Bob Sakamoto

1. Mt. Carmel and Joliet Catholic are on their way back: The two most decorated programs with 23 state titles between them started slowly but are rounding into form. The...

Can't-miss games this weekend 1. Lincoln-Way Central at Lincoln-Way East, 7 p.m. Friday: Both teams come into this rivalry at 4-0. Central WR Jeremy Kaplan is averaging 17.9 yards per...

Standing on the threshold of making Illinois High School Association history has not altered Jordan Roberts' perception of the world one bit. Humility and compassion for others are still the...

1. This could be the year of the Mustangs: St. Rita is loaded with running backs, beginning with Dan Dispensa and Johwon Akui, and quarterback Larry Garrett is a better...

It's quite a spectacle, this Mt. Carmel-versus-St. Rita feud that is the greatest rivalry in Illinois high school football. Friday night's 85th renewal of a South Side turf battle that...

Can't-miss games this weekend: 1. Mt. Carmel at St. Rita, 7:30 p.m. Friday: Mt. Carmel looks to atone for last week's loss to Providence, and it's rare for the Caravan...

1. Mt. Carmel is not good in the mud: Five fumbles in the second half led to the fall of the No. 1 Caravan in the quagmire at Providence. Future...

After one game at quarterback, DaRon Brown said he'd rather play wide receiver. After two games? Let's just say the Morgan Park junior is becoming enamored of the game's most...

Can't-miss games this weekend: 1. Morgan Park at Bolingbrook, 7:30 p.m. Friday: Get ready for some offensive fireworks as Morgan Park attacks with QB DaRon Brown (604 yards total offense,...

1 Driscoll can play with the big boys: The seven-time small-school state champion can dominate bigger schools as well after QB Steve Schwabe passed for 318 yards and five TDs...