St. Viator had won four straight games, including two straight in the East Suburban Catholic Conference, and was ranked 14th in The Tribune`s Top 20.
Marist had lost two straight after winning its first two and was 0-2 in the East Suburban Catholic.
So when they met Friday night in Arlington Heights, no one would have suspected that Marist would end up on the winning end of a 28-6 score.
But that`s what happened.
The visiting Redskins spotted St. Viator a first-quarter touchdown and a 6-0 lead on a 5-yard run by Brian Dunlavy. That came after Viator recovered a fumbled punt at the Marist 28-yard line. Then Marist, which has beaten St. Viator the last three times the teams have played, went to work.
In the second quarter, Terry Callahan scored twice, on runs of 12 and 28 yards. The first TD capped an 11-play, 64-yard drive that was all on the ground. Touchdown runs of 2 yards by Jeff Kulik in the third quarter and 35 yards by Tim Nitsche in the fourth quarter sealed the victory.
Kulik rushed for 188 yards on 24 carries, Nitsche added 101 yards on 11 carries and Callahan gained 92 yards on 13 carries. Dunlavy gained 95 yards on 26 carries for St. Viator.
”We had seven starters out, but we sucked it up and the players finally believed what we have been coaching,” said Marist coach Tony Pietrzak. ”The defense played exceptional. The big thing is we kept their offense off the field.”
Evanston 33, Maine East 0-No. 7 Evanston (4-1, 1-0) had no trouble in its Central Suburban League South Division opener, recording four interceptions and six sacks. Quarterback Tyrone Bell hooked up with Derrick Ross on TD passes of 50 and 9 yards in the first quarter.
Streamwood 42, Elgin 15-Edson Castillo and Kermit Ellison both had a pair of touchdowns to lead No. 4 Streamwood (5-0, 3-0 in the Upstate Eight). Jim Giffin threw 18 yards to Tom Eisenmann and Brent Kielbasa ran one yard with a fumble for the other Streamwood touchdowns. Elgin is 2-3, 1-2.
Carmel 27, St. Joseph 0-Matt Simmons scored on runs of 5 and 7 yards in the first quarter and caught a 43-yard TD pass from Thad Sutter as Carmel
(4-1, 2-1) rolled in the East Suburban Catholic mismatch. St. Joseph is 1-4, 0-3.
Notre Dame 21, Holy Cross 6-Notre Dame (3-2, 2-1) won its second straight in the East Suburban Catholic. William Brown scored the Dons` first TD on a 39-yard pass from Richard Aigner, Daniel DeFranza scored the second on a 5-yard run in the third period and David Dziedzic scored the third on a 17-yard run in the fourth quarter. Holy Cross is 1-4, 0-3.
Conant 14, Rolling Meadows 0-Rick Michaels` 42-yard TD run in the second quarter was all the points the Cougars (3-2, 1-0) needed in their Mid-Suburban League South Division opener. Kelly Vaughn added a 1-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. Rolling Meadows is 0-5, 0-1.
Wheeling 21, Fremd 12-Dean Glorio rushed for a school record 217 yards on 28 carries and scored Wheeling`s first touchdown as the Wildcats prevailed in the Mid-Suburban North. Wheeling (4-1, 1-0) led 14-12 after three quarters and put the game away in the fourth when Eric Caravello recovered a Fremd fumble in the end zone. Fremd dropped to 3-2, 0-1.
Richmond-Burton 30, Genoa-Kingston 14-Chris Steadman scored three times for Richmond-Burton (5-0, 3-0 in the Big Eight). Genoa is 3-2, 1-2.
Harvard 42, Huntley 0-Shawn Condon ran for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns in 5 carries to power Harvard (5-0, 3-0 in the Big Eight). Huntley is 1-4, 0-3. Harvard plays North Boone (5-0, 3-0) next Friday.
Woodstock 27, Crystal Lake South 14-Joel Bosman ran for one touchdown and passed for two others as Woodstock (3-2, 3-0) won its third straight to take over first place in the Fox Valley Conference.
Elk Grove 13, Prospect 6-Jamie Ringenbach ran for 193 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries for Elk Grove (1-4, 1-0 in the Mid-Suburban South). Prospect (0-5, 0-1) scored on a 10-yard pass from Tom Kurka to Matt Goumas.
