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2026 Public Schools Top 100 Preview: No. 41 Bolingbrook
Titcus Pettigrew brings an Oklahoma State running back and a Notre Dame edge into a loaded nine-game test.
Team Snapshot
School: Bolingbrook (IL)
Head Coach: Titcus Pettigrew
Classification: 8A - Southwest Prairie West
2025 Finish: 9–3; IHSA Class 8A quarterfinalist, losing 34–33 to Fremd.
2026 Preview
Bolingbrook came one point from a Class 8A semifinal last November. That is the kind of loss that follows a program into the next season, especially when the two best building blocks are back, and a total of 17 returning starters from last years team.
Oklahoma State commit TJ Lewis is the player who can control a game from the backfield. He ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns in the quarterfinal loss to Fremd. On the other side, 2028 edge rusher Darieon Prescott is committed to Notre Dame and gives the Raiders a defender offenses have to account for on every snap.
There is no soft stretch here. Homewood-Flossmoor starts it, Simeon and Yorkville come next, and the Southwest Prairie West schedule includes Oswego, Plainfield Central, Oswego East, Plainfield North and Minooka. Bolingbrook will be tested before the postseason ever starts.
Key Players
TJ Lewis: RB, 2027 - Oklahoma State commitment who ran for 188 yards and two touchdowns against Fremd in the Class 8A quarterfinal.
Darieon Prescott: EDGE, 2028 - Notre Dame commitment and the kind of edge player who can change a game without touching the ball.
QB, 2027 - Returning starting QB. 2025 1st team all-conference, 1,273 passing yards, 1,087 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns.
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