Friday Night Drive

Led by a three-touchdown night from Brett Berggren and a stout defense, Batavia cruised past Wheaton Warrenville South with a 45-12 victory to clinch its sixth DuKane Conference championship in seven years Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Donato Gatses rushed for 264 yards and five touchdowns, as Glenbard North scored TDs on its first four second-half possessions to rally past Wheaton North 39-20. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Lake Zurich showed the rest of Class 6A that it is playoff ready, as the Bears dominated all three phases on their way to a convincing 49-9 road victory over playoff-bound Stevenson. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Sterling got a fifth win after beating Rock Island 42-14. EPC got its fifth win, Rock Falls fell just short to Rockford Lutheran and more in Friday's Sauk Valley football roundup. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Fremd had 155 yards in penalties and had five TDs called back, but Northwestern recruit Johnny O'Brien threw for 383 yards and 5 TDs to lead the Vikings to a 41-7 win over Schaumburg. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Facing off against a playoff-qualifying opponent, the Warren football team showed it is ready for the postseason knocking off Libertyville 49-21 on Friday night. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

William Eloe scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to spark Naperville North's comeback in the Wes Spencer Crosstown Classic on Friday. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Barrington pulls away from Hoffman Estates for a 38-19 victory Friday to finish 5-0 in the Mid-Suburban League West Division. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Brandon Jenkins ran for 195 yards on 23 carries and scored three touchdowns as Hersey laid sole claim to the Mid-Suburban East title Friday with a 54-14 win over host Rolling Meadows. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

The St. Bede, Mendota, Fieldcrest and Bureau Valley football teams lost their finales, while Amboy improved to 8-1. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

The playoff bound Marquette and Seneca football teams both finished up the regular season strong with decisive victories on Friday, while the Ottawa’s girls tennis team of Zulee Moreland and Yaquelin Hernandez-Solis finish 3-2 at 1A state. Plus, more from around the Times area. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Behind Nebraska commit Trae Taylor, Carmel scores the final 28 points to rally from a two-touchdown deficit and beat Fenwick 38-24. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Sycamore erased a 14-point deficit, beating Cahokia on a late field goal by Josh Puleo to lock down win No. 5, guaranteeing a playoff spot and at least one more game in coach Joe Ryan's final season. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Prairie Ridge completed a perfect regular season with a 54-26 Fox Valley Conference win over Crystal Lake South on Friday night, wrapping up the 10-team conference title. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Quickly executing its offense and applying pressure defense in the first half of its season finale at Lake Park, St. Charles North beat the Lancers 35-16 to win a share of the DuKane Conference title. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Logan Abrams rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and Cary-Grove's football team featured three 100-yard rushers in its 44-29 win over host Jacobs on Friday night in the Fox Valley Conference teams' regular-season finale. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Wilmington claimed its third straight Illinois Central Eight Conference title with a 44-21 home win over Coal City, rushing for 509 yards and sending the Coalers a second-place finish for the third straight year. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Roman Villalobos and Tyler Gensler each rushed for over 100 yards, and Brode Metzger had five tackles and forced a fumble as Rochelle beat Waterloo 27-6 for the Hubs' sixth win. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

La Salle-Peru committed four turnovers that led to 17 points for O'Fallon as a seven-point game at halftime turned into a 34-0 loss for the Cavaliers. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Princeton scored on all five of its first-half drives - two set up by interceptions - and the Tigers rolled to a 48-0 rout of playoff-bound Erie-Prophetstown. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Minooka turned away Oswego East on its last-ditch effort to get into field goal range, hanging on to steal a 15-14 victory on the road, and securing a playoff spot in the process. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

The Ottawa football team rushed for 445 yards, scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and put up points eight of the 10 times they had the ball against Granite City in a dominating 52-0 triumph on Friday night at King Field in Ottawa. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Senior Landon Knigge rushed for a single-game school-record 447 yards and scored five touchdowns to lead Dixon to a 58-20 win over Genoa-Kingston in the regular-season finale Friday night at A.C. Bowers Field. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Joliet Catholic football held on for a wild, 30-27 win over playoff-bound Providence – a win that kept JCA in the playoff conversation pending results across the rest of the state. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .

Final scores in Illinois high school football for Week 9 of the 2025 season. This will be updated as more scores come in Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support .