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Illinois High School Football - Kaneland holds off Lemont
September 5, 2025: Maple Park, IL 60151
 The Kaneland Knights (Maple Park, IL) football edged the visiting Lemont Lemont HS (Lemont, IL), 42-37 in Friday's non-league game.
In their next game, the Knights face the DeKalb Barbs (DeKalb, IL) in a non-league game, on Friday, September 12.  Kaneland will attempt to better on its 2-0 season record. The Barbs enter the game with a 1-1 record after their 26-8 non-league win over Phillips (Chicago, IL).
The Lemont HS (0-2) will now prepare for their outing against Bremen (Midlothian, IL). The Braves come into the South Suburban - Blue outing with a 0-2 record. In their last outing, Bremen was nipped by Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL), 43-29, in a non-league outing.