Class 5A

No. 11 Sycamore (5-4) at No. 6 Cary-Grove (7-2)

When: 1 p.m. Saturday

About the Spartans: They locked up their playoff spot with a 30-28 win in Week 9 at Cahokia, with a last-second field goal from Josh Puleo securing the comeback from 14-0 down. Coach Joe Ryan, who in July announced this was his last season coaching, said the team matured a lot in the victory. “A lot went into that day, and to fall behind 14-0 told us we could have hung it up. But we didn’t. We matured along the way and that’s what I got out of it the most.” The Spartans had more than 400 yards on the ground in the win. Ryan said he felt Cahokia presented the opportunity to have a strong ground attack, and the plan against the Trojans will be a little different. Liam Arhos ran for 212 yards in the win, Kevin

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