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Pride of Southland Football: H-F and Evergreen Park Look to Move One Step Closer
Dates and times have been set for IHSA quarterfinal football playoff games, including two involving Southland teams. Homewood-Flossmoor will play at Naperville Central on Friday night. Evergreen Park plays host to Richmond-Burton on Saturday night.
Class 8A Quarterfinals
#12 Homewood-Flossmoor (8-3) at #9 Naperville Central (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday. First word: Tim Williams and Sean Jones hooked up on two long touchdown passes in the Vikings' 48-7 victory over Lockport. Will they find similar success going up against the Naperville Central secondary?
Class 4A Quarterfinals
#1 Richmond-Burton (10-1) at #13 Evergreen Park (8-3), 6 p.m. Saturday. First word: First-year coach Dan Hartman has the Mustangs riding on a high after a 19-18 victory over Rock Island Alleman. Jeremy Esparza emerged as the hero after kicking two field goals for Evergreen Park, including a 28-yarder with 7.5 seconds left.
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