Coalers host Friday, Wildcats to travel Saturday

Coal City earned the #2 seed in the top bracket of the 4A football playoffs, drawing #15 Wheaton Academy of West Chicago in the first round.

The 8-1 Coalers will host Wheaton Academy, a 5-4 team who plays in the Metro Suburban (Blue) conference that includes four other teams who made the playoffs. 

The Warriors will come to Coal Cityon Friday at 7 p.m.. A first round victory would pair the Coalers against the winner of #7 Agricultural Science (7-2) vs. #10 Johnsburg (6-3) in the second round.

WILDCATS HIT THE ROAD

Wilmington (6-3) will visit Monmouth (M.-Roseville) in the first round Saturday at 5 p.m.. The hosting Titans (7-2) are the #6 seed while the Wildcats are #11. Monmouth plays in the Three Rivers (Mississippi) conference which had only two other teams make the playoffs.

A victory for the Wildcats would advance them to round two to face the winner of Eureka (#3, 8-1) vs. Chicago Urban Prep/Englewood (#14, 5-4).