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Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Friday's Class 7A quarterfinal between Wheaton North and Willowbrook.

Tyler O'Connor had a critical interception, and the Wheaton North defense rose to the occasion to grind out a 10-3 win over Willowbrook in Friday's Class 7A quarterfinal, sending Wheaton North to the semifinals for the first time since 2002.

Friday Night Drive’s Josh Welge has live coverage from Friday’s Wheaton North vs. Willowbrook football game here

Here are previews of all the quarterfinal playoff football games for teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

After an 0-3 start to the season, Nazareth is back in the quarterfinals with a big turnaround. That, undefeated Lemont gets set for huge test against East St. Louis and Willowbrook makes it five quarterfinals in a row in Bob Narang's Suburban Life football notebook.

Joe Tumilty sparked Willowbrook's stunning comeback in the final seven-plus minutes, intercepting a pass and tossing the winning touchdown to lead the 21st-seeded Warriors to a 30-26 upset victory over fifth-seeded Moline in a Class 7A second-round playoff game.

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Willowbrook High School hosted Moline in a Class 7A second-round playoff game on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021.

Here are previews of all the second-round playoff football games from around the Suburban Life coverage area.

Here are results and recaps for all the first-round playoff games for teams from around the Suburban Life coverage area.