WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:04.919 SGKR Injury Attorney's proudly sponsors the Friday Night Drive. I 2 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:07.000 met round you. We are ready to take on the 3 00:00:07.000 --> 00:00:09.640 insurance company for you and get you to the end zone. 4 00:00:09.880 --> 00:00:13.000 Visit US G A N A S SI N dot com, 5 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:14.960 Gannison dot com. 6 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:18.239 This is State Representative Steve Reich. Since twenty sixteen. It's 7 00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:20.920 been my privilege to represent the sixty third district in 8 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:24.239 the Illinois House. I'd like to continue representing you, and 9 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:27.039 I'm asking for your vote on November fifth. Thank you 10 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:27.600 pay for. 11 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:29.320 By citizens to elect Stephen Reich. 12 00:00:30.600 --> 00:00:34.079 Hello everybody, and welcome to the Friday Night Drive Western 13 00:00:34.079 --> 00:00:38.359 Suburbs podcast. I'm Josh Welge here with Joe Bennett's. It's 14 00:00:38.399 --> 00:00:40.560 Tuesday afternoon as we tape this. Joe, how you doing? 15 00:00:41.560 --> 00:00:45.200 I'm JK. Well, I'm finally, you know, coming down from 16 00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:48.920 all the hectic games that happened this weekend in Round two. 17 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:52.320 So you know, I'm a little bit calmed down after 18 00:00:52.320 --> 00:00:52.920 what happened. 19 00:00:53.799 --> 00:00:57.320 Definitely a hectic weekend. I mean I knew that I 20 00:00:57.359 --> 00:00:59.439 was talking to Steve Suicide, like I knew that after 21 00:00:59.520 --> 00:01:01.840 Round one all the blowouts set up so many good 22 00:01:02.359 --> 00:01:04.760 second round games. That there's a good chance that we 23 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:06.640 were going to get a lot of excitement, and it 24 00:01:06.719 --> 00:01:09.799 really didn't disappoint. I mean Saturday afternoon in particular, it 25 00:01:09.879 --> 00:01:12.560 seemed like every game, or a lot of games at least, 26 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:14.719 were down to the wire. So a lot of fun 27 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:18.760 sets up another good weekend with quarterfinals that we'll get into. 28 00:01:18.840 --> 00:01:21.400 But want to first review some of the games from 29 00:01:21.519 --> 00:01:23.799 last weekend, If you don't mind, I think I'll start 30 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:27.319 with the game that I was at on Saturday, Montini 31 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:30.519 hosting Byron. It was a rematch of last year's three 32 00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:33.719 A semifinal. You know, I think a lot of people 33 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:35.840 think that there's a chance that it could be, you know, 34 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:38.640 maybe the game that decides a three A championship, although 35 00:01:38.760 --> 00:01:41.680 there's some other really good teams out there, and it 36 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:44.680 really didn't. It did not disappoint at all. It was 37 00:01:44.719 --> 00:01:47.840 a game that was, you know, scoreless at halftime, you know, 38 00:01:49.239 --> 00:01:51.519 and then it came down to the wire. Montini twice 39 00:01:51.560 --> 00:01:54.359 took took a lead in the second half. They led 40 00:01:54.400 --> 00:01:57.439 fourteen to seven with they scored a touchdown with just 41 00:01:57.519 --> 00:02:00.400 under two minutes left, and then Byron just you know, 42 00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:02.599 they did a two minute drill the way Byron. Only 43 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:05.959 Byron can do it. Twelve plays, a lot of runs, 44 00:02:06.040 --> 00:02:09.439 a couple passes mixed in, but just methodical yet hurry 45 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:13.400 up the type offense, and they score with ten ten 46 00:02:13.439 --> 00:02:16.879 seconds left to get down one. They go for two 47 00:02:18.199 --> 00:02:20.800 and Montini is able to I mean I was, I 48 00:02:21.240 --> 00:02:23.719 videoed it. I was in an end zone and and 49 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:27.360 Byron's running back got hit just shy the goal line. 50 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:29.960 Then he tried to like stretch out, and I mean, 51 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:32.879 my god, that that that ball. That kid's arms are 52 00:02:32.919 --> 00:02:35.840 just a touch longer. Maybe that football was inflated, you know, 53 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:38.759 just a little bit more that that ball breaks the plane. 