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Glenbard West 'D' stymies Wheaton N.

BY TINA AKOURIS -- SUN-TIMES — Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:00 CST

No. 4 Glenbard West stopped visiting Wheaton North from scoring twice in the second half to pull out a 14-0 first round win in the Class 7A playoffs Saturday in Glen Ellyn.

Huskies drop Wheaton North

BY Pat McGrath — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00 CST

Naperville North 27, Wheaton North 7: The No. 2 Huskies (8-0, 6-0 DuPage Valley) scored on their first possession when Nick Mlady ran a 35-yard screen pass from Matt Manade in for a touchdown.

WW South tops Wheaton North

BY Mike Cosentino — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00 CST

WW South 45, Wheaton North 14: The host No. 3 Tigers (7-0, 5-0 DuPage Valley) scored three times in a span of three minutes to close the half with a 35-7 lead over the Falcons (4-3, 2-3).

Redhawks 'D' steps up vs. Wheaton N.

BY BRIAN BOWN — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:00 CST

Nick Linne threw for 100 yards and scored two touchdowns as No. 24 Naperville Central beat No. 19 Wheaton North 28-13 on Friday in Wheaton.

Falcons' offense, defense working in sync

By Ken O'Brien Special to The Sun — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Everyone expects Wheaton North to score points behind running back Mike Trumpy and quarterback Taylor Graham. But while this was happening, the Falcons were building a powerful defense to complement their offense.

Doll, Glenbard North trump Falcons

BY TINA AKOURIS - STAFF REPORTER — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:00 CST

Senior Tyler Doll rushed for four touchdowns in Glenbard North�s 35-14 victory over Wheaton North Friday in a DuPage Valley conference opener in Carol Stream.

Wheaton North knocks off Lake Zurich

BY STEVE TUCKER -- SUN-TIMES — Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:00 CST

Junior Taylor Graham threw two second-quarter touchdown passes as the No. 15 Falcons knocked off reigning Class 7A state champion Lake Zurich 26-7 Friday night in Wheaton.

New leader, but same objective

By Rob Wollenzien Special to The Sun — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:00 CST

The Falcons begin the 2008 season under new leadership, hoping to gradually continuing clawing their way up in the DuPage Valley Conference standings. The team finished 5-5 in 2007 and broke a four-year playoff drought.

Falcons ready to fly

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00 CST

New coach Joe Wardynski, who spent the last four seasons as the defensive coordinator at rival WW South, said Wheaton North �has got a lot work to do.� Nonetheless, the Falcons return star running back Mike Trumpy, a Northwestern recruit, and have a talented junior quarterback in Taylor Graham.

Driven to succeed

BY ADAM L. JAHNS -- SUN-TIMES NEWS GROUP — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:00 CST

Nazareth�s LaSteven McKinney, Wheaton North�s Taylor Graham and Bartlett�s Josh Hasenberg were among more than 100 high school football players who took part in Football University, an invitation-only training camp conducted by former NFL players, at Naperville North this past weekend.