RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
1 LINCOLN-WAY EAST 35: 13 15 7 0
Sandburg 0: 0 0 0 0
SouthWest Suburban Blue
SUMMARY: Lincoln-Way East (8-0, 6-0) posted fourth shutout of season after recording 4 turnovers, 6 sacks and limiting Sandburg (4-4, 3-3) to 17 rushing yards.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lincoln-Way East–Andrew Ramus was 17-for-27 passing for 275 yards, 2 TDs (30, 11 yards); Tom Lilja scored 2 TDs.
EXTRA POINT: “A lot of people have said that we can’t put it all together, but we finally did,” Ramus said. “This was our best all-around game of the year.”
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
3 WHEATON SOUTH 34: 7 7 0 20
Glenbard North 7: 0 0 7 0
DuPage Valley
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SUMMARY: Wheaton South (8-0, 6-0) forced 5 TOs (4 INTs) and limited Glenbard North (5-3, 3-3) to 134 total yards. Dan Dierking went 65 yards for TD late in game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wheaton South–Dierking (29 carries) rushed for 157 of his 214 yards in second half. Patrick Rooney picked off two passes.
EXTRA POINT: “The score doesn’t represent what kind of game it was,” Dierking said. “We dug down deep in the fourth quarter.”‘
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
8 LAKE ZURICH 41: 21 6 14 0
Mundelein 21: 7 0 0 14
North Suburban Lake
SUMMARY: Dexter Smith returned opening kick 91 yards for TD for Mundelein (1-7, 1-5) but Jon Janus took back ensuing kick 81 yards for TD and Lake Zurich (7-1, 4-1) went on to score next 41.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lake Zurich–Adam Simpson had 13 carries for 94 yards, 2 TDs (2 and 52 yards). Mundelein–Jamell Ross had 95-yard TD run.
EXTRA POINT: “After coach [Bryan Storz] told us that [Mundelein is] better than their 1-6 record, we had a great week of practice,” Simpson said.
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
9 BOLINGBROOK 15: 0 15 0 0
Joliet 0: 0 0 0 0
SouthWest Suburban Blue
SUMMARY: Dillon Guhrs passed to Kwamme Harris for 11-yard TD and Brandon Guhrs returned fumble 13 yards for TD for Raiders (7-1, 5-1). Joliet Catholic (3-5, 1-5) was held to 69 yards.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bolingbrook–John Siegler carried 22 times for 118 yards while Dale Martin rushed for 87 yards on 10 carries.
EXTRA POINT: “I knew I had to make the most out of the opportunity,” Siegler said of his first start. “I’m just trying to do everything I can to help us win.”
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
12 Fremd 42: 7 21 14 0
PALATINE 14: 0 0 6 8
Mid-Suburban West
SUMMARY: Fremd (7-1, 4-0) scored on first 6 possessions and had 404 yards of total offense (383 rushing). It was Vikings’ 6th straight victory against Palatine (2-6, 0-4).
TOP PERFORMERS: Fremd–Jake Smith rushed for 209 yards on 26 carries and scored 3 TDs (8, 2, 2 yards). Palatine–Matt Rossi threw for 10-yard TD.
EXTRA POINT: Down 7-0 in first quarter, Palatine fumbled at goal line on its second possession.
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
13 Prospect 55: 12 22 14 7
ELK GROVE 12: 0 6 0 6
Mid-Suburban East
SUMMARY: Prospect (7-1, 5-0) scored first 3 times it had ball and 5 of 6 1st-half possessions. Elk Grove (0-8, 0-5) turned ball over 4 times: 3 INTs and fumble.
TOP PERFORMERS: Prospect–Parker O’Mara rushed 10 times for 108 yards, 2 TDs (12, 1)–all in first half. Mike OBrill had 2 INTs and TD catch of 35 yards.
EXTRA POINT: “We wanted to get our running game going . . . because we have a tough one next week against Buffalo Grove,” O’Mara said.
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
St. Viator 43: 0 14 14 7 8
15 CARMEL 42: 7 14 0 14 7
East Suburban Catholic
SUMMARY: Dante Warren connected with Pat Guth for 15-yard TD in overtime and hit wide-open Guth for 2-point conversion to give St. Viator (7-1, 5-1) victory. Carmel fell to 6-2, 4-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: St. Viator–Warren was 9-for-21 for 261 yards and 3 TDs; Pat McAvoy ran for 129 yards. Carmel–Sean Lees rushed for 166 yards, 2 TDs.
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EXTRA POINT: “It seems to be coming at you in slow motion,” Guth said of 2-point conversion.
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RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
17 Richards 41: 21 0 7 13
OAK LAWN 7: 0 7 0 0
South Suburban Red
SUMMARY: Tommie Thomas scored first 2 TDs for Richards (7-1, 4-0) in span of 70 seconds. With 7:05 left in 1st quarter, he caught 45-yard TD from Deandre Haynes. Oak Lawn fell to 4-4, 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Richards–Haynes ran for TD and threw for 3 (29, 44, 49) for total of164 yards. Oak Lawn–Kyle Exline threw for 80 yards and 29-yard TD.
EXTRA POINT: “I was pretty fired up for this game,” Thomas said. “Most of the guys who live out here in Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge, they wanted it more.”
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
18 PLAINFIELD SOUTH 40: 14 6 7 13
Oswego East 7: 0 7 0 0
Southwest Prairie
SUMMARY: David Onesto returned punt 70 yards for TD in second quarter and Rakeem Jones ran punt back 55 yards for TD in third for Cougars (8-0, 6-0). Oswego East fell to 3-5, 2-4.
TOP PERFORMERS: Plainfield South–Mike Kohl rushed for 110 yards on 19 carries and 2 TDs (3, 16). Oswego East–Brad Crackel threw for 143 yards.
EXTRA POINT: “We came out and we just started driving it down their throat,” said Kohl, referring to his 3-yard TD run on Cougars’ opening possession.
RANK, TEAMS, SCORE, QUARTERS:
19 Batavia 48: 15 13 7 13
DeKalb 0: 0 0 0 0
Western Sun
SUMMARY: Batavia (7-1, 5-1) amassed 375 total offense–314 on ground–and defense intercepted 5 DeKalb (1-7, 0-6) passes. Bulldogs’ Tharryn Wright had 2 TDs in first half.
TOP PERFORMERS: Batavia–Brett Bullock had 11 carries for 118 yards. DeKalb–Clark Diedrich had 51 yards rushing and recorded 14 tackles on defense.
EXTRA POINT: “The game started up front,” Batavia QB Alex Schroeder said. “The defense set the tone, and we were able to convert our first downs early.”
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Home team in CAPS; Compiled by Kelly Hageman; Adam Slahor, Phil English, Ryan Leonard, Steve Repsys, Jim Kauss, Bob Skolnik, Blake Baumgartner, Tim Hilton, Ed Schaffer and Bob Narang contributed.