Lincoln-Way East (12-1) at Maine South (8-4)

The season gets started with a bang in Park Ridge with a matchup of the No. 2 and 4 ranked teams in Class 8A according to the Associated Press. Lincoln Way-East, who won this matchup 49-22 last season, is the slightly higher ranked team behind USC-bound QB Jonas Williams. Maine South counters with Indiana QB recruit Jameson Purcell. These two highly recruited quarterbacks combined for over 5,500 passing yards last year and 71 touchdowns.

Warren (7-5) at Hersey (6-4)

Here’s another matchup of teams ranked in the AP’s preseason state poll: Warren is No. 7 in Class 8A while Hersey checks in at No. 5 in 7A. Both teams feature two of the best running backs in the state, Ohio-bound Brandon Jenkins (1,865 all-purpose yards in ‘24) for the Huskies; I

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