Milledgeville - This 2nd round game was the first time that Milledgeville and Forreston have met in the playoffs. With it, Milledgeville was in the midst of their best season since 2008, while Forreston had taken a slip coming off of back to back semifinal appearances, and 2 state titles over the past 3 seasons. The first quarter would be like a boxing match, where both teams were trying to feel each other out. At the start of the 2nd quarter, the scoring would start, as Forr

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Stockton - The first round of the 2018 IHSA playoffs saw a revival of old time rivals when the #10 seeded Dakota Indians paid a visit to the #7 seeded Stockton Blackhawks. The Blackhawks entered the game with the NUIC leading rusher in Colin Dvorak, while the Indians offense being multi-dimensional. The Blackhawks received the ball to start the game and didn’t take long to get Dvorak incorporated into their game plan. After just 4 carries Dvorak racked up 57 yards and had S

Princeville - The Polo Marcos made the round of 32, in what is going to be their last year in 11 man football for at least 2 years, and their last year in the NUIC conference for football. Considering the loss of participation numbers, the Marcos were not projected to make it this far into the season, but the players had a different idea, as they fought and clawed their way all season, and would not go down without a fight. Princeville was returning the majority of their team

Freeport - Conley Field in Freeport was the setting for a pivotal Upstate matchup, as the Stockton Blackhawks visited the Aquin Bulldogs Friday night. For the Blackhawks, a win meant a lock in the playoffs as they would clinch their spot with win number 6. For Aquin, a win meant they would become playoff-eligible. Something had to give as these two rivals met for another big time game. A tight first quarter would end in a 0-0 game, but Aquin was driving as the quarter transit