New Trier went into the fourth quarter behind 15–12 and rallied to beat Homewood-Flossmoor 26–23 on Nov. 6.
The comeback came in a varsity football playoff game in Illinois. New Trier had led 12–8 at halftime, but Homewood-Flossmoor outscored it 7–0 in the third.
New Trier scored 14 in the fourth while Homewood-Flossmoor managed 8. The 6-point swing turned a 3-point deficit into a 3-point win.
Quarter scores, with New Trier first in each period, were 0–0, 12–8, 0–7, 14–8.
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