Villa Grove excited about playoffs

VILLA GROVE – Greeted by cheers of students, Villa Grove High School Principal Sheila Greenwood joined the hairstyle craze started by the school's state playoff-bound football players by sporting a fake Mohawk hairdo at a pep assembly Thursday.

The undefeated team is on their way to a second-round game in Pawnee on Saturday.

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