
Friday Night Drive Podcast, Episode 412: Western Suburbs Round 1 IHSA football playoff preview
By Katherine Langford
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Playing for the person next to you is a theme that’s emerged during a late-season hot streak for Cary-Grove’s girls volleyball team.Winless in their first 14 Fox Valley Conference matches, the Trojans won three of their final four to avoid the bottom of the conference standings and, more importantly, carry some momentum into the playoffs.Eighth-seeded Cary-Grove earned its fourth victory in its past five matches Monday, sweeping No. 9 Woodstock 25-15, 25-13 to begin postseason play in a quarterfinal of the Class 3A Cary-Grove Regional in Cary. The Trojans (11-25) advance to face No. 1 Lakes at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the semifinals. Woodstock finishes the season at 13-23.Senior Morgan Evelo surpassed 1,000 career assists in the sweep for C-G. Her Trojans’ teammates were equally excited to see their four-year varsity setter reach a huge milestone as they were to get the win. “I just wanted to play for Morgan,” said C-G’s Fiyinfunoluwa Onafeko, a senior outside hitter who led all players Tuesd