Kickoff For High School Football Nears In Arlington Heights

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — While there is still more than a month left of summer, the fall football season in Illinois gets underway next week with local teams returning to the gridiron. A nine-game regular season runs through the end of October before the postseason culminates with state championship games scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 25-26 at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

For John Hersey High School, Tom Nelson is the new head coach, taking over for Joe Pardun. At Saint Viator, David Archibald is back for another fall at the helm.

Here is a look at the schedules for the local teams, courtesy of MaxPreps.com:

HERSEY HUSKIES (Arlington Heights)

Mid-Suburban East (Coached by Tom Nelson)

• Week 1: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at New Trier (non-conference)
• Week 2: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, home vs. Fremd (non-conference)
• Week 3: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, home vs. Deerfield (non-conference)
• Week 4: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Highland Park (non-conference)
• Week 5: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Prospect (conference)
• Week 6: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, home vs. Rolling Meadows (conference)
• Week 7: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, at Wheeling (conference)
• Week 8: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct 14, at Elk Grove (conference)
• Week 9: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, home vs. Buffalo Grove (conference)

SAINT VIATOR LIONS (Arlington Heights)

Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference (Coached by Dave Archibald)

• Week 1: 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26, at De La Salle (non-conference)
• Week 2: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, home vs. Clark (non-conference)
• Week 3: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at DePaul Prep College (non-conference)
• Week 4: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, home vs. Carmel (conference)
• Week 5: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, home vs. Niles Notre Dame (nonb-conference)
• Week 6: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at Marian Catholic (conference)
• Week 7: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, home vs. Saint Ignatius College Prep (non-conference)
• Week 8: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Chicago Mt. Carmel (non-conference)
• Week 9: 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at St. Patrick (conference)