Wheaton North: October 2008 Archives

UPDATE: According to published reports Wheaton Warrenville South running back Peter Jarrett will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

That's what they're planning at Wheaton Warrenville South for Friday's crosstown game against Wheaton North (4-2). Fans are supposed to wear orange to Grange Field. Not sure how that concept worked out for the White Sox or Georgia Bulldogs but then again WW South (6-0) hasn't lost a DuPage Valley Conference or regular season game since 2004, so the Tigers probably don't need any gimmicks.

MaxPreps, a CBS Sports affiliate, is tracking both teams this week in conjunction with Nike. You can find related content here - videos are expected later in the week.

(Full disclosure: This reporter was interviewed by the Web site and is laughably described as an "expert." Once you finally suppress your giggles, Naperville North fans might be able to find a few nuggets - the Huskies (6-0) close their regular season with Wheaton North and WW South.)

Naperville North moved up to No. 2 in the Chicago Sun-Times rankings after Friday's 35-21 victory over Naperville Central, and from here the schedule is manageable.

Up next is West Aurora (3-3, 1-3), which is 0-11 against North since joining the DuPage Valley Conference in 1997.

The Huskies (6-0, 4-0) then travel to Wheaton North (4-2, 2-2) on Oct. 17. The question then will be which Falcons are available. Quarterback Taylor Graham reportedly broke his ankle and will miss the rest of the season. Running back Mike Trumpy, a Northwestern recruit, sat out last week's 24-21 win over Glenbard East with an injury - his status will be something to monitor as the Falcons prepare for No. 3 Wheaton Warrenville South on Friday.

By Week 9 the hype will be in overdrive for another DVC showdown. WW South might come into Naperville having won its previous 27 DVC games, as well as 35 consecutive regular season games. Meanwhile the Huskies could be defending a 13-game winning streak that includes a Class 8A championship. It would have started after a 42-41 triple-overtime loss to WW South last year in the regular-season finale.