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WATCH Wheaton North Come From Behind to Win

The Falcons defeated Fenwick's Friars to advance to Class 7A football quarterfinals. Watch the game or highlights on Wheaton Patch via HighSchoolCube.com.

Wheaton North came back from a 25-point deficit on Saturday to defeat Fenwick High School’s Friars 32-31 and advance to quarterfinal play against Lake Zurich.


The Falcons, seeded No. 5 in Class 7A football, fell behind by 25 points to the No. 4-seed Friars at Elmhurst College's Langhorst Field, the Chicago Tribune reports. But the Falcons pushed back, with quarterback Clayton Thorson throwing five touchdown passes.


The 9-2 Falcons Face Lake Zurich next in a game whose date and location has yet to be announced by the Illinois High School Association.

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The game was streamed live on HighSchoolCube.com.


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