YORKVILLE REMAINS UNBEATEN

In a game featuring remarkable shifts of momentum and individual accomplishment, Yorkville remained unbeaten Saturday afternoon with its thrilling 35-33 victory over Riverside-Brookfield.

But the story was about the resiliency of senior R-B quarterback Joe Tess. One week after accounting for six turnovers in his team’s loss to Ridgewood, Tess nearly willed his undersized, underdog squad to victory, throwing for five touchdowns on 21-of-35 passing for 400 yards in the Suburban Prairie White game.

When Yorkville’s Jared Buckley pounced on a Tess fumble caused by defensive tackle Rosty Lysenko’s strong hit on a fourth-and-sixth with 2 1/2 minutes left, it ended a delirious second half in which Tess torched the previously sterling Yorkville defense for 257 yards and four touchdowns.

“You have to give R-B credit,” Yorkville coach Bob Williams said. “They outplayed us the second half. We did not recover from the onside kick they recovered at the start of the third quarter. Even though we were winning, it seemed like an uphill battle after that.”

Behind the sledgehammer attack of running backs Dan Niles and Tim Hanson and the effective passing of Tim Zispal, Yorkville led 21-0 late in the first half. Niles finished with 198 yards and a TD in 34 carries, Hanson gained 143 yards in 26 carries while Zispal was 5 of 10 for 84 yards and four TDs.

– Patrick Z. McGavin

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SCHAUMBURG BACK GAINS 318 YARDS

Barrington’s Dan Pohlman has been billed as one of the area’s best running backs, but it was Schaumburg’s Jason Hawkins who stole the spotlight on both sides of the ball Saturday.

Hawkins outrushed Pohlman by 140 yards and helped Schaumburg’s defense contain him as the host Saxons (5-2, 2-1) knocked off No. 15 Barrington 37-24 in the Mid-Suburban West.

Hawkins finished the game with 318 yards in 35 carries and scored three touchdowns.

With the score 24-24, Steve Kolodziej threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Cliff Pawlak to give the Saxons a six-point lead with 10 minutes left. Six minutes later, Hawkins scored his third touchdown– a 39-yard scamper–to seal the victory.

“Pohlman started to take control in the third quarter, so we put Hawkins man-on-man with him on defense,” Schaumburg coach Tom Cerasini said. “We really had two heavy fighters going one-on-one with each other and I think Hawkins had the advantage in the fourth quarter. Hawkins just wanted it both on offense and on defense.”

Schaumburg led 24-10 at halftime, before Barrington rallied in the third quarter behind Mike Heath’s 40-yard touchdown run and Pohlman’s 48-yard run.

Pohlman had 178 yards in 24 attempts for Barrington (5-2, 2-1).

Carver 7, Julian 6: Mike Brown caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Desmond Parks and Jerod Milan kicked the extra point for Carver (3-4, 2-2) in the Public Southeast.

Collins 20, Senn 6: Raheem Lamb rushed for 202 yards in 17 carries and three touchdowns for Collins (7-0, 4-0) in the Public Illini Northwest. Lamb now has 1,166 rushing yards and 18 touchdowns on the season. With the win, Collins clinched a state playoff berth.

“(Lamb is) the best in the state,” Collins coach James Bogganc said. “He’s the best in the nation. He doesn’t fumble. He runs hard. He sets up his blocks. He plays defense. He does kickoffs. Anything we ask him to do.”

Patrick Heard tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Steven Madison for Senn (3-4, 2-2).

Holy Cross 44, St. Francis de Sales 21: Holy Cross (4-2, 3-0) jumped to a 37-7 halftime lead and rolled in the Catholic Metro Red. Mario Agredano led St. Francis de Sales (1-6, 0-3) with 206 yards in 37 attempts.

Kennedy 12, Kelvyn Park 8: Melvin Starks had 88 yards in 12 carries and scored on a 5-yard run for the Crusaders (3-4, 2-2) in the Public North Central. Eduardo Navarro added a 12-yard touchdown toss to O.B. Harris.

Luther North 44, Luther South 30: Mike Casey, Jr. scored five touchdowns–four rushing and one receiving–for Luther North (3-4, 2-2) in the Private School League. Dave Adams added two touchdown passes for the winners. Daniel Rush had 12 carries for 162 yards and three touchdowns for Luther South (0-7, 0-4).

Lyons 42, Oak Park 14: Quarterback Matt Bruckner scored four rushing touchdowns for the Lions (2-5, 2-2) in the West Suburban Silver. Bruckner finished with 94 yards rushing and 122 yards passing but played only the first half.

Oak Park falls to 1-6, 0-5.

Niles West 14, Glenbrook South 7 (OT): Bill Govis tossed a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jim Lombardo on fourth down to lift the Indians (4-3, 1-2) in the Central Suburban South. Niles West stopped Glenbrook South on downs on the ensuing possession to clinch the victory.

David Splithoff was 12 of 28 passing for 158 yards Glenbrook South (3-4, 1-2).

Providence 24, Loyola 0: Jon Pizzolato had 158 yards in 28 carries and three touchdowns as the No. 4 Celtics (7-0, 4-0) cruised in the Catholic Metro Blue. Pat Flynn was 14 for 21 for 121 yards as Providence scored all of its points in the first half.

“We moved the ball well in the first half and our defense gave a good effort the entire game,” Providence coach Matt Senffner said.

