With just one regular-season game remaining, both Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore face win-and-you’re-in games, but both play teams that are 7-1 this year.

Here’s a look at where each DeKalb County team sits heading into Week 9.

Sitting comfortably

Kaneland (6-2, 34 playoff points)

The Knights are guaranteed a playoff berth after a crazy fourth-quarter comeback in a 22-21 win at La Salle-Peru last week. A win over Althoff Catholic will put them in position to possibly host a playoff game. The Crusaders are the defending 1A state champs but are 4-4 this year and are off a 23-0 loss to St. Mary’s South Side (Missouri). Kaneland lost to them in Belleville last year, 14-10. According to the IHSA website, the Knights have the eighth-most playoff points of the 11 teams currently 6-2. Play

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