54 00:02:38.800 --> 00:02:41.599 But it didn't. But Montini comes away with with a 55 00:02:41.639 --> 00:02:45.319 thrilling fourteen to thirteen win. Just a lot of excitement 56 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:48.080 on their side. And you know, it's funny. A few 57 00:02:48.280 --> 00:02:50.520 few things that I earned that I learned after the game. 58 00:02:50.560 --> 00:02:53.960 You know, I talked to Montini's linebacker Jackson Lane. I'm like, 59 00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:56.439 how did you know what play and who they're going 60 00:02:56.520 --> 00:02:58.960 to go with? Because I mean Byron with that wing tea, 61 00:02:59.520 --> 00:03:01.560 you know, they run it so well and you don't 62 00:03:01.560 --> 00:03:03.639 always know who's going to get the ball where they're going, 63 00:03:03.680 --> 00:03:05.759 and and he said, you know, during the time out 64 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:10.280 the Buyron coaches, we're talking to one particular running back 65 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:13.400 just a little bit more and and he's like, you know, 66 00:03:13.439 --> 00:03:15.360 I'm still reading my keys, but I was kind of 67 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:17.159 thinking that he was the one that was going to 68 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:19.919 get the ball. And sure enough, it was that Byron 69 00:03:20.000 --> 00:03:22.360 running back that got the ball. Brandon Ole and Jackson 70 00:03:22.439 --> 00:03:25.240 Lane was able to stop and just short and a 71 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:27.639 great play U there. And then you know, talking to 72 00:03:27.680 --> 00:03:31.599 the Mantini coach, Mike becausey afterward, you know, we me 73 00:03:31.639 --> 00:03:33.840 and another report asked him, you know, how long did 74 00:03:33.879 --> 00:03:36.159 you you know, you know, kind of we're just talking 75 00:03:36.159 --> 00:03:39.080 about the anticipation and the preparation for this game, and 76 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:41.080 and he said, you know, I did something that I've 77 00:03:41.120 --> 00:03:42.840 never done in a very I mean, Mike cous has 78 00:03:42.840 --> 00:03:45.120 been coaching a long time, and he said, I did 79 00:03:45.159 --> 00:03:47.919 something that that I really hate to do. And he's like, 80 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:50.599 I looked ahead. He's like, we started to prepare for 81 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:54.599 Byron the week before, and he said, it really paying 82 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:56.520 me to do it. He's like, but I think it 83 00:03:56.639 --> 00:03:59.759 really paid off because their defense played a tremendous gaming 84 00:04:00.039 --> 00:04:02.800 iron is a team that had scored five hundred and 85 00:04:02.840 --> 00:04:05.199 eleven points coming in and they were shut out going 86 00:04:05.199 --> 00:04:09.000 out the fourth quarter. Great performance by the Montini defense, 87 00:04:09.080 --> 00:04:12.840 but just a great game overall, great sportsmanship on both sides. 88 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:16.839 I mean, the guys afterwards, you know, talking on both sides, 89 00:04:16.879 --> 00:04:20.560 and just a lot of respect between those two programs. 90 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:23.480 Yeah, definitely, And you know you kind of mentioned it. 91 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:26.639 It was a matchup of the state semifinal game last year, 92 00:04:26.720 --> 00:04:29.120 and you know you mentioned it lived up to the 93 00:04:29.160 --> 00:04:31.879 hype and obviously, you know that game could have gone 94 00:04:31.920 --> 00:04:34.800 a completely different way based off of that two point conversion. 