York Preps

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the semifinal round of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs

Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the semifinals

York faced Oswego East girls basketball in a York Thanksgiving Tournament game on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Elmhurst.

York hosted Warren in a Class 8A quarterfinal on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 in Elmhurst.

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the quarterfinal round of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs

Oswego hosted York in the second round of Class 8A football on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 in Oswego.

York faces Oswego in Round 2 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Edwardsville faces York in Round 1 of the 2024 Class 8A IHSA football playoffs. Friday Night Drive correspondent Scott Schmid will have live updates, scores and news from the game

York hosted Downers Grove North on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024 in girls volleyball in Elmhurst.

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 8 of the 2024 high school football season

York hosted Lyons Township on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 in week 8 of football in Elmhurst.

Lyons Township faces York in Week 8 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive correspondent Scott Schmid will have live updates, scores and news from the game

Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 8 in the western suburbs for IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

Congratulations to these 22 Illinois high school football players who were voted onto Friday Night Drive's Team of the Week for Week 7 of the 2024 high school football season

Minnesota recruit Owen Lansu threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Gregorio ran for two and led a hard-hitting defensive effort and Downers Grove North rolled at York 35-14 in West Suburban Silver action

York hosted Downers Grove North on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 for Week 6 of football in Elmhurst.

Downers Grove North faces York in Week 6 of the 2024 IHSA football season. Friday Night Drive editor Josh Welge will have live updates, scores and news from the game

After two weeks of relative stability, Week 6's schedule has the potential to shake things up. Steve Soucie takes a look at some of the best games to watch.

Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge are fired up and ready to dive into an exciting preview of Week 6 in IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

Congratulations to these 22 high school football players who made the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for Week 4 of the 2024 season

Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they break down Week 3 in IHSA football in the western suburbs

Bruno Massel threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third, and Henry Duda ran for 169 yards and two TDs, and York scored on all five possessions in the first half of a 35-13 win at Plainfield North on Friday

Plainfield North hosted York in the second week of football on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.

York faces Plainfield North 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

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

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.

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

10 names to watch in Illinois high school football for 2024

The 2024 football season officially began for York High School with practices on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.

Riverside-Brookfield hosted a boys basketball summer shootout on Saturday, June 22, 2024.

York faced Edwardsville in the 2024 Class 4A state third place game at Duly Health and Care Field in Joliet on Saturday, June 8, 2024.

York baseball faced McHenry in the Class 4A Kane County Supersectional at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva on Monday, June 3, 2024.

York baseball defeated Lake Park in a Class 4A St. Charles North Sectional semifinal game on Wednesday, May 29, 2024.

York put up seven runs in the eighth inning and Ryan Sloan cruised on the mound to defeat Lake Park 8-1 to advance to its third straight sectional final.

Westmont's Abraham Johnson, Wheaton Warrenville-South's Amari Williams, Hinsdale Central's Aden Bandukwala, and Downers Grove North's Philip Cupial and 4x800-meter relay team each came away from Saturday's meet with a state title.

Lyons Township girls soccer faced York in the Class 3A Hinsdale Central Sectional final on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

St. Francis used a strong final leg from freshman Erin Hinsdale to win the Class 2A 4x800 relay in a record time and Downers Grove North took second in the Class 3A 4x800 relay, leading area medalists at the IHSA state track and field meet in Charleston.

York and Downers Grove South girls soccer faced off in the 3A Morton Regional Final on Friday, May 17, 2024 in Berwyn.

DeKalb High School is the site of the IHSA State Badminton Championships Friday and Saturday drawing teams and fans from all over Illinois.

Lincoln-Way East ran to an easy victory in the team competition with 217 points to Lincoln-Way West’s 152. Joliet West was third with 140 points. But the major object of this meet, rescheduled from Friday because of rain, was as a litmus test for May’s major meets.

York boys basketball defeated Batavia in the Class 4A Addison Trail sectional semifinal on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

York hosted Downers Grove North in boys varsity basketball in Elmhurst on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.

The IHSA state competitive dance finals took place in Bloomington on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.

Glenbard West girls varsity basketball hosted York on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024.

Downers Grove North boys basketball hosted York on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024.

St. Charles East faced York in the Montini girls basketball tournament in Lombard on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023.

On the strength of five individual champions, the York Dukes stormed past the field at the 68th annual Berman Holiday Classic Thursday afternoon at host Palatine High School.

York hosted Hinsdale Central in girls varsity basketball in Elmhurst on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 following the abrupt resignation of the Hinsdale Central girls basketball coaching staff.

In a deviation of previous seasons, the top four seeds have advanced to the semifinals in Class 8A. Steve Soucie breaks down the semifinal round of the 2023 IHSA Class 8A playoffs.

Here are previews and picks of the semifinal matchups for each Suburban Life area team.