Sandburg football hopes to knock Neuqua Valley out of the playoffs. Coming off a narrow loss to Naperville North, Neuqua Valley football needs to win to remain playoff eligible. Their first test is a trip to Orland Park to take on Sandburg, as the Eagles enter off back-to-back losses and look to right the ship entering the postseason. T his highlight is sponsored by BMO.

Neuqua starts the ball and gets the ground-and-pound game going. Drake Mennecke keeps it himself and scoots down the left side into Eagles territory for a 21-yard run before being decked out of bounds.

A few plays later in the red zone, Neuqua is sticking to the ground as Andy Barkley gets the hand off and sidesteps multiple defenders. He scurries down the right side and is in with a 20-yard touchdown run as the

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