John Montgomery

Joliet 24, Thornton 14: Joliet (2-4, 2-2), which jumped to an 18-6 lead at the half, was led by QB Dan Jordan (12 for 19, 147 yards) in the SICA...

Jay Navar didn't miss a single extra-point kick Friday, which was fortunate for Carmel's Corsairs. They needed every one, especially his final extra point with 62 seconds remaining that gave...

Hampshire 48, Huntley 28: Hampshire (3-3, 1-1) prevailed in the Big Northern White shootout as Jason Brown threw three touchdown passes to lead his team past Huntley (0-6, 0-2). Cary-Grove...

Oswego's Brian Grider awoke Friday morning thinking his team's game against undefeated Batavia would be decided by a field goal--his field goal. This may explain why Grider was confident he...

Most high school teams that rely on their placekicker for a victory usually end up with a loss. Then again, most teams don't have Notre Dame's Bill Besenhofer. The Dons'...

Taft coach Rich Pildes was extremely happy with his team's 19-0 record after Friday's 7-0 victory over Luther North (17-9). But Pildes is even more excited by his team's overall...

Naperville North 2, Lincoln-Way 0: The second-ranked Huskies (7-2) prevailed behind Matt Gruber (1-1), who pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts. Russ Bayer scored on Curt Mahlstedt's sacrifice fly in...

Burlington Central 10, Byron 2: P.J. Sportsman doubled, homered and drove in three runs and Aaron Jossart added two hits and two RBIs to keep Burlington Central (10-0-1, 8-0) rolling...

Seeking some pitching depth for his sixth-ranked Thornwood Thunderbirds, coach John Dunlop decided Tuesday was the time to start Jay Leggero, a lefty who had pitched only one inning of...

Elgin 67, Streamwood 58: Sean Harrington's 23 points carried Elgin (16-7, 9-4) in the Upstate Eight. Streamwood (6-16, 4-9) rallied late behind Steve Wennstrom, who scored 13 of his 21...