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Get ready for Week 5
Downers Grove North’s Grant Georgas, left, gets tackled by Glenbard West's Paul Nkoyoyo in Downers Grove on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald)
Get ready for Week 5

The high school football season always seems to fly by, and this year is no exception. We will pass the halfway point of the regular season tonight.

Week 5 previews

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Daily Herald Week 5 high school football previews
Sep 17, 2026 8:57 am - Buffalo Grove (3-1, 0-0) at Hersey (4-0, 0-0) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Last week: Conant 37, Buffalo Grove 22; Hersey 38, Barrington 7 Last year: Hersey 52, Buffalo Grove 2 Outlook: Buffalo Grove dropped its first game of the season last
 
 

Five games to watch

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Five Week 5 high school football games to watch
Sep 17, 2026 10:36 am - Wauconda (4-0) at Grayslake North (4-0) Who had this as the only 4-0 vs. 4-0 matchup in Week 5? Defending Northern Lake County Conference champ Wauconda is no stranger to this position. Grayslake North? Not so much. Just 1-8 a year ago, the Knights
 
 

Kevin Schmit looks at 8-man football

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Schmit: It’s time for segments of the state to accept 8-man high school football
Sep 17, 2026 5:44 pm - We live in a shadeless world. Everything’s black or white, good or bad. Haves and have-nots. No middle ground seems to exist anymore. When it comes to high school football in Illinois, it’s either 8-man or 11-man. The difference couldn’t be more sta
 
 

Talking football with ‘Edgy’ Tim

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Talking with ‘Edgy’: The best offenses, looking ahead in the MSL, Metea Valley and an early FVC showdown
Sep 16, 2026 10:59 am - This week’s edition of Talking with “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran takes a cue from the Bears after their 59-point performance in Sunday’s win over Carolina. Daily Herald columnist Kevin Schmit also talks to the Rivals prep football expert about Metea Valley’
 
 

Our expanded football Top 20

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Daily Herald expanded football Top 20
Sep 16, 2026 2:39 pm - 1. Downers Grove North (4-0) Beat Glenbard West 24-14 / Proviso West The Trojans dug out of a 14-3 hole against the Hilltoppers last week to claim a crucial win in the West Suburban Silver race. Kevin Jay came off the bench to throw a touchdown pass
 
 

Mike McGraw’s Chicagoland high school rankings

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Chicagoland high school football rankings: Get Mike McGraw’s Top 25 for Week 5
Sep 16, 2026 9:52 am - Homewood-Flossmoor cracks the top 10 after an impressive win over Sandburg, while Bolingbrook, St. Ignatius and Wheaton North enter the rankings. Last week’s rankings in parentheses. 1. Lincoln-Way East 4-0 (1): Griffins rolled past Bradley-
 
 

Girls volleyball

McBride helps Hersey win key early season MSL game over Fremd

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: ‘Just a great leader,’ McBride sparks Hersey over Fremd in three-set thriller
Sep 16, 2026 8:32 am - While leading Buffalo Grove to the 1988 IHSA state boys soccer championship, Brian McBride came back from an injury in the first half of a playoff game against Fremd and scored the game-winning goal, one of 80 in his terrific high school days which l
 
 

Wagner stands tall for Metea Valley

Girls volleyball

Girls volleyball: Knowing that tips are her ‘best option,’ Metea Valley’s Katie Wagner stands tall in win over Waubonsie Valley
Sep 16, 2026 2:29 pm - Metea Valley junior Katie Wagner knows that she’s not the tallest outside hitter around. Standing at 5-foot-9, Wagner doesn’t pound the ball down at will like her taller counterparts. The key then becomes finesse, angles and vision as she works hard
 
 

Stritch coming up big at Benet

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Girls volleyball: Benet’s Linden Stritch learns well from her mom, a former Mother McAuley star: ‘Everything is a credit to her’
Sep 16, 2026 2:20 pm - Benet sophomore outside hitter Linden Stritch didn’t begin playing competitive volleyball until she was 12. It didn’t take her long to establish some lofty goals. She aspires to play in college. “I totally want to,” Stritch said. “I’ve known that sin
 
 
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