Schaumburg high school football

Palatine picked up the necessary sixth win, 42-22 over Schaumburg on Friday, to clinch a playoff spot. The Pirates, along with every other playoff-bound team, will learn their first-round pairing Saturday night.

Prior to kickoff of the MSL West contest between host Schaumburg and visiting Barrington — an eventual 55-14 victory for Barrington — the life and legacy of former Saxon gridiron standout Eric Von Schaumburg were memorialized.

With one second left, Maine West's Onell Miller-Smith capped a 79-yard drive with a 1-yard run up the middle off a direct snap to give the hosts a dramatic, 12-6 triumph.