Ed Schaffer

Sometimes it takes the defense to ignite the offense. That's exactly what occurred Thursday when seniors Ervin Johnson, Marcus Banks and Edward Charse III forced turnovers to lead Manley to...

Dave Calendo had a plan. The Willowbrook senior quarterback called his own number in overtime Friday night to lift the host Warriors to a 50-47 victory over Hinsdale South in...

Thornton Fractional South coach Tom Padjen remembered last year's loss to SICA Orange nemesis Crete-Monee as if it had happened yesterday. "We had a bad taste in our mouth from...

Driscoll may want to move all its games to Friday nights. The Highlanders, playing their first night game in school history, led 28-0 at half en route to a 35-0...

6 Naperville North: Jay McCareins threw for a touchdown and ran for another as the Huskies downed Palatine 30-16. After Palatine pulled to within 22-16 on a Mike Hnytka 8-yard...

By all rights De La Salle shouldn't have had much of a chance against St. Rita Tuesday night. But amazing things can happen when a team stops thinking about how...

If top-ranked Westinghouse keeps living on the edge, , head coach Chris Head just might begin to regret what he asks for. "We don't need blowouts," Head said. "We need...

Kankakee coach Alex Renchen has set strict guidelines for his players to follow throughout his six-year coaching tenure. How strict? Headbands and wristbands aren't even allowed. A few weeks ago,...

Opposing defenses had sacked Brother Rice quarterbacks only five times going into Friday night's game in Joliet. But that was before Joliet Catholic's defense teed off against Steve Scott and...

Soccer Eisenhower 12, Tinley Park 0: Eugenio Gil had three goals and three assists for Eisenhower (10-2-5, 6-0-1) in the SICA Central. Lemont 5, Joliet Catholic 2: Tim Gaskin scored...