This is how Curie got playoff eligible

For those interested in how Bolingbrook's first-round opponent came to become eligible for an at-large berth into the Class 8A football playoffs, here's the skinny.

Curie (5-4) overcame a nine-point deficit in the final three minutes to beat King 15-14 in the Public League playoffs. But it gets better.

The winning points came on a 33-yard field goal with nine seconds left in the game. But that's not all.

Kicker Dominic Kozlowski had not attempted a field goal all season. Seriously. I'm not making this stuff up.