95 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:37.279 So the awareness that the linebackers had to you know, 96 00:04:37.839 --> 00:04:41.000 stop the running pack. As short as a kid, I 97 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:43.519 saw so many videos of that of you know, the 98 00:04:43.600 --> 00:04:47.879 stop and just the ball being like water two inches 99 00:04:47.920 --> 00:04:51.000 away from breaking the plane. You know, the awareness for 100 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:53.720 them to get that stop at such a crucial moment. 101 00:04:53.759 --> 00:04:56.600 I mean, a huge win for Montini, and you know, 102 00:04:56.839 --> 00:05:00.360 it's a great way to you know, get the last 103 00:05:00.439 --> 00:05:02.480 laugh after what happened last year. To them. 104 00:05:03.040 --> 00:05:04.720 Yeah, I mean, they they you know, they they've been 105 00:05:04.759 --> 00:05:06.399 looking for it. They were looking forward to that game 106 00:05:06.439 --> 00:05:09.240 all year long, and you know, obviously they get the win. 107 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:11.839 But I mean immediately to their credit. Afterwards, they're like, 108 00:05:11.879 --> 00:05:14.160 you know, it's one win, it's a very big win. 109 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:16.120 He's like, but we we have three more games that 110 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:18.560 we want to play this year, and they're very intent 111 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:21.399 on getting back and winning another state title. And you 112 00:05:21.439 --> 00:05:24.079 know it's benefit years from Antini. But you know, we'll 113 00:05:24.079 --> 00:05:26.680 see that's obviously a big hurdle for them clearing a 114 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:29.360 big win for them. Another game, another game that came 115 00:05:29.399 --> 00:05:31.560 down to the wire, A very different kind of game. 116 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:34.240 I want to talk to that that Batavia comfort behind 117 00:05:34.240 --> 00:05:36.600 win over Lincoln Way West. I mean that that was 118 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:40.040 a game that Steve Sussie last week he picked Lincoln 119 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:42.199 Way West and I remember on the podcast I do 120 00:05:42.279 --> 00:05:44.279 with him, I kind of called him out. I'm like, wow, 121 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:46.839 you really like Lincoln Way West. And then they were 122 00:05:46.879 --> 00:05:48.759 up twenty one and nothing, and I remember saying another port. 123 00:05:48.800 --> 00:05:51.879 I'm like, you know, maybe Susie was onto something. But man, 124 00:05:51.959 --> 00:05:55.040 what a great, you know, come from behind win from Batavia, 125 00:05:55.759 --> 00:05:59.279 you know, directed by sophomore quarterback Michael Vander that I 126 00:05:59.279 --> 00:06:02.319 I don't believe was on the varsity until week seven, 127 00:06:02.959 --> 00:06:04.920 but making some big plays. I think there's a big 128 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:07.560 play by Isaiah Brown as well. I mean, you know, 129 00:06:07.600 --> 00:06:08.600 what do you think about that one? 130 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:12.160 Yeah, I actually talked to Dennis Puron kind of about it. 131 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:15.199 I've been talking to him about it because in the 132 00:06:15.199 --> 00:06:19.199 their first playoff game against Collinsville, you know, Michael Vander 133 00:06:19.279 --> 00:06:23.079 got included on the offense alongside Bodie Anderson, and you know, 134 00:06:23.160 --> 00:06:25.079 I was like, is this gonna be a you know, 135 00:06:25.360 --> 00:06:28.160 something that we see throughout the entire playoffs? So it's like, hey, 136 00:06:28.160 --> 00:06:31.199 it's whatever, you know helps us win. And it turns 137 00:06:31.199 --> 00:06:33.560 out in that game, Michael Vander ended up being, you know, 138 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:35.639 one of the main reasons why they won, if not 139 00:06:35.720 --> 00:06:39.399 the only reason that they won. But you know, he's 140 00:06:39.480 --> 00:06:42.519 just kind of or I also talked to him about, 141 00:06:42.519 --> 00:06:45.120 you