Class 3A Playoff (Quarterfinals)
Everett Stine Stadium in Byron
Byron 16 (8-4)
Sterling Newman 14 (11-1)
**Byron: Plays Wilmington (12-0) in the Semi-Finals Saturday night
**Wilmington: Beat St. Joseph-Ogden 20-19
**Byron: 3rd appearance in the Semi-Final in their football program
**1999 (State Champions) and 1994
**Sterling Newman: Led 6-3 at Half Time
**Josh Larson: 59-yard interception for a TD put Byron up 9-6
**Logan Whitman 17-yard TD pass to Shayne Allen put
Sterling Newman in the lead 12-9 after 3 Quarters
**Ethan Spickler (Byron): 8 yard TD run with 5:16 left in the game won it for
Byron (16-12 Lead)
**Josh Larson (Byron): Had 3 interceptions in the game
**Byron Defense: Held Sterling Newman to 167 yard rushing
**Newman: Had 3 runningback who all rushed for over 1,000 yards for the season
**Jacob Elsbury (Byron): 13 tackles
**Justin Martinez (Byron): 9 tackles
**Zack Cogswell (Byron): 8 tackles
Saturday (Quarterfinal Games)
Class 1A
Forreston 33 (11-1) Stark County 19
Galena 25 (10-2) Lena-Winslow 22 (8-4)
Class 2A
Eastland-Pearl City 44 (12-0) Rockridge 21
Class 4A
Chicago Phillips 14 (11-1) Rockford Lutheran 13 (11-1)
Class 5A
Geneseo 23 (12-0) Sycamore 13 (7-5)
Peoria 41 Morris 28 (7-5)
Montini 23 Marian Central 13
Saturday (Semi-Final Playoff Games)
Class 3A: Byron (8-4) at Wilmington (12-0) 5pm
**Pre-Game Show at 4:30pm on "The Coyote" and 1023thecoyote.com
Mt. Carmel (10-2) at Williamsville (12-0)
Class 1A: Galena (10-2) at Forreston (11-1)
Carrollton (12-0) at Camp Point Central (11-1)
Class 2A: Fieldcrest (12-0) at Eastland-Pearl City (12-0)
Maroa-Forsyth (9-3) at Tuscola (10-2)
Class 4A: Coal City (10-2) at Chicago Phillips (11-1)
Rochester (10-2) at Herrin (11-1)
Class 5A: Geneseo (12-0) at Montini (9-3)
Peoria (11-1) at Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin (12-0)
Class 6A: Wheaton St. Francis (10-2) at Nazareth Academy (12-0)
Lemont (12-0) at Peoria Notre Dame (12-0)
Class 7A: Cary Grove (12-0) at Libertyville (9-3)
Providence (11-1) at Mt. Carmel (8-4)
Class 8A: Stevenson (12-0) at Glenbard West (12-0)
Chicago Simeon (11-1) at Homewood Flossmoor (10-2)
