In other games...

...Mount Carmel (above) defeated Homewood-Flossmoor, 28-21, to advance to the 8A finals. The Caravan haven't appeared in a championship since 2006 and last won a state title in 2002.

In 7A, Wheaton Warrenville South rolled over Belleville East, 41-7. The Tigers will now play in their tenth title game and will be attempting their second championship in a row and seventh overall.

Lake Zurich, meanwhile, stunned St. Rita, 21-0. The Bears will be in the finals for the third time in five years and the first time since beating Wheaton Warrenville South, 7-3, in the 2007 championship.

In 5A, Montini earned the right to play Chatham Glenwood in the finals by defeating Kaneland, 27-14.

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