know, when did he start working with the senior team, 142 00:06:45.199 --> 00:06:47.480 When did or with the varsity team, When did he 143 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:50.120 start getting in that stuff? And apparently this has been 144 00:06:50.199 --> 00:06:54.279 you know, in practice since six or seven weeks ago. Like, 145 00:06:54.600 --> 00:06:56.879 you know, the big thing for them is they wanted 146 00:06:56.920 --> 00:06:59.160 to make sure that they had a quality backup behind 147 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:02.600 Body Anderson just in case something happened. And in week 148 00:07:02.720 --> 00:07:05.000 nine against glen Bard North, you know, he kind of 149 00:07:05.000 --> 00:07:07.360 got his opportunity to you know, show what he can 150 00:07:07.399 --> 00:07:10.800 do in a live game against or against glen Bard North. 151 00:07:10.879 --> 00:07:14.600 And apparently what they saw they really liked because they 152 00:07:14.680 --> 00:07:18.120 kept them on the squad. And you know, it's just 153 00:07:18.199 --> 00:07:21.040 kind of worked in their favor and it's become, you know, 154 00:07:21.079 --> 00:07:24.759 a right timing thing where you know, Michael Vanders performing 155 00:07:24.759 --> 00:07:28.319 at his best body Anderson provides another aspect to the 156 00:07:28.399 --> 00:07:32.720 quarterback game. You mentioned Isaiah Brown, that fake punt that 157 00:07:32.759 --> 00:07:35.879 he did for the seventy one yard touchdown. I mean, 158 00:07:36.199 --> 00:07:39.360 things were just working in their favor. And after, you know, 159 00:07:39.600 --> 00:07:42.160 being down twenty one to nothing heading into that second quarter, 160 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:44.839 they realized they needed to make a change, so they 161 00:07:45.240 --> 00:07:48.160 leaned to the sophomore quarterback who went on to throw 162 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:50.839 for two hundred and sixty yards in three touchdowns of 163 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:54.360 the game, including the game winner to Brett Bergran, who 164 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:58.879 was the surprise last year for Batavia. And you know, 165 00:07:59.040 --> 00:08:03.040 it's just another uh, it's just another time, you know, 166 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:05.959 over these past three years where Batavia has thrown somebody 167 00:08:06.000 --> 00:08:09.680 into a position on offense and it's worked in their favor. 168 00:08:09.920 --> 00:08:13.160 So it was interesting too. I mean, Steve Susie was 169 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:17.160 there and and apparently so so Batavia they wear the 170 00:08:17.240 --> 00:08:20.120 name plates on the back of their their uniforms and 171 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:24.040 uh and and and uh and Michael Vander wears number five, 172 00:08:24.079 --> 00:08:27.000 but Patavia also has a defensive player number five. 173 00:08:27.040 --> 00:08:31.120 Mal number number eight is the number he shares. Yeah, 174 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:34.120 he shares the number with Malachite Smith because I remember 175 00:08:34.320 --> 00:08:37.039 he made his first appearance in a game against South 176 00:08:37.080 --> 00:08:40.080 Elgin in week two in the blowout, and you know, 177 00:08:40.200 --> 00:08:42.240 I was kind of on the sideline. I still didn't 178 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:45.960 really know, you know, all the Batavia or Batavia players 179 00:08:46.200 --> 00:08:48.879 that well, so you know, everybody was looking. He's like, wait, 180 00:08:48.919 --> 00:08:52.080 who the heck is that? And I saw, like I said, 181 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:56.000 is that Malachi Smith? It was not Malachi Smith, a. 182 00:08:56.159 --> 00:08:57.240 Very big defensive mind. 183 00:08:57.639 --> 00:08:59.600 Yeah, he looks completely different. 184 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:02.879 But so he's got the number eight, but there's no 185 00:09:02.960 --> 00:09:05.600 name plate right at least not to this point. It 186 00:09:05.679 --> 00:09:07.279 will be after he leads him to come from mine 187 00:09:07.279 --> 00:09:08.000 to win last. 188 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:09.480 Week, so we'll see. 189 00:09:10.399 --> 00:09:15.159 Yeah, So, really exciting win for Batavia, Another really exciting 190 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:19.720 win for a Decaine Conference team. Geneva beating Burlington Central again. 