Schaumburg 37, Barrington 24: Jason Hawkins rushed for 318 yards in 35 carries and scored three touchdowns as the Saxons (5-2, 2-1) upended No. 15 Barrington. Dan Pohlman led Barrington (5-2, 2-1) with 178 yards in 24 attempts, including a 48-yard touchdown run.

Addison Trail 61, Morton 13: Dustin Hausherr had six carries for 121 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 18 Blazers (6-1, 4-1) rolled in the West Suburban Gold. Bill Brechin added 201 yards passing and three touchdowns.

“We have the ability to score points, not just running but also passing,” Addison Trail coach Paul Parpet said. “(Brechin is) one of the top quarterbacks around. We tried to feature some of our passing weapons in this game. I think our kids have been focused, they come out to play every game.”

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Carlos Moreira had 31 carries for 182 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown run for Morton (1-6, 0-5).

Maine South 38, Waukegan 14: Chris Schutt was 10 for 12 passing for 163 yards and three touchdowns for the No. 20 Hawks (6-1, 2-1) in the Central Suburban South. Eric Novak added scoring runs of 1, 1 and 9 yards.

“Chris had time to throw today and he really showed what he can do when he gets some time,” Maine South coach Phil Hopkins said.

Waukegan falls to 0-7, 0-3.

Driscoll 35, Montini 14: Mike Kenders rushed for 195 yards in 19 rushes and rushed for touchdowns of 20 and 14 yards for Driscoll (6-1, 4-1) in the Suburban Catholic.

“We told our offensive line to just give Kenders a foot, if that,” Driscoll coach Tim Racki said. “Just one seam, and he’ll take care of the rest. And that’s what they did. This was a game in which Mike wanted to make a statement.”

Bob Mersch had seven receptions for 105 yards to lead Montini (4-3, 3-2).

Mt. Carmel 7, St. Rita 0: Joe Gildein caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Brad Cozzie in the third quarter for No. 5 Mt. Carmel (6-1, 4-0) in the Catholic Metro Blue. St. Rita is 4-3, 1-3.

Glenbard South 28, Fenton 0: Chris Smith connected with Tim Snyder for two touchdown passes as the Raiders (5-2, 3-2) in the Suburban Prairie Red. Patrick Watkins contributed 94 yards in 18 carries and a touchdown. Fenton is 2-5, 2-3.

Immaculate Conception 52, St. Edward 6: Chris Dembosz had 21 carries and 186 yards and four touchdowns for the Knights (4-3, 3-2) in the Suburban Catholic. Dembosz scored on runs of 26, 13, 38, and 35. Tony Medina led the defense with 15 tackles.

Walther Lutheran 48, Aurora Christian 0: Chris Williams carried six times for 176 yards and three touchdowns as the Broncos (7-0, 4-0) rolled in the Private School League. Clarence Flowers, Jr. threw for 138 yards and three touchdowns for Walther.

West Chicago 31, West Aurora 9: Brian Raymond had 19 carries for 140 yards and two touchdown as the Wildcats (2-5, 1-4) cruised in the DuPage Valley. Justin Hall was 8 of 16 passing for 106 yards and two scores.

Antioch 26, Lake Forest 21: Don Lackey threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Antioch (5-2, 4-1) held off Lake Forest in the North Suburban. Lackey finished with 10 completions in 14 attempts for 156 yards. Adam Niles had 203 yards in 24 attempts and 5-yard touchdown run. Lake Forest 1-6, 0-5.

Glenbrook North 26, Highland Park 11: Sean Brandt ran for 287 yards in 33 carries and scored on runs of 7, 60 and 30 for the Spartans (6-1, 3-0) in the Central Suburban North. Brandt now has 1,435 yards for the season.

“Coach (Bob Pieper) talked to me and said that if we need three yards, go for the three yards and not the touchdown,” Brandt said. “We had to drive the ball consistently. I was focused on getting first downs rather than touchdowns.”

Highland Park (4-3, 2-1) finished the game with -4 yards rushing.

Grant 39, Wauconda 20: Taylor Schmit rushed for 140 yards in 11 carries and scored two touchdowns for the Bulldogs (6-1). Eric Lemcke added four receptions for 76 yards and a 23-yard score.

North Chicago 14, Warren 7: Wilton Hill threw touchdown passes to Michael Turner and

Stanell Jackson for the Warhawks (5-2, 3-2) in the North Suburban. Tremain Nixon intercepted deflected pass in the end zone with 7:31 left to end Warren’s last threat. Matt Vandaele led Warren (4-3, 3-2) with 153 yards in 23 carries.

“Tremain (Nixon) has made some big plays for us this season, especially toward the end of the game,” North Chicago running back/defensive back Jeremiah Scott said. “We knew how good Vandaele was and that they runs the option, so we shut down the outside and started forcing him up the middle. Our lineman did an excellent job.”

Niles North 22, Deerfield 16 (OT): Raqaq Alebiosu gained 134 yards in 32 carries and scored three touchdowns, including a 4-yard run in overtime, for the Vikings (2-5, 1-2) in the Central Suburban North. Deerfield is 1-6, 1-2.

St. Joseph 50, St. Viator 48: Ryan Keag was 14 of 22 passing for 345 yards and four touchdowns as the Chargers (2-4, 2-1) outdueled St. Viator in the Catholic Metro Red. Charles Hayden gained 232 yards in 26 carries and three scores for St. Joseph. With the Chargers leading 42-41, Hayden sealed the victory with a 22-yard touchdown run in the final two minutes.

Brett Basanez was 23 of 38 for 325 yards and five scores for St. Viator (4-3, 2-2).