Upstate Eight preview capsule
(http://yourseason.suntimes.com/football/1729206,082109-upstate-eight.article)
August 21, 2009
BY TINA AKOURIS takouris@suntimes.com
Outlook: The conference should be competitive with Waubonsie Valley and Lake Park among the top two. Watch for South Elgin to challenge, a year after the Storm’s lower levels went undefeated.
Top five players Ht. Wt. Yr.
RB Jordan Huxtable, St. Charles N. 5-10 185 Sr.
WR Scott Kuehn, Waubonsie Valley 6-0 185 Sr.
WR-TE Scott Kumerow, South Elgin 6-3 180 Sr.
QB Larry Nawrot, Lake Park 6-2 210 Sr.
TE Greg Partyka, Bartlett 6-3 255 Sr.
Did you know? First-year St. Charles East coach Mike Fields was an assistant at Geneva for 10 years.
Quote: ‘‘It’s going to be really emotional for me.’’ — Fields on hosting Geneva in the season opener.
Predicted finish: Waubonsie Valley, Lake Park, South Elgin, Bartlett, Neuqua Valley, St. Charles North, St. Charles East, Larkin, East Aurora, Streamwood, Elgin.
Bartlett
8/28 7:30 A Hoffman Estates
9/4 7:30 H Crystal Lake South
9/11 7:30 H *Waubonsie Valley
9/18 7:30 A *Neuqua Valley
9/25 7:30 A *Streamwood
10/2 7:30 A *South Elgin
10/9 7:30 H *St. Charles East
10/17 1 A Thornwood
10/23 7:30 H *Lake Park
East Aurora
8/28 7:30 H West Aurora
9/4 7:30 H Yorkville
9/11 7:30 H *St. Charles North
9/18 7:30 A *Elgin
9/25 7:30 H *St. Charles East
10/2 7:30 H *Lake Park
10/9 7:30 A St. Ignatius
10/16 7:30 A *Larkin
10/23 7:30 A Waubonsie Valley
Elgin
8/28 7:30 H Dundee-Crown
9/4 7:30 A West Aurora
9/11 7:15 A Crystal Lake Cent.
9/18 7:30 H *East Aurora
9/25 7:30 H *Lake Park
10/3 11:30 H *Larkin
10/9 7:30 A *Waubonsie Valley
10/17 12:00 A *Streamwood
10/23 7:30 A *Neuqua Valley
Lake Park
8/28 7:30 A Conant
9/4 7:30 H Glenbard East
9/11 7:30 A *Larkin
9/18 7:30 H *Streamwood
9/25 7:30 A *Elgin
10/2 7:30 A *East Aurora
10/9 7:30 H *South Elgin
10/16 7:30 H *Waubonsie Valley
10/23 7:30 A *Bartlett
Larkin
8/28 7:30 A McHenry
9/4 7:30 H Oswego East
9/11 7:30 H *Lake Park
9/19 1 A Lake Forest Acad.
9/25 7:30 A *St. Charles North
10/3 11:30 A *Elgin
10/9 7:30 H *Streamwood
10/16 7:30 H *East Aurora
10/23 7:30 H *South Elgin
Neuqua Valley
8/28 7:30 H Naperville North
9/4 7:30 A Naperville Cent.
9/11 7:30 H *South Elgin
9/18 7:30 H *Bartlett
9/25 7:30 A *Waubonsie Valley
10/2 7 A Cathedral (Ind.)
10/9 7:30 A *St. Charles North
10/16 7:30 A *St. Charles East
10/23 7:30 H *Elgin
St. Charles East
8/29 7:30 H Geneva
9/4 7:30 A Naperville North
9/11 7:30 H *Streamwood
9/18 7:30 A *South Elgin
9/25 7:30 A *East Aurora
10/2 7:30 A *Waubonsie Valley
10/9 7:30 A *Bartlett
10/16 7:30 H *Neuqua Valley
10/23 7:30 H *St. Charles North
St. Charles North
8/28 7:30 A Batavia
9/4 7:30 H McHenry
9/11 7:30 A *East Aurora
9/18 7:30 H *Waubonsie Valley
9/25 7:30 H *Larkin
10/3 12 A *Streamwood
10/9 7:30 H *Neuqua Valley
10/16 7:30 A *South Elgin
10/23 7:30 A *St. Charles East South
Elgin
8/29 1:30 H Marmion
9/4 7:30 A Vernon Hills
9/11 7:30 A *Neuqua Valley
9/18 7:30 H *St. Charles East
9/26 1:30 H Lincoln-Way North
10/2 7:30 H *Bartlett
10/9 7:30 A *Lake Park
10/16 7:30 H *St. Charles North
10/23 7:30 A *Larkin
Streamwood
8/28 7:30 H Antioch
9/4 7:45 A Dundee-Crown
9/11 7:30 A *St. Charles East
9/18 7:30 A *Lake Park
9/25 7:30 H *Bartlett
10/3 12 H *St. Charles North
10/9 7:30 A *Larkin
10/17 12 H *Elgin
10/23 7:15 A Grayslake Cent.
Waubonsie Valley
8/29 2 A Naperville Cent.
9/4 7:30 H Oswego
9/11 7:30 A *Bartlett
9/18 7:30 A *St. Charles North
9/25 7:30 H *Neuqua Valley
10/2 7:30 H *St. Charles East
10/9 7:30 H *Elgin
10/16 7:30 A *Lake Park
10/23 7:30 H *East Aurora