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Thank you, 11 00:00:25.719 --> 00:00:27.839 paid for by citizens to elect Stephen Reich. 12 00:00:30.519 --> 00:00:35.479 Hello everybody, and welcome to the Friday Night Drive Western 13 00:00:35.600 --> 00:00:41.479 Suburbs Podcasts Week six. Wow, time's flying, Joel. I'm Josh 14 00:00:41.479 --> 00:00:44.799 Welge here with Joe Bennett's We're taping this kind of 15 00:00:44.799 --> 00:00:49.240 a late night nine o'clock Tuesday night tape. But you know, 16 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:52.079 but it's all good. We did a little vibe all today, 17 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:55.240 did a little golf, but I think now I think 18 00:00:55.240 --> 00:00:56.240 it's time to talk football. 19 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:56.880 How you doing, Joel? 20 00:00:58.320 --> 00:01:02.479 They did fund of golfing today, are covering golf and 21 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:04.680 there say, I'm not much of a golf for myself, 22 00:01:04.760 --> 00:01:08.000 but yeah, it's a big week of football. Week six 23 00:01:09.079 --> 00:01:12.120 and I'm really excited to start talking about it. 24 00:01:12.920 --> 00:01:13.159 Yeah. 25 00:01:13.200 --> 00:01:16.040 I'm definitely not much of a golfer myself. I think 26 00:01:16.040 --> 00:01:19.120 I tried it one summer about twenty years ago, and 27 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:21.120 I bought a set of clubs and I took a 28 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:25.200 few lessons and it was a miserable experience. So I 29 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:28.239 admire the kids that that that can play it and 30 00:01:28.239 --> 00:01:31.280 play it well, as as I admire the football players 31 00:01:31.319 --> 00:01:34.840 as well. But but anyway, we're not a golf podcast. 32 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:37.640 We're a football podcast. So let's let's talk football. Uh, 33 00:01:37.719 --> 00:01:43.200 and and Joel boy some wild finishes last Friday and 34 00:01:43.280 --> 00:01:48.439 Week five, a few of the games involving some of 35 00:01:48.640 --> 00:01:51.040 the teams we cover the local teams. 36 00:01:51.599 --> 00:01:51.719 Uh. 37 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:54.439 You know, we'll talk on about Saint Francis in a 38 00:01:54.480 --> 00:01:57.439 minute because that kind of takes the cake. But but man, 39 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:01.519 Saint Charles North. Uh, two touchdowns in the thirty seven 40 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:02.280 second span. 41 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:04.760 You know, did you see that result? 42 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:08.080 And I feel like every year Saint Charles North has 43 00:02:08.240 --> 00:02:10.800 at least one game like that, and it seems like 44 00:02:10.840 --> 00:02:12.280 Ethan Plumb is in the middle of it. 45 00:02:12.680 --> 00:02:14.639 You know, what do you think about that one? 46 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:20.039 Yeah, I mean it was well pretty into the game. 47 00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:23.120 I mean you mentioned it, two scores in thirty seven seconds, 48 00:02:23.280 --> 00:02:25.280 both of them coming in the final minute of play 49 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:28.240 against Sweet and Wornville South. I mean, this was a 50 00:02:28.319 --> 00:02:31.400 game that you know last year made it to overtime, 51 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:34.199 and you know there was a lot of hype heading 52 00:02:34.199 --> 00:02:38.000 into this game with two returning quarterbacks in Ethan Plumb 53 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:41.520 and Luca Carbonaro, and you know it looked up to 54 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:45.039 the hype. I mean, Saint Charles North obviously cut the 55 00:02:45.039 --> 00:02:47.280 score in thirty two to thirty with fifty one seconds left, 56 00:02:47.319 --> 00:02:50.439 and then they recovered it on sidekick, drove it down 57 00:02:50.479 --> 00:02:54.000 the field that eighteen yeard touchdown to Brandon Harms to 58 00:02:54.039 --> 00:02:57.759 secure the game for the North Stars. I mean, you 59 00:02:57.800 --> 00:03:00.719 can't get much crazier than that. It's their second big 60 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:04.120 I mean come back win this year, with Week one 61 00:03:04.759 --> 00:03:08.199 win against Palatime being the first time. But I mean 62 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:11.080 wild game all throughout. 63 00:03:12.039 --> 00:03:14.680 Yeah, I mean, there's no substitute for experience, too, and 64 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:16.400 they have a lot of both of those teams. You 65 00:03:16.479 --> 00:03:19.520 mentioned that, a lot of experience at quarterback with those 66 00:03:19.520 --> 00:03:21.800 two quarterbacks, but he's in Plumbing, a four year starter. 