Crete-Monee High School football

Trayvon Rudolph spent barely two weeks in the transfer portal. But in the end, the NIU wide receiver decided to remain a Huskie. Between Nov. 28 and Dec. 13, Rudolph was basically a free agent open to recruitment. And it was coach Thomas Hammock and his current team that won out.

Fifteen of the 16 higher seeds survived and advanced in Round 1, but the matchups look much more even in Round 2. Steve Soucie breaks down the second round of the 2023 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.

East St. Louis and Kankakee enter as favorites in the south bracket, while the north side is wide open. Steve Soucie breaks down the opening round of the 2023 IHSA Class 6A playoffs.