http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com Latest news from the Chicago Sun-Times - High School Sports en-us webmaster@suntimes.com (Editor) Newspapers http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/YourSeason/assets/img/logo.gif http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2013 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 four touchdowns Friday night as the Cougars whipped district and Southwest Prairie Conference rival Plainfield North 27-7 in a game both sides absolutely had to have. With the playoff announcement due Saturday night, both came in 4-4 … ]]> Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:37:22 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8352180-393/south-has-the-wright-stuff-against-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8352180-393/south-has-the-wright-stuff-against-north.html 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 get it. The answer to their 35-7 Southwest Prairie Conference win over Oswego East was the ground game. Jay Roberts is listed as a wide receiver on the roster for the Tigers (4-4, 3-3), but one couldn’t … ]]> Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:08:58 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8223737-393/oswego-east-run-over-by-plainfield-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8223737-393/oswego-east-run-over-by-plainfield-north.html
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 game Friday in Minooka. However, Hill put his hand down, stayed on his feet and rambled 68 yards for a score. It not only cut Plainfield North’s lead to 21-14, but gave the Indians a shot of … ]]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:07:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8097949-393/minooka-rallies-behind-hills-efforts.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8097949-393/minooka-rallies-behind-hills-efforts.html 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 to Nazareth, Joliet Catholic is among four East Suburban Catholic teams with one loss. Now the goal is to claim at least a share of the league title and secure a favorable playoff seed. Marian is allowing … ]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:08:37 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8056509-401/herald-news-week-7-football-preview-capsules.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/8056509-401/herald-news-week-7-football-preview-capsules.html “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 Tigers’ fans watching the Oswego offense methodically move up and down the field Friday night. Panthers’ quarterback Ryan West threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another as Oswego flattened the Tigers 42-21 on … ]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:17:45 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7972920-393/oswego-too-much-for-plainfield-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7972920-393/oswego-too-much-for-plainfield-north.html 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 and a shootout win over rival Plainfield Central a week ago, the Tigers clicked on all cylinders on Friday night in registering a 42-0 win over Romeoville. Plainfield North (3-2, 2-1) needed a total of just six … ]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:59:57 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7843149-393/quick-start-paces-tigers.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7843149-393/quick-start-paces-tigers.html 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 Wildcats (2-2, 0-2) ran four plays and had a 14-0 lead over North (2-2, 1-1) with 8:46 to play in the first quarter. Plainfield Central’s Gino Giarrantano followed Jordan Ellingwood’s 58-yard gain with an 8-yard touchdown run … ]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:06:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7707901-393/plainfield-north-upends-plainfield-central.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7707901-393/plainfield-north-upends-plainfield-central.html
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 both teams out to forget their SouthWest Suburban Blue season debuts of a week ago. Joliet Central fell to Bolingbrook 60-6, and Lockport lost to Lincoln-Way East 38-7 despite Ted Snidanko’s 102-yard interception return for a touchdown. … ]]> Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:41:43 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7664200-401/herald-news-week-4-football-capsules.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7664200-401/herald-news-week-4-football-capsules.html
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. The underdog Bengals took advantage of seven Tiger turnovers and scored 31 straight points to pull off a 38-12 stunner. It’s the first win over a District 202 school and the first against a school with a … ]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:48:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7572895-393/plainfield-east-stuns-plainfield-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7572895-393/plainfield-east-stuns-plainfield-north.html
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 to a 28-21 Week 2 victory over Plainfield North. That kept the Porters’ record unblemished, but moving to 3-0 will be a difficult task in the SouthWest Suburban Blue opener at Lincoln-Way East. The Griffins have overpowered … ]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:40:30 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7527428-401/herald-news-week-3-football-capsules.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7527428-401/herald-news-week-3-football-capsules.html 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. The Porters offense then took advantage by converting it into the winning touchdown in a 28-21 victory over Plainfield North on Friday night. The win improved the host Porters to 2-0. Plainfield North fell to 1-1. “Actually, … ]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:36:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7441177-393/snidanko-lockport-throw-a-block-party.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7441177-393/snidanko-lockport-throw-a-block-party.html
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 got off on the right foot with a 21-6 win over Morgan Park, the Celtics still want to erase any lingering memories of their 2-7 season of 2010 plus build momentum heading toward Chicago Catholic Blue play. … ]]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:00:10 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7416015-393/week-2-football-previews.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7416015-393/week-2-football-previews.html Junior tailback Jay Roberts quickly gave reason for Plainfield North fans to forget about last year’s Mr. Everything Kapri Bibbs as he rushed 25 times for 198 yards and 3 TDs in leading the Tigers to a 36-20 victory over visiting Bradley-Bourbonnais in a nonconference game Friday night. “It feels great right now,” Roberts said. “I have some pretty big shoes to … ]]> Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:26:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7309644-393/story.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7309644-393/story.html 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 the Plainfield North team that shared the Southwest Prairie title with Plainfield South and Minooka. But junior QB Kurt Palandech could be a good one. Bradley is projected as a second-division finisher in the SouthWest Suburban Red. … ]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:26:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7280317-401/preview-bradley-bourbonnaisplainfield-north.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7280317-401/preview-bradley-bourbonnaisplainfield-north.html
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 a season ago. The question is: How good will the Tigers be without Bibbs, who is slated to join the football team at Snow Junior College in Utah in the fall? That inquiry, and plenty of others, … ]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:24:03 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7224107-393/plainfield-north-learning-about-life-after-bibbs.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/plainfieldnorth/football/7224107-393/plainfield-north-learning-about-life-after-bibbs.html