Joliet Catholic's Tony Trabold celebrates on the sidelines after the Hilltoppers scored a touchdown Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at Memorial Stadium in Joliet, Ill. The Hilltoppers defeated the Hillcrest Hawks, 42-6. The Hilltoppers will play Montini during the IHSA Football State Championships on Saturday, Nov. 25, at the University of Illinois in Champaign, Ill.
The Hilltoppers are headed to the state championship after defeating Hillcrest High School 42-6 Saturday at ATI Field at Joliet Memorial Stadium.
Joliet Catholic Academy will play Montini Catholic High School at 10 a.m. Saturday for the Illinois High School Football Class 5A State Championship.
Lincoln-Way East, another local team one win away from the state championship game, fell to the Loyola Academy Ramblers 16-24.
