Joel Castillo has had it written on his bedroom wall since the eve of fall football practice.

August 10, 2025. Conference champions.

Yorkville perhaps has not discussed it as a team goal, but winning a conference championship has been on the mind of its junior receiver/cornerback since the start.

“Seeing it every day on the wall and wanting it, I took that to heart,” Castillo said. “From the get-go, after we saw what we were predicted to do this season, we’ve had a chip on our shoulders. We wanted to prove everybody wrong. We hoped to get to this spot.”

That spot is a matchup Friday at conference co-leader Bolingbrook (6-2, 3-1) for the Southwest Prairie Conference West Division championship.

The Foxes (7-1, 3-1), with a win, can wrap up their second league championship and first out

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