Records:
Bartlett 12-0, Schaumburg 7-5
Summary:
After Schaumburg scored 28 straight second-half points to tie the game at 35-35, Bartlett’s Dan Karys kicked a 25-yard field goal with 7.4 seconds left for the win. The Saxons were down 35-7 with just more than a minute to play in the third when quarterback Anthony Iannotti had a part in four straight touchdowns, including a 15-yard pass to Diante Hackler and 25- and 10-yard passes to Josh Spandiary, the second of which tied the game with 1:26 remaining. That was enough time for Bartlett. A 45-yard pass from quarterback Josh Hasenberg to Alex VanNess fueled the Hawks’ last-minute drive to set up the winning field goal. Bartlett had pulled ahead 28-0 at halftime behind Hasenberg’s three touchdown runs (1, 1 and 25 yards) and a 32-yard scoring pass to VanNess. Schaumburg didn’t score until the first play of the second half, when Hackler returned a kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown to set off the second-half scoring spree.
Top performers:
Bartlett–Hasenberg 8-for-14, 130 yards, TD (32), 12 carries, 41 yards, 3 TDs (1, 1, 25); VanNess 4 catches, 94 yards, TD (32). Schaumburg–Iannotti 18-for-31, 157 yards, 3 TDs (15, 25, 10), 1 INT, 17 carries, 99 yards, TD (5); RB Shepard Little 19 carries, 86 yards; Spandiary 8 catches, 64 yards, 2 TDs (25, 10); Hackler 3 catches, 36 yards, TD (15), 81-yard kick return for TD.
Extra point:
“Our team has a lot poise,” Hasenberg said. “We are very mature. The offense knew not to get down on ourselves. We knew we just needed one chance. With over a minute left, that’s a lot of time for us. We felt very confident.”
SCORE BY QUARTERS
Bartlett: 14-14-7-3=38
Schaumburg: 0-0-14-21=35
