Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only The Providence Catholic Celtics walked away with it. They came out on top against Morton by a score of 21-14 on Saturday. That's two games straight that Providence Catholic has won by exactly seven points.
The critical scores for Providence Catholic came from Kaden Nickel and Xavier Coleman.
When it comes to explaining why Morton lost, one person who can't be blamed is Christopher Schaff. Despite the final result, he picked up 64 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Providence Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Morton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-2.
Providence Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Hillcrest at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hillcrest will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Providence Catholic is ranked 33rd). Morton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
