Glenbard West scored eight touchdowns in the first half en route to a 63-21 win over Willowbrook in the first round of the Class 7A playoffs Saturday.

Here are previews and picks for IHSA first-round playoff games for teams from the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are first-round playoff breakdowns for teams from the Suburban Life coverage area.

Addison Trail dominated Willowbrook 35-0 on its way to the West Suburban Gold Division title Friday night.

There is only one week left to earn a spot in the postseason, and plenty of Suburban Life area teams still are battling for a spot. Here are where teams stand heading into Week 9.

The Willowbrook flag football team bounced back from a tough semifinal loss to beat Perspectives 30-0 in the state third-place game Saturday.

Mckenzie Edison made a fingertip grab of a 29-yard touchdown pass from Marli Smrz with 10 seconds left, sending Willowbrook to the flag football state semifinals with a thrilling 20-14 win over Kenwood.

Marli Smrz threw six touchdown passes and had an interception defensively, Elizabeth Pettinger caught two of those TDs and added a pick-six, and unbeaten Willowbrook romped past West Aurora 44-0 in the South Elgin Sectional final to return to the flag football state tournament.

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Here are Karen Naess' photos from Tuesday's South Elgin Sectional final flag football game between Willowbrook and West Aurora.