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With a dominant 26-0 road victory, North Boone slid into position for the IHSA football postseason, while forcing Stillman Valley to wait it out.

The Vikings got 148 yards rushing and two touchdowns from running back Connor Chamberlain, and quarterbacks Eli Bryan (3-for-5 for 40 yards) and Grady Condon (9-for-18 for 111 yards) provided a balanced attack as North Boone (5-3) pounded on the Cardinals on their home turf on Friday, Oct. 17. They also got their fifth win, and became playoff eligible. More Rockford-area football: Rockford-area high school football Week 8 scores, live updates

"All week we talked about how big this game was, and how important it was to our season," said Bryan, who also rushed for 46 yards and a TD. "We were fired up for

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