Lila Ginczycki threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Evelyn Freundt, Charlotte Lubarski had three sacks and Aubrina Adamik recorded two interceptions as Huntley's girls flag football season ended with a 27-6 loss to Antioch in a IHSA regional championship.

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Naperville Central senior Malia Shen caught two touchdown passes that deflected off the hands of Glenbard West defenders on Wednesday night and the Redhawks shut out the Hilltoppers 25-0 to win the Naperville Central regional championship.

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Here are the Associated Press IHSA Week 7 football polls released Wednesday for all eight classes.

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Nazareth took down St. Rita, St. Patrick handled Benet and Marian Catholic knocked off Marmion as divisional races heat up in the Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference. Leo rolled over De La Salle to earn its third win for the first time since 2021.

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With three weeks left in the regular season, here's where Herald-News area teams stand in their quest to make the IHSA playoffs.

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Join hosts Mason Schweizer and Steve Soucie as they preview Week 7 in Kankakee County high school football.

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Kaneland and Rochelle prepare to honor Dylan Manning before their meeting Friday, and Sycamore faces La Salle-Peru in a must-win game for the Spartans. Plus we look at DeKalb, Hiawatha and Genoa-Kingston in our preview capsules.

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Batavia has been on the wrong side of a close football game twice this season. But against a long-standing rival in Geneva, it finally changed the tide. Plus, notes on historic wins for St Charles North, Kaneland and Aurora Central Catholic in this week's Kane County notebook.

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Batavia has been on the wrong side of a close football game twice this season. But against a long-standing rival in Geneva, it finally changed the tide. Plus, notes on historic wins for St Charles North, Kaneland and Aurora Central Catholic in this week's Kane County notebook.

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12 new or returning teams joined the projection this week but week over week the projection was fairly stable. Steve Soucie's latest playoff projection can be found here.

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