Beth Long makes her pick in each round of the Class 8A playoff bracket.GET THE FULL BRACKET HEREClass 8A Pairings(32) Zion-Benton at (1) Brother Rice
(16) Oak Park at (17) New Trier
(25) Neuqua Valley at (8) Warren
(24) Conant at (9) Hinsdale Central
(29) Fremd at (4) Homewood-Flossmoor
(20) Barrington at (13) Oswego East
(28) Stevenson at (5) Marist
(21) Naperville Central at (12) Plainfield South
(31) St. Charles East at (2) Lincoln-Way East
(18) Glenbard West) at (15) Bartlett
(26) South Elgin at (7) West Aurora
(23) Edwardsville at (10) Evanston
(30) Taft at (3) Oswego
(19) Loyola at (14) Minooka
(27) Huntley at (6) Maine South
(22) Waubonsie Valley at (11) BolingbrookSecond RoundBrother Rice vs. New TrierWarren vs. Hinsdale CentralHomewood-Flossmoor vs. Oswego EastMarist vs. Naperville CentralLincoln-Way East vs. Glenbard WestWest Aurora vs. EdwardsvilleOswego vs. MinookaMaine South vs. BolingbrookQuarterfinalsBrother Rice vs. Hinsdale CentralHomewood-Flossmoor vs. MaristLincoln-Way East vs. West AuroraOswego vs. Maine SouthSemifinalsBrother Rice vs. MaristLincoln-Way East vs. OswegoChampionshipBrother Rice vs. Lincoln-Way EastWinnerLincoln-Way EastMore Sun-Times high school sports stories
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