191 00:09:19.799 --> 00:09:22.519 Special teams was a big part of that game. You know, 192 00:09:22.600 --> 00:09:24.000 that was a game that I mean, you and I 193 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:26.519 were probably filing. I was following on Twitter, and you know, 194 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:28.360 back and forth, back and forth game. I think it 195 00:09:28.399 --> 00:09:31.240 was twenty twenty one or something. Burlington was winning. But 196 00:09:31.279 --> 00:09:34.600 then talent Taylor was a huge ninety six yard kickoff 197 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:36.919 return for a touchdown. And then if I'm not mistaken, 198 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.679 I think they they went for an on site kick, 199 00:09:39.720 --> 00:09:41.720 they recovered it, they were able to score, and then 200 00:09:41.759 --> 00:09:44.159 they kind of went from there and of course another 201 00:09:44.240 --> 00:09:46.200 huge game for Tony Jahano, their quarterback. 202 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:49.799 Yeah, definitely. I mean, Tonyahino you know, kind of showed 203 00:09:49.960 --> 00:09:52.600 how good he can be on the long ball more 204 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:55.879 than anything. I believe all three of his touchdown passes 205 00:09:55.919 --> 00:09:58.600 to three different receivers to Taylor for the good Webner 206 00:09:58.919 --> 00:10:01.159 and bet at Conky. I mean all three of them 207 00:10:01.200 --> 00:10:05.279 were for over forty yards if I remember correctly, they 208 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:08.200 went a long way. But yeah, no, I mean it 209 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:11.120 was just, you know, it seemed like that, you know, 210 00:10:12.679 --> 00:10:16.399 them Taylor and then the on site kick recovery just 211 00:10:16.440 --> 00:10:19.600 kind of swung the pendulum or the pendulum in their 212 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:22.159 favor because after that, you know, they got the lead 213 00:10:22.240 --> 00:10:25.519 with Michael Romroro, who had a fantastic game and I 214 00:10:25.600 --> 00:10:27.799 think he had one hundred and fifty rushing yards and 215 00:10:27.840 --> 00:10:31.879 two touchdowns. He got into the end zone, gave him 216 00:10:31.919 --> 00:10:34.799 the lead, and that was something that they didn't they 217 00:10:34.840 --> 00:10:38.000 never gave up. So but I think the big thing is, 218 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:41.200 you know, it showed just how good Geneva's special teams 219 00:10:41.200 --> 00:10:44.799 has been this year more than anything. I mean, you know, 220 00:10:44.879 --> 00:10:47.159 earlier in the year, we talked about Bena Conky having 221 00:10:47.159 --> 00:10:50.799 two return touchdowns earlier in the year obviously because they 222 00:10:50.799 --> 00:10:52.759 didn't want to kick it to talent Taylor. And then 223 00:10:53.120 --> 00:10:55.120 you know, one of the few times that they have 224 00:10:55.279 --> 00:10:59.240 kicked it to talent Taylor, he scored two kickoff return 225 00:10:59.279 --> 00:11:01.799 touchdowns as well, not ONLLY last week, but against St. 226 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:05.080 Charles East as well. They've had multiple recoveries of kickoffs, 227 00:11:05.159 --> 00:11:08.320 you know, either on side or when teams messed up 228 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:11.039 on you know, just the regular kickoffs, and you know, 229 00:11:11.399 --> 00:11:13.879 it's really worked in their favor for them. So, you know, 230 00:11:13.919 --> 00:11:16.480 it's just another aspect of their game where they where 231 00:11:16.519 --> 00:11:19.759 they've excelled this season, and it's part it's one of 232 00:11:19.759 --> 00:11:21.519 the main reasons why they're at the point that they're 233 00:11:21.519 --> 00:11:22.120 at right now. 234 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:24.960 Yeah. Yeah, really good win for them. Obviously, a great 235 00:11:25.000 --> 00:11:27.240 year for Browns in central and really you know, gave 236 00:11:27.360 --> 00:11:30.000 Gieva a good, good, good push at least for you know, 237 00:11:30.039 --> 00:11:32.000 two