The complete Chicago area high school football schedule for Week 4. Send corrections or changes to preps@suntimes.com.

Homewood-Flossmoor's defense steps up. Time to pay attention to Antioch and McNamara. Cary-Grove establishes itself as Fox Valley favorites.

Fenwick beat Leo 18-6 on Saturday.

Oswego quarterback Noah Parker and receiver Jamal Fomby Jr. used a little bit of tenacity and a lot of chemistry to bust open a close game on Saturday in Joliet.

No. 4 Homewood-Flossmoor beat No. 23 Bolingbrook 29-0 on Friday, but it wasn’t in the Vikings' signature style of high-flying offense and explosive plays. It was the defense that made the difference. 

The Wildkits showed depth, patience and quick-strike scoring ability in a 32-13 win against Barrington on Friday.

Scores for all the ranked teams.

Brother Rice's Danny Fitzgerald has plenty to crow about after his performance on Friday in the No. 14 Crusaders' 35-3 win against No. 12 Loyola.

The Chicago Elite Classic, the annual two-day event featuring top teams in Illinois and from throughout the country, has announced its field of teams and matchups.

Payton beat Clark 33-14 to pick up a key Illini Prairie State victory on Thursday at Lane. But the result was not foremost on anyone’s mind when the game finished.

Even though Anthony Sayles is just a sophomore he’s been compared to Chicago preps legend and former NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb.

Simeon's Alante Brown is having a dream season with a big win over Phillips and an offer to play at Michigan State.

The latest rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters.

Here is a snapshot of where the state’s top players, from EJ Liddell to Max Christie, are ranked nationally, along with thoughts on their ranking and their individual recruitments of the uncommitted seniors.

It should be one to remember in the Catholic League Blue when No. 12 Loyola (2-1) visits No. 14 Brother Rice (3-0) on Friday in the Sun-Times’ Game of the Week.

All kinds of changes in the rankings after last week's upsets. Watch the latest episode of Sun-Times Game Week and check out the new rankings.

The complete area football schedule for Week 4.

A look at Mount Carmel's win against Loyola, Barrington's upset of Maine South along with an update on Providence frosh Aaron Vaughn and Prairie Ridge.