Bishop McNamara 45, Aurora Christian 42: On the road, Bishop McNamara improved to 5-0 and 3-0 in the Chicagoland Christian Conference to likely snap a program-long three-year playoff drought at the Eagles (3-2, 1-2).

While it’s only his first year as head coach and second year with the program after becoming the defensive coordinator last year, rookie Fightin’ Irish coach Greg Youngblood recognized how symbolically important getting to five wins was for this group, especially doing so in their first five games.

“The history, obviously I haven’t been a part of, but I think people felt the pressure a little bit,” Youngblood said. “The history is so rich here that you just can’t get away from it and expectations are still there. We felt it, but pressure is a good thing because people wan

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