As he prepared to leave the home field of Gary Scholz Stadium last Friday after suffering a tough loss to archrival Conant, Schaumburg coach Mark Stilling made a simple assessment of what his team needed to do in their final two games.

“We have to find a way to compete for each other and pick each other up,” Stilling said. “We have to respond and give everything we got.”

Despite doing just that Friday, it would not be enough to withstand the charge brought on by Mid-Suburban West front-runner Barrington .

The Broncos came to Schaumburg seeking to clinch a share of the West title and secure the division’s automatic qualifying berth to the playoffs, which they did in a dominant 42-0 victory, scoring the first six times they had the football.

The Broncos (7-1, 4-0) earned their third

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