Final: West Aurora 27, Downers Grove South 49, away.
Week 1FinalGame: Fri, Aug 21, 2026Football
- Conference
- 0-0
- Overall
- 0-1
Blackhawks Lose Their Opening Game of 2026 Season
Week 1 recap, published . Game played .
Stat leaders
- RushingBryce Riley175 yds, 1 TD
- PassingTyler Fecht103 yds, 2 TD's
The game
West (0-1) lost to Downers Grove South (1-0) 27-49 in their opening game of 2026. Downers Grove South was a 2025 state playoff team in 8A. The Blackhawks dressed 66 players including 2 Freshmen, 3 Sophomores 29 Juniors and 30 Seniors. The offense was led by Bryce Riley (Senior RB) who rushed for 175 yards (1 TD) and caught 3 passes (2 TDs for 43 yards. With these rushing yards Bryce Riley moved up the West Aurora All-Time records as the 10th leading career rusher with 1,239 yards and 10th in career rushing TDs with 15 TDs. Tyler Fecht (Senior QB) threw for 103 yards with 2 TDs. The defense was led by Carlos Rivera (Junior) and Michael Williams (Junior) each having 6 tackles. Braden Fraus (Senior) contributed 5 tackles. Darek Szczeblewski (Senior) added 3 PAT kicks bringing his total career number to 50 which is good for 5th place on the career records.
Bryce Riley and Darek Szczeblewski move up West Aurora Record Books
Bryce is the 10th leading career rusher with 1,239 yards and 10th in career rushing TD's with 15TD's. Darek kicked 3 PAT's bringing his career total to 50, which is 5th place all-time.
Every level
| Level | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Sophomore | W 28-26 | 1-0 |
| Frosh A | W 18-6 | 1-0 |
| Frosh B | L 6-12 | 0-1 |
Compiled by Coach Nate Eimer