High School FootballThursday, November 5
Naperville North plays at No. 4 Oswego on Friday in the Class 8A second round
The Daily Naperville team
If you follow Naperville North football, circle Friday. The Huskies, No. 13 in Class 8A at 8-2, play at No. 4 Oswego at 6 p.m. in the second round. They got here by beating Fremd 38-31, their eighth win and their most in a decade.
Four Huskies numbers to know before Friday
- 285
- rushing yards in the win over Fremd
- 139
- yards for Jayke Collins in his return
- 65
- tackles for linebacker John Lyons this season
- 1,303
- passing yards for Dante Colasante this season
Sources: Shaw Local, Daily Herald
Collins came back from a six-week collarbone injury to score twice. Senior quarterback Dante Colasante has completed 110 of 171 passes, and a Daily Herald preview of underdog teams calls the Huskies road underdogs.
- Next round: winner plays No. 21 Lyons–No. 5 Bolingbrook winner
- Bolingbrook: the only team to beat Oswego this season
- Oswego defense: six sacks against Naperville Central
- Huskies' regular-season losses: New Trier and East St. Louis
Oswego beat Naperville Central 27-6 behind Ammar Banire, who ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. The Huskies also have a score to settle: they lost 17-7 to Oswego in last year's first round.
Both teams won last week before Friday's meeting
| Team | Seed and record | Last result |
|---|---|---|
| Naperville North | No. 13, 8-2 | Beat Fremd 38-31 |
| Oswego | No. 4, 9-1 | Beat Naperville Central 27-6 |
Source: Shaw Local
Sources: Shaw Local, Daily Herald