Metering is ON

Benet bows out with loss to Carmel

The Jordan Kos Show overshadowed what Benet had hoped would be a high-scoring senior night for the Redwings. Instead, Kos (18 carries for 149 yards) …

  • Oct 22, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 9 football preview capsules

Elgin (1-7, 0-6 Upstate Eight River) at Metea Valley (3-5, 1-5 Upstate Eight Valley), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Elgin lost to St. Charles East 10-0; …

  • Oct 19, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 8 football preview capsules

Benet (1-6, 0-6 East Suburban Catholic) at St. Viator (1-6, 0-6 East Suburban Catholic), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Benet won at Washington High School (South …

  • Oct 13, 2011

  • Oct 8, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 7 football preview capsules

Naperville North (4-2, 3-1 DuPage Valley) at West Aurora (2-4, 0-4 DuPage Valley), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Naperville North won at Glenbard East 51-13; West …

  • Oct 6, 2011

Benet offensive woes continue in shutout defeat

Each week Benet seems to relive the nightmare that has haunted the Redwings since the opening week of the season. Despite having a solid defense, …

  • Oct 1, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 6 football preview capsules

Naperville North (3-2, 2-1 DuPage Valley) at Glenbard East (1-4, 0-3 DuPage Valley), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Naperville North beat West Chicago 45-7; Glenbard East …

  • Sep 29, 2011

Joliet Catholic rolls past Benet

Facing a winless opponent and having scored 63 points in each of their last two games, No. 4 Joliet Catholic did not expect its Saturday …

  • Nov 2, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 5 football preview capsules

No. 4 Joliet Catholic (4-0, 3-0 East Suburban Catholic) at Benet (0-4, 0-4 East Suburban Catholic), 8 p.m. on Saturday Last week: Joliet Catholic beat …

  • Nov 2, 2011

Herald-News Week 5 football preview capsules

Joliet West (0-4, 0-2) at Joliet Central (0-4, 0-2) Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday The rundown: The SouthWest Suburban Blue game originally scheduled for Memorial Stadium …

  • Nov 2, 2011

Waubonsie’s Warden impresses in first start

Thrown into the fire in Waubonsie Valley’s 27-20 loss at Bartlett in Week 3 after senior starter Mitch Stefani broke his collarbone, Warriors’ junior quarterback …

  • Sep 26, 2011

Hannon’s field goal clinches Marist win

Cillian Hannon connected on a 21-yard field goal on the final play of the game to lift Marist to a 17-14 win over Benet at …

  • Sep 23, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 4 football preview capsules

Lake Park (1-2, 0-1 Upstate Eight River) at Waubonsie Valley (2-1, 0-1 Upstate Eight Valley), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Lake Park lost to South Elgin …

  • Sep 15, 2011

Waubonsie Valley QB Stefani out indefinitely

Waubonsie Valley coach Paul Murphy takes a lot of pride in the fact his program has done well consistently year in and year out despite …

  • Sep 15, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 3 football capsules

No. 23 Waubonsie Valley (2-0) at Bartlett (1-1), 7:30 p.m. Last week: Waubonsie Valley beat Oswego 34-14; Bartlett beat Elgin 42-0 Storyline: With the program’s …

  • Sep 7, 2011

Benet defense wears down in defeat

No amount of off-season conditioning could prepare Benet’s defense for what it went through Friday night. With high humidity and the mercury hovering around 90 …

  • Sep 3, 2011

Naperville Sun Week 2 football preview capsules

Marian Catholic (1-0, 1-0 East Suburban Catholic) at Benet (0-1, 0-1 East Suburban Catholic) Last week: Marian Catholic beat St. Viator 51-27; Benet lost at …

  • Sep 6, 2011

DeSimone dominates for Nazareth

Nazareth senior Joe DeSimone doesn’t consider his move from linebacker to safety this season as a transition. “It’s all the same,” DeSimone said. “It’s still …

  • Aug 29, 2011

East Suburban Catholic football preview

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC Outlook: The opening week of the season, when Carmel plays at Joliet Catholic, will decide the conference title while there will be …

  • Nov 2, 2011

Benet football preview

Benet Coach: Pat New 2010 Record: 5-5 (Lost 49-7 to Wheaton Warrenville South in Class 7A first round) Top Returners: Senior RB/WR Nick Mankowski, Senior …

  • Aug 15, 2011

Benet aims to build on break-even season

Benet head football coach Pat New accomplished a lot his first year, teaching and coaching. On the field, the Redwings went 5-5 and made the …

  • Jul 24, 2011

Carmel rolls past Benet

Carmel defensive end Mike Cohen takes pride in wrecking opposing offenses. So when the senior speaks about his Corsairs defense it's important to listen to …

  • Oct 2, 2010

Benet has new energy

Life is good, so far, for the Benet Academy football program. Off to a 2-0 start for the first time in 13 years, Benet plays …

  • Sep 8, 2010

Dons come back to top Benet

Notre Dame overcame an 11-point, early fourth quarter deficit to defeat Benet 35-31 on Friday on a memorable Homecoming night Niles. The Dons (3-1, 1-1) …

  • Sep 18, 2010

Naperville Sun football notebook

After a week away from conference play, Benet (3-2, 0-2 East Suburban Catholic) travels to face the highly-ranked Corsairs on Friday. Benet coach Pat New …

  • Sep 28, 2010

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