Wheaton Warrenville South: September 2009 Archives

There will not be a ticket pre-sale for Friday night's game at Naperville North, according to Doug Smith, the school's athletic director. But before the Huskies take on Wheaton Warrenville South, the school will have a dedication ceremony for recently renovated Harshbarger-Welzel Field. It will begin approximately 30 minutes before the scheduled 7:30 p.m. kickoff.

Here's a first-look preview of what should be another classic DuPage Valley Conference game.

The official dedication of recently renovated Harshbarger-Welzel Field will take place on Sept. 25, the night Naperville North faces Wheaton Warrenville South.

"We're in the process of trying to pull everything together for that right now," North athletic director Doug Smith said the other day. "We don't have everything finalized but we're getting pretty close."

Beacon News writer Jim Owczarski breaks down West Aurora's place in the DuPage Valley Conference and its upcoming matchup against Naperville Central. The Blackhawks are pinning their hopes on an offensive line that averages 6 feet, 3 inches and 263 pounds.

Since joining the DuPage Valley Conference in 1997, West Aurora has gone 17-67. Here is how the Blackhawks have stacked up against their rivals over the years:

6-6 vs. Glenbard East
5-7 vs. West Chicago
4-8 vs. Wheaton North
2-10 vs. Glenbard North
0-12 vs. Naperville Central
0-12 vs. Naperville North
0-12 vs. Wheaton Warrenville South

Here are the latest state rankings from the Associated Press:

Class 8A
1. Maine South (2-0)
2. Chicago Mt. Carmel (2-0)
3. Bolingbrook (2-0)
4. Naperville North (2-0)
5. Hinsdale Central (1-1)
6. Fremd (2-0)
7. Lincoln-Way East (2-0)
8. Belleville West (2-0)
9. Warren (2-0)
10. Belleville East (2-0)

Class 7A
1. St. Rita (2-0)
2. Glenbard West (2-0)
3. Wheaton Warrenville South (1-1)
4. Geneva (2-0)
5. Prospect (2-0)
6. Boylan (2-0)
7. Crystal Lake South (2-0)
8. Carmel (1-1)
9. Lake Zurich (1-1)
10. Huntley (2-0)

This week Wheaton Warrenville South enters the National Prep Football Poll at No. 25 after a 34-26 win over Hinsdale Central. The poll, which has St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) ranked first overall, is distributed in part by the Associated Press.

Locally, Naperville North remained seventh in the Chicago Sun-Times rankings, while Naperville Central moved up to No. 15.