It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Vernon Hills can now relate to. The  matchup between the Cougars and the Prairie Ridge Wolves didn't end well, with the Cougars falling  46-30. The Cougars lost against the Wolves in their previous head to head  back in October of 2021, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the  49-0 score last time.
 Vernon Hills lost  on Friday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was   Colin McMurray, who rushed for 75 yards and one  touchdown on only six carries, and also threw for 129 yards and one  TD on only 12 passes. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards.  Giuseppe Urso also helped with two scores in total.

Cougars
| 10/31/25 @ Prairie Ridge | 30-46 | 
| 10/24/25 vs Niles North | 35-22 | 
| 10/17/25 vs Maine West | 14-7 | 
| 10/10/25 @ Niles West | 27-6 | 
| 10/03/25 @ Maine East | 35-0 | 
Vernon Hills moved to 5-5 with that  defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Prairie Ridge, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the  victory, which was their seventh straight  at home dating back to last season.
As of now, neither Vernon Hills nor the Wolves have any future games scheduled.
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