The quarterfinal round of the IHSA playoffs typically provides for a number of memorable games.

The 2025 version of the playoffs certainly didn’t disappoint in that regards.

Consider some of the wild finishes:

Nazareth trailed Lake Zurich 21-9 with just over three minutes to play when a penalty forced the Bears to kick the ball back to the Roadrunners.

Nazareth quickly scored to slice into the deficit, a solid accomplishment in its own right against a Lake Zurich defense that has been staunch.

And Nazareth kept pushing despite the long odds, recovered a perfectly placed onside kick off the foot of Frankie Nichols and Nazareth marched down the field and scored again to secure a 24-21 win.

In a spirited rivalry between two Springfield-area schools, Sacred Heart Griffin and Rocheste

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