Football team wins first playoff game since 2014

Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
October 31, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The football team defeated #22 Stevenson High School by a score of 33-21 on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Dickinson Field for their first game of the playoff series. This was the team's first playoff win since defeating Benet Academy 28-11 on Saturday, November 1, 2014. The Red Devils, #11, put points ...
Football team ends regular season on a high note

Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
October 25, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The boys varsity football team cruised to victory in their final game of the regular season at Hinsdale South on Friday, Oct. 20 by a score of 42-7. A home playoff game was on the line for the Red Devils, so they needed a win to guarantee it. Though the margin of victory seems substantial, the Red Dev...
Football team defeats LT in narrow win

Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor; Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, and Amani Myran & Rahma Rafiq, Contributors
October 17, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The varsity football team won the annual rivalry matchup against Lyons Township 21-20 on Friday, Oct. 13 on Dickinson Field. The team had to replace another significant player after losing the starting quarterback, Matt Rush, for the game; starting center Joe Monahan, junior, had a case of verti...
Football team faces adversity with injuries

Brandon Belgrad and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
October 16, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, News, Sports, Top Stories
The football team lost their starting quarterback Matt Rush last week after his jaw was injured during gym. To fill his position, they will now run a mix between playing with the backup quarterback and running a wildcat formation. The team debuted this new offense in their loss to Glenbard West on Saturd...
Football to host rival Lyons Township

Ali Ardehali, Section Editor and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
October 12, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The boys varsity football team is preparing to play rival Lyons Township High School on Friday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. on Dickinson Field. The team is looking to rebound from their loss to Glenbard West, which snapped their six game winning streak, giving them their first conference loss of the yea...
Football team captures Oaken Bucket for 11th consecutive year

Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
September 18, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The football team retained the Oaken Bucket once again on Saturday, Sept. 16 after a 33-3 blowout victory against Downers Grove North (2-2) on Dickinson Field. The Red Devils have played Downers Grove North every season for the “Old Oaken Bucket” since 1935, and has defeated DGN every ye...
Football team defeats Willowbrook High School

Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
September 5, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
Friday night lights are back in Hinsdale for the 2017 season after the football team came out victorious on Sept. 2 against Willowbrook High School on Salute to Service night. Jump started by an onside kick, Willowbrook was able to get on the scoreboard first after a seven-play drive. ...
Boys football takes on top-ranked Cincinnati team

Kabir Sawlani, Ali Ardehali, Section Editor, and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
August 31, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, Sports, Top Stories
The football team traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio on Aug. 25 to face off against the No. 10 nationally-ranked St. Xavier High School. The team lost 43-14 against the defending Ohio Division I state champions. The drive to Cincinnati included a weekend stay for the team. “We were randomly given roommates, so that made it possibl...
Boys’ football hosts annual Red-White Scrimmage

Ali Ardehali and Hannah Anderson, Editor-in-Chief
August 22, 2017
Filed under Fall, Football, News, Sports, Top Stories
The boys' football team once again participated in the Red-White Scrimmage on Friday, Aug. 18 on Dickinson Field. The scrimmage, which took place at 7:30 p.m., was the first opportunity of the year for fans to watch the team. The scrimmage has been a tradition since the 2008-2009 school year. Since it's a scrimmage, it does not have any ...
Teams get creative for off season workouts

Ali Ardehali, Shannon Ging, Sports Editor, and Sanya Sawlani, Editor-in-Chief
November 14, 2016
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Fall, Football, Sports, Spring, Winter
Although sports are usually one season long, in reality training is a full year activity. Most of the physical preparation comes from off season training, especially for football, baseball, and basketball. As expected, football has tough off season training. The players are involved in a program...