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NewsTribune/BCR IHSA/I8FA second-round preview capsules

Kendra Brooks
Reporter · Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM · 1 min read
NewsTribune/BCR IHSA/I8FA second-round preview capsules — Downers Grove Schools news

Class 5ANo. 15 La Salle-Peru (6-5) at No. 10 Carbondale (9-2)When: 2:30 p.m. SaturdayAbout the Cavaliers: La Salle-Peru will travel more than 300 miles and drive nearly five hours for its second-round playoff game at Carbondale. The Cavaliers traveled about 100 miles and two hours for last week’s 40-12 win over Ag Science in the first round. L-P plans to leave around 6:30 a.m. and plans to stop about halfway. “Taking a long drive is not always a good thing. It can take a toll on the body,” L-P coach JJ Raffelson said. “When we get off the bus, we have to move around and shake it out. We have to make sure we’re dialed in, focused on what we have to do and stay locked in on what we’re traveling for, and that’s to play a good game against a good football team and hopefully get a win.” … The Cavs are in the second round for the first time since 2003. “We’re in the top 16 teams, everybody we play now is going to be really good,” Raffelson said. “I always tell our kids, so are we. We’re a re

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