Winning its next two games will be difficult for Hampshire ’s football team, but at least the Whip-Purs have put themselves in position to earn a postseason berth if they can pull it off.

It’s been four years since that’s been the case.

Mason Hill’s 25-yard field goal as time expired rallied Hampshire to a 19-17 win over visiting McHenry on Friday night, improving the Whips’ record to 3-4 overall and 3-4 in the Fox Valley Conference.

It was their second straight win, following a 24-21 victory over Crystal Lake South in Week 6. Five wins would give Hampshire a good shot at making the playoffs, something it hasn’t accomplished since going 5-5 in 2021, when it qualified in Class 7A.

“All we can do is try to make strides each week, and we’ve done that the last two weeks,” Whips coach Sh

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