Saturday (In Aurora)
Class 3A Playoffs (Semi-Finals)
Stillman Valley 28 (11-2)
Aurora Christian 26 (9-4)
**Stillman Valley: Play St. Joseph Ogden (11-2) in the Championship Game Friday at 4pm
at Huskie Stadium at NIU in DeKalb
**Pre-Game Show at 3:30pm on "The Coyote" and 1023thecoyote.com
**Stillman Valley: Going for 5th State Championship in Football
**Cardinals: Out scored Aurora Christian 14-6 in the final quarter for the win
**Zac Hare: 2-yard TD with (:12) left in the game won it
**Also scored on a 1-yard run
**Connor McNames (SV): 25-yard TD
**Micah Castonovo (SV): 7-yard TD
**Stillman Valley: 2nd win over Aurora Christian in the playoffs since 2010
Saturday (Semi-Final Games)
Class 1A: Lena-Winslow 45 Chicago Leo 22
Downs Tri-Valley 14 Maroa-Forsyth 6
Class 2A: Sterling Newman 14 Mercer County 0
Staunton 32 Auburn 28
Class 3A: Stillman Valley 28 Aurora Christian 26
St. Joseph Ogden 44 Greenville 21
Class 4A: Geneseo 35 Rockford Lutheran 7
Rochester 46 Rock Island Alleman 21
Class 5A: Montini 42 Sycamore 20 (12-1)
Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin 44 Washington 14
Class 6A: Batavia 38 Rockford Boylan 6
Oak Lawn Richards 7 East St. Louis 6
Class 7A: Lake Zurich 16 Glenbard West 7
Chicago Mt. Carmel 34 Edwardsville 7
Class 8A: Loyola (Wilmette) 15 Stevenson 14
Naperville Central 27 Chicago Marist 21
State Championship Games (Huskie Stadium in DeKalb)
Friday
Class 1A: Lena-Winslow (10-3) vs Downs Tri-Valley (13-0) 10am
Class 2A: Sterling Newman (12-1) vs Staunton (9-4) 1pm
Class 3A: Stillman Valley (11-2) vs St. Joseph Ogden (11-2) 4pm
Class 4A: Geneseo (12-1) vs Rochester (12-1) 7pm
Saturday
Clas 5A: Montini (13-0) vs Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin (13-0) 10am
Class 6A: Batavia (12-1) vs Oak Lawn Richards (12-1) 1pm
Class 7A: Lake Zurish (12-1) vs Chicago Mt. Carmel (12-1) 4pm
Class 8A: Loyola (Wilmette) (12-1) vs Naperville Central (10-3) 7pm
Monday Sports (Boys Basketball)
AFC Thanksgiving Tournament: Polo vs Kirkland-Hiawatha
AFC vs Amboy
**Pre-Game Show at 5:45pm on "The Coyote"
and 1023thecoyote.com
Oregon Thanksgiving Tournament: Byron vs Hinckley-Big Rock 5:45pm
Genoa-Kingston vs Morrison
Oregon vs West Carroll 7:15pm
Rockford Christian vs Sterling Newman
Pecatonica Tournament: North Boone vs South Beloit
Pecatonica vs Warren
Johnsburg Tournament: Harlem vs Grant
Geneseo Tournament: Rock Falls vs Rockridge
Crystal Lake Central Tournament: Belvidere North vs McHenry
Stronbom Tournament (Sycamore): Hampshire vs Rockford Jefferson
River Ridge Tournament: Galena vs Orangeville
River Ridge vs Scales Mound
Hoops for Healing: Hononegah vs Cary Grove
(Woodstock) Belvidere vs Elgin Larkin
Girls Basketball
Forreston Thanksgiving Tournament: Eastland vs Winnebago 5pm
Stockton vs Christian Life 6:30pm
Rochelle vs Forreston 8pm
Warren Tournament: Galena vs Orangeville
Durand vs Pearl City
Dakota Tournament: North Boone vs Elgin St. Edward
Byron vs Freeport Aquin
Elgin St. Edward vs Dakota
Wrestling
Mendota and Rockford Lutheran at Polo
The Rochelle Hubs held their annual football banquet last night as the players were recognized for the season just completed.
RTHS finished the year with a (6-5) record and a 2nd round appearance in the Class 4A Playoffs.
A number of awards were handed out last night. The Hackett MVP award went to senior Evan White. Evan was also selected All-State by the Illinois Football Coaches Association for the Class 4A team. He will received recognition for the honor during the half time of the Championship Game Friday evening at NIU in DeKalb.
The Scout Team Player of the Year went to Tariq Thomas while Ben O'Rorke received the Ellis Sportsmanship Award.
Senior Tyler Mollett has also been named Academic All-State.
