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We have a simple mission at Friday Night Drive: produce in-depth quality high school football coverage for Illinois high school football fans. It’s our goal every day with our award-winning writers and editors to give our listeners high quality coverage of the teams, players and issues they care abo…

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    These are the 2025 IHSA football games to watch in northern Illinois

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 37:22


    J.T. Pedelty, Eddie Carifio and Sam Ramirez react to the IHSA football schedule getting released in the latest Friday Night Drive podcast, and break down games in DeKalb and La Salle counties, along with the Sauk Valley region.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    2025 IHSA Football Schedule Preview from Friday Night Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 28:58


    Steve Soucie and Josh Welge preview the 2025 IHSA high school football schedule, including games to watch and more in the latest Friday Night Drive podcast.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    IHSA 2025 Football Schedule Release: Western Suburbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 29:25


    Friday Night Drive's Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz discuss what the IHSA football schedule will look like in the western suburbs for the 2025 season, games they are looking forward to, and more.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    The 2025 IHSA football games we can't wait for in Kankakee County

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 27:27


    Steve Soucie and Mason Schweizer discuss the upcoming IHSA football schedule release and how it affects teams in Kankakee County on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    Episode 280: What we learned at the state title games, and we talk public vs. private schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 61:41


    Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the IHSA state football title games this past weekend, and talk about the future of the IHSA playoffs with public and private schools.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    Episode 279: Class 8A-1A state title game previews

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 44:12


    Join hosts Steve Soucie, Michal Dwojak and Josh Welge as they get you ready for the exciting matchups in the state title games of the IHSA football playoffs.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    Episode 278: IHSA Title Game Previews and Semifinal Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 65:22


    Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the semifinals of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the state title games.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    Episode 277: Western Suburbs State Finals Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 33:24


    Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the state title games of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/friday-night-drive--3534096/support.

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    Episode 276: IHSA Playoff Football Semifinal Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 43:16


    Join hosts Steve Soucie, Michal Dwojak and Josh Welge as they get you ready for the exciting matchups in the semifinals of the IHSA football playoffs.

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    Episode 275: Western Suburbs IHSA Football Semifinal Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 31:05


    Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the semifinal round of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs.

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    Episode 274: Reviewing an exciting quarterfinal IHSA playoff round

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 56:01


    Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the semifinals.

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    Episode 273: West and South IHSA Quarterfinal Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 41:20


    Join hosts J.T. Pedelty and Eddie Carifio as they break down Round 2 and look ahead to the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois.

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    Episode 272: IHSA Quarterfinal Football Playoff Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 28:51


    Join hosts Steve Soucie, Michal Dwojak and Josh Welge as they get you ready for the exciting matchups in the quarterfinals of the IHSA football playoffs.

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    Episode 271: Western Suburbs Quarterfinal IHSA Playoff Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 30:15


    Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview the quarterfinal round of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs.

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    Episode 270: Round 2 IHSA playoff football review and quarterfinal lookahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 53:46


    Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down Round 2 of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to the quarterfinals.

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    Episode 269: IHSA Playoff Football Round 2 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 31:40


    Join hosts Steve Soucie, Michal Dwojak and Josh Welge as they get you ready for the exciting matchups in Round 2 of the IHSA football playoffs.

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    Episode 268: Round 2 Western Suburbs Playoff Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 29:21


    Join hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz as they preview Round 2 of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs.

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    Episode 267: West and South IHSA Round 2 Playoff Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 35:06


    Join hosts J.T. Pedelty and Eddie Carifio as they break down Round 1 and look ahead to Round 2 of the IHSA football playoffs for the western and southern portions of northern Illinois.

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    Episode 266: IHSA Playoff Football Round 1 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 46:21


    Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they break down Round 1 of the IHSA football playoffs and look ahead to Round 2.

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    Episode 265: IHSA Football Western Suburbs Round 1 Playoff Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 30:17


    Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Round 1 of the IHSA football playoffs in the western suburbs.

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    Episode 264: IHSA Playoff Football West and South Round 1 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 36:36


    Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they preview Round 1 in the playoffs in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois.

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    Episode 263: IHSA Football Playoffs Round 1 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 36:49


    Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge and guest Michal Dwojak break down Round 1 of the IHSA football playoffs. What matchup is the most exciting for Round 1?

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    Episode 262: IHSA Football Week 9 Review and Bracket Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 32:08


    Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they review Week 9 in IHSA football and help get you ready for the first round of the playoffs.

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    Episode 261: Week 9 West and South IHSA Football Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 40:49


    Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty along with guest Sam Ramirez as they break down Week 9 in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois and get you ready for the playoffs.

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    Episode 260: What will Week 9 mean for the IHSA football playoffs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 31:54


    Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge are fired up and ready to dive into an exciting preview of Week 9 in IHSA football

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    Episode 259: Week 9 Western Suburbs Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 30:36


    Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 9 in the western suburbs for IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast, and get you ready for the playoffs.

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    Episode 258: IHSA Football Week 8 review and Week 9 lookahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 48:42


    Hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie recap an interesting Week 8 in Illinois high school football, and get you ready for the playoff pairings on Saturday.

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    Episode 257: Week 8 West and South IHSA football preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 36:24


    Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they break down Week 8 in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois, including the big Dixon vs Byron matchup

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    Episode 256: IHSA Football Week 8 Preview: The best matchups as playoffs loom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 27:15


    Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge and guest Michal Dwojak preview Illinois high school football for Week 8.

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    Episode 255: The Western Suburbs matchups everyone is talking about for Week 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 32:38


    Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 8 in the western suburbs for IHSA football on the latest Friday Night Drive podcast

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    Episode 254: Are the IHSA football playoffs going to be chaos?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 51:35


    Hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie review Week 7 in Illinois high school football and start to look ahead to what looks like some different looking playoff brackets this season.

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    Episode 253: Week 7 West and South IHSA football preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 41:01


    Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they break down Week 7 in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois

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    Episode 252: Talking playoffs and previewing Week 7 in IHSA football

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 34:13


    Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge talk about the latest proposal to change the IHSA football playoffs, and preview an exciting Week 7.

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    Episode 251: The critical western suburbs matchups in Week 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 31:22


    Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 7 in the western suburbs for IHSA football.

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    Episode 250: A wild IHSA football Week 6 review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 47:28


    Join hosts Matt Rodewald and Steve Soucie as they review what was a wild Week 6 in Illinois high school football.

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    Episode 249: Week 6 West and South IHSA football preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 40:01


    Join hosts Eddie Carifio, J.T. Pedelty and guest Sam Ramirez as they break down Week 6 in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois

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    Episode 248: IHSA Football Week 6 Preview: The BEST Matchups

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 34:31


    Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge are fired up and ready to dive into an exciting preview of Week 6 in IHSA football!

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    Episode 247: Western Suburbs Week 6 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 33:51


    Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 6 in the western suburbs for IHSA football

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    Episode 246: IHSA Football Week 5 Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 46:41


    Hosts Steve Soucie and Matt Rodewald break down Week 5 in the IHSA, what stood out among high school football teams in northern Illinois?

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    Episode 245: Week 5 IHSA Football West and South Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 42:26


    Join hosts Eddie Carifio and J.T. Pedelty as they break down Week 5 in IHSA football for the western and southern part of northern Illinois

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    Episode 244: IHSA Week 5 preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 34:29


    Hosts Steve Soucie and Josh Welge preview Week 5 in IHSA football.

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    Episode 243: Western Suburbs Week 5 Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 36:41


    Hosts Josh Welge and Joel Boenitz preview Week 5 in the western suburbs for IHSA football.

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