No. 10 Downers Grove S. 10, Bolingbrook 7
Summary: The Mustangs triumphed at Benedictine University after stopping Bolingbrook’s first-and-goal from the South 6 with three minutes left. The defense registered four sacks and two interceptions. LB Jared Culver had two sacks.
Top performers: Downers South — RB Scottie Williams had 20 rushes for 84 yards and 1 TD. Bolingbrook — Eric Smith, 16 rushes for 65 yards. QB Shadonta Travis, 11-for-18 for 128 yards.
Extra point: “This is the year that I have to step up,” Jared Culver said. “It’s my third year on varsity, and I need to be the leader. Everyone made big plays tonight. As long as we have someone come up big each night, we’re going to be good.” %% 1 2 3 4 T
Bolingbrook 0 7 0 0 7
Downers S. 3 7 0 0 10
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No. 5 Maine South 48, Schaumburg 22
Summary: QB Charlie Goro could do little wrong for the host Hawks. He threw TD passes of 44 (to WR Joey Orlando) and 70 (to WR Danny Benson) yards. Goro also had 2 TD runs (30, 1). Schaumburg trailed 41-7 after three quarters.
Top performers: Maine South — Goro, 17-for-23 for 209 yards, and four carries for 62 yards; Benson, 9 catches for 116 yards, 1 TD; Orlando, 3 catches for 63 yards and 1 TD, 40-yard punt return for TD, 6 PATs. Schaumburg — QB Cody Logsdon, 14-for-23, 93 yards, TD; RB Mick Trimarco, 15 carries, 44 yards, TD (7 yds.).
Extra point: “I would rather pass than run, because I get my teammates the ball, especially Orlando and Benson,” Goro said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Schaumburg 0 7 0 15 22
Maine South 13 14 14 7 48
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No. 11 York 20, Highland Park 13
Summary: Mike McNulty scored a TD in the final 30 seconds to give the Dukes the victory at Lyons. He scored on a 2-yard run earlier in the game. Just before halftime, the Giants got to within 14-13 on a 60-yard pass from John Lindquist to WR Telles Ludevall. York’s first TD came on a 10-yard pass from QB Mike Wilburt to WR Luke Regole.
Top performers: York — RB McNulty, 27 carries, 126 yards, 2 TDs. Highland Park — WR Telles Ludevall, 6 catches, 140 yards, 2 TDs.
Extra point: “I look forward to these types of games. It feels good that my team can trust me to carry the load,” McNulty said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Highland Pk. 0 13 0 0 13
York 0 14 0 6 20
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No. 12 Prospect 10, Downers Grove N. 7
Summary: Prospect’s goal-line stand, which ended with DL Mike Maratea’s fumble recovery, secured the victory for the host Knights in the final two minutes. Prospect overcame 4 turnovers and 13 penalties. But the Trojans came away scoreless four times inside the Prospect 10. Downers North had three turnovers.
Top performers: Prospect — Soph. QB Miles Osei, 17 carries, 73 yards; RB Pat Mack, 12 carries, 91 yards, TD.
Extra point: “To be honest, we didn’t play well. Out defense was sloppy all day. We’ve got to improve,” Maratea said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Downers N. 7 0 0 0 7
Prospect 7 3 0 0 10
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No. 13 Rolling Meadows 41, Hinsdale South 0
Summary: RB Mikel Johnson ran for 2 TDs, and QB Ben Sabal ran for another and tossed a 32-yard scoring pass to Mick Viken. Daquan Edwards and David Ubert also had scoring runs.
Top performers: Rolling Meadows — Sabal, 15-yard TD run, 32-yard TD pass; Johnson, 4- and 6-yard TD runs.
