Football and local scores for the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County

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HIGH SCHOOLS

FOOTBALL

STATE PLAYOFFS

Second Round

CLASS 8A

No. 1 Mount Carmel (10-0) at No. 17 Belleville East (8-2)

No. 9 Lincoln-Way East (8-2) at No. 25 Palatine (6-4)

No. 12 Bolingbrook (8-2) at No. 5 Warren (9-1)

No. 26 Homewood-Flossmoor (6-4) at No. 23 Lockport (7-3)

No. 11 Oswego (8-2) at No. 6. Lane (9-1)

CLASS 7A

No. 16 Hersey (8-2) at No. 1 Richards (9-1)

No. 9 Lincoln-Way Central (9-1) at No. 25 St. Rita (6-4)

No. 13 Batavia (8-2) at No. 4 Glenbard East (9-1)

No. 10 Kenwood (9-1) at No. 7 Lincoln-Way West (9-1)

No. 14 Carmel (8-2) at No. 3 St. Charles North (9-1)

No. 6 Brother Rice (9-1) at No. 22 Jacobs (7-3)

CLASS 6A

No. 5 Antioch (8-2) at No. 4 Lake Zurich (8-2)

No. 7 Machesney Park Harlem (8-2) at No. 2 Burlington Central (9-1)

No. 2 Bradley-Bourbonnais (9-1) at No. 10 St. Laurence (6-4)

No. 6 Dunlap (8-2) at No. 3 Crete-Monee (8-2)

CLASS 5A

No. 7 Kaneland (8-2) at No. 2 Belvidere North (10-0)

No. 5 Providence (7-3) at No. 4 Kankakee (7-3)

No. 7 Bloomington (7-3) at No. 2 Oak Forest (9-1)

CLASS 3A

No. 1 Richmond-Burton (10-0) at No. 9 Aurora Central Catholic (8-2)

CLASS 2A

No. 6 Aurora Christian (8-2) at No. 3 Farmington (10-0)

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

HIGH SCHOOLS

FOOTBALL

STATE PLAYOFFS

First Round

CLASS 8A

No. 1 Mount Carmel 21, No. 32 Loyola 17

Mount Carmel (9-0): Emmett Dowling 2 TD passes to Marshaun Thornton (80, 92 yards), 4-yard TD run.

No. 17 Belleville East 48, No. 16 West Aurora 34

No. 5 Warren 35, No. 28 New Trier 7

No. 26 Homewood-Flossmoor 56, No. 7 Curie 8

No. 23 Lockport 21, No. 10 Sandburg 14

CLASS 7A

No. 25 St. Rita 30, No. 8 Rockford Guilford 20

St. Rita (6-4): Brandon Johnson Jr. 3-yard TD run. Steven Armbruster 1-yard TD run. John Fennell 11-yard TD run. Langston Smith INT return TD.

No. 14 Carmel 60, No. 19 Normal Community 44

Carmel (8-2): Trae Taylor 3 TD passes to Eli Jackson, TD run.

No. 22 Jacobs 36, No. 11 Addison Trail 27

Jacobs (7-3): Caden DuMelle 2 TD runs (15, 12). Justin Gonzalez 2 TD runs.

CLASS 6A

No. 9 Wheaton Warrenville South 42, No. 8 Highland Park 7

No. 4 Lake Zurich 46, No. 13 Grant 13

Lake Zurich (8-2): Reid Pfeifer 3 TD passes. Kaden Abrantes 2 TD runs (3, 55). Chris Chang KO return TD, 70-yard TD reception. Evan Peterson 11-yard TD reception. Colin Feczko 16-yard TD reception.

No. 5 Antioch 45, No. 12 Glenbard South 23

No. 2 Burlington Central 21, No. 15 Libertyville 17

No. 1 Chatham Glenwood 17, No.16 Joliet Catholic 12

JCA (4-6): Lucas Simulick TD passes to Michael Brown (30) and Jayden Armstrong (30).

