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Playoffs: Lyons Township Faces Simeon Saturday Afternoon
The day and time of the Lions' first-round playoff game were announced Monday on the IHSA website.
Lyons Township football will begin what it hopes is a long 2013 playoff run Saturday with a first-round road game against Simeon at Chicago's Gately Stadium.
Kickoff between the No. 11 seed Lions and the No. 6 seed Wolverines is at 3:30 p.m.
The LT-Simeon matchup had been set over the weekend, but the day and time of the game was announced on the IHSA website Monday afternoon.
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Gately Stadium is located at 810 E. 103rd St.
Lyons Township enters the playoffs with a 5-4 after a win over Proviso West in its regular-season finale Friday. The Lions finished 4-2 in the West Suburban Silver.
Simeon finished the season with six straight wins after an 0-3 start, according to HighSchoolCube News. They finished a perfect 5-0 in the Red Bird division of the Chicago Public.
Being a double-digit seed shouldn't worry Lyons Township. The Lions made a run to the 8A quarterfinals in 2012 as a No. 15 seed, knocking off Marist and O'Fallon in the first two rounds.
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