Football Recap: Niles North Drops Season-High Score on Zion-Benton
By Team Reports
Sep 8, 2025, 8:17pm
Football Recap: Niles North Vikings vs. Zion-Benton Zee-Bees

Vikings
09/08/25 vs Zion-Benton | 26 |
09/06/25 @ Rolling Meadows | 15 |
08/28/25 vs Niles West | 14 |
09/06/25 @ St. Edward | 6 |
09/02/25 @ Highland Park | 6 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Niles North). They walked away with a 26-19 victory over the Zion-Benton Zee-Bees on Monday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Vikings' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Zee-Bees are ranked 29th).
Niles North moved to 2-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Zion-Benton, they moved to 3-2 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Niles North will square off against rival Maine West at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. This will be the Vikings' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. Meanwhile, Zion-Benton is set to face off against their familiar foe Warren Township at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps