Here are highlights and notes from semifinal playoff results around the Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference.

Chicago rivals Brother Rice, St. Rita to battle for 7A state title

A pair of longtime rivals from Chicago’s South Side, St. Rita and Brother Rice , are set to compete for the Class 7A state championship.

It’ll be a rematch of a Week 3 game between the two Catholic League programs, whose histories date back several decades. Brother Rice (12-1), which dominated its semifinal game against Downers Grove North on Saturday, got the best of St. Rita (9-4) in the regular season, beating the Mustangs 28-10 at Doyle Stadium.

“I have a lot of Brother Rice family members,” St. Rita coach Martin Hopkins said. “I’m sure there a lot of split families on the south si

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