Sophomore Anthony Maddie hooked up with Malin Jones on two touchdown passes within 9 seconds in the final minute of the second quarter to extend Joliet Catholic Academy's halftime lead to 32-7, and the Hilltoppers went on to bury Peoria Richwoods 54-7 in Saturday's Class 5A semifinal.
When Courtney Pope swam on the Lockport varsity team as a freshman, she was one of two state qualifiers for the Porters.
Three years later, Pope not only qualified for state again, she helped lead six other Lockport qualifiers for this weekend's state meet at New Trier.
Providence, JCA face perils of semifinals
If you want pressure, there is nothing quite like a semifinal setting. The conference championship games in the NFL, the conference finals in the NBA and NHL, the league championship series in baseball, those are the arenas where pressure is at a peak.
Considering what might have been
On this semifinal week in the state high school football playoffs, the positive thought is our area has a good chance to boast two winners, two teams advancing to next weekend's state championships in Champaign.
Signs are positive for Hilltoppers, Celtics
The Joliet Catholic football team in on a roll on both sides of the ball. The way Providence played in the second half of last week's 44-14 victory over Crete-Monee, the Celtics look as good as anyone, regardless of class.
Angels' story has a happy ending
In high school sports, like in real life, sometimes things work out just right. Not always. Sometimes.
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