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CN100 Game of the Week Highlights: Lemont vs. Oak Forest

Check out footage from Friday's game, where Oak Forest edged out Lemont 23-21.

Check out highlights from last week's Lemont-Oak Forest football game, courtesy of Comcast Channel 100.

The South Suburban Blue match-up, which Oak Forest won 23-21, was tabbed as the CN100 Game of the Week.

Head coach Eric Michaelsen’s Indians are now 1-3 through the early part of the season. Lemont dropped its season-opening contest to visiting Plainfield South (28-13), but rebounded to post a 44-20 victory at Riverside-Brookfield in Week 2.

In Week 3, Lemont fell at home to defending SSC Red champion Richards (28-14).

Lemont has made nine consecutive playoff appearances. In 2012, Lemont went 11-2 (5-1 SSC Blue), finished in a three-way tie for the SSC Blue title (its sixth in seven seasons), and advanced to the IHSA Class 6A semifinals for the second straight year.

Oak Forest improved to 3-1.

Lemont had previously won eight consecutive meetings against Oak Forest, dating back to 2007. In 2012, Lemont prevailed by a 17-14 score on the road in the regular season, then by a 21-14 count at Oak Forest in the IHSA Class 6A quarterfinals.

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