to two and a half quarters. So congratulations to 238 00:11:32.000 --> 00:11:34.159 them on a great year game that ye were right 239 00:11:34.200 --> 00:11:37.120 on Friday or Saudi afternoon as well. Saint Charles North, 240 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:39.519 you know, another great year for them. But man, they 241 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:40.399 just ran into a bus. 242 00:11:40.879 --> 00:11:44.200 It seems like, Yeah, it seemed like a game where 243 00:11:44.399 --> 00:11:47.080 you know, everybody was, you know, really excited to see. 244 00:11:47.120 --> 00:11:49.240 Everybody was expecting it to be, you know, a high 245 00:11:49.279 --> 00:11:52.320 scoring game. You said, for sure points were going to 246 00:11:52.360 --> 00:11:54.919 be scoring that game, and that was definitely the case 247 00:11:54.919 --> 00:11:56.080 for Mount Carbell. 248 00:11:55.960 --> 00:11:57.840 One side, right, Yeah, yeah, it wasn't that. 249 00:11:57.919 --> 00:11:59.960 It wasn't that much of the case for Saint Charles Norm. 250 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:02.279 I mean after the first drive of the game, you know, 251 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:06.120 Saint Charles North got a great stop in their own 252 00:12:06.480 --> 00:12:09.320 or in their own territory on fourth down, and then 253 00:12:09.360 --> 00:12:12.440 they went down the field sixty yards, scored a touchdown, 254 00:12:12.759 --> 00:12:15.360 got the two point conversion, went up eight nothing and 255 00:12:15.440 --> 00:12:17.360 I was just like, man, this is gonna be a 256 00:12:17.399 --> 00:12:19.159 back and forth game. I can't wait for this. 257 00:12:19.559 --> 00:12:20.080 And then. 258 00:12:21.519 --> 00:12:23.559 Mount Carmel just rushed all over them. I think They 259 00:12:23.559 --> 00:12:25.720 finished way over three hundred and forty rushing yards in 260 00:12:25.759 --> 00:12:28.600 the game. Daniel Taylor, their tight end turned running back, 261 00:12:28.679 --> 00:12:32.000 at one hundred and twenty five rushing yards on eight carries. 262 00:12:32.360 --> 00:12:37.720 He looked absolutely unstoppable on every asset. Jack Elliott finally 263 00:12:37.759 --> 00:12:41.000 uses lakes again. He had six sixty rushing yards and 264 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:44.279 two touchdowns. But I think the big thing about Mount 265 00:12:44.320 --> 00:12:46.960 Carmel is that they showed that they can't they can 266 00:12:47.080 --> 00:12:49.960 use more than just the flashy plays. I mean, they 267 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:54.320 their first scoring drive took thirteen plays and six minutes 268 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:57.120 off the clock, and you know, it showed that they 269 00:12:57.159 --> 00:12:59.519 can they can grind it out, they can grind out 270 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:02.720 on offence and you know, waste time of the clock, 271 00:13:02.879 --> 00:13:06.159 especially in those like later stages of the game. So 272 00:13:06.360 --> 00:13:10.000 I think it showed the versatility of Mount Carmel this season, 273 00:13:10.080 --> 00:13:13.000 even though you know, they may not look as strong 274 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:15.159 as they have in the past, there's still the same 275 00:13:15.159 --> 00:13:17.240 Mount Carmel that we've seen, you know, over the past 276 00:13:17.320 --> 00:13:20.799 couple of years. And you know, once again, Saint Charles 277 00:13:20.879 --> 00:13:24.120 North had a great year, but Mount Carmel was just 278 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:26.559 pretty much unstoppable. Besides that first drive. 279 00:13:27.120 --> 00:13:30.279 Yeah, no, it sounds like big points all year long 280 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:33.480 on Mount Carmel and continue to do so. So yeah, 281 00:13:33.559 --> 00:13:35.720 good win for them. You know, a couple of themes 282 00:13:35.759 --> 00:13:37.879 from last week and I saw is you know some 283 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:40.039 of the in the Western suburbs, some of the Catholic 284 00:13:40.080 --> 00:13:42.960 League teams with good wins. Montini I mentioned, you know, 285 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:46.480 Nazareth kind of rolled over Woodstock North, Saint Francis is 286 00:13:46.480 --> 00:13:48.679 able to get a good win over prayer Ridge and 287 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:51.519 also the West Suburban Silver I mean they go they 288 00:13:51.559 --> 00:13:53.639 go three and oh last weekend with with Downers Grow 289 00:13:53.720 --> 00:13:57.639 North getting a close win over Fenwick, York getting a 290 00:13:57.679 --> 00:14:01.320 really impressive winover are previously unbeat team a sweg last 291 00:14:01.360 --> 00:14:04.759 night and a Lion's Township just rolled over Downers Go South. 