Can Prairie Ridge repeat as state champions? Will Rochester and IC Catholic Prep do the same? It’s championship weekend at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb for IHSA football. Joe Collins and “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran wrap up the 2017 prep season and discuss the games on NIU’s campus this weekend. Could some contests go down to the last play? A lot of playoffs games have done just that in recent memory. And referees are the ones who keep a continuous rundown of checks of balances as plays/game flow escalate. We are joined by Steve Garbaciak, a 25-year veteran of the IHSA. As President of the Joliet Football Officials and member of the IHSA’s official advisory committee, Steve chronicles how the game has changed in the last quarter century, and he details how to maintain judicial balance in games of critical importance.