High School SportsTuesday, November 3
Aurora Central Catholic advances and Aurora-area runners qualify for state
The Daily Aurora team
Three area football teams moved on in the IHSA playoffs Saturday. Sandwich, seeded 13th in Class 3A, knocked off No. 4 seed Durand-Pecatonica behind Wyatt Gregory, who rushed for 119 yards on 18 carries. Aurora Central Catholic and Geneva also advanced.
Three area teams won first-round playoff games
- 29-20
- Sandwich's upset of No. 4 Durand-Pecatonica
- 7-0
- Aurora Central Catholic over No. 6 Rauner College Prep
- 49-30
- Geneva over Mundelein (Carmel)
- 4th
- time Sandwich has reached the second round
Sources: WSPYnews.com, Shaw Local
If you follow cross country, several Aurora-area runners earned state berths at Saturday's sectionals. East Aurora's Luis Morales and West Aurora's Ethan Jenkins qualified individually in Class 3A, as did Aurora Christian's Matt Scudieri in Class 1A.
- State meet: Sat., Nov. 7, at Detweiller Park in Peoria
- Sandwich next: at 12th-seeded Chicago Hope Academy (7-4)
- Marmion qualifiers: Tyler Bracke, Flynn Bennett, Charlie Wegener
- Batavia's Avery Hacker won the Lyons girls sectional in 17:23.24
Six area boys teams earned state berths
| Boys team | Class | Sectional finish |
|---|---|---|
| Kaneland | 2A | 2nd of 18 |
| Yorkville | 3A | 4th of 18 |
| Batavia | 3A | 5th of 18 |
| Oswego East | 3A | 6th of 18 |
| Aurora Central Catholic | 2A | 7th of 18 |
Source: WSPYnews.com
Sources: WSPYnews.com, Shaw Local