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30 | November 14, 2019 | The lake forest leader sports
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Scouts cruise past Kaneland, advance to Class 6A quarterfinals
David Jaffe
Freelance Reporter
Lake Forest has had
some amazing comebacks
its last two games.
The Scouts came back
from 20 points down in
the fourth quarter to beat
Stevenson and make the
playoffs. They overcame
a 14-point deficit to beat
Belvidere North in the
opening round of the Class
6A tournament.
But on Friday, Nov. 8,
during the second round of
the IHSA playoffs at Lake
Forest High School, no
comeback was necessary
for the Scouts.
Lake Forest (7-4) got off
to a great start and played
arguably its most complete
game of the season as the
#14 seed Scouts dispatched
sixth-seeded Kaneland 35-
10. Lake Forest advances
to the quarterfinals to take
on second-seeded Deerfield.
“It was big getting off
to the type of start that we
did,” Lake Forest cornerback
Leo Scheidler said.
“Coming off those two
comeback wins, it was
good that we were able to
score early and get out to
a lead instead of playing
from behind.”
The Scouts went 59
yards in a little over four
minutes, scoring on Richie
Hoskins’ one-yard sneak
on fourth down with 4:25
left in the first quarter.
Then a Connor Morrison
interception set up
the Scouts at the Knights
28, resulting in a 16-yard
touchdown run by Hoskins
and a 14-0 advantage.
Morrison’s pick was
the start of a great day for
the Scouts defense which
completely contained the
Kaneland offense and
forced four turnovers.
Kaneland vs. Lake Forest
1 2 3 4 F
Lake Forest 14 0 14 7 35
Kaneland 0 3 0 7 10
Three stars of the game
1. Leo Scheidler, DB — 7 tackles, 3 PBU, 1 INT
2. Richie Hoskins, QB — 141 rushing yards, 130 passing
yards, 2 TD
3. Mac Uihlein, RB/LB — 50 rushing yards, 3 TD, 2 tackles
“We really focused on
knowing the routes their
receivers would run and
did a good job against
their pass protections,”
Scheidler said. “We knew
who their key receivers
would be and made sure
we would be in position to
prevent big plays.”
Kaneland got on the
board on a 32-yard field
goal with just over four
minutes left in the half.
There was a chance for
a momentum shift to start
the second half when the
Scouts muffed the opening
kickoff and the Knights
recovered at the Lake Forest
18-yard line. But Lake
Forest’s defense stepped
up and stopped Kaneland
on a fourth down, giving
up nothing.
“We knew if we wanted
to keep the momentum that
we had going, we would
need to stop them after
the turnover,” Scheidler
said. “We got exactly what
we needed. We stopped
them and didn’t let up any
points. That was huge for
our confidence the rest of
the game.”
The Scouts then took the
ball 81 yards and scored
on a four-yard score from
Mac Uihlein, increasing
the advantage to 21-3 with
7:30 left in the third.
Scheidler’s interception
shut down another Kaneland
drive as the pick occurred
on fourth and nine
at the Scouts’ 31. Once
again Lake Forest went 80
yards capped off on Uihlein’s
three-yard touchdown.
The defense stepped up
one more time as Knights
receiver Max Gagne
looked like he would score
on a long pass. But Jake
Milliman came out of nowhere
and knocked the
ball out and Lake Forest
recovered in the end zone.
“Jake was watching videos
of guys punching the
ball out,” Scheidler said.
“We really prepare for
that. We work on punching
the ball out. It’s something
I think that’s a strength on
our defense. Both Jake and
I are sophomore corners
and it’s pretty cool having
the game that we had and
getting the type of experience
that we’ve gotten.”
Lake Forest coach Chuck
Spagnoli also said making
those kinds of plays are a
focus in practice.
“Those type of turnovers
we forced are not by accident,”
Spagnoli said. “We
emphasize those plays in
practice. They’re effort
plays that we made.”
Once again the Scouts
followed up a big defensive
stand by going 80
yards capped off on Uihlein’s
two-yard touchdown
run for a 35-3 lead
with 6:20 left in the game.
Kaneland got into the
end zone on a 69-yard
Junior running back Mac Uihlein runs into the end zone in the second half of the
Scouts 35-10 win over Kaneland on Friday, Nov. 8, at Lake Forest High School. Photos
by Alex Newman/22nd Century Media
Leo Scheidler brings down a Knights ball carrier.
touchdown pass from
quarterback Joe Smith to
Gagne.
It was just as much a
complete game for the offense
as the defense as
Hoskins led the way, rushing
for 141 yards and passing
for 130 yards. Uihlein
totaled 50 rushing yards,
and Jahari Scott ran hard
for the Scouts as well.