292 00:14:05.039 --> 00:14:06.960 You know, I'll start with that Downers Go North game. 293 00:14:07.399 --> 00:14:09.159 That's the game that, to be honest with you, was 294 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:12.399 a little bit closer than I expected that Downerds Go 295 00:14:12.440 --> 00:14:13.960 North would be able to put a few more points 296 00:14:14.000 --> 00:14:16.120 on the board than they did. But the game came 297 00:14:16.120 --> 00:14:18.320 down to a game when you field goal day and 298 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:22.039 they win thirteen to ten, So a really tough, you know, 299 00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:25.240 low scoring win for them. And then York a game 300 00:14:25.240 --> 00:14:27.759 that I was out on Friday night. Man, their quarterback 301 00:14:27.799 --> 00:14:31.279 Bruno Masso really impressive. I mean he's a kid that 302 00:14:32.120 --> 00:14:35.639 he's three time state qualifier, qualifying to four x one 303 00:14:36.440 --> 00:14:39.240 runs a four point four three forty not the biggest 304 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:41.399 get in the world, but man, when when the plays 305 00:14:41.399 --> 00:14:43.399 break down, he could just take off and he can fly. 306 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:45.960 I mean he ran for three touchdowns one hundred and 307 00:14:45.960 --> 00:14:49.039 seventy seven yards. They actually had three different running backs 308 00:14:49.039 --> 00:14:52.519 that went over one hundred yards, which that's pretty impressive 309 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:56.080 against a good defense like Oswego to do something like that. So, 310 00:14:56.679 --> 00:14:59.120 you know, York a program that they've been to the 311 00:14:59.120 --> 00:15:02.120 semifinals last two years, they have a couple of losses 312 00:15:02.200 --> 00:15:04.399 during the regular season, so it's kind of starting to 313 00:15:04.440 --> 00:15:06.399 maybe wonder if you know, maybe they could get it 314 00:15:06.440 --> 00:15:08.879 going in the playoffs. They've answered the bell. 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They 335 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:04.200 have it all. 336 00:16:05.000 --> 00:16:08.279 Yeah, definitely, And I mean, you know, I'm sure prior 337 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:10.679 to the or prior to when the week started, I'm 338 00:16:10.720 --> 00:16:14.840 sure both of us probably wouldn't have guessed that Downardscrope 339 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:16.799 North would have scored the least amount of points of 340 00:16:16.799 --> 00:16:20.480 those three teams in this Week two match or in 341 00:16:20.519 --> 00:16:23.000 this round two matchup. But I mean, you know, there 342 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:25.360 were a couple of you know, all three of those games. 343 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:27.399 That's a pretty big storyline. But I think the biggest 344 00:16:27.440 --> 00:16:30.039 one was kind of is kind of York because obviously 345 00:16:30.159 --> 00:16:32.519 you mentioned their two losses earlier in the season, and 346 00:16:32.600 --> 00:16:35.039 both of them have come against you know, Downalds Grove 347 00:16:35.120 --> 00:16:39.039 North and Lions so and both of them have proven, hey, 348 00:16:39.039 --> 00:16:42.720 we're pretty good teams. But you know, York space back 349 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:46.000 to back teams who have had, you know, pretty stifling defense. 