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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
Plainfield South topples Plainfield East
Plainfield East’s Senior Night was a coming-out party for Plainfield South’s Austin Howarth and Joshua Harris. Howarth enjoyed his finest night under center and Harris …
- Oct 15, 2011
Herald-News Week 8 football previews
Wilmington (6-1, 5-0) at Coal City (6-1, 4-1) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. The rundown: Both neighborhood rivals in this Interstate Eight crossover have lost once — …
- Oct 12, 2011
West’s big day lifts Oswego
Ryan West threw for over 400 yards Friday for Oswego, attempting 31 passes in the first half alone. The Panther defense was finally able to …
- Oct 8, 2011
Football: Quick burst leads Wildcats past Cougars
It took Plainfield Central seven seconds to ruin Plainfield South’s Homecoming Friday. The Wildcats scored two touchdowns within seven seconds in the first quarter en …
- Oct 1, 2011
Coal City picks up ‘gauntlet’
From Weeks 4 through 8, Coal City’s schedule includes games against four 2010 playoff teams. Coach Lenny Onsen calls it a “five-game gauntlet.” Five weeks …
- Oct 6, 2011
‘Goofy’ Minooka defense steps up vs South
Minooka football coach Bert Kooi says “they’re a little goofy, but it’s a good goofy.” The Good Goofies put on a defensive show for the …
- Sep 24, 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
Defense lifts Plainfield South over Romeoville
The Plainfield South defense set the tone Friday night, giving Dantrell Wright and the Cougars’ offense the time needed to get untracked. Wright scored on …
- Sep 17, 2011
Providence ready for Catholic Blue slate
After postgame handshakes Friday with St. Laurence players, a few Providence football players shouted “Yeah, 3-0!” as they ran to gather with teammates and coaches. …
- Sep 15, 2011
Plainfield South rides big plays to win
Two big plays. That’s what the completion of the Plainfield South at Joliet West nonconference football game came down to Monday morning, and both favored …
- Oct 12, 2011
Plainfield South-Joliet West to resume Monday
The first football game played on the new turf at Joliet West will not soon be forgotten. In fact, it is not over. Plainfield South …
- Oct 12, 2011
Bolingbrook rolls past Plainfield South
It may only be one game but Bolingbrook served notice to area teams that it has rebounded and is ready for a strong season. The …
- Aug 27, 2011
Preview: Bolingbrook/Plainfield South
Bolingbrook at Plainfield South Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday The rundown: A fun opener at Plainfield South as Bolingbrook puts QB Aaron Bailey, RB D.J. Pruitt and WR …
- Aug 25, 2011
Bublitz, Plainfield South aim to maintain momentum
The Plainfield South football team never has qualified for the state playoffs two years in a row. That’s one of many challenges facing the Cougars …
- Aug 25, 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
Plainfield South cruises to another win
The Plainfield South football team finally cracked a daily metropolitan newspaper's top 25 this week, checking in at and No. 21 in the Chicago Sun-Times. …
- Oct 3, 2010
Plainfield South races past Oswego
A deflected pass here, an interception there, incompletion upon incompletion - it would be easy to see how the Oswego faithful were wondering if the …
- Oct 9, 2010
Adams lights up the field for Cougars
The thing you notice about Plainfield South senior Dondre Adams, even before that blistering 4.25 speed in the tell-all 40, is his smile. Even with …
- Oct 14, 2010
Bibbs carries Tigers to title share
Forgive Kapri Bibbs if he wants to sleep in Saturday morning. The Plainfield North running back carried 54 times for 354 yards and five touchdowns …
- Oct 23, 2010
Cougars score often in win
With the way Romeoville has been struggling defensively, it almost did not seem fair the Spartans drew Plainfield South for Friday night's homecoming opponent. The …
- Sep 18, 2010
Minooka, Plainfield South ready to entertain
More often than not in a football-rich area such as ours, you have the opportunity to see one those matchups made in heaven. Not to …
- Sep 24, 2010
This one lived up to the billing
Dondre Adams was running a sweep and was trapped. But rather than taking the sure 5-yard loss, the Plainfield South senior running back reversed his …
- Nov 9, 2010
Plainfield South's Briscoe resigns
Plainfield South football coach Mike Briscoe resigned Tuesday in order to spend more time with his family. Briscoe, who will continue as dean of students …
- Nov 30, 2010
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