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Bartlett 38, Schaumburg 35 (8A): After Schaumburg scored 28 straight second-half points to tie the game at 35-35, Bartlett’s Dan Karys made a 25-yard field goal with 7.4 seconds left for the victory. The Saxons (7-5) were down 35-7 with just more than a minute to play in the third when QB Anthony Iannotti (157 yards passing, 99 yards rushing) led his team to four straight touchdowns, including a 15-yard pass to Diante Hackler and 25- and 10-yard passes to Josh Spandiary, the second of which tied the game with 1:26 to play. That was enough time for Bartlett. A 45-yard pass from QB Josh Hasenberg to Alex VanNess fueled the Hawks’ final drive to set up the winning field goal. Bartlett (12-0) had pulled ahead 28-0 at the half behind three touchdown runs and a scoring pass by Hasenberg.
Maine South 42, Barrington 0 (8A): Quarterback Charlie Goro threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 67 yards and a score as the Hawks (12-0) advanced to the Class 8A semifinals. Goro (19-for-25) had scoring passes of 16 yards to Joey Orlando and 30 yards to Sam Chwartzynski, and visiting Maine South scored on its first five possessions to build a 25-0 halftime lead. Matt Perez (8 rushes, 84 yards) had a 17-yard scoring run and returned a punt 82 yards for another TD. Maine South will play at Bartlett (12-0) next. Barrington finished at 9-3.
Crystal Lake South 14, Cary-Grove 7, OT (7A): Derek Mortensen’s 1-yard touchdown run gave Crystal Lake South the lead in overtime, then the Gators’ defense stopped Cary-Grove on three straight passing plays for the victory. RB Colin Masterson (91 yards on 20 carries) had given Crystal Lake a 7-0 lead on an 8-yard run in the second quarter. Cary-Grove QB Tyler Krebs connected with receiver Chad McCarren on an 18-yard, third-quarter TD to tie it. The Gators (10-2), who limited the Trojans to one first down in the first half, visit unbeaten Geneva in next weekend’s semifinals. Cary-Grove finished at 11-1.
East St. Louis 35, St. Rita 28 (7A): St. Rita (10-2) jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead and held a 28-7 advantage halfway through the third quarter, but host East St. Louis (11-1) rallied to advance to next weekend’s semifinals. Quarterback Detchauz Wray threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Kraig Appleton with 2 minutes 45 seconds remaining for the Flyers’ first lead, and Terry Hawthorne’s interception with just more than a minute remaining iced the victory. East St. Louis will play at Glenbard West (12-0) next weekend. Dave Marciano scored three touchdowns (1-yard run, 90-yard kickoff return, 26-yard run) for the Mustangs.
Antioch 28, Glenbard South 27, OT (6A): Antioch RB Cameron White, who had fumbled at the Glenbard South 4-yard line in the waning seconds of regulation, threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to QB Matt Romani in the first overtime, and Vinnie Holm’s PAT kick was the difference in the victory. After QB Trace Wanless’ 7-yard scoring pass to Austin Teitsma pulled Glenbard South within one in OT, kicker Logan Futris’ point-after attempt narrowly missed wide left. The Sequoits had a chance to win it late in regulation after driving 89 yards to the Glenbard South 4, but Teitsma leveled White on second-and-goal with 14 seconds left to force a fumble and overtime. Antioch (12-0) had tied the game at 21-21 on a 26-yard run by DeVonte Miller in the third quarter. White finished with 140 yards and two TDs on 26 carries for Antioch, which next plays at Lemont (12-0). RB Curtis Ford had a 72-yard TD run for Glenbard (9-3).
Lemont 35, Grant 14 (6A): Lemont (12-0) is one step away from returning to the 6A title game after eliminating Grant for the second straight year. Running back Danny Hayes (28 carries, 154 yards, 4 TDs) capped first-half drives with scoring runs of 2 and 3 yards and added a 20-yarder for a 21-0 Lemont lead at the half. Host Lemont held Grant to 43 total yards in the first half. Grant (8-4), in the quarterfinals for the first time, cut the margin to 21-7 on a 33-yard pass from Justin Cokefair to Tom Bychowski before Lemont responded with back-to-back TDs — an 18-yard run by QB Nick Lawrence and a 4-yard plunge by Hayes.
Providence 38, Rock Island 0 (6A): The Celtics (8-4) advanced to the semifinals for the 14th time in school history behind a dominating performance against previously unbeaten Rock Island. Junior RB Tim Hanrahan rushed for 263 yards and two touchdowns (1 and 9 yards) while QB Mike Hoffmeister ran for a TD (48 yards) and passed for another (33-yarder to Joe Sawicki). The Celtics, who outgained the Rocks 438-111, play host to Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin (11-1) next weekend.
St. Francis 28, Montini 14 (5A): RB/LB Stan Bobowski scored three second-half touchdowns and the St. Francis defense limited Montini to 59 total yards in the final two quarters as the Spartans avenged their only loss of the season over their Suburban Catholic Conference rival. All four of St. Francis’ touchdowns were scored following Montini turnovers, including a fumble that Bobowski recovered and returned 25 yards. The senior’s 1-yard TD run three plays later put the Spartans ahead 21-14 with 3:46 to play. Dave Sufranski intercepted a pass by Montini’s Tom DiCristina and returned it 12 yards to set up Bobowski’s final touchdown, a 2-yard run with 1:37 to play. St. Francis (11-1) will face Kankakee (9-3) in Wheaton.
Immaculate Conception 41, Bureau Valley 8 (2A): Carlos Rodriguez ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback Will Cronin ran for two scores and threw for another as Immaculate Conception (8-4), a 15 seed, advanced to the semifinals. Rodriguez’s 78-yard TD run with 6 minutes 28 seconds left in the third quarter gave the Knights a commanding 41-0 lead. Cronin finished with 224 total yards (133 passing, 91 rushing). IC next plays at Clifton Central (10-2).
