2023 Football Schedule Released For Schools In Arlington Heights

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — With a little less than four weeks until the first high school football practices begin in Illinois on Aug. 7, the countdown to the fall season is officially underway. 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. 24-25 at Illinois State University.

In Arlington Heights, fans will especially be keeping tabs on the local teams at John Hersey and Saint Viator.

Tom Nelson returns as the head coach of the varsity John Hersey High School football team, which finished the 2022 season with a 10-1 overall record en route to winning the Mid-Suburban East (5-0 record). This fall, the Huskies will be joined in the league by Buffalo Grove, Prospect (Mount Prospect), Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village), Rolling Meadows and Wheeling.

Here is a look at the 2023 schedule for the Spartans, courtesy of MaxPreps.com:

HERSEY HUSKIES

Mid-Suburban East (coached by Tom Nelson)

• Week 1: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, home vs. New Trier (non-conference)
• Week 2: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, away at Fremd - Palatine (non-conference)
• Week 3: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, away at Glenbrook North (non-conference)
• Week 4: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, home vs. Vernon Hills (non-conference)
• Week 5: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, away at Buffalo Grove (conference)
• Week 6: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, home vs. Prospect - Mount Prospect (conference)
• Week 7: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, away at Rolling Meadows (conference)
• Week 8: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, home vs. Wheeling (conference)
• Week 9: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, home vs. Elk Grove Village (conference)

Dave Archibald returns as the head coach of the varsity Saint Viator High School football team, which finished the 2022 season with a 5-5 overall record in the East Suburban Catholic Conference (2-1 record). This fall, the Lions will be joined in the purple division by Carmel (Mundelein), St. Patrick (Chicago) and Marian (Chicago Heights).

Here is a look at the schedule for the Lions, courtesy of MaxPreps.com:

SAINT VIATOR LIONS

East Suburban Catholic Conference (coached by Dave Archibald)

• Week 1: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25, away at De La Salle (non-conference)
• Week 2: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, home vs. Riverside University/Meir Milwaukee (non-conference)
• Week 3: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, home vs. Marian Catholic - Chicago Heights (non-conference)
• Week 4: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, home vs. St. Patrick - Chicago (conference)
• Week 5: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, away at Brother Rice - Chicago (non-conference)
• Week 6: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, away at Carmel - Mundelein (conference)
• Week 7: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, away at Montini Catholic - Lombard (non-conference)
• Week 8: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13, home vs. Saint Ignatius College Prep (non-conference)
• Week 9: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, away at Marmion - Aurora (non-conference)