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30 | November 14, 2019 | The lake forest leader sports LakeForestLeaderDaily.com Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 6 days ago 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.
LakeForestLeaderDaily.com sports the lake forest leader | November 14, 2019 | 31 22nd century media file photo 1st-and-3 Stars of the Week 1. Richie Hoskins. (ABOVE) The quarterback starred for the Scouts in their playoff win over Kaneland, totaling 271 yards for Lake Forest. 2. Alyssa Thrash. The Scouts senior captain is 22nd Century Media’s 2019 Girls Volleyball Player of the Year. She led <strong>LF</strong>HS to 28 wins and a regional title. 3. Skyler Kreunen. The junior placed 95th in the Class 3A state meet on Saturday, Nov. 9, to cap off a strong postseason. Cross-Country Kreunen ends season at state meet Nick Frazier, Sports Editor Game of the Week: • Marist (7-4) at Loyola (8-3) Other matchups: • Deerfield (9-2) at Lake Forest (7-4) • Minooka (11-0) at Brother Rice (7-4) • Homewood-Flossmoor (10-1) at Lincoln-Way East (11-0) • Willowbrook (10-1) at Lake Zurich (8-3) • GLenwood (11-0) at Providence Catholic (8-3) • Batavia (9-2) at Nazareth (11-0) Competing in the Class 3A state meet on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Lake Forest junior Skyler Kreunen finished the season strong by placing 95th out of 210 runners. Kreunen’s time of 18:19.08 was 25th best among juniors. Considering this was only Kreunen’s second year running cross-country, it’s an impressive accomplishment. “It was a really good race, I think it’s one she’ll get some really good experience from,” Scouts coach Steve Clegg said. “It’s one of those things where you get to the state meet and then you see what it’s like. It’s a big event, it’s a big production. You use that experience to fuel your desire to get back there next year. The second one is easier, but you can’t have a second one until you go through the first one.” By finishing 11th individually in the Hoffman Estates sectional the week prior, Kreunen just qualified for the state meet. According to Clegg, the junior has improved by about two minutes from her best time as a sophomore. Kreunen has continued to improve her times all season, something that bodes well for her crosscountry and track future. “[She] had a great summer, really worked hard over the summer,” Clegg said. “This entire season she’s just been chopping 30 seconds off it seems 62-15 JOE COUGHLIN | Publisher • Loyola 20, Marist 14: Loyola will be more in control of gameplay this week. The Ramblers defense makes a couple big plays. • Lake Forest • Brother Rice • Lincoln-Way East • Lake Zurich • Providence • Nazareth like every race. Yesterday I think was her third-best time of the season, you get to that level and then you have great days or you have okay days. Now she’s kind of at that 18 minute, right around sixminute pace.” Kreunen may have qualified for state individually, but that doesn’t mean Lake Forest’s future isn’t bright. The Scouts placed third at the regional meet at Lake Forest High School, and only one of the top five runners in that race is graduating. On top of that, Deerpath Middle School has some excellent eighth-grade runners that could join the program next year in Kreunen’s final season. “It was a generally young group, there were some really good runners,” 46-31 NICK FRAZIER | Sports Editor • Loyola 26, Marist 17: The Ramblers are never out of it, and this time Loyola gets out to a strong start. • Lake Forest • Brother Rice • Lincoln-Way East • Lake Zurich • Glenwood • Nazareth 59-18 MICHAL DWOJAK | Contributing Sports Editor • Loyola 24, Marist 17: The Ramblers get revenge on a regular-season loss. • Lake Forest • Brother Rice • Lincoln-Way East • Lake Zurich • Providence • Nazareth Posted to LakeForestLeaderDaily.com 4 days ago Skyler Kreunen during the Class 3A state meet on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Photo by CLARK BROOKS/PhotoNews Media Clegg said. “Deerpath has a very good group of runners, they’ll be joining us next year. We’re looking 53-24 60-17 MICHAEL WOJTYCHIW | Contributing Sports Editor • Loyola 28, Marist 14: Loyola is looking for payback in this one and gets it at home. • Lake Forest • Brother Rice • Lincoln-Way East • Willowbrook • Glenwood • Nazareth forward to next year with Skyler and the next few years with some of these young guys.” MARTIN CARLINO | Contributing Editor • Loyola 17, Marist 14: A late field goal by the Ramblers wins this playoff showdown featuring two great defenses. • Lake Forest • Brother Rice • Lincoln-Way East • Lake Zurich • Glenwood • Nazareth Listen Up “We knew who their key receivers would be and made sure we would be in position to prevent big plays.” Leo Scheidler - Lake Forest cornerback on the Scouts’ defense forcing four turnovers versus Kaneland. tune in What to Watch this Week FOOTBALL: A win over Deerfield will put the Scouts in the Class 6A semifinals. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, at Lake Forest High School. Index 26 - This Week In 26 - Athlete of The Week Fastbreak is compiled by Sports Editor Nick Frazier. Send any questions or comments to n.frazier@22ndcenturymedia.com.
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