With less than five seconds left in the half, the West Central Cougars threw a Hail Mary to the endzone but Carrollton’s Charlie Stumpf and Carson Grafford were both there ready and waiting for the ball. Grafford came down with the ball and took it about 20 yards before he was pushed out of bounds and the half ended. The Hawks ended up defeating the Cougars 44-8 to advance to the second round of the IHSA Class 1A playoffs which will take place this Saturday at Carrollton at 2 p.m. when Carrollton will take on the No. 1 ranked Althoff Catholic. (Carmen Ensinger/Greene Prairie Press)