Orangeville - Entering the 2nd round of the Class 1A playoffs, Orangeville and Lena-Winslow would meet for the 2nd time this year. They met back in week 6, where the Panthers won 46-7. Orangeville was hosting their first playoff game since 2001, and were looking for a better result the second time around. Le-Win would score three touchdowns on their first 8 plays of the game to jump out to a 22-0 lead by the end of the 1st quarter. The Panthers would get on the board on a Sea

Durand was a football town. Just take a look back at their history as they made the playoffs 15 times in the first 26 seasons of its existence. Take a drive through Durand and you always saw Bulldogs signs lining the streets. Stop into Pacemaker and you could never miss the Bulldog jerseys hanging against the back wall. While the Bulldogs didn't have a lot of playoff success, they did have a few nice playoff runs. In 1982, they lost in the quarterfinals to eventual state runn

Durand - In just their 3rd season of the co-op between Durand and Pecatonica, the Du-Pec Rivermen found some more success this year as they improved upon their 3-6 record from a year ago, and turned that into a 6-3 record and a playoff bid. With that, they were also the recipient of the 7 seed in the Class 3A playoffs in the North bracket, giving the Rivermen a home playoff game. It was the first time since 2000 that Durand has hosted a playoff game, and Pecatonica's last hom

Princeville - In a very interesting matchup in round 1, the 11th ranked Blackhawks traveled to #6 Princeville. Looking at the seeds, one might think that the Princes had the upper hand. When one breaks down the numbers on opponents, this looks like a game that favors the lesser seed. On Saturday in Princeville you knew it would be a good game, as Princeville was meeting with its 4th NUIC opponent in the past 4 seasons. Traditionally a power run team in a wing and double wing

Chicago - On paper, this game looked like the Hope Academy Eagles would walk away with this game. They had played some tough competition, having played 2 4A schools, a 7A playoff team, a trip to California for another game, and they beat 2A ranked Bismarck-Henning. The Broncos, well they beat 1 playoff team, conference rival Stockton. The Broncos did their homework, and came up with a defensive game plan to stymie the Eagles offense. Orangeville would get on the board in the