Lake Forest 7, Warren 0-Sean Royer ran 2 yards for the winning score for Lake Forest (2-3 in the North Suburban) with 1:33 left. Warren is 2-3.
North Chicago 14, Stevenson 12-Jackie Thompson and Lamont Lindsey scored touchdowns for North Chicago (3-2 in the North Suburban). Stevenson is 1-4.
Marian Central 30, Grant 14-Jim Reed ran for 170 yards and 2 touchdowns for Marian Central (4-1, 3-0 in the Northwest Suburban). Grant is 1-4, 0-3.
SOUTH
Homewood-Flossmoor 27, Thornridge 0-Percy Willingham (74 yards on 12 carries) scored twice from the 2, Brian Rollo (12 of 21 for 147 yards) threw an 11-yard TD pass to Ed Jonch and Felton Maxie scored on a 6-yard run as the No. 1 Vikings (5-0, 3-0) continued their march through the South Inter-Conference Association East Division. H-F`s starting defense hasn`t allowed a point this season.
Marmion 14, Providence 0-No. 9 Providence (4-1, 2-1 in the West Suburban Catholic) had its 17-game winning streak snapped by upstart Marmion (3-2, 2-0). It was Marmion`s third straight victory.
Andrew 14, Marian Catholic 7-Mike Clark scored from the 9 with 1:12 left in the game to give Andrew (3-2) the upset victory over No. 5 Marian (4-1). Marian took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Tom Stallings` 13-yard TD pass to Scott Kumskis. Andrew tied it on Brett Novosel`s 2-yard run. Clark was 8 of 18 for 122 yards and rushed 10 times for 30 yards.
Bolingbrook 24, Romeoville 12-John Kiska ran for 127 yards and one touchdown in 8 carries, Anthony McLain rushed for 94 yards in 6 carries and Eric Mandley rushed for a pair of short-yardage touchdowns as Romeoville (5-0, 2-0 in the SICA West) won the neighborhood rivalry. The only points for Bolingbrook (3-2, 1-2) came on a pair of touchdown passes by Lloyd Kerr-for 24 yards to Ernest Crank and 46 yards to Chris Wray. Romeoville`s Kyle Jackson made a key interception with 4:46 to play to stop a Bolingbrook drive at the Romeoville 1-yard line.
Bloom 25, Thornwood 0-Antonio Anderson threw two TD passes and scored on a 76-yard run as Bloom (4-1, 2-1) blanked Thornwood (2-3, 0-2) in the SICA East.
Thornton Fractional South 20, Bremen 6-In the SICA Central, Bob Svencner rushed for 114 yards on 22 carries and scored on a pair of 1-yard runs as T.F. South improved to 3-2, 1-0. Bremen is 1-4, 0-1.
Rich Central 24, Crete-Monee 6-Brian Miller tossed two touchdown passes, an 8-yarder to Shawn Paige in the first quarter and a 9-yarder to Mike Ladewski in the fourth quarter, as the Olympians (1-4, 1-0) surprised Crete
(2-3, 0-1) in the SICA South opener.
Kankakee 34, Bradley-Bourbonnais 24-Kankakee`s 5-foot-2-inch Tim Fortney broke TD runs of 44 and 60 yards in the second quarter to turn a 7-6 lead into 21-6 as the Kays (4-1, 1-0) rolled in the SICA South.
Richards 42, Stagg 7-Stagg (3-2, 2-1) took a 7-6 lead early in the second quarter, then the roof caved in. Tony Jansto`s 2-yard TD run opened the flood gates to a 22-point second quarter by No. 12-ranked Richards (5-0, 3-0). Rich Albon followed with a 1-yard TD and Tom Lyons added a 35-yard jaunt. Jansto
(111 yards on 15 carries) also scored on a 23-yard run.
Thornton 16, Bloom Trail 8-Rory Lee and Joe Thornton scored touchdowns for Thornton (4-1, 2-1 in the SICA East). Steve Henley scored for Bloom Trail (1-4, 0-3).
