Karter Krutsinger had a good feeling that he knew what to expect – the Herscher defense was going to sell out against a potent Bishop McNamara ground game and make Krutsinger, the Fightin’ Irish’s senior quarterback, win Friday’s IHSA Class 3A first round playoff game through the air.

That’s exactly what he did.

Krutsinger threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth as part of McNamara’s run of five straight touchdowns to turn an early deficit into a runaway 38-14 victory at McNamara’s Rich Zinanni Athletic Complex, improving the Fightin’ Irish to 10-0 and sending them to the second round.

“I knew it was going to happen,” Krutsinger said. “My team had faith in me, my line is amazing and gets it done.”

It was the Tigers (6-4) who struck first in their first playoff game since 20

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