Grayslake North Preps

Landon Dovel ran for 210 yards and two touchdowns to lead Grayslake North over rival Grayslake Central on Friday.

Wauconda junior Jackson Rudolph had a happy birthday Friday, scoring three touchdowns in a 57-33 victory at Grayslake Nortn

Grayslake North faces Marian Central in a nonconference girls volleyball match Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock.

Grayslake Central hosted crosstown foe Grayslake North in Week 4 of football on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.

Prairie Ridge faces Grayslake North in a nonconference softball Thursday. March 23, 2023, at Grayslake North High School.

Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2022 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.

Just five months removed from shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, Woodstock North sophomore Addi Salazar struck out 10 and picked up a 5-4 win Friday over host Grayslake North.

Crystal Lake Central is headed back to the IHSA Class 2A Competitive Dance State Meet for the eighth consecutive year.

Prairie Ridge’s statistics are indicative of an offense that does not lean heavily on one player.

Dundee-Crown football (1-0) rallied to stun the host Grayslake North Knights, 30-25, and immediately matched its win total from 2017.

Ty Penningon was the lead back most of the first half and finished with 121 yards on 12 carries as Cary-Grove cruised into the Class 6A quarterfinals with a 56-7 victory over Grayslake North at Al Bohrer Field

The Knights went on to beat the Thunder, 35-21, Friday night in a Fox Valley Conference Fox Division game at Grayslake North.

Woodstock led Grayslake North in the number of offensive plays run, 46 to 42, and time of possession. The Knights, however, made the big scoring plays on the night that led to their 35-14 victory.

The game plan for Crystal Lake Central on Friday was simple. In order to spoil Grayslake North’s homecoming, the Tigers needed to establish a solid running game on offense, and slow down the Knights ground game while on defense.

Prairie Ridge football coach Chris Schremp says his team commits at least an hour at every practice to working on blocking, and its games like the one the Wolves had against Grayslake North on Friday night is where all that blocking practice really shows up.

On fourth down during their first defensive series, Cary-Grove defensive back Max Skol broke through the Grayslake North offensive wall, dove and blocked the Knights’ punt, instantly putting the Trojans in striking distance.

For Grayslake North and Hampshire, something had to give. Each team came into the second week of the season following victories over a close rival in Week 1.

Unfortunately for the Thunder, that hardware will be heading to Grayslake North as the Knights defeated Woodstock North 49-29

The Knights rolled to a 42-0 homecoming victory at home against Woodstock.

Woodstock had one main goal in Friday night’s game against Grayslake North. Contain Titus Booker.

The Knights took their frustrations out on the Blue Streaks, as Grayslake North defeated Woodstock 42-0 in a Fox Valley Conference Fox Division matchup at Grayslake North.

Nevermind the drive just before halftime when Crystal Lake Central ran out of time on Grayslake North’s 4-yard line.

Grayslake North (3-2, 2-0) at Crystal Lake Central (3-2, 1-2) When: 7:15 p.m. Thursday.

A battle took place between the Knights’ Titus Booker and the Wolves’ Nathan Griffin. But it was too much Booker, as Grayslake North defeated Prairie Ridge 47-27 in a Fox Valley Conference Fox Division matchup.

Grayslake North football coach Steve Wood knew it would be a challenge to win without his starting quarterback, Merrick Gentile, Friday night. It also didn’t help matters much that the Knights were hosting Cary-Grove, the top-ranked team in Class 7-A.

Cary-Grove’s dominant 42-7 victory over Grayslake North didn’t come without a few hiccups. The Trojans committed seven penalties for 75 yards, including six for 60 yards in the first half.

The coin toss had already been called. The National Anthem already played. The Grayslake North and Cary-Grove football teams were lined up on the field. But the football remained on the tee. The chain gang was missing.

For the second straight year, the Grayslake North Knights put up over 40 points en route to their victory over Hampshire. The Whip-Purs were game, but in the end too many missed tackles lead to a 42-31 home loss.

Grayslake North (7-2 overall, 5-1 Fox Valley Conference Fox Division) scored touchdowns on its first four drives and held a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.

Prairie Ridge’s offensive line was on a mission Friday night against Grayslake North.

The music inside Crystal Lake Central’s locker room was as loud as the Tigers’ smiles were wide.

There is no overstating the importance of Friday’s game when Grayslake North visits Crystal Lake Central at Owen Metcalf Field.

Hampshire’s first three plays on offense Friday against Grayslake North consisted of a 1-yard loss, a 3-yard loss and a 3-yard loss. It was a sign of a long, disappointing night ahead for the Whip-Purs.

At the end, Grayslake North quarterback Merrick Gentile was too much for Johnsburg in a 21-13 Fox Valley Conference Valley Division loss. But it’s what happened in the middle that made the Skyhawks believe again.

The Woodstock football team and its coaching staff had a short week to prepare for Grayslake North and its high-powered offense before the two squads met Thursday night.

Senior quarterback A.J. Fish scored six touchdowns to lead Grayslake North to a 56-21 victory over Jacobs on Friday night.

Led by Jordan Neukirch and offensive line play, the Red Raiders dominated the line of scrimmage and the scoreboard in a 48-21 victory over winless Grayslake North.

The Gators’ had little trouble the rest of the way as they rolled over Grayslake North, 46-0, in Fox Valley Conference crossover football action.