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Category: Clear-Ridge Reporter Prep Sports
Lyons boys soccer season ends with supersectional loss
Seeking its first trip to state since 2023, Lyons lost 6-5 on penalty kicks after playing Lockport to a 1-1 tie.
City football roundup: Goode falls to Quincy in game that featured 172 points
Goode lost 88-84 to Quincy in the highest-scoring game in the 54-year history of the IHSA football playoffs.
Mike Clark’s football Top 10
Check out who’s new to the rankings heading into Week 12.
Caleb Tucker, Mount Carmel defense dominate Marist
Four-star prospect Caleb Tucker paced a Mount Carmel defense that had nine sacks in a 55-21 win against Marist in the Class 8A first round.
Damari Thigpen provides spark on special teams, defense as Brother Rice rolls
Damari Thigpen ran a punt back 75 yards for a touchdown and had a sack as Brother Rice beat St. Charles North 49-7 in the Class 7A first round.
Noah Taylor’s running, passing powers St. Laurence past Plainfield South
Junior quarterback Noah Taylor accounted for more than 300 total yards and two touchdowns as St. Laurence beat Plainfield South 28-13.
Area football roundup: Jack Williams, Lyons roll into 8A second round
Lyons, Nazareth, Richards, Riverside-Brookfield and St. Rita were among local teams advancing to the second round.
Sandburg knocked out by Barrington in 8A first round
Sean Ruisz and Vinny Annel ran for touchdowns in Sandburg’s 24-17 loss to Barrington on Oct. 30 in the Class 8A first round.
Area roundup: Reavis’ Santiago Chavez chases his state dream
Santiago Chavez, a Louisville commit, became Reavis’ first sectional champion in boys cross country on Oct. 30 at Lyons.
