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Week 10 Chicago-area high school football rankings: How they fared

December 12, 2018 at 11:14 a.m.

Here are the Week 10 results for the Chicago area’s top 20 high school football teams: 1. Lincoln-Way East 10-0 Defeated St. Charles East 49-0 Friday (8A) 2. Batavia 10-0...

New Trier quarterback Carson Ochsenhirt picks up yards against Oak Park-River Forest on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Jaden McGill, Oak Park too much for New Trier in first round of 8A playoffs

May 31, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

Jaden McGill is listed as an athlete on Oak Park-River Forest’s football roster, and that’s exactly how coach John Hoerster thinks of the sophomore. “I’m convinced I could hand him...

Lewis Thorpe, left, with Patrick "Flip" Atkins, who played for Thorpe at North Lawndale before going on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters.

Lewis Thorpe, coach of North Lawndale’s 2008 state basketball champions, dies at 56

May 31, 2019 at 4:35 p.m.

Lewis Thorpe, a respected figure in Public League boys basketball circles who coached North Lawndale to a state title in 2008, died Wednesday night. He was 56. North Lawndale on...

Lincoln-Way East's Jeremiah Dawson (99) closes in on Bolingbrook's Anthony Williams Jr. (34) during a game on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Mike Clark’s Chicago-area high school football rankings: Week 10

December 12, 2018 at 10:32 a.m.

Here are the Chicago-area high school football rankings with records and last week’s rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked): 1. Lincoln-Way East 9-0 (1) Up next: vs. St. Charles...

Lincoln-Way East gets its road map to a repeat Class 8A title as playoff pairings released

May 31, 2019 at 4:37 p.m.

Lincoln-Way East set the bar as high as could be last football season, running the table en route to winning the Class 8A state championship. Could this year’s Griffins be...

Loyola's Jared Lombardi (5) tries to avoid Providence's Brennan Geers (10) during the game on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

Generation next: Jack Fallon and Jared Lombardi ready to play a major part in Loyola football’s playoff run

December 12, 2018 at 9:09 a.m.

Like a lot of juniors at Loyola, Jack Fallon and Jared Lombardi patiently waited their turn last season. Fallon was a backup quarterback for the Class 8A state runner-up Ramblers,...

Lincoln-Way East's Jordan Corbett (2) fends off Bolingbrook's Justin Walters (22) on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Week 9 Chicago-area high school football rankings: How they fared

December 12, 2018 at 9:19 a.m.

Here are the Week 9 results for the Chicago area’s top 20 high school football teams: 1. Lincoln-Way East 9-0 Defeated No. 17 Bolingbrook 31-0 Friday 2. Batavia 9-0 Defeated...

Lincoln-Way East's Jack Baltz looks for daylight on a quarterback keeper against Bolingbrook during the game on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018.

Jordan rules: Corbett runs for 217 yards and a TD as short-handed Lincoln-Way East stymies Bolingbrook

December 12, 2018 at 9:02 a.m.

Jordan Corbett wouldn’t be the No. 3 running back anywhere else besides Lincoln-Way East. He’s capable of carrying an offense for anyone, as he did Friday night in the Griffins’...

St. Edward's Nick Wright (8) picks up a block from Joseph Sacco (23) against IC Catholic on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

Mike Clark’s high school football notes: Week 9

December 12, 2018 at 8:44 a.m.

It’s looking as though Steve Soucie will have a quieter pairings day than usual. Soucie, the Joliet Herald-News sports editor, has been crunching numbers for years as the state’s premier...

Batavia's Michael Jansey is stopped for a short gain by St. Charles North's Ben Furtney, left, and Johnny Ambrogio (56) on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018.

Mike Clark’s Chicago-area high school football rankings: Week 9

December 12, 2018 at 7:34 a.m.

Here are the Chicago-area high school football rankings with records and last week’s rankings in parentheses (NR indicates not ranked): 1. Lincoln-Way East 8-0 (1) Up next: vs. No. 17...

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