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Beth Long’s Class 8A playoff predictions

By  Beth Long
   
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Palatine’s Isaiah Lewis (20) gets tripped up by Barrington’s Rasheed Jaden (31) September 28, 2017 Worsom Robinson/For the Sun-Times.

Beth Long’s predicted winner in BOLD

First round

(32) Joliet West at (1) Lincoln-Way East

(17) St. Charles East at (16) Oswego East

(25) Bloom at (8) Glenbard West

(24) Naperville North at (9) Oswego

(29) Lake Park at (4) Homewood-Flossmoor

(20) West Aurora at (13) Naperville Central

(28) Evanston at (5) Maine South

(21) Warren at (12) Bolingbrook

(31) Glenbrook South at (2) Barrington

(18) Notre Dame at (15) Minooka

(26) Edwardsville at (7) Huntley

(23) Palatine at (10) South Elgin

(30) Oak Park at (3) Marist

(19) Curie at (14) Lyons

(27) New Trier at (6) Loyola

(22) Stevenson at (11) Hinsdale Central

Second round

Lincoln-Way East vs. St. Charles East

Glenbard West vs. Naperville North

Homewood-Flossmoor vs. Naperville Central

Maine South vs. Bolingbrook

Barrington vs. Notre Dame

Huntley vs. Palatine

Marist vs. Lyons

Loyola vs. Hinsdale Central

Quarterfinals

Lincoln-Way East vs. Glenbard West

Homewood Flossmoor vs. Maine South

Barrington vs. Palatine

Marist vs. Hinsdale Central

Semifinals

Lincoln-Way East vs. Maine South

Palatine vs. Marist

Title game

Lincoln-Way East vs. Marist

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