Metering is ON

South has the Wright stuff against North

When the playoffs are on the line, it helps to have a game-breaker on your side. Plainfield South senior Do-It-All Dantrell Wright broke free for …

  • Oct 22, 2011

Oswego East run over by Plainfield North

Plainfield North needed a victory on homecoming to keep its playoff hopes alive Friday. It didn’t matter how they got it, they just needed to …

  • Oct 15, 2011

Minooka rallies behind Hill’s efforts

It looked like Plainfield North had stopped Minooka’s Kalvin Hill for another short gain midway through the second quarter of the Tigers’ Southwest Prairie Conference …

  • Oct 15, 2011

Herald-News Week 7 football preview capsules

Marian (3-3, 3-3) at Joliet Catholic (5-1, 4-1) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday at ATI Field at Memorial Stadium The rundown: After last week’s 24-21 loss …

  • Nov 2, 2011

Oswego too much for Plainfield North

“They have like 86 first downs.” It was a simple hyperbolic statement heard in the Plainfield North press box, but that’s how it felt for …

  • Oct 6, 2011

Quick start paces Tigers

The Plainfield North Tigers just might be starting to put it all together. After a pair of disheartening road losses to Lockport and Plainfield East …

  • Sep 24, 2011

Plainfield North upends Plainfield Central

Plainfield North quarterback Kurt Palandech rallied the Tigers from a two-touchdown deficit at home to defeat Plainfield Central 35-28 in Southwest Prairie action Friday. The …

  • Sep 17, 2011

Herald-News Week 4 football capsules

Joliet Central (0-3, 0-1) at Lockport (2-1, 0-1) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday The rundown: The oldest rivalry in the immediate Joliet area is renewed with …

  • Oct 12, 2011

Plainfield East stuns Plainfield North

A David and Goliath of Southwest Prairie Conference football proportions played out during the league opener for Plainfield East and Plainfield North Friday at East. …

  • Sep 9, 2011

Herald-News Week 3 football capsules

Lockport (2-0) at Lincoln-Way East (2-0) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday The rundown: Lockport used Ted Snidanko’s blocked punt in the fourth quarter as the springboard …

  • Nov 2, 2011

Snidanko, Lockport throw a block party

For Lockport’s Ted Snidanko it went all according to plan. With the game tied, Snidanko came up with a blocked punt in the fourth quarter. …

  • Sep 3, 2011

Week 2 football previews

Providence (1-0) at Minooka (0-1) Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday The rundown: Two area teams with something to prove clash in this attractive match-up. Although Providence …

  • Nov 2, 2011

Roberts’ three TDs lead Plainfield N. past Bradley-Bourbonnais

PLAINFIELD NORTH 36, BRADLEY-BOURBONNAIS 20

  • Aug 27, 2011

Preview: Bradley-Bourbonnais/Plainfield North

Bradley-Bourbonnais at Plainfield North Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday The rundown: Kapri Bibbs and his incredible 2,646 rushing yards are gone, and so are many other regulars from …

  • Aug 27, 2011

Plainfield North learning about life after Bibbs

Just like the 2010 season, the talk surrounding the Plainfield North football team is about Kapri Bibbs, who rushed for 2,646 yards and 38 touchdowns …

  • Aug 27, 2011

Southwest Prairie football preview

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE Outlook: The SPC could boast four playoff qualifiers this year and a host of potential college quarterbacks. Oswego’s offense is scary good and …

  • Aug 27, 2011

Fiery Bibbs is leader of small-back pack

Football has been good to Plainfield North's Kapri Bibbs. It has bought him a ticket for a college education. And it has enabled him to …

  • Oct 4, 2010

Keeping defenses on their toes

Bootlegs. Keepers. Rollouts. In the second half last Friday night against Minooka, Plainfield North quarterback Kyle Palandech let his fleet feet do the talking while …

  • Oct 13, 2010

Ryan giving Biggs big lanes

Finding a fullback who can pack an explosive 270-pound wallop on an athletic 5-foot-10 frame is like locating the needle in a haystack. Defensive tackle …

  • Oct 24, 2010

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