350 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:48.200 Because obviously you have Edwardsville, who had one of the 351 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:51.039 best you know, defensive kids in the States, and then 352 00:16:51.039 --> 00:16:54.559 you've also had Oswego, who you know, was really known 353 00:16:54.600 --> 00:16:56.919 for their defense throughout the season. But I think the 354 00:16:56.960 --> 00:17:01.279 big downfall for Oswego was not having Carson Coony out there, 355 00:17:01.440 --> 00:17:04.519 you know, playing alongside them, and I think they missed 356 00:17:04.519 --> 00:17:07.200 them dearly. As you know, York was kind of running 357 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:09.480 all over them. But you know, not to take away 358 00:17:09.480 --> 00:17:13.960 from York, they have played extremely well throughout these playoffs 359 00:17:14.000 --> 00:17:17.759 and they've shown that that Suburb that or that battle 360 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:23.960 for that West Suburban Conference title was really good this year. 361 00:17:24.599 --> 00:17:27.240 Yeah, yeah, yeah no, but yeah no, aswee going now, 362 00:17:27.319 --> 00:17:30.319 Evan Carson Cooney was notable. I mean I even asked 363 00:17:30.359 --> 00:17:33.759 your coach Don Galsmino afterwards just about their success running 364 00:17:33.759 --> 00:17:36.319 the football and immediately he went to a swig of 365 00:17:36.359 --> 00:17:38.640 being without Carson Cooney as being huge for them. But 366 00:17:39.079 --> 00:17:41.119 that being said, that's not to take anything from away 367 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:44.200 from York. I mean, you have three one hundred yard rushers. 368 00:17:45.240 --> 00:17:48.240 You know, you're you're doing something good. Let's put it 369 00:17:48.279 --> 00:17:50.799 that way. Regardless of who's playing or who's not playing, 370 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:53.160 you're doing something good. So, you know, a great win 371 00:17:53.279 --> 00:17:55.720 for York, a great weekend for the West Suburban Silver. 372 00:17:56.200 --> 00:17:59.720 What sets up another very good weekend of football got 373 00:17:59.880 --> 00:18:02.039 to start with that Downers going North Batavia game. I Mean, 374 00:18:02.079 --> 00:18:04.000 that's a game that ever since the brackets came out, 375 00:18:04.279 --> 00:18:06.720 I've kind of like looked at him like, yeah, that's 376 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:09.799 one that I kind of like, And I tell you what, 377 00:18:10.160 --> 00:18:12.920 Batavia's going to be feeling a little bit. You know, 378 00:18:13.519 --> 00:18:15.480 they're kind of feeling a little bit good about themselves 379 00:18:15.559 --> 00:18:17.559 right now, Like, Hey, you know, we we saw the 380 00:18:17.680 --> 00:18:19.319 end of our season right in front of us, being 381 00:18:19.359 --> 00:18:21.759 down twenty one to nothing, and we came from behind 382 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:24.240 and we showed a few things and maybe we didn't 383 00:18:24.279 --> 00:18:26.279 do during the season, you know, like you know, some 384 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:29.680 big passing plays and things like that. They're gonna be 385 00:18:29.799 --> 00:18:31.480 feeling pretty good. About that, and then again the game, 386 00:18:31.680 --> 00:18:34.640 they get the game at home too, which is not 387 00:18:34.799 --> 00:18:38.440 a small thing given away. Batavia comes out for their 388 00:18:38.559 --> 00:18:39.000 their team. 389 00:18:39.759 --> 00:18:42.559 Yeah, definitely. I mean, you know, obviously, you know, the 390 00:18:42.640 --> 00:18:45.880 big storyline is talking about that dual threat between Body 391 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:50.279 Anderson and Michael Vander. I mean, obviously, you know both 392 00:18:50.319 --> 00:18:52.599 of them are probably going to be playing in that game, 393 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:54.599 and they're probably going to be you know, it's going 394 00:18:54.680 --> 00:18:57.079 to be a battle of who's going to be at 395 00:18:57.160 --> 00:18:59.079 their best during that game. I mean, you know, when 396 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:02.240 I talk to tennispr he said, hey, sometimes play or 397 00:19:02.279 --> 00:19:04.640 it's high school football. Some players have good games, some 398 00:19:04.759 --> 00:19:07.720 players have bad games, and you know that pendulum can 399 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:11.559 swing either way anytime throughout the game. And so you 400 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:13.440 know it's really going to be who's going to have 401 00:19:13.519 --> 00:19:15.440