67 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:24.759 He's got a lot of talent at wide receiver. He's 68 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:27.800 got a really good running back. You know, a while, 69 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:31.000 maybe nobody expects a game why that maybe they're the 70 00:03:31.039 --> 00:03:32.840 type of team that you think could do something like that. 71 00:03:34.840 --> 00:03:38.639 Yeah, definitely, I mean they have the capability of doing it. 72 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:41.800 I mean, this is it's or that Saint Charles North 73 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:45.360 team is, you know, the only team to have taken 74 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:50.199 Batavia three quarters or to have a lead heading into 75 00:03:50.319 --> 00:03:53.879 the fourth quarter. And it took everything to beat them 76 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:57.479 in that game against Batavia. So, I mean Saint Charles 77 00:03:57.560 --> 00:04:01.520 North is a really good team and you know they've 78 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:04.360 shown time and and time again they're never out of 79 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:07.560 a game, and you know, they could be one to 80 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:11.159 watch whenever it comes to playoff time in later this 81 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:12.240 month in October. 82 00:04:12.800 --> 00:04:15.840 Yeah, I mean it was actually a really good and 83 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:18.879 really throwing finish for both Saint Charles schools. I mean 84 00:04:18.920 --> 00:04:21.959 Saint Charles East that they were down at halftime. I 85 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:25.959 think they might have lost their starting quarterback during the game, 86 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:28.600 but they come back, they go to overtime, they they 87 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:32.000 they win, they score on their first play of overtime. 88 00:04:33.040 --> 00:04:34.920 You know, that's a really good win for them, you know, 89 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:37.399 I know, you know, maybe they won't make the playoffs, 90 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:40.120 who knows, how many wins they'll get. But but Wednesday 91 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:43.160 like that are really, you know, good wins. 92 00:04:42.879 --> 00:04:44.360 For them as they're taking steps forward. 93 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:47.399 Yeah, definitely. I think Saint Charles East is a really 94 00:04:47.439 --> 00:04:50.079 young team this year. I think they only I talked 95 00:04:50.079 --> 00:04:53.199 to head coach Nolan Postley after the win, and they 96 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:57.160 only have two starters on that offense, our seniors. So 97 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:01.639 it's a really big or it's a really good junior 98 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:03.959 class that is really carrying that team. I mean, you 99 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:08.160 mentioned JT. Patron at quarterback, who is a junior and 100 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:10.720 has kind of led the offense rout this year. But 101 00:05:10.839 --> 00:05:13.759 all four of their wide or I believe three at 102 00:05:13.839 --> 00:05:17.079 least three of their wide receivers are juniors, with the 103 00:05:17.399 --> 00:05:21.240 two big ones being of course Shiko Jokai and also 104 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:24.600 Peter van Vlu who's been really good for them throughout 105 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:28.240 these first five games. And then at tailback, Xander Salazar, 106 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:31.519 also a junior, has had three hundred yard rushing games 107 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:35.160 and scored the game winner against Lake Park. It's one 108 00:05:35.199 --> 00:05:37.959 of eight touchdowns they've had to start Dukinge Conference play. 109 00:05:38.079 --> 00:05:40.639 So you know, this is a team that you know, 110 00:05:40.959 --> 00:05:43.199 has shown that they have the basis to be a 111 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:47.079 really good team and with another year of experience heading 112 00:05:47.120 --> 00:05:49.040 into next year, they may be a team to watch 113 00:05:49.279 --> 00:05:52.920 for even the or for the playoffs and maybe even 114 00:05:53.120 --> 00:05:54.759 a shot at the Duquane Conference title. 