Isaac Whisenand completed 11 of 14 passes for 157 yards and two TDs and Hononegah (3-2) snapped a two-game losing streak by rolling over Freeport (3-3). Daquavion Oaks, Donovan Menge and Malikai Burnell had interceptions for the Knights, with Burnell scoring on a pick-6. JaQuan Brady completed 15 of 23 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns and De-Arious Maxey caught seven passes for 69 yards and one TD for Auburn. I am really happy they were able to do some nice things and end their year on a win.” I am super proud of how our kids rose to the challenge. Missing three games in a row and coming back wasn’t an easy task. “There were some unfortunate events which everyone had to deal with this season. “It was super challenging,” coach JP Toldo said. More: Harlem crushes East on 4th down, wins 1st NIC-10 football title since 1997 William Key ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries and Auburn intercepted three passes to beat Belvidere (1-4).Īuburn (1-2) had missed its last three games for COVID reasons, including two games when it was on quarantine and one last week when its opponent could not play. But this shows we are here and ready to compete the next few years.” Auburn 58, Belvidere 13 “I thought Jake had him by the shoulder,” said Taylor, who also made a key goal-line tackle early in the game for the Rivermen. It was a rough end for the Rivermen, who had the best team by either Durand or Pecatonica in 20 years. “My helmet came off they might have got hold of my helmet,” Benson said. The refs ruled it a horse-collar tackle and gave Le-Win the ball at the 3 even though TV cameras showed Anderson grabbing Benson just below the shoulder blades. One play before England’s winning touchdown, Du/Pec’s Jake Anderson threw Benson down for a sack. “Those plays that we ran are plays we go over about once a week,” Benson said. 1 in the state in Class 1A) went 80 yards in 3:03 seconds for the winning touchdown with Benson (3-for-9 for 59 yards) completing a couple of passes and runners trying to stay near the sidelines and get out of bounds. A 26-yard pass to Howard on fourth down set up a 1-yard Howard run for a 14-8 lead and Taylor (102 yards rushing) made it 21-8 with a 78-yard run out of the Wildcat formation on the first play of the second half. Hunter Hoffman (240 yards passing) threw his first interception of the season on his first pass, but rebounded with an 81-yard strike to Gabe Howard (142 yards receiving) a short time later to give the Rivermen a 7-0 lead. The Panthers ran for 207 yards on 60 carries, but the Rivermen (4-2) had stopped them except for one 13-play, 75-yard drive that put Le-Win ahead 8-7. “That blocked punt changed the game,” Le-Win quarterback Luke Benson said. Jack Setterstrom ran for 94 yards on 17 carries for Le-Win and returned a punt blocked by sophomore Jace Flynn 56 yards for a touchdown to cut Du/Pec’s lead to 21-16 with 4:01 to play. As the season went along, I got more confident and could find the holes better.” “As a QB, you are used to getting shots from behind and shots when you are in the gun, but running in the middle where there are three or four linebackers taking shots at you is new. “There were four or five guys there, but my line gave me a spot and I took advantage of it. “I didn’t know if I made it I just reached for it and saw the hands go up,” England said. His last one was into a crowd of Du/Pec defenders and the officials hesitated for a second before one gave the TD signal. Getting in felt great.”Įngland ran for 39 yards on nine carries. “Coach (Ric) Arand told me before the season this is a ground and pound team and he wanted to get the ball in my hands and said the two running back positions are the spot to do it,” said England, who scored on a 3-yard run with 12 seconds left to beat Durand/Pecatonica 24-21 Saturday and win the NUIC North title. LENA - Evan England was an all-conference quarterback throwing for over 2,000 yards at one of the state’s biggest schools before his parents moved from the Wheaton-Warrenville South district back to their hometown.īut there’s not much reason to pass at Lena-Winslow, an annual Class 1A power.
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