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Fox Valley Conference
Hampshire (3-2, 3-2) at Prairie Ridge (4-1, 4-1)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: Prairie Ridge 59, Hampshire 0 (2019)
About the Whip-Purs: Hampshire won its second game in a row with a 28-14 victory over McHenry. … QB Tyler Fikis ran for 182 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 123 and another score in last week’s win. He is second on the area rushing list at 726 and has 10 touchdowns. … RB Tristan Villarreal has 302 rushing yards and TE Devin Yeats leads the Whips with 13 receptions for 320 yards.
About the Wolves: Prairie Ridge fell three spots to No. 8 in The Associated Press Class 6A poll after its 42-7 loss to Cary-Grove. … RB Zach Bentsen (641) and FB Nathan Greetham (577) lead the Wolves’ rushing attack. QB Mason Loucks has 406 yards.
FND pick: Prairie Ridge
Crystal Lake South (3-2, 3-2) at Crystal Lake Central (3-2, 3-2)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: CL Central 19, South 7 (2021 spring)
About the Gators: South won its third consecutive game, 44-26, over Burlington Central last week. … QB Justin Kowalak has thrown for an area-best 1,092 yards and 11 touchdowns with only three interceptions, and he missed one game with an injury. … RB Nate Van Witzenburg has 582 yards rushing and 20 receptions. WR Michael Prokos leads the team with 24 catches and WR Cooper LePage has 12 receptions, four of which have gone for touchdowns. … South’s 189 points are third in the FVC in scoring.
About the Tigers: Central defeated Dundee-Crown, 48-20, last week. … RB Brent Blitek had a huge game with 231 rushing yards and five touchdowns. … Sophomore Jason Penza quarterbacked the Tigers for most of three games, but should be back at receiver as QB Colton Madura is set to return from an injury. … WR Jake Carnrite leads Central with 23 receptions, Charlie Fleming has 12.
FND pick: Crystal Lake South
Cary-Grove (5-0, 5-0) at Huntley (2-3, 2-3)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: Huntley 21, Cary-Grove 14 (2019)
About the Trojans: C-G beat Prairie Ridge, 42-7, in a battle of 4-0 teams last week. … The Trojans are No. 2 in Class 6A to East St. Louis. … QB Jameson Sheehan had his best game last week, running for 144 yards and three touchdowns and throwing for 108 yards and two scores. … FB Nick Hissong (530) and RBs Drew Magel (375) Wade Abrams (342) give defenses a lot to consider in C-G’s triple-option attack. … Magel (20.6), Sheehan (13.9), Abrams (13.7) and Hissong (10.4) all average double digits per carry.
About the Red Raiders: Huntley lost to Jacobs, 27-17, last week. … The bright spot in the loss last week was the Raiders finding a running game with RB Ryder Hunkins, whose 150-yard game was the first rusher with more than 100 this season. Raiders coach Matt Zimolzak attributed the improvement in the running game to having an offensive line group together for the second straight week.
FND pick: Cary-Grove
Dundee-Crown (0-5, 0-5) at McHenry (0-5, 0-5)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: McHenry 14, Dundee-Crown 7 (2019)
About the Chargers: D-C lost to Crystal Lake Central, 48-20, last week. … RB Keegan Otte has had back-to-back games of 199 and 164 yards to spark the offense. Otte had two TD runs and a scoring catch last week. … Sophomore QB Zach Randl has thrown for 529 yards.
About the Warriors: McHenry lost to Hampshire, 28-14, last week. … RB Brody Hallin had his best game with 151 rushing yards last week. … WR-DB Kyle Kaempf has 29 catches, second in the area, with five TD grabs.
FND pick: McHenry
Burlington Central (2-3, 2-3) at Jacobs (3-2, 3-2)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: Jacobs 46, Burlington Central 26 (2021 spring)
About the Rockets: Burlington Central lost its second straight game, 44-26, to Crystal Lake South last week. … RB Gavin Sarvis (385) and QB Shawn Adkerson (376) lead the Rockets in rushing.
About the Golden Eagles: Jacobs defeated Huntley, 27-17, last week. … The Golden Eagles came from behind with two late touchdowns to put last week’s game away. … RB Ben Ludlum leads the area with 857 rushing yards and RB Nasir Canty is third with 679. … With 199 points, Jacobs is the second-highest scoring team in the FVC.
FND pick: Jacobs
Kishwaukee River/Interstate 8 Blue Division
Marengo (3-2, 2-0) at Rochelle (3-2, 2-1)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: Rochelle beat Marengo in 1977.
About the Indians: Marengo lost to Morris, 42-0, last week. … QB Josh Holst is fourth among area passers with 913 yards and has thrown for 12 touchdowns. … WR Collin Aubry is third in the area with 28 receptions and WR Exzavier Meyer has 15 catches.