115 00:05:56.199 --> 00:05:58.439 Now, you know, I mentioned at the top that there 116 00:05:58.439 --> 00:06:01.519 are some crazy finishes, but you know, unfortunately for Saint Francis, 117 00:06:01.519 --> 00:06:05.000 I think their result with with Providence, it takes a cake. 118 00:06:05.040 --> 00:06:08.120 I've never I've never seen something like this or heard 119 00:06:08.120 --> 00:06:08.839 of something. 120 00:06:08.600 --> 00:06:09.240 Like this before. 121 00:06:09.399 --> 00:06:12.480 For those that you know are late catching up Saint 122 00:06:12.480 --> 00:06:17.000 Francis playing Providence, they they you know, Brady Palmer, Saint 123 00:06:17.000 --> 00:06:21.519 Francis quarterback, at engineered two scoring drives in the fourth ward. 124 00:06:21.560 --> 00:06:23.480 They took a four point lead, they get a three 125 00:06:23.519 --> 00:06:27.000 and out. Basically, there's you know, a minute or so left, 126 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:29.639 you know, basically you know they're in they're in victory formation, 127 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:34.879 kneel down situation. Apparently, you know, they were called for 128 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:38.120 a delay of game penalty, which somehow got Providence the 129 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:41.279 ball back. Granted they only had thirty eight seconds left 130 00:06:41.319 --> 00:06:42.240 to make something happen. 131 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:43.639 Well, they did make something happen. 132 00:06:44.439 --> 00:06:49.639 Their quarterback aj Rayford connected with Jada mccols on a 133 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:52.839 thirty yard touchdown pass on the last play of the game. 134 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:56.600 I've actually heard some people that told us that they've 135 00:06:56.600 --> 00:06:58.839 seen video of that that they're not sure if that 136 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:01.079 was a catch actually, but a course for in high 137 00:07:01.079 --> 00:07:03.800 school football, so there's no replay in high school football. 138 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:08.000 But Saint Francis that that's that's a tough one. That's 139 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:09.160 a tough pill to swallow. 140 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:12.839 To lose like that, I think for any program, that's 141 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:15.560 a tough pill to swallow. I mean, obviously, you have 142 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:18.519 the victory right there and it get called for a 143 00:07:18.519 --> 00:07:22.120 delay of game and then give the ball back and 144 00:07:22.199 --> 00:07:24.680 lose on the last play of the game that could 145 00:07:24.680 --> 00:07:30.839 have easily been preventable. It's just crazy. 146 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:35.920 Yeah, no, I have never I've never heard of something 147 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:40.000 like that before in a game. But man, you know 148 00:07:40.079 --> 00:07:42.319 that that's just a tough one overcome, and then you're 149 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:44.279 you know, on top of it. I mean, it's tough 150 00:07:44.279 --> 00:07:46.319 at any level, but you're talking about high school kids 151 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.439 and kind of getting them reset emotionally and dealing with that. 152 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:53.040 So you know, obviously a big challenge ahead for them. 153 00:07:53.680 --> 00:07:56.040 They play a very difficult schedule already, but to lose 154 00:07:56.079 --> 00:07:58.680 a game like that, they their season has really been 155 00:07:58.759 --> 00:08:01.240 kind of a wild up and down season. I mean, 156 00:08:01.279 --> 00:08:02.920 they go up to Loyola to beat them, that's a 157 00:08:03.000 --> 00:08:05.639 huge win. They came back, they lost at home to 158 00:08:05.639 --> 00:08:07.879 to Saint Rita. Then they lose that game, and now 159 00:08:07.920 --> 00:08:10.480 they play Icy Catholic this week, who's you know, probably 160 00:08:10.480 --> 00:08:13.959 their biggest rival. So uh, just you know, just a 161 00:08:14.040 --> 00:08:17.240 wild up and down for them. But but yeah, that 162 00:08:17.319 --> 00:08:20.240 was that was That was definitely one one for the 163 00:08:20.279 --> 00:08:23.959 memory bank. Is that a lot of wild finishes last week? 164 00:08:24.839 --> 00:08:25.639 A game that was. 165 00:08:25.560 --> 00:08:27.199 Not a wild finish was a game that you were 166 00:08:27.240 --> 00:08:31.879 at last week? Batavia. You know, every week it seems 167 00:08:31.920 --> 00:08:34.200 like they continue to impress. What what What were some 168 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:36.559 of the things that that jumped out about their forty 169 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:37.840 one and nothing win over we North. 