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IHSA Football Playoffs: Dates, Times Announced for First-Round Matchups
No. 1 Lemont will host No. 8 Morgan Park at 7 p.m. Friday for the kickoff the 2011 Illinois High School Association playoffs.
The No. 1 football team will host No. 8 Morgan Park at 7 p.m. Friday for the kickoff of the 2011 state playoffs, the Illinois High School Association announced Monday.
First-round playoff matchups were revealed Saturday night during a live telecast on Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus. All first-round games will be played Friday, Oct. 28, or Saturday, Oct. 29.
No. 1 Lemont (9-0) will take on No. 8 Morgan Park (4-5) in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs. Should the Indians win, they will face either No. 4 T.F. North or No. 5 Oak Forest.
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Class 6A First-Round Playoff Schedule
Friday, Oct. 28
GAME 1: #8 Morgan Park (4-5) at #1 Lemont (9-0), 7 p.m.
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GAME 2: #5 Oak Forest (6-3) at #4 Thornton Fractional North (6-3), 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 29
GAME 3: #7 Richards (5-4) vs. #2 Hyde Park (7-2), 1 p.m. at Eckersall Stadium, Chicago
GAME 4: #6 Bremen (6-3) vs. #3 Hubbard (7-2), 7:30 p.m. at Gately Stadium, Chicago
Visit IHSA.org for a full list of pairings for the 2011 state playoffs, as well as the complete tournament brackets for Class 6A.
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