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Football: Mount Carmel tops Brother Rice, claims Catholic League title

The plan for Don Butkus and the Mount Carmel offense Friday night was to get a couple scores ahead early while driving into the teeth …

  • Dec 16, 2011

Football: Brother Rice eyes redemption

The Catholic League playoffs may not have the prestige of the state playoffs. But rest assured, with Brother Rice and Mount Carmel competing Friday at …

  • Nov 27, 2011

Football: Brother Rice blows by Fenwick

Brother Rice got off to a slow start but scored touchdowns on all four possessions of the second quarter en route to a 37-0 shutout …

  • Nov 23, 2011

Football: Josh Williams, Downers South rolls by Brother Rice

Two scores from Downers South running back Josh Williams led the Mustangs to a 41-14 win over Brother Rice in a Class 8A second-round playoff …

  • Nov 12, 2011

Football: Week 11 football preview capsules

Click the link to view the Herald-News football preview capsules or the SouthtownStar football preview capsules. Class 8A Brother Rice at Downers South When: 7 …

  • Nov 8, 2011

Martez Walker breaks Brother Rice record in ‘W’

Martez Walker was an offensive star in Brother Rice’s 35-14 victory over visiting Sandburg in Friday night’s Class 8A playoff opener, rushing for 182 yards …

  • Nov 4, 2011

Playoff football preview capsules

Class 8A H-F at Marist When: 7 p.m. Friday Outlook: Few teams can light up the scoreboard like Marist (7-2), which scored 120 points en …

  • Nov 4, 2011

Brother Rice hangs on to top Leo

Brother Rice celebrated senior night and for three and a half quarters the Crusaders and their fans were reveling in anticipation of an easy victory. …

  • Oct 28, 2011

Loyola pulls away from Brother Rice

With Loyola quarterback Malcolm Weaver out hurt and Brother Rice pulling within 13-10 on an 88-yard Martez Walker kickoff return touchdown, then stopping the Ramblers …

  • Oct 22, 2011

SouthtownStar Week 8 football preview capsules

MOUNT CARMEL (6-1, 1-1) AT ST. RITA (6-1, 2-0) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: Mount Carmel 51, St. Laurence 6;  St. Rita 28, Bishop …

  • Oct 12, 2011

Week 8 football preview capsules

Click the link to view the SouthtownStar football preview capsules, the Naperville Sun and the Herald-News football preview capsules. Bishop McNamara vs. Leo When: 7 …

  • Oct 20, 2011

Brother Rice blows by De La Salle

In a battle of the Blue against the White, it was the team from the upper division, Brother Rice, that got the victory over its …

  • Oct 8, 2011

Brother Rice hangs on in double OT

Brother Rice didn’t want to let another one get away, and Cody Stull made sure the Crusaders didn’t. Stull’s second interception of the game clinched …

  • Oct 7, 2011
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Mount Carmel rushes past Brother Rice

Brandon Greer and Mount Carmel’s well-oiled rushing machine was in fine form Friday night. And whenever Brother Rice got momentum, the Caravan was quick to …

  • Oct 1, 2011
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SouthtownStar Week 5 football preview capsules

BROTHER RICE (3-1, 0-1) VS. MOUNT CARMEL (4-0, 0-0)  AT GATELY STADIUM When: 7 p.m. Friday Last week: St. Rita 21, Brother Rice 17;  Mount …

  • Sep 28, 2011

Week 5 football preview capsules

Click the links to view the Herald-News football previews, the Naperville Sun football previews or the SouthtownStar football previews. Brother Rice vs. Mount Carmel When: …

  • Sep 29, 2011

Elmore’s efforts enough for St Rita

Charles Elmore likes a challenge and that’s just what he got on Friday night. First, the St. Rita senior had to break a few tackles …

  • Sep 23, 2011
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Break it down: Week 4

Year in and year out, the Catholic League Blue likes to consider itself the state’s premier football conference. Some years are better than others and …

  • Sep 15, 2011

SouthtownStar Week 4 football preview capsules

ST. RITA (2-1, 0-0) AT ROTHER RICE (3-0, 0-0) When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Last week: St. Rita 42, Fenwick 0; Brother Rice 35, Bishop McNamara …

  • Sep 28, 2011

Week 4 football preview capsules

Click the link to view the Herald-News, the Naperville Sun or SouthtownStar preview capsules. Bartlett at Batavia When: 7:30 p.m. Friday. Outlook: This Upstate Eight …

  • Sep 28, 2011

Walker leads the way for Brother Rice

Brother Rice 35 Bishop McNamara 14

  • Sep 10, 2011

Brother Rice wins it in overtime

Forty-eight minutes weren’t enough to determine a winner in the Pulaski Road Super Bowl on Friday night between Brother Rice and Marist. This one needed …

  • Sep 10, 2011

Week 2 football preview capsules

Brother Rice at Marist When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Outlook: Separated by barely 1 1/2 miles on the city’s Far Southwest Side, these two neighborhood rivals …

  • Sep 7, 2011

Brother Rice backfield carries the load

They have a lot more in common than just a name. “We’re a dynamic duo,” Martez Walker said. Brother Rice senior running back Martez Walker …

  • Aug 31, 2011

Catholic Blue football preview

CATHOLIC BLUE Outlook: Experienced Mount Carmel, second in Class 8A last season, rates an edge over St. Rita and Loyola. Brother Rice should be improved …

  • Sep 7, 2011

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