Scouting Grayslake North at Johnsburg

Grayslake North (4-4, 1-4) at Johnsburg (4-4, 2-3)

When: 7:15 p.m., today

Last week: Grayslake North lost to Grayslake Central, 34-7; Johnsburg lost to Prairie Ridge, 31-0.

Skinny: Both teams need the win to become playoff-eligible, but even the winner might come up short of earning an at-large berth. Grayslake North and Johnsburg have 30 and 29 playoff points (combined number of wins by opponents), respectively, and each team is guaranteed only 2 more points but could earn more. In the last nine years, the average cutoff point total has been around 35. It's been 38 in two of the last four years and 36 the other two times. ... Grayslake North got QB A.J. Fish and RB David Collins back from injury last week but managed only a 13-yard TD toss from Fish to Hector Silva. ... Johnsburg throws the ball with QB George Bielis (1,404 yds., 9 TDs, 11 INTs) and receivers Mike Siudak (26 rec., 4 TDs), Brandon Taylor (21 rec.) and Mike Molway (20 rec., 3 TDs). Skyhawks RB Dillon Kosel has rushed for 370 yards (5.8 per carry). “We are excited to have an opportunity to make ourselves playoff eligible,” Grayslake North coach Steve Wood said. “They like to throw the ball and, except for last week, we have been pretty good against the pass. If we can move the ball, we should have a great chance to win.”