And Then There Were Two

Only eleven weeks ago (thirteen in the case of Oak Forest), nine area football squads hit the field in search of state championships. Six teams made the postseason, and four survived until the past weekend. After Friday night, a pair moved on while a couple of others wrapped up the ’23 campaign.

In the LHSAA Division III Select bracket, the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons flew into the second round, the…