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Lots of prep stars shine on Friday night
Hersey’s Jackson Travis, top, scores a touchdown as he and Buffalo Grove’s Graham David tumble into the end zone during the first quarter of a football game in Arlington Heights on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)
Lots of prep stars shine on Friday night

Batavia’s quick-strike offense was too much for St. Charles North on Friday.

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Batavia starts fast, then has to hold off St. Charles North
Sep 18, 2026 10:35 pm - With a conference showdown and bitter rivalry looming next week against Geneva, Batavia decided to open this game with some fireworks. On the very first play, quarterback Michael Vander Luitgaren threw deep and found Brennon Zeng for a 58-yard touchd
 
 
Montini edged Carmel in another high-scoring affair.

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Montini’s Abrams-to-Ortegon combo against outlasts Carmel
Sep 19, 2026 6:36 am - There’s something special about Montini’s passing combination of quarterback Israel Abrams to receiver Damacio Ortegon — particularly against Carmel. On Friday the senior duo clicked on touchdown passes of 15, 33 and 45 yards. For a second straight s
 
 
AJ Rogers is joining the long list of great Wheaton Warrenville South quarterbacks.

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Rogers stays hot, Wheaton Warrenville South’s defense dominates in win at Glenbard North
Sep 18, 2026 10:22 pm - Wheaton Warrenville South has had its share of top-notch quarterbacks throughout the last 30-plus years. Names like current Iowa offensive coordinator Tim Lester, Lyons head coach Jon Beutjer, who threw for a state-record 60 touchdown passes in one s
 
 
Hersey’s Jackson Travis just keeps running.

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Healthy again, Travis runs wild in Hersey’s blowout win over Buffalo Grove
Sep 18, 2026 11:27 pm - Hersey’s Jackson Travis name sounds like a country music star. However, the Hersey running back doesn’t sing. But boy, can he run. Travis showed off those running skills Friday, rushing for 121 yards on 11 carries and three touchdowns to lead the Hus
 
 
Other games:

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Haley leads Barrington to first victory of the season, topping Hoffman Estates
Sep 18, 2026 10:39 pm - Barrington junior Archer Haley was the next man up on Friday night. After Barrington lost its first four games — with three starting quarterbacks — Haley was next in line to play QB1. His primary job was to run the offense, stay away from turnovers a
 
 

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Prospect ‘takes care of business’ in victory at Elk Grove
Sep 18, 2026 10:39 pm - Final score: Prospect 54, Elk Grove 7 Records: Prospect 5-0 overall, 1-0 in the Mid-Suburban League East; Elk Grove 2-3, 0-1 Player of the game: Prospect running back Matthew Donnelly. The senior rushed for 110 yards on 18 carries and three
 
 

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Conant’s ‘Me for We’ mentality pays off in win over Palatine
Sep 18, 2026 11:38 pm - Anthony Donatucci took his Conant football team to Lacon this summer and temporarily disconnected the Cougars from just about everything. Especially their coveted devices. “We took their phones at night,” the Conant coach said of the downstate trip t
 
 

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Stevenson holds off Mundelein, gets first win of the season
Sep 18, 2026 11:07 pm - With some great sprinter speed in his arsenal, Stevenson sophomore running back Mlakhai Agee was really hoping that his team could pick up their first victory of the 2026 season Friday night at Mundelein. And while the game was a close struggle prett
 
 

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South Elgin handles rival Bartlett to stay perfect in Upstate Eight West
Sep 18, 2026 10:47 pm - Final score: South Elgin 42, Bartlett 7 Records: South Elgin moves to 4-1, 3-0 in the Upstate Eight West; Bartlett drops to 0-5, 0-3. Player of the game: Storm quarterback Carter McDonald. The senior didn’t put up video game numbers but was v
 
 

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McCarty, Neuqua Valley power past rival Waubonsie Valley
Sep 18, 2026 11:21 pm - Final score: Neuqua Valley 38, Waubonsie Valley 21. Records: Waubonsie Valley 2-3, 1-1 DuPage Valley Conference. Neuqua Valley 2-3, 1-1. Player of the game: Conor McCarty powered the Wildcats’ offense with 202 rushing yards on 21 carries and
 
 

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Wauconda’s Colton Zak disrupts Grayslake North’s offense, as usual. But his first touchdown? ‘Exhilarating.’
Sep 19, 2026 7:44 am - Wauconda sophomore Colton Zak’s varsity football career is all of five games old. Watching the 5-foot-10, 185-pound Zak play, however, one wouldn’t know it. “It’s a lot more disciplined, but I like to be able to build off of that,” he said of the var
 
 

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Linebacker John Lyons is Naperville North’s ‘heartbeat on defense.’ He keeps ticking to beat Metea Valley
Sep 19, 2026 7:37 am - Naperville North’s John Lyons thought he had it all figured out. He was going to be a baseball star. “Since I can remember, I was always a baseball fan,” Lyons said. “It’s always been a baseball household. I thought I was going to be a baseball playe
 
 

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West Aurora’s Tyler Fecht, last year’s backup to Ball State-bound Mason Atkins, takes control as starting QB
Sep 19, 2026 7:41 am - The last thing any player wants is to be a backup like West Aurora’s Tyler Fecht was last season. it was understandable, however, that Fecht toiled behind star quarterback Mason Atkins, who is now at Ball State. Fecht realized that he had to wait his
 
 
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