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44 | October 10, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie sports <strong>OP</strong>Prairiedaily.com FOOTBALL 6 State power H-F scores early, often vs. Sandburg Matt Cizek Freelance Reporter Coming off a difficult loss to Lockport, Sandburg needed a strong performance against state power Homewood-Flossmoor to get back on track. It never materialized. The Vikings, stinging from their previous week’s loss to Lincoln-Way East, scored on their first two possessions, and Sandburg committed four first-half turnovers en route to a 28-0 halftime deficit that would eventually result in a 34-0 defeat. “Obviously, you want to start any game in a positive manner,” Sandburg coach Scott Peters said. “You don’t want to get in a hole early against [Homewood-Flossmoor].” Yearly rivals in the Southwest Suburban Conference, the Eagles haven’t defeated the Vikings since 2011 and have been outscored by an average of nearly 35 points a game during that span. Sandburg almost had a little luck go its way. On the Vikings’ initial offensive position, a mad SANDBURG AT HOMEWOOD-FLOSSMOOR, OCT. 4, 2019 1 2 3 4 F SANDBURG 13 15 6 0 34 Homewood-Flossmoor 0 0 0 0 0 Top Performers 1. Dominick Jones, HF QB - 13 of 17 for 190 yards, 2 TDs. 2. Sean Allen, HF RB - 6 carries for 66 yards, 1 TD. 3. Mike Bosco, Sandburg: 2 receptions for 11 yds. UP NEXT: Sandburg plays at Bolingbrook at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct 11. Bolingbrook won last year’s contest 54-0. scramble occurred after the ball was fumbled while being run into the end zone. Homewood- Flossmoor ultimately recovered to take an early 6-0 lead less than 3 minutes into the contest. “From what I’ve been told, the tape clearly shows that the ball was out of bounds,” Peters said. “It is what it is. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not going to change the outcome of the game.” Following a Sandburg punt, Homewood-Flossmoor scored on a 35-yard touchdown run by Sean Allen that gave it all the momentum the Vikings would need. “They’ve got some special athletes,” Peters said. “When that’s the case, you’ve got to try to play the perfect game against them.” An interception by Brian Funk gave Sandburg their best chance at turning the momentum back in its favor. However, two plays later, the Vikings would tackle running back Luke Stefanos in the end zone for a safety to increase their lead to 15-0. Homewood-Flossmoor’s William Pauling scored two more touchdowns on a 5-yard TD run and 40-yard reception with less than two minutes remaining in the first half. They would round out the scoring in the third quarter on a 12-yard TD pass from Dominick Jones to Myles Walton. Mike Bosco, shown against Lockport in a game earlier in the season, and his teammates found yards hard to come by at Homewood-Flossmoor on Friday, Oct. 4. JEFF VORVA/22ND CENTURY MEDIA With the Vikings getting five interceptions, two each from linebacker Lewis Owens and safety Michael Bell, the Eagles had a difficult time getting on track offensively. “Their corners made a couple of nice plays,” Peters said. “They had some nice pressure with some of their stunts.” Coming off their first loss of the year, a 28-14 defeat at the hands of the Associated Press’s No. 1 ranked Lincoln Way East in a battle of 8A heavyweights, the fourth-ranked Vikings were looking to rebound themselves after being held to only eight second half yards while giving up 270 yards on the ground. Though the result was not as intended, Peters was pleased with the effort. “We felt like we completed well,” he said. “I felt like thy played hard, sometimes [Homewood- Flossmoor] just took advantage of the opportunities they had.” With the loss, the Eagles (2-4, 0-2) are left on the brink of playoff elimination. It would be their fourth consecutive season missing football in November. “We’re not really focused on that,” Coach Peters said. “We don’t look at it as ‘What’s the end of the season going to look like?’ We just try to take it one day at a time.” Our staff’s predictions for the top games in Week 7 Blowouts are in the air. The average margin of victory in games involving our local teams was 25.9 points – and that included Andrew’s thrilling four-point win over Bradley. This week, it could be worse. 