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Rick Armstrong’s 3 takeaways from Week 5 of high school football season in Aurora-Elgin area
As good as it gets? It seems I think that every week of this high school season, and every week the players come up with a new topper. Batavia, which has made winning a habit in 13 seasons under coach Dennis Piron, did it again last week. The Bulldogs rolled 41-0 over Wheaton North, providing the weekend’s eye-opening score. Definitely did not see it coming, at least not by that wide of ...
Chrisjan Simmons stiff arms a defender on the way to an 80 yard touchdown
Chrisjan Simmons earns our Boys Play of The Week after running wild for an 80-yard score and icing the game for Waubonsie Valley football. This play is presented by Trunnell Insurance. Chrisjan Simmons breaks loose for Waubonsie Valley. The Warriors lead Stagg 21-7 with about five and a half minutes...
Rick Armstrong’s Aurora-Elgin football ranking and players of the week
Jacobs and Yorkville jump into the rankings topped by Batavia, with Oswego right behind. Top 10 With records through Sunday and previous rankings in parentheses. 1. Batavia 5-0 (1) Brett Berggren scores one touchdown rushing and one receiving in 41-0 win over Wheaton North. 2. Oswego 5-0 (2) Jeremiah Cain strikes for TD, sets up another with sack in 21-13 win over Plainfield North. 3. Geneva ...
Busy offseason for Batavia’s Jax Abalos includes committing to Cornell. ‘Nothing better than an Ivy League degree.’
The scales don’t lie. In the offseason, Batavia’s Jax Abalos knew he wanted to continue adding weight and improving his strength to help his overall game. But he also realized he needed to take it to another level. “In the spring, he took to the weight room even more because he wanted to get stronger and hit all-time highs in his maxes on his lifts,” coach Jim Nazos said. “Even now, he’s the ...
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