Chris Chang rang the bell early and often for Lake Zurich on Saturday.

The senior returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown. He followed that up with two first quarter interceptions. He later scored on a 70-yard catch and run as the Bears mauled Grant 46-13 in the opening round of the Class 6A playoffs in Lake Zurich.

The fourth-seeded Bears (8-2) will host fifth-seeded Antioch, which beat Glenbard South 45-23 on Saturday, in the second round of the playoffs next weekend. The game will be a rematch of a Week 2 meeting between the teams that Lake Zurich won 33-0.

Lake Zurich coach Ron Planz said he wanted to take the ball to begin the game.

“I wanted to take the ball and take it down and get a score,” Planz said. “I felt that there is a little of that Lake Zurich mystique. I didn

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