Football: Downers Grove North Eliminates Thornton, Advances to Quarterfinals

The Trojans defeated Thornton 29-13 on Friday in Round 2 of the IHSA Class 7A playoffs. Watch highlights from the game, courtesy of High School Cube.

Downers Grove North pulled off another big win Friday night, defeating Thornton to advance to the IHSA Class 7A quarterfinals. A week after handing top-seeded Batavia its first loss of the season, the No. 8 Trojans (7-4) turned in another solid performance, winning 29-13 over No. 5 Thornton (8-3). Downers Grove jumped out to a 19-0 lead in the first half after capitalizing on two early turnovers by the Wildcats. The Trojans went up 29-0 in the fourth before Thornton posted a couple of long touchdown plays in the final three minutes of the game. By that time, the game was out of reach. “Just started executing too late, I guess,” Thornton quarterback JoWahn Brown told Sun-Times Media after the game. Downers Grove will host No. 2 Benet …

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