Kickoff For High School Football Nears In Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, 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.

Matt Purdy returns as the head coach of the varsity Glenbrook North High School football team. Here is a look at the schedule for the Spartans, courtesy of MaxPreps.com:

GLENBROOK NORTH SPARTANS

Central Suburban - South Conference (Coached by Matt Purdy)

• Week 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at Taft (non-conference)
• Week 2: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, home vs. Deerfield (non-conference)
• Week 3: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at Conant (non-conference)
• Week 4: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, home vs. Rolling Meadows (non-conference)
• Week 5: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, at Maine South (conference)
• Week 6: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, home vs. New Trier (conference)
• Week 7: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, home vs. Evanston (conference)
• Week 8: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Glenbrook South (conference)
• Week 9: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, at Niles West (conference)