Friday night takeaways
1. Road warriors
Neuqua Valley beat Bishop Chatard 35-14 in Indianapolis. Cameron Raupach ran for 127 yards and a touchdown. Jack Bastable and Jake Eskoff combined for 148 yards passing, each with a touchdown pass to Isaiah Robertson.
2. Congrats!
Congratulations to the four area teams that stayed unbeaten at 5-0 and at the same time became playoff eligible: Hinsdale Central, IC Catholic Prep, Naperville North and Neuqua Valley.
3. Broken
Benet entered Friday night on a three-game losing streak to ESCC rival Nazareth, but the Redwings began a new streak with a 26-21 victory over the two-time defending state champion Roadrunners.
4. Shoulda been there
Game of the night award definitely goes to Naperville Central-Wheaton Warrenville South. The Redhawks pulled out a 43-42 two-overtime win on a 2-point conversion halfback option pass by A.J. Deinhart to Joshua Ruiz.
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