33-9 33-9 31-11 30-12 Sean Hastings | Contributing Editor 30-12 29-13 Game of the Week • LW Central (1-5) at Andrew (5-1) Other Games to Watch • Sandburg (2-4) at Bolingbrook (5-1) • Providence (4-2) at DePaul Prep (2-4) • Lockport (2-4) at Lincoln-Way East (6-0) • Tinley Park (2-4) at Hillcrest (5-1) • H-F (5-1) at LW West (4-2) Steve Millar | Sports Editor • Andrew 17, LW Central 10: The Knights defense is good enough to keep it close, but Andrew keeps rolling toward a high playoff seed. Jeff Vorva | Sports Editor • Andrew 21, LW Central 14. Bolts have not beaten the Knights since 2013, but that should change this year. Thomas Czaja | Editor • Andrew 20, LW Central 17. The Knights lose another close game against a playoff-bound T-Bolt squad. • Andrew 21, LW Central 7. T-Bolts continue success and take care of struggling Knights. Joe Coughlin | Publisher • Andrew 31, LW Central 14. T-Bolts superb season continues as they run past the Knights. Heather Warthen | Chief Marketing Officer • Andrew 14, LW Central 10. T-Bolts bring the thunder for victory at home. • Bolingbrook • Providence • LW East • Hillcrest • H-F • Bolingbrook • Providence • LW East • Hillcrest • H-F • Bolingbrook • Providence • LW East • Hillcrest • H-F • Bolingbrook • Providence • LW East • Hillcrest • LW West • Bolingbrook • Providence • LW East • Hillcrest • LW West • Bolingbrook • Providence • LW East • Hillcrest • H-F
<strong>OP</strong>Prairiedaily.com sports the orland park prairie | October 10, 2019 | 45 FOOTBALL 4 Injured Celtics can’t keep up with Mustangs JON DEPAOLIS, Freelance Reporter For 24 minutes, the Providence Catholic football team matched St. Rita step for step. But after two injuries to key Providence starters to start the second half Friday, Oct. 4, the Mustangs were able to capitalize en route to a 22-0 Week 6 victory on Friday, Oct. 4 in New Lenox. The Celtics injuries were to starting quarterback Kevin Conway and defensive back Max Pignotti – the latter of whom required assistance from paramedics. “It was definitely different,” Providence coach Mark Coglianese said of the second half troubles. “Those are both the leaders on both sides of the ball for us. That’s not an excuse. [St. Rita] played well, and [Mustangs running back Kaleb Brown] ran hard. He was definitely the difference.” After being held to just 31 yards in the first half, Brown exploded in the second half to end the day with 149 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns – the first of which came two plays after the Pignotti injury. Brown took a handoff and sprinted 35 yards for the score with 8:37 left in the third quarter. The Mustangs missed the extra point attempt but took the 6-0 lead. Then, after the Mustangs got on the board again with a 24- yard field goal, Brown effectively iced the game with a 9-yard touchdown run with 4:55 left in the fourth quarter to make it 16- 0. St. Rita defensive back Kyle James – who also had two interceptions in the game for the Mustangs – added on a late score with a 25-yard touchdown run. Offensively, the Celtics couldn’t muster much in the second half after Conway (3-of- 8, 25 yards, INT) left the game with a leg injury. Providence running back Aaron Vaughn tries to shake off a St. Rita defender during the Celtics’ 22-0 loss Friday, Oct. 4. CHIP DELORENZO/22ND CENTURY MEDIA ST. RITA AT PROVIDENCE, OCT. 4 “Kevin hurt something right before the half,” Coglianese said. “He came out in the second half and didn’t feel right. He got it checked out. We’re not sure exactly, but it [might be] some type of sprain. We’ll have to see.” But overall, Celtics quarterbacks threw three interceptions 1 2 3 4 F St. Rita 0 0 6 16 22 Providence Catholic 0 0 0 0 0 Top Performers 1. Kaleb Brown, St. Rita, running back – 23 rushing attempts, 149 rushing yards, 2 TDs 2. Kyle James, St. Rita, defensive back – 2 INTs. 3. Aaron Vaughn, Providence, running back – 27 rushing attempts, 67 rushing yards UP NEXT: The Celtics will take on DePaul Prep (2-4) at noon Saturday, Oct. 12 at Chicago Academy. DePaul has not defeated a non-Chicago Public League school since 2015. in the game, leading to tough field position all game for the defense. The loss dropped Providence to 4-2 on the season, while the Mustangs improved to 3-3. Up next for the Celtics is DePaul. “Our goals are still there,” Coglianese said. “We’re not going to be able to win conference, AREA FOOTBALL STANDINGS SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE Team, Conf. Record, Overall LW East 2-0 6-0 H-F 2-1 5-1 Bolingbrook 1-1 5-1 Lockport 1-2 2-4 Sandburg 0-2 2-4 SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN RED Team, Conf. Record, Overall Andrew 3-0 5-1 LW West 2-1 4-2 Bradley-Bourb. 1-1 2-4 LW Central 0-2 1-5 Stagg 0-2 1-5 but I told them we’ve won state with four losses. We’ve got the talent. We’ve just got to heal up a little bit. It’s going to be a rough couple of weeks. I think Kevin’s going to be out for a few SOUTH SUBURBAN BLUE Team, Conf. Record, Overall Lemont 4-0 5-1 Hillcrest 3-0 5-1 Bremen 3-1 5-1 Tinley Park 1-2 2-4 TF North 1-2 2-4 TF South 0-3 3-3 Oak Forest 0-4 0-6 CCL/ESCC GREEN Team, Conf. Record, Overall Notre Dame 2-0 6-0 Montini 1-1 4-2 St. Rita 1-1 3-3 Providence 0-2 4-2 weeks. I don’t know about Max. But some guys are going to have to step up. We’re thin to begin with, but I still like our seniors and like our chances. We’ll get back to work.”
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