Notre Dame junior running back Chris James had 47 carries for 323 yards — along with seven rushing touchdowns — as the 14th-seeded Dons stormed past the No. 3 Knights 46-27 in the opening round of the Class 6A playoffs Friday night at Grayslake North
Lakes and Grayslake North can win division titles outright with wins on Friday night. The Eagles can win the North Suburban Prairie with a victory against North Chicago, and the Knights can claim the Fox Valley Fox by defeating Woodstock North.
Grayslake North clinched a tie for its first Fox Valley Conference Fox Division football title and won its seventh straight game, knocking off crosstown rival Grayslake Central 49-7 on Friday night.
In three leagues — North Suburban Lake, North Suburban Prairie and Fox Valley Fox — elite teams in the loop will go head-to-head Friday, with the winner of each game improving to 6-1 and clinching a playoff berth.