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Giants Open Playoffs Saturday in Rockton
Highland Park High School football team will face Honoegah High School in first round of Illinois High School Association playoffs at 2 p.m. Saturday in Rockton.
(Update, Monday at 5 p.m.) Highland Park High School's football team will open its Illinois High School Association playoff run at 2 p.m. Saturday against Honoegah High School in Rockton.
(Earlier, Sunday at 4 p.m.) Highland Park High School’s football team will meet Honoegah High School of Rockton this weekend in Rockton as it opens the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 7A playoffs.
The Giants, seeded ninth, will meet the eighth ranked Indians Friday or Saturday. The IHSA will announce the time and day of the contest by 3 p.m. Monday. Like Highland Park, Honoegah compiled a 7-2 record for the season.
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Highland Park Coach Hal Chiodo expects a competitive game from the Indians who spend most of their time running the ball.
“They have two really good running backs,” Chiodo said. One has 1,500 yards and the other is approaching 1,000. They run all day and will throw a lot of formations at us. They are quite tough.”
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