Lincoln Way West will face the Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers in a match up on Friday, October 25.
Bradley-Bourbonnais Boilermakers
Aug 30 @ Plainfield East
Sept. 6 vs. Thornwood
Sept 13 vs. Waubonsie Valley
Sept. 21 vs. Rock Island
Sept. 27 @ Lincoln-Way Central
Oct. 4 @ Stagg
Oct. 11 vs. Homewood-Flossmoor
Oct. 18 vs. DeKalb
Oct. 25 @ Lincoln-Way west
Enrollment: 1,878
Communities Served: Bradley. Bourbonnais
Head Coach: Mike Kohl
Assistant Coaches: Mark Kohl
Conference: Southwest Valley Green
2023 Record: 7-4; Made 7A Playoffs
Players to watch:
QB Gavin Kohl Sr. 6’0 175
TE Calvin Kohl, Jr. 6’1 205
RB Kevonte Sutton Sr. 5’9 185
WR/DB Lyzale Edmon Jr. 5’11 160
RB Karen Edmon Fr. 5’9 175
Game Notes:
BBCHS stand-outs Gavin and Calvin Kohl are cousins. Their fathers— BBCHS head coach Mike and Mark Kohl— were twin brothers, 1993 BBCHS graduates who starred in football and basketball.
Mark Kohl is principal at Bradley Central Middle School and an assistant coach for the Boilermakers.
Gavin’s older brother, Ethan Kohl, was the Boilermakers’ starting quarterback in 2023 and broke the school’s career passing record with 4,080 yards. Coach Mike Kohl- their father— ranks third in school history with 3,989 career passing yards. Ethan Kohl is now a freshman quarterback at Truman State in Kirksville, Missouri.
Bradley-Bourbonnais is Lincoln-Way West’s second-most prolific opponent in football program history, with 13 meetings between the teams since 2009.
The Warriors are 10-3 all-time vs. the Andrew Thunderbolts, outscoring them by a combined score of 322-271.
