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Palatine Stomps Hersey, 49-14

The Palatine Pirates beat the Hersey Huskies 49-14 and inch up to No. 11 in the state's football rankings.

The Palatine Pirates sailed past the Hersey Huskies to finish 49-14 Friday night. A big win for the team, bumping the Pirates up from No. 12 to No. 11 on the Chicago Tribune’s Illinois high school football rankings this week.

At home, the Palatine Pirates got off to a strong start, returning the opening kickoff 88 yards, the Daily Herald reports.

The Pirates (3-1) , route: {:controller=>"articles", :action=>"show", :id=>"palatine-hs-loses-season-opener-in-ot"} -->scored the first five times they had the ball, according to the Daily Herald.  At the half, the Pirates were up 35-14 and the were never able to catch up. Palatine took the game 49-14, the

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