No. 4 Normal West 41, No. 13 Thornwood 30

No. 3 Crete-Monee 73, No. 14 Quincy 34

Crete (8-2): Derrin Couch 47-yard TD pass to Dorian Patterson on first play from scrimmage. Jeremiah Stonewall 32-yard TD reception.

CLASS 5A

No. 9 Wheaton St. Francis 35, No. 8 Morgan Park 28

Morgan Park (6-4): Ronald Smith Jr. 2 TD passes to Nasir Rankin. Reggie Gray Jr. TD run.

No. 7 Kaneland 68, No. 10 Lakes 21

No. 14 St. Patrick 49, No. 3 Wauconda 28

No. 4 Kankakee 19, No. 13 Lemont 3

No. 5 Providence 63, No. 12 Springfield 19

Providence (7-3): Broden Mackert 18 carries, 183 yards, 3 TDs.

No. 2 Oak Forest 38, No. 15 Champaign Centennial 12

No. 6 Morton (Ill.) 35, No. 11 T.F. North 10

CLASS 4A

No. 3 Macomb 21, No. 14 Hillcrest 6

CLASS 3A

No. 9 Aurora Central Catholic 32, No. 8 Chicago Rauner 14

CLASS 2A

No. 6 Aurora Christian 37, No. 11 Erie 12

Aurora Christian (8-2): Asa Johnson 3 TD runs, 15-yard TD pass to Dominic Klimpke. Jalen Callaway 5-yard TD run.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

CLASS 3A SECTIONALS

HINSDALE CENTRAL

Top local team: 2. Sandburg 115.

Top local individuals: 2. Santiago Chavez, Reavis, 14:37.52; 4. Jesse Gudauskas, Neuqua Valley, 14:51.82; 8. Mateo Ramiro-Garcia, Sandburg, 14:54.99.

HOFFMAN ESTATES

Top team: Lake Zurich 85.

Top local individuals: 1. Cameron Libby, Lake Zurich, 14:35.53; 5. Luke Marshall, Lake Zurich, 14:42.80; 8. Karanveer Patil, Lake Zurich, 14:45.86.

LAKE PARK

Top local team: 3. St. Charles North 93.

Top local individuals: 1. Samuel Hill, St. Charles North, 14:32.9; 3. Edward Polaski, Batavia, 14:42.5.

NORMAL COMMUNITY

Top local team: 3. Lincoln-Way Central 115.

Top local individuals: 3. Owen Horeni, Yorkville, 14:54.43; 7. Brendan Hanrahan, Lincoln-Way East, 15:01.32; 10. Bryce Counihan, Lincoln-Way Central, 15:05.99.

CLASS 2A SECTIONALS

GENESEO

Top local individual: 12. Nolan Landgrebe, Tinley Park, 15:59.96.

LAKES 

Top local team: 2. Deerfield 47.

Top local individuals: 1. Carson Kaiser, Kaneland, 14:16; 4. Jamie Chandler, Deerfield, 14:48.67; 9. Evan Whildin, Kaneland, 15:01.21; 10. Carson Lanners, Antioch, 15:01.39.

CLASS 1A SECTIONAL

LISLE

Top team: Harvest- Westminster 43.

Top local individuals: 1. Luca Bryja, Harvest-Westminster, 15:51.49; 5. Immanuel Nunez, Harvest-Westminster, 16:29.41; 9. Graham Razum, Yorkville Christian, 17:03.53.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

CLASS 3A SECTIONALS

HINSDALE CENTRAL

Top local team: 2. Naperville North 84.

Top local individuals: 2. Keira Jenke, Benet, 17:44.55; 7. Kaylee Russell, Metea Valley, 18:04.83; 8. Shania Tandon, Naperville North, 18:05.85; 10. Ayat Tantawi, Shepard, 18:15.38.

HOFFMAN ESTATES

Top local team: 3. Lake Zurich 101.

