Lake Forest Scouts Face Antioch In 1st Round Of Football Playoffs

LAKE FOREST, IL — Following a strong return to regular season competition this fall, the Lake Forest High School varsity football squad heads into the IHSA Class 6A playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday with a home matchup against Antioch Community High School.

The LFHS Scouts (7-2) are seeded No. 6 in the bracket, while the Antioch Sequoits (6-3) are seeded No. 11.

The winner of Friday's first round matchup will take on the winner of Saturday's game between No. 3 Harlem High School in Machesney Park and No. 14 Crystal Lake South High School.

If the Scouts emerge victorious from the first two rounds, they could face undefeated Wauconda High School in the quarterfinals. A potential semifinal matchup with top-seeded and also undefeated Cary-Grove High School could follow.

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Lake Forest finished second in the North Suburban Conference, losing an away game at Warren Township 14-18 in the final game of the season after giving up a 8-point lead by conceding 12 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.

The Scouts only other loss this year came in Week 2, with a 26-14 non-conference loss to Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein.

Lake Forest also benefited from picking up a win last month without having to play a game after Waukegan High School forfeited a Sept. 24 game because the Bulldogs were "unable to field a full varsity team as a result of player injuries and illnesses."