Extra point: Kevin Serna kicked five of them. %% 1 2 3 4 T
RM 7 7 14 13 41
Hins. South 0 0 0 0 0
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No. 14 Crystal Lake South 37, Crete-Monee 23
Summary: Crystal Lake South FB Derek Mortensen had touchdown runs of 1, 5 and 17 along with a 17-yard TD reception. The Gators trailed 3-0 but took the lead for good with 2:59 left in the first quarter on a 1-yard TD run by RB Colin Masterson.
Top performers: Crystal Lake South — Masterson, 26 carries, 184, one TD; Mortensen, 16 carries, 63 yards, 3 TD runs, one TD reception. Crete-Monee — QB Tony Powell, 12-for-20, 243 yards, 3 TD passes; K.J. Franklin, 3 catches, 119 yards, 2 TDs (77, 49).
Extra point: In a losing effort, Powell totaled 216 of his passing yards on three TD passes — 77, 49, 90. %% 1 2 3 4 T
CLS 7 13 10 7 37
Crete 3 7 13 0 23
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St. Charles East 30, No. 18 Batavia 7
Summary: RB Wes Allen scored the game’s first two touchdowns to lead the Saints, who had not played Batavia since 1964 (Bulldogs won that game 65-0). After Allen’s second TD, teammate Pat Friel recovered a fumble near midfield and the Saints drove 46 yards in six plays to score a third time in the second quarter.
Top performers: St. Charles East — Allen, 25 carries, 96 yards, 3 TDs (1, 20, 6 yards); QB Sam Gunther, 17-for-27, 179 yards, TD. Batavia — Backup QB Jack Creed, 6-for-10, 116 yards, TD.
Extra point: “Everyone was saying that Batavia was going to win, but we came out and showed that we have a solid football program. No one gave us a chance,” Allen said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
St. Charles E. 0 20 0 10 30
Batavia 0 0 0 7 7
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Glenbrook South 27, Glenbrook North 14
Summary: QB Ryan McGrath’s second touchdown strike to WR Trent Monckton early in the fourth quarter broke a 14-14 tie. The Titans added another TD that quarter on RB Justin Klise’s 4-yard run after an 11-play, 67-yard drive that ate up 5:13.
Top performers: Glenbrook South — Soph. FB Michael Hirsch, 17 carries for 164 yards; McGrath, 7-for-15 for 110 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs; Monckton, 6 catches for 86 yards, 2 TDs (40, 20). Glenbrook North — RB Chris Collins, 17 carries for 125 yards, TD (36); QB Zack McMahon, 5-for-13, 131 yards, TD (76 to Eric Christainsen), 3 INTs.
Extra point: Ryan McGrath on Trent Monckton: “His brother (Danny, who has graduated) was awesome for me last year. So far it looks like he’ll have a great season too.” %% 1 2 3 4 T
Glen. North 0 7 7 0 14
Glen. South 7 0 7 13 27
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New Trier 20, Warren 13
Summary: Poor field conditions at New Trier forced this game to be played at Lake Zurich, but the Trevians’ Stephan Spellman felt right at home. His 95-yard punt return in the second quarter sparked New Trier. QB Dillon Napoleon’s 2-yard TD pass to RB Ryan Coyle in the fourth quarter broke a 13-13 tie.
Top performers: New Trier — RB George Brigandi, 27 carries, 118 yards, TD (6 yards). Warren — RB Greg Kennedy, 17 carries, 125 yards, 2 TDs (1, 5).
Extra point: “This is the first time we have beaten Warren in four years and it feels good,” Brigandi said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Warren 6 7 0 0 13
New Trier 0 13 0 7 20
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Lincoln-Way Central 30, East St. Louis 27 (OT)
Summary: Down 20-0 at halftime and on the road, Central roared back to win in overtime on a 24-yard FG by Jake Wieclaw. A 2-yard TD run by Mike Ducharme and subsequent two-point conversion (Robby Glielmi’s toss to Mike Goodman) tied the game at 27-27 in the fourth quarter. Wieclaw also caught a 42-yard TD pass from Glielmi.