170 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:42.000 I just want to say I've covered Batavia three times 171 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:44.240 this year, and each game I thought, oh, this is 172 00:08:44.240 --> 00:08:45.919 gonna be a really close game, this is gonna be 173 00:08:45.919 --> 00:08:48.120 really fun. Every single time it's pretty much been a 174 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:52.639 blowout and I'm like, what the heck? But in this victory, 175 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:56.000 the biggest thing for them has been the defense. The 176 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:59.720 defense was just out of control in the entire game. 177 00:08:59.799 --> 00:09:02.720 I know, they only held Wheaton North, who in the 178 00:09:02.759 --> 00:09:06.480 past four seasons had stayed just a touchdown away or 179 00:09:06.600 --> 00:09:09.480 at least a one score away from winning game. They 180 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:13.600 held them twenty one yards of offense throughout the entire game. 181 00:09:14.159 --> 00:09:17.480 They finished with negative thirteen rushing yards and only thirty 182 00:09:17.519 --> 00:09:21.600 five or thirty passing yards. I mean, it was just 183 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:27.159 insane to see the defense just basically putting pressure on 184 00:09:27.279 --> 00:09:30.600 every single play. They finished with eighteen tackles for loss. 185 00:09:30.840 --> 00:09:33.279 I want to say they finished with six sacks. I 186 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:36.080 want to say as well. It was just every single 187 00:09:36.159 --> 00:09:40.480 play the defense was just making moves and it was 188 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:44.759 you know, it was insane to watch and it really 189 00:09:44.840 --> 00:09:48.720 felt like a truly complete game by the defense, and 190 00:09:48.840 --> 00:09:52.480 especially after last week where they you know, or where 191 00:09:52.519 --> 00:09:56.120 they were trailing to Saint Charles North for those first 192 00:09:56.159 --> 00:10:00.799 three quarters. You know, whatever defensive coordinator Matt told them 193 00:10:01.120 --> 00:10:04.759 in the locker room at halftime, apparently it's been working 194 00:10:04.759 --> 00:10:08.159 because these past six quarters of football for Patavia, it's 195 00:10:08.200 --> 00:10:10.279 been really good in terms of defense. 196 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:15.000 Yeah, I mean, I know, Mett Roda Walden and Steve Sussey, 197 00:10:15.039 --> 00:10:17.399 they do a podcast as well, you know, during the 198 00:10:17.399 --> 00:10:20.919 week day Monday, and Matt so that he thinks this 199 00:10:21.000 --> 00:10:23.960 might be the best Patavio defense he's seen in a while, 200 00:10:23.960 --> 00:10:26.960 which is really saying something because they've had some exceptional 201 00:10:27.000 --> 00:10:28.440 defenses in the last few years. 202 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:30.799 You touched on Matt home kind of interesting. 203 00:10:30.519 --> 00:10:35.240 Dynamic that you talked about in your King County Chronicle 204 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:40.799 notebook this week. Longtime defensive coordinator, longtime teacher, now a 205 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:43.360 retired teacher, still coaching defense. 206 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:44.879 You know what did you find out about that? 207 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:46.000 Yeah? 208 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:48.240 I mean I he was talking to Dennis Piron about 209 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:51.080 it after the game and he just pretty much looked 210 00:10:51.080 --> 00:10:54.840 at me. He's like, now, listen, for the first thirteen 211 00:10:54.919 --> 00:10:58.200 years of or for the first twelve years as being 212 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:01.879 a defensive coordinator, he had to deal with teaching. What 213 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:04.279 does he have to do now that he doesn't teach anymore. 214 00:11:04.639 --> 00:11:08.639 He's just a football coach all day. And it's fantastic. 215 00:11:08.799 --> 00:11:11.759 It's the best thing that's happened to us since I 216 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:14.840 think it was Mike Gesperry who was an offensive coordinator 217 00:11:15.200 --> 00:11:19.159 since he retired from coaching and basically led the offense, 218 00:11:19.360 --> 00:11:23.960 and I mean whatever, it's it's just the philosophy that 219 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:27.799 the players also have in following that defense and the 220 00:11:27.799 --> 00:11:31.519 connection between the two has just been working perfectly. So far, 221 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:36.159 and I'd be like you said, and like Matt and 222 00:11:36.200 --> 00:11:39.440 Stevens said, you know, it's probably the best defense that 223 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:42.799 we've seen from Batavia in a long time. And that's 224 00:11:42.799 --> 00:11:47.279 saying something with the history that Batavia has had. 225 00:11:47.960 --> 00:11:49.000 Yeah, definitely saying something. 