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Ihsa Football Playoffs

Friday, November 9, 2012

Football: Downers Grove North Hosts Benet for IHSA 7A Quarterfinals

LISTEN LIVE: The Trojans will hit the field at 1 p.m. Saturday as they look to extend their playoff run. Use Patch to listen to the game live, courtesy of High School Cube.

The Downers Grove North football team will look to build on its back-to-back upsets Saturday as it hosts Benet Academy for the IHSA Class 7A quarterfinals. After losing their last three regular-season games to finish sixth in the West Suburban Silver Conference, the Trojans (7-4) have defied all odds in their 2012 playoff run. They knocked out top-seeded Batavia 38-26 in Round 1, and beat Thornton 29-13 last week in Round 2. Coming off 1-8, 2-7 and 2-7 seasons, Downers Grove North will again be the underdog as it hosts Benet (10-1) for quarterfinal play.  The game will be held at 1 p.m. at North High, 4436 Main St. Through High School Cube, we are able to bring you a live audio feed of the game. Streaming video can be found at IHSA.org. …

Alex Duta

4:39 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012

Overall it was a phenomenal game. Well played, very close in the second half. I can't believe Benet won.   more ›

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Football: Downers Grove North Eliminates Thornton, Advances to Quarterfinals

The Trojans defeated Thornton 29-13 on Friday in Round 2 of the IHSA Class 7A playoffs. Watch highlights from the game, courtesy of High School Cube.

Downers Grove North pulled off another big win Friday night, defeating Thornton to advance to the IHSA Class 7A quarterfinals. A week after handing top-seeded Batavia its first loss of the season, the No. 8 Trojans (7-4) turned in another solid performance, winning 29-13 over No. 5 Thornton (8-3). Downers Grove jumped out to a 19-0 lead in the first half after capitalizing on two early turnovers by the Wildcats. The Trojans went up 29-0 in the fourth before Thornton posted a couple of long touchdown plays in the final three minutes of the game. By that time, the game was out of reach. “Just started executing too late, I guess,” Thornton quarterback JoWahn Brown told Sun-Times Media after the game. Downers Grove will host No. 2 Benet …

Tim S

9:51 am on Saturday, November 3, 2012

Great with for DGN, FEAR THE TROJANS!!!!   more ›

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