Top local individuals: 4. Lennox Szymonik, Jacobs, 17:05.98; 9. Kaylee Wilson, Warren, 17:30.34.

LAKE PARK

Top local individuals: 4. Avery Hacker, Batavia, 16:39.6; 5. Sofia Borter, Geneva, 17:03; 8. Gwen Hobson, St. Charles North, 17:24.9.

NORMAL COMMUNITY

Top team: Lincoln-Way Central 59.

Top local individuals: 4. Mia Forystek, Lincoln-Way Central, 17:51.84; 6. Brea Counihan, Lincoln-Way Central, 17:52.58; 8. Athena Triner, Yorkville, 17:54.57; 10. Annabelle Reeder, Yorkville, 17:55.63.

CLASS 2A SECTIONALS

FENTON

Top local individual: 11. Nicole Mitchell, Evergreen Park, 19:42.26.

GENESEO

Top local individuals: 6. Hannah Farley, Lemont, 18:50.68; 8. Maggie Wolniakowski, Providence, 18:57.81.

LAKES

Top local individuals: 7. Cecilia Hilby, Aurora Central Catholic, 17:41.50; 8. Estella Ollinger, Vernon Hills, 17:41.77; 9. Pilar Rosales, Lake Forest, 17:58.57.

CLASS 1A SECTIONAL

LISLE

Top local team: 3. Harvest-Westminster 113.

Top local individuals: 6. Kihra Moes, Chicago Christian, 19:36.65; 10. Hayden Pool, St. Edward, 20:05.68.

BOYS SOCCER

CLASS 3A SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

HERSEY

Glenbrook North 3, Stevenson 1

HINSDALE CENTRAL

St. Laurence 1, Morton 0

St. Laurence (22-2-4): Juan Hernandez goal. Cesar Rivera assist.

JOLIET WEST

Lincoln-Way Central 3, Lincoln-Way West 0

SOUTH ELGIN

South Elgin 3, St. Charles North 2 (2 OT)

CLASS 2A SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

GENEVA

Streamwood 2, Wheaton Academy 1 (OT)

Streamwood (12-10): Emiliano Bermudez GW goal. Max Galvan goal. Josue Lopez 2 assists.

HINSDALE SOUTH

Hinsdale South 4, Bremen 1

LOCAL COLLEGES

FOOTBALL

CCIW

North Central College 64, Carroll (Wis.) 7

NCC (8-0, 7-0): Garret Wilson 11-for-12, 189 yards, 4 TDs. Donovan McNeal 16 carries, 125 yards, 2 TDs (17, 7 yards). Jalen Johnson 39-yard TD reception. David Ballard III 33-yard TD reception.

MIDWEST CONFERENCE

Lake Forest College 49, Cornell (Iowa) 24

Lake Forest College (4-3, 4-2): Ethan Springer 28-for-33, 320 yards, 2 TDs. Vance Cooper 21 carries, 142 yards, 3 TDs. Mason Whitaker 17-yard TD reception.

MSFA MIDWEST

Marian (Ind.) 28, St. Francis 11

St. Francis (3-5, 1-2): Carl Bew 97-yard KO return TD.

St. Xavier 50, Judson 34

St. Xavier (6-3, 2-1): Dominic D’Ambrosio 15-for-30, 286 yards, 4 TDs, 1-yard TD run. Marquel Porter 3 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TDs (39, 3).

Judson (0-9, 0-3): Marcus Freeman 23-for-44, 280 yards, 2 TDs. Tyler Johnson 18 carries, 93 yards, 2 TDs.

NACC

Aurora University 49, Wisconsin Lutheran 42

AU (5-3, 4-2): Liam Mickle 18-for-34, 150 yards, 2 TDs; 15 carries, 176 yards, 4 TDs (2, 36, 55, 4). T.J. Ramsey 27 carries, 189 yards, 16-yard TD run.

Compiled by Josh Krockey.

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