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Football Playoffs: Wheaton North Advances to Quarterfinals

Wheaton North beats Prospect to move on to quarterfinals in the Class 7A playoffs.

The No. 5 seed Wheaton North Falcons beat No. 13 Prospect 14-7 Friday to move on to the Class 7A quarterfinals next weekend.

The Falcons (10-1) will play No. 1 seed Glenbard West Friday.

Down 7-6 in the fourth quarter, North quarterback Johnny Peltz took the Falcons 83 yards in 11 plays, finishing with a touchdown pass to Matt Biegalski with 5:01 remaining, the Daily Herald reports.

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North faces Glenbard West (11-0) next week at Glenbard West. The time is to be determined.


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