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Great ride ends for Plainfield North football

By BRAD KLETT For Sun-Times Media — Sun, 1 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

The Plainfield North Tigers drew powerful Chicago St. Rita in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs and were sent home to pack their gear after a 40-14 loss to the Mustangs on Saturday night.

Starks, Mustangs race by Plainfield North

BY DAN RUANE — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Travis Starks filled in for an injured Jahwon Akui and ran for 250 yards and four touchdowns, leading No. 14 St. Rita past Plainfield North 40-14 in a Class 7A opener on Saturday.

Plainfield North tops Lockport, gains final

BY PHIL BROZYNSKI — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Kylee Baker finished with 13 kills, and Sarah Scott added seven kills and two blocks Thursday to lead 10th-seeded Plainfield North to a 25-19, 25-21 girls volleyball upset of seventh-seeded Lockport at the Class 4A Oswego East Regional.

Meyers is main man for Plainfield North

BY BILL SCHEIBE bscheibe@scn1.com — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

Though he prefers to defer praise to his teammates, middle linebacker Matt Meyers is clearly the leader of the Plainfield North defense with 109 tackles and three sacks.

PFN runs past district rival PFE

By BRAD KLETT For The Herald-News — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:01 CST

The Plainfield North High School football team completed its regular season with an impressive 43-0 Southwest Prairie Conference win over neighborhood District 202 rival Plainfield East Friday night.

Plainfield N. takes its fifth vs. Oswego E.

By BRAD KLETT For The Herald News — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:01 CST

Kapri Bibbs scored 4 touchdowns and rushed 26 times for 244 yards as Plainfield North High School (5-2, 3-2) defeated Oswego East 41-6 Friday night in Southwest Prairie Conference play.

Plainfield North steals victory vs. Minooka

Sat, 3 Oct 2009 00:01 CST

His face was smeared with black eye shadow. His look was that of a cat burglar. And that's precisely the role Mike Laudizio played in Plainfield North's 6-0 high school football victory over Minooka on Friday night -- that of a burglar.

Oswego QB shows poise under pressure

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:01 CST

Jim Owczarski: Late last spring I was up in the press box during an Oswego baseball game when a couple of Panthers boosters told me, "We've got a quarterback." Usually I take this type of thing with a grain of salt -- everyone's always got a quarterback, or a running back, or whoever, waiting in the wings. And let's be honest -- when you say "Oswego football," the quarterback position rarely comes up.

Title hopes on the line for Tigers, Panthers

BY JIM OWCZARSKI -- BEACON NEWS — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00 CST

Jim Owczarski: A year ago, Plainfield North headed home from its game against Oswego smarting from a one-point overtime loss, when the Panthers punched in the winning 2-point conversion in the extra session.

Romeoville rallies for a biggie vs. P. North

By BRAD KLETT For The Herald News — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:01 CST

For Romeoville coach Jeff Kuna, Friday night's 40-39 come-from-behind win over Plainfield North in Southwest Prairie Conference play was a validation of just how far the Spartans have come in Year 2 under his guidance.

Davis does it all for Plainfield North

BY BILL SCHEIBE bscheibe@scn1.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00 CST

Bill Scheibe: Can you imagine the Buffalo Bills' Terrell Owens lining up as a single back in an ace trips package? Can you imagine the impact of Owens then being split wide in that trips set, or even as part of a double tight end-motion look?

Davis goes for and wide of Plainfield N.

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:01 CST

Bill Scheibe: Imagine being a safety, cornerback or nickel back for the Plainfield Central defense Friday night when Plainfield North senior Devonta Davis -- pronounced Da-von-tay -- moved around the football field like the critical piece in a cunning game of chess.

Plainfield N. resembling a contender

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

Dick Goss: The Plainfield North High School football team that played the second half of Friday night's 28-17 victory over Plainfield Central ranks as a favorite to win the Southwest Prairie Conference championship.

The needle points North in Plainfield

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:01 CST

When Evan Engelsen nailed a booming 38-yard field goal with 34 seconds left in the first half to provide a 17-14 lead, Plainfield Central was feeling pretty good about its chances in Friday's Southwest Prairie Conference opener against Plainfield North.

Plainfield North's Davis scoots around Grant

By BRAD KLETT For The Herald News — Sat, 5 Sep 2009 00:01 CST

The first half belonged to Plainfield North High School's Devonta Davis.

Plainfield North tees off in opener

By BRAD KLETT For The Herald News — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:01 CST

Plainfield North adjusted the game plan before Friday night's season opener against West Chicago, and the results fit to a "T".

Preview capsule: Plainfield North football

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:00 CST

Plainfield North needed a victory over Morris in its final game last season to qualify for the playoffs, but it did not happen. That helped set the goal for this season.

Southwest Prairie

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00 CST

Oswego rates as a slight favorite.