Coming off of back-to-back losses, the Hoffman Estates football team showed resilience, hanging on to beat cross-town rival Conant 28-14, holding on to the Mayor’s Cup for the sixth straight year.

“We were just tired of losing,” Hoffman Estates receiver Torey Baskin said. “We really locked in this week and made sure that we handled business.”

Hoffman Estates solidified its place in the playoffs, improving to 6-2 and 2-2 in the Mid-Suburban Conference West, while knocking Conant (3-5, 1-3) out of postseason contention.

The Hawks jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but a flurry of scoring to start the second half knotted up the score.

Hoffman Estates Baskin and Landon Ford scored the game’s final two touchdowns to pull away.

“This team fights until the end, whistle to whistle,” Hoffman Estat

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