About the Hubs: Rochelle received a forfeit victory from Harvard, which was quarantined by COVID-19 last week. … The Hubs defeated Johnsburg, 35-10, in Week 4 and lost to Richmond-Burton, 34-7, in Week 3.
FND pick: Marengo
Johnsburg (0-5, 0-3) at Sandwich (0-5, 0-2)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: First meeting
About the Skyhawks: One week after Plano opened eyes by nearly beating state-ranked Richmond-Burton, Johnsburg served notice of its own by playing those same Reapers to a 27-26 game. Johnsburg was deep in Plano territory in the closing seconds. RB Jake Metze leads the area with 35 receptions and also has rushed for 379 yards. … QB Luke Conroy has thrown for 686 yards.
About the Indians: Two of Sandwich’s losses have come via forfeit as the team isolated due to COVID-19 issues, and the other three have come by a combined score of 155-27. Seven Tornga (20 carries for 79 yards in last week’s loss to Richmond-Burton) and Austin Marks (five carries, 49 yards, one TD; one reception, 24 yards) did find some success moving the ball in Week 5s return to the field.
FND pick: Johnsburg
Kishwaukee River/Interstate 8 White Division
Woodstock North (0-5, 0-3) at LaSalle-Peru (3-2, 1-1)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: First meeting
About the Thunder: North lost to Ottawa, 36-21, last week. … FB Henry Goetz leads the Thunder with 626 yards rushing and his 124 carries are the most in the area. … QB Jay Zinnen has run for 288 yards.
About the Cavaliers: L-P looks to get its running game back on track after behind held to 94 yards in a 23-0 loss to Sycamore last week. … The loss snapped a streak of 11 consecutive games the Cavs have rushed for more than 100 yards. The last time L-P failed to eclipse 100 yards was in a 45-0 loss to Sycamore in Week 8 of the 2019 season.
FND pick: LaSalle-Peru
Woodstock (2-3, 0-2) at Ottawa (2-3, 1-2)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last meeting: Woodstock 15, Ottawa 7 (2019)
About the Blue Streaks: Woodstock lost to Kaneland, 42-7, last week. … QB Liam Mickle has thrown for 979 yards (second in the area) and 10 touchdowns. … WRs Kaden Hunter (18 receptions), Jared Kniola (14) and Caden Monti (13) are the top receivers.
About the Pirates: Ottawa beat Woodstock North, 36-21, last week. … RB Javarius Whitfield rushed for 292 yards and four TDs against North. That type of recent success on video should open up things a bit for a Pirates passing game led by QB Braiden Miller and No. 1 target Levi Sheehan.
FND pick: Woodstock
Nonconference
Richmond-Burton (5-0) at Sycamore (4-1)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: First meeting
About the Rockets: R-B defeated Sandwich, 55-6, last week to stretch its state-best winning streak to 25 games. … The Rockets are No. 3 in Class 4A. …FB Brock Wood leads the team with 609 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 10.5 yards per carry. RB Steven Siegel has run 35 times for 281 yards and nine scores.
About the Spartans: The Spartans have won four straight heading in, including 23-0 against LaSalle-Peru last week. … “We’ve had a good week of practice,” Ryan said. “It’s always a house of cards dealing with high school kids, but I think we’re starting to figure some things out, defensively and offensively, especially on both sides of the ball up front.” … Four Spartans have at least 190 rushing yards this year, led by Nathaniel Altepeter’s 287 and eight touchdowns and Zack Crawford’s 231.
FND pick: Sycamore
CCL/ESCC Red Division
Leo (2-3, 1-0) at Marian Central (2-3, 0-0)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: First meeting
About the Lions: Leo lost to Montini, 39-32, last week. … The Lions defeated DePaul, 28-14, in Week 4 in its Red Division game.
About the Hurricanes: Marian lost to Providence, 35-33, last week. The Celtices are tied at No. 4 in Class 5A. … Marian trailed, 28-7, at halftime and rallied to cut the lead down before coming up short on a two-point conversion with no time left. … WR Christian Bentancur has 26 receptions and averages 19.2 yards a catch. … QB Brendan Hernon has thrown for 934 yards and nine touchdowns.
FND pick: Marian Central
Eight-Man Football
Alden-Hebron (1-4) at Ashton-Franklin Center (0-5)
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Last matchup: First meeting in eight-man football. A-FC played 11-man football in 2019.
About the Giants: A-H lost to Milledgeville, 48-16, last week. … QB Ben Vole threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Vogrinc in that game and Tyler Cunningham had an 8-yard touchdown run.
About the Raiders: A-FC lost to Hiawatha, 56-0, last week. … A-H fell to Hiawatha, 50-12, this season. A-FC has scored only 22 points in its five games.
FNC pick: Alden-Hebron
• Eddie Carifio, J.T. Pedelty and Kevin Chlum contributed to this report.