Apparently no one told Plainfield Central ’s flag football team that teams aren’t supposed to advance this far in the playoffs in their first season.
The Wildcats, seeded ninth in the 13-team Sub-Sectional A of the Danville Sectional, continued their upset streak Monday by topping second-seeded Yorkville , 22-8.
Last week, they beat eighth-seeded Plainfield North, No. 1 Bradley-Bourbonnais and No. 3 Romeoville to win the regional championship. The Wildcats (13-8) will play Edwardsville, the No. 4 seed in Sub-Sectional B, which beat No. 12 Mascoutah 32-13 in Monday’s other semifinal game, in Danville on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Much like their previous two wins, Monday’s game was a tight one for the Wildcats.
Plainfield Central got the ball first, and marched down the field. They used nine