No. 9 Rolling Meadows 35, Wheeling 6
Records: Rolling Meadows 5-0, 1-0 MSL East; Wheeling 2-3, 0-1.
Summary: David Ubert made like Devin Hester in returning a kickoff 83 yards for a TD to give the host Mustangs a 28-6 halftime lead. DB Stan Pheteau had two of the three Rolling Meadows interceptions.
Top performers: Rolling Meadows — RB Mikel Johnson, 11 carries, 45 yards, 2 TDs (1, 9); QB Ben Sabal, 10-for-13, 113 yards; 6 carries, 57 yards, TD (35 yards); WR Ty Kirk, 3 catches, 74 yards, and an 11-yard TD run. Wheeling — QB Matt Holmes, 10-for-15, 115 yards, 1-yard TD run.
Extra point: Sabal on first TD: “We seemed to just move the ball right down the field and that built everyone’s confidence up.” %% 1 2 3 4 T
Wheeling 0 6 0 0 6
Roll. Mead. 7 21 0 7 35 %%
No. 10 Maine South 34, Evanston 7
Records: Maine South 4-1, 2-1 Central Suburban South; Evanston 1-4, 1-2.
Summary: The host Hawks trailed 7-6 in the second quarter when QB Charlie Goro tossed a 6-yard TD pass to Joe Orlando. Maine South went on to add another TD at the end of the first half on a 21-yard TD pass from Goro to Danny Benson.
Top performers: Maine South — Goro, 16-for-24, 289 yards, 3 TDs; WR Benson, 10 catches, 201 yards, 2 TDs. Evanston — Darrell Shepherd, 4 carries, 72 yards, TD (71).
Extra point: “When we fell behind 7-6, we knew we had to focus better, otherwise they would have pulled away,” Benson said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Evanston 7 0 0 0 7
Maine S. 6 14 7 7 34 %%
No. 13 Lake Zurich 9, Libertyville 2
Records: Lake Zurich 4-1, 3-0 North Suburban Lake; Libertyville 2-3, 0-2.
Summary: Lake Zurich’s defense, aided by 2 interceptions and a fumble recovery, held Libertyville to 37 yards rushing and 134 yards of total offense. Libertyville scored its only points on a blocked punt in the first quarter that led to a safety.
Top performers: Lake Zurich — RB Jon Janus, 13 carries, 99 yards, INT (as DB); QB Bobby DeLeo, 7-for-13, 103 yards, TD (1-yard run). Libertyville — DB Nate Johnson, blocked punt led to safety.
Extra point: “Our defense really won the game. You’ve got to thank them,” Janus said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Lake Zurich 6 0 0 3 9
Libertyville 2 0 0 0 2 %%
No. 17 Glenbrook South 54, Waukegan 18
Records: 5-0, 1-0 Central Suburban South; Waukegan 3-2, 0-1.
Summary: Glenbrook South scored 41 points in the second and third quarters to blow the game open. RBs Aaron Ballanger and Sean Porgar each had 3 TDs for the visiting Titans.
Top performers: Glenbrook South — RB Justin Klise, 12 carries, 132 yards, TD (20); Ballanger, 9 carries, 50 yards, 3 TDs (9, 7, 3); Porgar, 6 carries, 87 yards, 2 TDs (2, 75), 38-yard fumble recovery for a TD. Waukegan — QB Mar’Quezie Edmonds, 11-for-20, 221 yards, 2 TDs (75, 11).
Extra point: “We focused on coming out strong,” Porgar said. “We just concentrated on ourselves.” %% 1 2 3 4 T
Glenbrook S. 13 27 14 0 54
Waukegan 12 6 0 0 18 %%
Prospect 33, Hersey 0
Records: Prospect 3-2, 1-0 MSL East; Hersey 0-5, 0-1.
Summary: Prospect’s defense led the rout by holding host Hersey to 28 yards of total offense — the Huskies never crossed midfield — and five first downs.
Top performers: Prospect — WR Patrick Ziegenfuss, 10 catches, 130 yards; RB Mason Pack, 11 carries, 99 yards, TD (31); DL Matt Kennedy, four tackles, two for sacks; QB Al Lazarz, 10 carries, 51 yards, 2 TDs (9, 1). Hersey — LB Caleb Muir, 11 tackles.
Extra point: “We came out this week and played our game,” Prospect’s Kennedy said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Prospect 13 6 0 14 33
Hersey 0 0 0 0 0 %%
Palatine 21, Conant 0
Records: Palatine 3-2, 1-0 MSL West; Conant 1-4, 0-1.
Summary: Palatine held Conant to 124 yards total offense in beating the visiting Cougars for the first time in 12 years. RB Daniel Sutton had TD runs of 8 and 9 yards. RB Tom Eanes also scored on a 5-yard run with 2:28 left in the second quarter.
Top performers: Palatine — QB Matt Rossi, 10-for-15, 112 yards; Sutton, seven carries, 24 yards, two TDs. Conant — RB Scott Zari, 13 carries, 50 yards.
Extra point: “We made a few defensive adjustments, and we were able to shut down their running game,” Palatine defensive lineman Monroe Brooks said. %% 1 2 3 4 T
Conant 0 0 0 0 0
Palatine 7 7 0 7 21 %%
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Compiled by Jason Kerr, Matt Lynch and Colleen Kane. Rick Sorci, Andy Rabinowitz, Steve Reaven, Jim Kauss, Dave Monahan and Bob Hurst contributed.
