Glenbard West Preps

As the girls basketball season tips off this week, here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Downers Grove North's boys cross country team, ranked No. 1 since preseason, ran away with a dominating repeat Class 3A state championship, while in a tight 3A girls race York took second and Downers Grove North third. And Benet's Finn Richards won the Class 2A boys state title.

Here are previews and picks for all the first-round games for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Glenbard West sophomore Catino Harris, who scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of Glenbard West’s 2-1 win over St. Charles North to win the Class 3A Glenbard West Regional title, is the Suburban Life Athlete of the Week in an online vote. Read more about him here.

Ben Murphy scored two goals and assisted on two more in the span of eight minutes to start the second half to help top-seeded Geneva win a shootout against fourth-seeded Glenbard West to advance to the sectional finals.

Geneva boys soccer faced Glenbard West on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 in the Class 3A St. Charles North Sectional semifinal in St. Charles.

Fourth-seeded Glenbard West used two goals in the final 12 minutes, including the game-winner from sophomore Catino Harris with 50 seconds left in the game, for a come-from-behind victory over fifth seeded St. Charles North to win a regional title.

Glenbard West's season marked by injuries and a brutally tough start to the schedule ended on a positive note Saturday, a 48-21 win over Oak Park-River Forest at Duchon Field, but the Hilltoppers will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2006.

Here are previews and picks for Week 8's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are previews and picks for Week 8's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Semin Razman recorded a hat trick to run his season total to 21 goals, and Wheaton Warrenville South beat St. Charles East 4-1 to secured its first-ever DuKane Conference title in the seventh year of the league. That, plus Glenbard West to play for Glenbard Cup in soccer notes.

Jimmy Conners rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, and visiting York shut out Glenbard West into the fourth quarter of a 24-14 win, bouncing back from a loss the previous week and giving the Dukes' seniors their first win over the Hilltoppers.

Here are previews and picks for Week 7's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Glenbard South's Joey Villa had the size and experience to play quarterback. One problem? The Raiders were set there. Here's how they found a way to get the 'game changer' on the field. That, plus Northwestern-bound Michael O'Connell just scratching the surface for Glenbard West.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 7 in the western suburbs for IHSA football

Teyion Oriental returned from injury to throw for a TD and run for a TD in Glenbard West's 35-14 win over Hinsdale Central on Saturday.

Here are previews and picks for Week 6's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Notre Dame recruit Joe Reiff's work on both sides of the ball has been key to York's 5-0 start, and the two-lineman leads the Dukes into a showdown of unbeatens Friday against Downers Grove North. That, plus notes on Nazareth, Glenbard West and Glenbard South from Bob Narang.

Led by senior and four-year varsity starting setter Alex Barcenas, Downers Grove South's volleyball team is on track for its winning season, and potentially regional title, since 2019. That and more in Bill Stone's volleyball notes.

Here are previews and picks for Week 5's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Unbeaten Benet, off to the program's best start in over a decade, has emerged as one of the state's surprise stories, with a huge test this Friday at Mount Carmel. That, St. Francis looking to shake off first loss and more in Bob Narang's Suburban Life football notebook.

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 5 in the western suburbs for IHSA football

Illinois State recruit Travis Stamm had nine catches, his 46-yarder setting up a go-ahead field goal before halftime, and his 50-yard interception return for a touchdown capped off Lyons' 24-7 win over Glenbard West, the Lions' first win over the Hilltoppers since 2016.

Lyons Township hosted Glenbard West on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024 in Week 4 football.

Glenbard West faces Lyons Township in Week 4 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Here are previews and picks for Week 4's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Despite seeing its bid for a third straight shutout ruined in the fourth quarter, Downers Grove North again brought out the running clock in a 42-7 win over Glenbard West on Friday.

Downers Grove North hosted Glenbard West in the third week of football on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

Here are previews and picks for Week 3's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

33 new teams entered Steve Soucie's playoff projection following Week 2. See if and where your team fits in the projected 256-team field.

There were plenty of chances to make a mark with numerous games between ranked opponents in Week 2. Find out how the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings shook out ahead of Week 3.

Iowa recruit Ryan Fitzgerald threw two touchdown passes on the first two series before leaving with a hamstring injury, backup Dom Maloney came off the bench to throw three TDs, and Loyola rebounded from a Week 1 loss to beat Glenbard West 42-7.

Glenbard West hosted Loyola in the second week of football on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024.

Loyola faces Glenbard West in Week 2 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Here is a previews and picks for Week 2's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Join Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as they break down the biggest Week 2 matchups around the state in Illinois high school football

Nazareth's Sam Stec comes from a family of football players that played Division I college ball. The senior lineman is motivated to add to that legacy, and win a third title at Nazareth. That, plus IC Catholic's big win in St. Louis and more.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they break down what happened in Week 1 in high school football in the western suburbs and look ahead to Week 2

Hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald broke down the big moments from Week 1 in IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

Glenbard West hosted Batavia in the first week of the 2024 football season on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.

Nathan Whitwell ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns on 35 carries, and Batavia's defense twice turned away possessions for the tie in the fourth quarter to preserve a 35-28 win on Saturday at Duchon Field.

Batavia will face Glenbard West to open Week 1 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Here is a previews and picks for Week 1's games for the 2024 season for teams in the Suburban Life coverage area.

Join Steve Soucie and Josh Welge as we welcome the new football season and break down the biggest Week 1 matchups around the state including Loyola-East St. Louis, Lincoln-Way East-Maine South, Batavia-Glenbard West

There was a common thread amongst most of the teams looking for opening week games deep into the offseason: they were all powerhouses. For most of them the easiest solution was to simply square off against one another. Steve Soucie runs down the top games to watch this weekend.

Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz ring in the new football season and break down the biggest Week 1 matchups in the Western suburbs including Glenbard West-Batavia, Oswego-Neuqua Valley, St. Charles North-Palatine, Nazareth-Kankakee and more

The 2024 girls volleyball season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

With the kickoff of the high school football season days away, here is the Friday Night Drive preseason Top 25. Who is No. 1?

There's still a lot of consistency in the year-to-year playoff field's qualifiers. But there's also been some recently injected variability into the equation which makes trying to projected the 2024 field even more chaotic.

The 2024 boys soccer season starts this week. Here are previews of teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.