Flag Football Recap: Willowbrook Comes Up Short Despite Lily Macias' Big Defensive Game + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2025, 8:58am

Flag Football Recap: Willowbrook Warriors vs. Whitney Young Dolphins

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the IL High School Assn. (IHSA) & Willowbrook High School. Watch Full Replay

Willowbrook and Whitney Young squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Willowbrook had to settle for second. They took a 12-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dolphins. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Warriors

Interceptions

Lily Macias2
Marli Smrz1
Elizabeth Pettinger1

Willowbrook didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Lily Macias led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by herself.

The critical scores for Whitney Young came from Ella Schuler and Cora Quilty.

Having lost for the first time this season, Willowbrook fell to 22-1. As for Whitney Young, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 22-4.

Willowbrook didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 30-0 win against Perspectives Charter/Leadership on the 18th. As for Whitney Young, they have also already played their next contest, a 26-6 loss against Maine South on the 18th.

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