The IHSA, which is made up of public and private schools, and Chicagoland Jewish handled their situation admirably.

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The IHSA said the school had reached out to A-HOPE, but the players appeared to have no idea they were chosen because of their athletic prowess.

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The Tribune article quotes the IHSA as saying it already has a policy in place for these kinds of situations, and have already allowed Chicagoland Jewish to shift a playoff game from Friday night to a post-Sabbath Saturday night.

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