Here's our look at what to expect in Cook County football quarterfinal playoff games.
Last week: Palatine beat Minooka 47-14; York beat Marist 27-21, 2 OTCommon opponent: Schaumburg. Palatine beat its conference rival 41-6 in Week 8. York beat Schaumburg 42-0 in the opening game of the season.Outlook: It has been a long journey to the quarterfinals for both teams. York hasn't advanced this far since 2006 while Palatine has not been to the quarterfinals since 2016.
Palatine will be leaning hard on its defense. The Pirates, led by Filip Rolek, Jaylen Williams, Thomas Houser, Daevion Farrow, Thomas Coroneous, Trey Widlowski, Ryan Wagner and Michael Tokar, were dominant last week at Minooka. They have allowed just two teams to score more than 20 points against them all season. The Palatine offense has been on fire, especially in the last few weeks and are coming off a 500-yard performance against Minooka.
York won the West Suburban Silver and became the first York team in its 102-year history to go 9-0 during the regular season. The Dukes have done it thanks to the play of quarterback Matt Vezza, who has been dominant as a dual-threat. Vezza's overtime run last week enabled the Dukes to escape with a victory. The Dukes also boast a solid running attack with Kelly Watson while wide receivers Charlie Specht and Luke Mailander are huge threats in the passing game.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service No. 5 Glenbard West at No. 13 Maine South Last week: Glenbard West beat Glenbrook South 42-0; Maine South beat South Elgin 42-0Common opponent: Glenbrook South. Glenbard West beat the Titans last week. Maine South beat their conference rival 23-16 in Week 6.Outlook: It will be the Hitters against Swagger High as two of the most storied suburban football programs surprisingly square off in the playoffs for the first time.
Maine South is making its 30th consecutive playoff appearance. The Hawks, who were second in the state last year, have been stingy on defense all season. That has been especially true in the playoffs where the Hawks defense, led by Brady Marques, Mike Migon, Emmett Wolf and Noah Collins, has yet to surrender a point. The Hawks offense has been flying high the past two weeks thanks to the return of quarterback Ryan Leyden.
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