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Willowbrook high school football
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.
Here are Karen Naess' photos from Tuesday's South Elgin Sectional final flag football game between Willowbrook and West Aurora.
Marli Smrz threw three touchdown passes, highlighted by a 48-yard TD to Janell Adams, as unbeaten Willowbrook shut out Naperville Central 28-0, while Sarahi Carlos threw a scoring pass in overtime to Gracie Del Toro as West Aurora beat Oswego East 8-6 in the sectional semifinals.
There are only two weeks 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 8.
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