One of the most noticeable things about the postseason, and the season in general, is the amount of points put up each week.

For the most part, that trend continued in many of the second-round playoff games in The Herald-News coverage area.

Morris , for example, scored the second-most points in a playoff game in its storied history Saturday in a 64-50 win over Metamora. Only the 2012 team scored more in a playoff game, a 65-20 Round 2 win over Urbana. It was also the second-most points a Morris team has allowed in a playoff game. Only Peoria scored when they beat Morris, 76-56, in 2022.

“We knew this would be a tough game,” Morris coach Alan Thorson said. “All games from here on out are going to be tough games. We were able to put four quarters of football together, which we know we ar

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