Top performers: Lincoln-Way Central — Kevin Taylor’s 51-yard reception in the fourth quarter to set up his 15-yard TD catch; Dan Campbell scored Knights’ first TD on 2-yard run.
Extra point: Lincoln-Way Central’s Aric Marquardt had an interception in OT. %% 1 2 3 4 OT T
L-W C. 0 0 6 21 3 30
E. StL 12 8 7 0 0 27
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Marian Catholic 34, Homewood-Flossmoor 28, OT
Summary: Evan Watson’s 1-yard overtime TD run, his second score of the game, gave the Spartans the victory. Homewood-Flossmoor had a chance to respond, but the Vikings’ chances ran out when they failed to convert on a fourth-and-15 in OT. H-F tied the game at 28-28 with 2:42 left in the fourth quarter on Russell Ellington’s 49-yard TD run and a two-point conversion by Mark Franklin.
Top performers: Marian Catholic — Malcolm Allen, 24 carries, 179 yards, 2 TDs (1, 2); Watson, 9 carries, 24 yards, 2 TDs (7, 1). H-F — QB Russell Ellington, 15 carries, 97 yards, TD; 11-for-17, 183 yards, 2 TD passes, 2 INT.
Extra point: “Before the game we talked about trying to negate the athleticism of H-F,” Marian Catholic coach Dave Mattio said. “My question to them was, Who was going to make a play tonight? We had so many kids that stood up, it wasn’t funny.” %% 1 2 3 4 OT T
H-F 0 20 0 8 0 28
Marian C. 7 7 7 7 6 34 %%
Cary-Grove 16, St. Charles North 9
Summary: Cary-Grove LB Max Timmins came up with a crucial sack of North Stars QB Nick Neari for a 9-yard loss in the final minute to secure the victory.
Top performers: Cary-Grove — QB A.J. Hoger, 5 carries, 116 yards, TD (8-yard run); Eric Chandler, 25 carries, 68 yards, TD (3-yard run). St. Charles North — QB Nick Neari, 12-for-23, 111 yards, INT; 7 carries, 60 yards, TD (22-yard run).
Extra point: “Getting this first win feels good, but it got a little nervous toward the end,” Hoger said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
SCN 0 9 0 0 9
Cary-Grove 10 0 0 6 16
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De La Salle 35, Curie 9
Summary: The Meteors took advantage of eight Curie turnovers to score 24 points. RB Cordero Gaston came up with three TDs for De La Salle.
Top performers: De La Salle — Cordero Gaston, 22 carries, 149 yards, 3 TDs; DB David Bradford scored on a 42-yard interception return. Curie — QB Kevin Lewis, 13 carries, 123 yards.
Extra point: “I wanted to get this win for my teammates, because they deserve it,” Gaston said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Curie 0 0 0 9 9
De La Salle 0 21 14 0 35
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Wheaton North 25, Addison Trail 0
Summary: Wheaton North’s defense sacked Addison Trail QB Zac Maxwell 3 times for losses totaling 32 yards, forced 3 fumbles and held the Blazers to 85 total yards.
Top performers: Wheaton North — RB Mike Trumpey, 19 carries, 98 yards, TD; WR Corey Thonn, 4 catches, 91 yards, TD (48); soph. RB Ivan Tamba, 4 carries, 65 yards, TD.
Extra point: “We’ve got a lot of people playing for a lot of spots. There are a lot of guys with a lot of talent on this football team,” Falcons DL Kevin Whitt said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Add. Trail 0 0 0 0 0
Wheaton N. 12 6 0 7 25
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Compiled by Alan Sutton, Dave Surico, Jason Kerr and Matt Lynch. Matt Rodewald, Dave Monahan, Craig Hill, Jim Rohrlack, Steve Repsys, Bob Davis, Seth Gruen, Phil English, Ed Schaffer,Tim Musachio, Bob Skolnik, and Craig Brueske contributed.
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