Article: Junior Achievers Spark Rice

To win a state championship a team must play 14 games. This weekend is the seventh week of football.

For the top two teams, it's halftime. For others, two-thirds of the season is over. Which means the season comes down to a third-and-short situation.

Many players and teams already have made impacts above expectations. Here are some early highlights. Biggest surprise: Brother Rice (6-0, 2-0 in the Catholic North) with honorable mention to St. Patrick (6-0, 4-0 in the East Suburban Catholic) and West Aurora (6-0, 5-0 in the Upstate Eight).

Brother Rice knows crunch time, winning two games by one point and another by two with 16 junior starters. The Crusaders never have been undefeated, ...

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