Friday Night Drive

Woodstock ended the regular season with a decisive loss to Richmond-Burton, but the Blue Streaks recharged during a bye week, beating Prairie Ridge for their first playoff win since 2009. Plus, notes on Marian Central and Huntley in the McHenry County football notebook. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes...

After Evergreen Park took timeout, Blaine Eberhardt led the charge to go for it on fourth down. Jagger Kemp found Owen McNitt as time expired in Dixon's 24-21 win in the first round of the 4A playoffs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Is your team at home or on the road for its next playoff game? Pick your school in any IHSA class from 1A to 8A to see who hosts every round of the 2026 Illinois high school football playoffs, and why. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Providence's Broden Mackert, Fenwick's Jake Thies, IC Catholic Prep's Jakobe Baldwin and St. Francis's Jadon Wilson are just some of the standout performers from CCL football teams during the first round of the 2026 IHSA playoffs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Some wild record breaking games highlighted a high scoring Round of 32. None were wilder than the Quincy-Goode game that started on one football field and ended on another. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 11. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Chicago Catholic League teams combined for 14 victories over 19 first round IHSA playoff football games. Here are results, scores and highlights from CCL teams in the first round. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Vote for the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for the first round of the 2026 playoffs! Choose your favorite school and submit your vote by 8 p.m. Monday Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Eastern Michigan commit Ben Peterson overcame his pregame nerves, throwing for 256 yards and four touchdowns, two to Illinois commit Bennett Konkey, as Geneva took down Carmel 49-30 in an IHSA Class 6A first round playoff football game Saturday night. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated conten...

Woodstock junior quarterback Cash White celebrated his birthday in style Saturday night, throwing two touchdown passes and rushing for two TDs in a 35-7 Class 5A first-round win over Prairie Ridge for the Blue Streaks' first playoff win since 2009. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

The Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland Falcons football team stayed close early but eventually fell 61-27 to the high-powered Meridian Hawks in the first round of the Illinois 8-man Football Association playoffs on Saturday in Macon to finish 5-5. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

NIU commit Cash Coleman had five catches for 66 yards and a touchdown, Gavin Hartigan rushed for 56 yards and a TD and Nazareth made the long drive to Dunlap and came home with a 28-7 Class 6A first round win. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Bryce Ellens ran for a touchdown and caught a TD in his second game back from a broken collarbone, and Glenbard West rolled past visiting Moline 56-0 in a Class 7A second-round game at Duchon Field to set up a matchup with unbeaten Hersey next week. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

The Clifton Central football team scored 20 unanswered points in the second half to finish off a 40-21 win over Marquette in the IHSA Class 1A first round on Saturday, picking up a playoff win on their home field for the second straight season. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

St. Laurence proved that even a three-win regular season in the tough Chicago Catholic League should be enough to earn a playoff spot, backing it up with a 28-13 win over Plainfield South on Saturday afternoon. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Providence used some offensive trickery and a big defensive stand to take control of a Class 5A matchup with Kankakee on Saturday, eventually winning 35-20 to oust Kankakee from the postseason for the second consecutive year. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Wyatt Gregory saw an Instagram post that gave Sandwich a 1% chance of winning their first-round playoff game Saturday. The Indians defied those odds, beating fourth-seeded Durand-Pecatonica 29-20 on the road to reach the second round for the fourth time in school history. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode include...

Eddie Kowalczyk rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown and Montini rushed for 228 yards as a team in beating Geneseo 35-12 in a Class 4A first-round game, advancing to a showdown with unbeaten Morris. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Forreston scored twice in its first three possessions, then got three fourth-down stops in the second half to preserve a 22-6 win over Lena-Winslow on Saturday afternoon in their Class 1A first-round playoff game. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Peotone won its first IHSA football playoff game since 2023 and did so pounding the running game and some improbable contributions from Tyler Walker. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Dane Van Duyne rushed for 101 yards in the first half with his first three carries all going for touchdowns, and Wilmington had all three phases going in a 56-26 Class 2A first-round win over Farmington on Friday. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Richmond-Burton senior RB Hunter Carley scored touchdowns on three of his last four touches, totaling 230 yards and four scores on only 12 carries as the Rockets rolled to a 42-3 win against Princeton in their Class 3A first-round playoff game Saturday afternoon. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-gene...

Newman avenged a loss to Rockridge with a 35-24 win in a Class 1A First Round playoff win on Saturday over the Rockets. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Here are results and recaps for every first-round playoff game of the 2026 season from around the Suburban Life coverage area. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

Here are results and recaps for every first-round playoff game of the 2026 season from around the Suburban Life coverage area. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.

The Manteno football team pulled away in the second half to beat St. Bede 41-14 in a Class 3A first-round playoff game Friday in Peru. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.