The magical season for the Willowbrook flag football team goes on.

For a while, though, it was nervous time for the Warriors.

They trailed Kenwood by two points with 1:06 remaining in the fourth quarter of Friday’s state quarterfinal game in Villa Park, but went on an 80-yard drive that was capped off with an incredible touchdown catch by junior Mckenzie Edison on a great throw from quarterback Marli Smrz.

Edison made a fingertip grab off a 29-yard pass from Smrz with just 10 seconds remaining in the game, sending her team to the state semifinals with a 20-14 victory.

The Warriors defense did their part as well, holding Kenwood off the scoreboard in the second half.

“At that point (late in the final period), you had no choice but believe we were going to do it,” Warriors coach Rache

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