Schwab: Playoffs just out of reach for several area football teams

By Jay Schwab — jschwab@shawmedia.com

Created: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 5:30 a.m. CDT

Before the football playoffs kick off for five area teams this weekend, let’s take a final look back at the seasons of the six teams that came oh-so-close to joining them.

It was an unusual local football season in that none of our 11 area teams finished worse than 4-5, yet less than half – Batavia, Kaneland, Aurora Christian, St. Charles East and Aurora Central Catholic – made the playoffs.

Here are a few thoughts on the teams that will be watching the playoffs from the sidelines, starting with the two 5-4 teams that fell short on playoff points:

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