Carl Sandburg 23, Argo 0-Harry Torgerson, Eric Tanquilt and Nikc Chio scored touchdowns for Sandburg (4-1, 2-0 in the SICA West). Argo is 1-4, 1-2. WEST
Naperville North 14, Glenbard North 0-No. 8 Naperville (5-0, 3-0 in the Du Page Valley Conference) handed Glenbard (2-3, 2-1) its first conference loss. Naperville got the only touchdown it needed on a 3-yard second quarter run by Sean Drendel that capped a 12-play, 72-yard drive. Kevin Garnett (128 yards on 24 carries) ran 26 yards with a fake punt on the key play of the drive. Glenbard North was held to 44 yards rushing. Panther quarterback Chris Shreve was 14 for 39 for 176 yards and four interceptions.
St. Charles 14, West Aurora 2-No. 16 St. Charles (5-0, 3-0 in the Upstate Eight) got first-half touchdowns from Adam Zeitz, on a 35-yard pass interception return, and Tom Cavallo, on a 1-yard run. West Aurora is 2-3, 1-2.
Fenton 15, Libertyville 14-Mike O`Neill caught a 15-yard TD pass from Greg Cox (16 of 35 for 273 yards) with 2:10 remaining, and Cox tossed the 2-point conversion to Mark Spalleto as Fenton improved to 5-0 in the North Suburban. The Bison were 0-9 last season.
Downers Grove North 20, Hinsdale Central 14 (OT)-Ron Kincaid`s 1-yard touchdown run in overtime was the difference for Downers North (4-1, 3-0 in the West Suburban Silver) in the two team`s traditional Old Oaken Bucket game. Hinsdale (1-4, 0-2) had opened the scoring on a 10-yard pass from Scott Puck to Joe Qualter in the first quarter. Downers tied it in the second period on a 34-yard pass from Brad Lange to Tim McClinton and went ahead 14-7 in the third quarter on a 7-yard Lange pass to Pat Coughlin. Hinsdale forced the overtime when Jeff Machag ran 75 yards with an interception early in the fourth period. York 13, Glenbard West 0-York (3-2, 2-1 in the West Suburban Silver) got all the points it needed on an 18-yard pass from Jeff Fischer to Al Rodendostel in the second quarter. A fourth-quarter TD on Randy Bieber`s 4-yard run iced it. Fischer threw for 212 yards for York. Glenbard (3-2, 1-1)
had five turnovers.
Leyden 26, Morton 0-Leyden`s Derek Germann caught a 60-yard TD pass from Bruce Kozerski in the first quarter and the Eagles (3-2, 2-1) were never headed in the West Suburban Silver contest. Kozerski also scored on a 2-yard run. Morton (1-4, 0-3) has suffered four straight shutouts after shutting out Glenbard East in its season opener.
Oswego 35, Geneva 32-Dusty Sonnon (125 yards on 22 carries) scored the clinching touchdown for Oswego (5-0, 3-0) on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter in a battle of unbeatens in the Little Seven. The Panthers lost senior Tilson Thompson to a knee injury in the third quarter, but not before he scored on a 27-yard return of an interception and a 6-yard run. Chad Ciesil
(14 of 28 for 274 yards) tossed two TD passes for Geneva (4-1, 2-1), a 12-yarder to Mark Kelly and a 62-yarder to Jim Klein.
Morris 28, Sycamore 6-The Redskins (5-0, 3-0) kept pace with Oswego in the Little Seven as Jason Knapp completed 12 of 22 passes for 262 yards and two TDs.
Plainfield 14, Batavia 0-Plainfield (1-4, 2-1 in the Little Seven) got an 11-yard TD run from Dave Smith and a 3-yard TD pass from Kevin Keagle to Kirk Lange. Batavia (1-4, 0-3) has lost three straight.
Waubonsie Valley 22, Kaneland 6-Hugh Williams ran for 120 yards and one touchdown and Mark Lamberg ran for 141 yards and one touchdown to pace Waubonsie (2-3, 2-1 in the Little Seven). The only TD for Kaneland (0-5, 0-3) came on a 48-yard TD pass from Jeremy Bach to David Beebe.
De Kalb 20, East Aurora 6-De Kalb (4-1, 2-1 in the Upstate Eight) rallied from a 6-3 deficit. East Aurora`s only score came on Joe Williams` 1-yard run in the first quarter.
Rossville-Alvin 12, Wheaton Christian 7-Ryan Cox ran 7 yards for the winning touchdown with 3:24 left. Wheaton is 1-4.
