Batavia, Richmond-Burton, Oswego, St. Charles North and Aurora Christian are picks to click for the second round of the playoffs.

Batavia (8-2) at Glenbard East (9-1)

Kickoff: 7 p.m. Friday.

Matchup breakdown: According to the Illinois High School Association, the fourth-seeded Rams are supposed to be the favorites over the 13th-seeded Bulldogs in this Class 7A meeting, but don’t you believe it. Batavia has advanced to the second round for the 10th year in a row.

Junior linebacker Jack Brown and senior linebacker Nick Jansey helped Batavia hold Hoffman Estates to only 59 yards rushing last week in a 56-0 shutout.

Senior quarterback Michael Nee , a South Dakota commit, should test the Bulldogs’ secondary. He threw for 268 yards and four touchdowns in Glenbard East’s 63-29 rout

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