundy county areas for the 2025 season

After a competitive, back-and-forth first half, Aurora Christian made key second-half adjustments to pull away from Marquette, earning a 43-22 win in a Week 1 nonconference showdown.

A Quaid Phillips end-around out of the Wildcat with less than a minute to play lifted Morris past Wilmington 27-20 in a much-anticipated matchup of state powerhouses.

The Seneca football team rushed 34 times for 348 and five touchdowns, while the defense held Chicago Christian to just 47 total yards in a 47-6 season-opening win at Seneca High School on Friday.

St. Charles North scored a touchdown and 2-point conversion with 55 seconds left to beat Minooka, 36-35

Minooka boys soccer gets a 5-1 win and more in the Herald-News Thursday roundup.

Morris rallied from a late deficit in each set and swept Coal City, 25-22, 25-23

The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 1, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.

Cuyler and Everett Swanson finished 1-2 and the Morris girls and boys teams finished second at the Early Bird cross country invite. Plus golf and volleyball results in Wednesday's Herald News sports roundup,