It was not a good week for the Downers Grove South football team-until it beat host Hinsdale Central 29-6 Saturday, that is.
First the Mustangs had to recover from a 14-0 season-opening loss to Naperville Central. Then illness hit the team during the week. And on Friday, Kenny Holland, a former multi-sport standout at Downers South who was about to start his sophomore year at DePauw University, died from injuries he incurred in a car crash recently.
”It was a tough week,” said Downers Grove coach John Belskis, who won his first game as head coach. ”We had a lot of kids out sick. And everyone was upset by the Kenny Holland situation. We didn`t dedicate the game to him, but we knew he would want us to go out and play our best. It`s tough for our kids to put that kind of thing out of their minds.”
The Mustangs rolled up 201 yards in the first half Saturday while limiting Hinsdale to 23. Downers South led 22-0 at halftime on two touchdown passes by quarterback Kevin Platt, for 23 yards to Shelly Mathew and 19 yards to Jeff Myczek, and on a 1-yard run by Steve Lucado on the last play of the first half. Mathew added a 10-yard touchdown run in the second half.
Platt finished with 93 yards rushing on 14 carries and was 4 for 12 passing for 67 yards.
Hinsdale scored with 2:10 to play on an 8-yard pass from Jason Stamer to Scott Coman.
Willowbrook 43, Proviso West 0-Willowbrook (2-0) scored on six of its first seven possessions; Proviso West (1-1) had four turnovers (three interceptions, one fumble) and had three punts blocked; Greg Franz (172 yards on 10 carries) scored on runs 4, 22 and 12 yards for Willowbrook.
Oak Park 3, Addison Trail 0-Jim Murray booted a 47-yard field goal with 1:36 left in the first quarter to lift Oak Park (1-1) over Addison (0-2).
Lyons 13, Proviso East 0-Host Lyons (2-0) prevailed on two field goals by Eric Barofsky (24 and 28 yards) and on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Rob Rietz to John Grundke. Proviso East is 1-1.
Lake Park 26, Crystal Lake South 6-Crystal Lake (1-1) scored firts on Matt Kaulig`s 3-yard run, but it was all Lake Park after that. The Lancers rolled up 18 points in the second quarter, on 1-yard TD runs by Alex Aganos and Chris Roll and on a 15-yard TD pass from Roll to Randy DeGuzman. DeGuzman got his team`s last score on a 15-yard run in the fourth quarter.
Luther South 26, Immaculate Conception 0-Luther (2-0) ripped IC (0-2)
with two long touchdown passes-for 74 yards from Marcel Kerr to Cardell Smith and for 80 yards from Andre Stephany to Kerr-in the first quarter, and never looked back. Herbert Yancey added a 32-yard TD run and Robert Forrest a 48-yard TD run.
Walther Lutheran 14, Valley Lutheran 8-Keith Wright caught touchdown passes of 15 and 31 yards from Mike Barrett to spark Walther (1-1). Jamie Meyers scored for Valley Lutheran (0-2).
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Kaneland 17, Lisle 7-Jeremy Bach threw two touchdown passes, for 57 yards to Greg Rink and 25 yards to Todd Fowler, to lift Kaneland (2-0). Lisle (0-2) scored first on Scott Grumbles` 1-yard run.
NORTH
Libertyville 20, Antioch 0-Libertyville (1-1) evened its North Suburban Conference record as Matt Christensen, the son of head coach Dale, caught three touchdown passes (15, 24 and 12 yards) from Jack Hendershot. Antioch is 1-1.
Lake Forest 33, Mundelein 0-Mike Stamison had 133 yards rushing and touchdown runs of 5 and 57 yards and P.J. Farrell had TD runs of 3 and 18 yards to power Lake Forest (1-1) to the North Suburban Conference triumph. Mike Beckwith had the Scout`s other score. Mundelein is 0-2.
Notre Dame 14, Loyola Academy 6-James Hurley`s 11-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and Paul Myszka`s 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter lifted Notre Dame to 2-0. Jack Prikos scored on a 7-yard run in the second quarter for Loyola (0-2), but the Ramblers missed the kick, and a chance to tie.
New Trier 21, Waukegan West 0-Ned Stone, Harlin Robins and Scott Bernardi all had short touchdwon runs for New Trier (2-0). Waukegan is 0-2.