Athletics & Activities

We provide an updated explanation of our football predictive statistics, alpha and delta, which can be useful in predicting which team will win an Illinois high school varsity football game.

We have added "History for seniors" to the season-at-a-glance table for each Illinois varsity football team, showing any games played between the teams on the current schedule since the 2009 season, when current seniors were freshmen. And, we're adding graphics to compare stats from this year to those from last year.

The Maryland state board has adopted emergency regulations for concussions suffered by student athletes, which will be in effect for this fall's football season while the board works out permanent regulations, as required by a law signed by Gov. O'Malley in 2011.

The semi-final round for the Illinois High School Association football playoffs has concluded, and the following…

We tracked 573 high school football teams in Illinois this fall, and according to our records,…