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Football: OPRF Hosts Hinsdale Central Friday Night
The Red Devils are on the playoff bubble and looking to exact some revenge on the Huskies, who ousted them from the playoffs last year.
Who: Hinsdale Central (4-3, 3-2) at Oak Park River Forest (6-1,4-1)
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
Where: Oak Park and River Forest High School, 201 N. Scoville Ave., Oak Park
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Last week: The Huskies, ranked No. 15 by the Chicago Sun-Times, sealed up a playoff spot with a 31-26 win last week over Lyons Township.
Quarterback Lloyd Yates ran for 170 yards and passed for 99 in the win, according to HighSchoolCube News.
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OPRF's only loss this season came against defending 7A state champion Glenbard West.
The Red Devils, meanwhile, snapped a two-game losing streak and kept their playoff hopes alive with a 17-7 win over Hinsdale South.
Running back Ben Stefani ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns, according to HighSchoolCube News.
This week, HighSchoolCube reported that junior Thomas Ives is expected to start at quarterback Friday. He is the fifth different Red Devil to play the position this season. Starter Chase Hamilton was lost in Week 3 to an injured ankle.
Hinsdale Central needs a strong finish in their last two games of the season to ensure a third-straight playoff berth.
The Huskies visited the Red Devils twice in 2012, once in the regular season and once in the playoffs, and each time OPRF won narrowly.
In their regular-season game, the Red Devils blew a 21-point leadand gave up a game-winning two-point conversion in overtime to the Huskies, a team that was on the playoff bubble before that game.
Three weeks later, the Huskies came back again to beat the Red Devils, 28-24, in the first round of the playoffs.
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