Harlem is only NIC-10 football team to win on busy playoff Friday
Harlem has found a new weapon this postseason as its defense came through once again, launching the Huskies into the Class 6A state quarterfinals with a 17-7 playoff win over Burlington Central on Friday night. And after two other teams within the conference bowed out on Friday, it comes down to Hononegah on Saturday to see if any NIC-10 team can join the Huskies. More Rockford-area football: Top 10 playoff stars to watch in next Rockford-area football games Quarterback Braxton Fausett completed 13 of his 24 throws for 114 yards with a touchdown pass for Harlem on Nov. 6, and he rushed for 57 yards on 15 carries. But it was the Huskies' defense that was the star of this game. "We have a lot of flash on offense," Harlem head coach Jim Morrow said, "but what it comes down to, at the end of the day, is sometimes the defense can make all the difference." Since a tight 27-26 win over Hononegah, highlighted by a 14-point late-fourth-quarter comeback, the Huskies have allowed 0, 7, 22, 14, 0, 14, and now 7 points again, getting stingier and stingier on D as the season goes. Nose tackle Jasavion Foy, the 6-foot,
