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The Herald-News area high school football preview for Week 7 of the 2025 season, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.
Bishop McNamara visits Wheaton Academy for a primetime matchup, Kankakee returns home for the first time since Week 1, and more in the Daily Journal's Week 7 football previews.
Reed-Custer's Tristan Randall came through in the clutch against Peotone to create even more parity in the Illinois Central Eight Conference, Bishop McNamara is the area's last undefeated team and more in the Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.
Seven of the Daily Journal area's 15 prep football teams are 5-1 or better through six weeks, with 12 teams at 3-3 or better.
The Coalers forced four Manteno turnovers, got four Connor Henline touchdown passes, and saw three players score at least two touchdowns apiece in a 55-0 win at Manteno on Friday
The Herald-News prep football preview for Week 6, featuring key showdowns across the greater Will and Grundy county area.
Bishop McNamara, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Clifton Central all improved to 5-0 last week. They're three of the teams highlighted in this week's Daily Journal 2-Minute Drill.
Bishop McNamara sweated out a win at Aurora Christian to move to 5-0, Clifton Central also remained undefeated, Kankakee earned a road shutout and more in Friday's Daily Journal football roundup.
The Herald-News Prep Football Capsules for Week 5, featuring key showdowns across the greater Joliet area.