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Round 1

Kaneland finishes season undefeated for the first time ever

Kaneland made last slot in class 3A!! 3A is divided into two brackets with Kaneland in the Northern bracket as a number 2 seed.

The Knights ranked 1st in class 3A by UPI . And the Knights ended up ranked 3rd in 3A by the Associated Press. The Knights ended up ranked 6th in 4A by the Associated Press.

Kaneland Wins First Playoff Game 38-14

Lisle's Chris McCullough scored a 80 yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage to scare the Knights. It was only the second time all season the Knights had been behind. On the next play Lisle intercepted a Kaneland pass and the crowd was a buzz wondering what had happen to it's football team.

But the Knights worked their way back into the game, with touchdowns by Ryan West and P.J. Fleck. Matt Gladd added a 27 yard field goal and Kaneland had a 17-7 half time lead.

In the third quarter McCullough scored another long run (50 yards). But on the kick off Kyle Schrader answered with a 85 yard return for a Kaneland TD. The Knights scored two other touchdowns by Ryan West and Shaun Wenz to add to the margin.

McCullough who was a thorn in the Knights side all night ended up with 182 yards on 20 carries.

For the complete game story see Round one goes to the Knights.

Kaneland 07 10 14 07 38
Lisle 07 00 07 00 14

Week One

All immediate area teams lost

Morris 21, Batavia 14 (0-0 at half)
Elmhurst York 22, St. Charles 7
Andrew 20, Waubonsie Valley 16
North Boone 40, Mooseheart 0

Class 3A Scores

(11) Woodstock (Marian) (6-3) 28, (6) LaGrange Park (Nazareth) (8-1) 21
(14) Wheaton (St. Francis) (6-3) 10, (3) Wilmington (9-0) 28
(9) Byron (6-3) 20, (7) Normal (University) (7-2) 8
(15) Lisle (Sr.) (6-3) 14, (2) Kaneland (9-0) 38
(12) Lombard (Montini) (6-3) 7, (5) Spring Valley (Hall) (8-1) 49
(13) Farmington (6-3) 13, (4) Bloomington (Central Catholic) (8-1) 27
(10) Aurora (Central Catholic) (6-3) 15, (8) Harvard (6-3) 28
(16) Coal City (6-3) 7, (1) Marengo (9-0) 37

(16) Vandalia (6-3) 41, (6) Mt. Carmel (7-2) 27
(14) Roxana (6-3) 7, (3) Nashville (8-1) 42
(10) Quincy (Notre Dame) (7-2) 30, (7) Greenville (7-2) 20
(15) Piasa (Southwestern) (6-3) 7, (2) Harrisburg (8-1) 35
(12) Chester (7-2) 35, (5) Breese (Mater Dei) (8-1) 21
(13) Freeburg (6-3) 0, (4) Benton (8-1) 39
(9) DuQuoin (7-2) 21, (8) Pana (7-2) 18
(11) Bridgeport (Red Hill) (7-2) 7, (1) Staunton (9-0) 1

In Byron Normal game, Johnson of Byron threw 2 touchdown passes. The Byron defense logged 7 quarterback sacks.


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