Friday Night Drive

A late defensive stop in the final seconds of the IHSA Belleville East Sectional championship game secured a 26-22 win for the Bradley-Bourbonnais girls flag football team, putting the Boilermakers in the state quarterfinals for the second time in three years.

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Crystal Lake Central's offense was never able to get on track, and the Tigers' memorable girls flag football season came to an end Tuesday with a 13-7 loss to Hononegah in the Antioch Sectional final.

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Harvard's Braden Wittum isn't following in the footsteps of his grandfather, who was a Pro Bowl punter in the NFL, but the senior has been developing his own legacy in football and track and field.

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Sterling senior running back Cobey Shipma is the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week, presented by Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning. He is the team's leading rusher and has 14 touchdowns in eight games this season.

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Another edition of the Crosstown Classic is on the horizon as Oswego East prepares to host backyard rival Oswego in the regular season finale. That, Joel Castillo's unlikely kick-return TD for Yorkville and Sandwich's looming KRC swansong in Skyler Kisellus' football notes.

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Here's where football teams across the greater Joliet area stand in their quest for the IHSA playoffs as the regular season concludes this weekend.

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There’s only one week left for IHSA football teams and two weeks for I8FA’s eight-man squads to lock up berths in this year’s expanded playoff field. Here's where Marquette, Dwight, Sandwich, FCW, Ottawa, Seneca and Streator stand.

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There is only one week left to earn a spot in the postseason, and plenty of Suburban Life area teams still are battling for a spot. Here are where teams stand heading into Week 9.

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Join hosts Josh Welge, Skyler Kisellus and Matt McGowan as they preview Week 9 in the western suburbs in IHSA football.

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La Salle-Peru, Princeton, St. Bede and Mendota have locked up playoff berths, while Bureau Valley and Hall are still in the mix, plus more in the NewsTribune/BCR football notebook.

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