226 00:11:49.000 --> 00:11:51.399 And I remember last year, last spring, when I had 227 00:11:51.399 --> 00:11:54.080 heard that Matt Holme was retiring from teaching, and you know, 228 00:11:54.559 --> 00:11:56.240 I was just kind of thinking, Okay, well he's a 229 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:58.360 retired as coach too, because I remember thinking myself, you know, 230 00:11:58.399 --> 00:12:00.919 that's that's a really big hit for that program because 231 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:03.559 he's meant so much to what they do, you know, 232 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:05.960 coaching wise and defensive wise. But the fact that he's 233 00:12:06.399 --> 00:12:08.519 still coaching obviously, you know, maybe got a little bit 234 00:12:08.559 --> 00:12:10.840 more time on his hands to to cook up some schemes. 235 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:14.440 I mean, there's no no surprise between his coaching ability 236 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:16.000 and the talent that they have on defense that they're 237 00:12:16.000 --> 00:12:18.320 doing as well as they have. So a lot of 238 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:20.919 good things going on with Batavia. We're gonna talk about 239 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:22.559 them a little bit more later in the podcast. It's 240 00:12:22.639 --> 00:12:24.879 kind of a big game coming up this week with 241 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:28.080 with Batavia. Wanted to kind of touch on the game 242 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:32.080 that I was at last Friday, aswego like Batavia and 243 00:12:32.320 --> 00:12:35.320 proofs to five and zero, they got tested. They were 244 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:37.840 they were actually down seven and nothing and half time 245 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:40.279 to play in Field North. It's that's a game that 246 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:44.360 you know they're they're a close rivalry. It seems like 247 00:12:44.399 --> 00:12:45.879 that game is always a game that goes down to 248 00:12:45.919 --> 00:12:48.200 the wire, no matter what, you know, no matter the 249 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:52.559 talent level for each of those teams. But but as 250 00:12:52.639 --> 00:12:54.159 we were able to come back get a twenty one 251 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:59.120 to thirteen win. You know, some big plays Jeremiah Kane, 252 00:12:59.120 --> 00:13:01.440 who's a wide receiver defensive. 253 00:13:01.039 --> 00:13:02.200 Back going to Northern Iowa. 254 00:13:02.240 --> 00:13:04.919 He had a sack force of fumble and then like 255 00:13:04.960 --> 00:13:08.240 two plays later he caught a touchdown catch. So did 256 00:13:08.279 --> 00:13:12.000 some great things. And another no other thing is Carson Cooney, 257 00:13:12.240 --> 00:13:14.960 linebacker going to Iowa. They actually put him in an 258 00:13:14.960 --> 00:13:17.879 offense a little bit. Did a little wildcat with a 259 00:13:17.960 --> 00:13:20.399 six foot three, two and twenty five pounds you know 260 00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:22.519 kid coming straight at you. I mean it was kind 261 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:24.840 of like, all right, it was pretty obvious what they 262 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:26.559 were doing. They're just gonna put the ball in his 263 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:29.320 hands and he's just gonna go right right at him. 264 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:33.320 But you know, a good win for Usuego. I think 265 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:35.679 they were a little upset because they felt like they 266 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:39.679 really only gave two really good quarters. So it's one 267 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:41.279 of those games that they were happy to get the win. 268 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:43.600 But I feel like they're motivated to kind of show, 269 00:13:44.559 --> 00:13:46.039 you know, that there may be a better team than 270 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:47.840 they show, because I don't think they're very happy with 271 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:50.279 how they played in the first half. I mean it was, 272 00:13:50.960 --> 00:13:53.279 you know, last Friday was weird because with the win 273 00:13:53.399 --> 00:13:56.279 and everything. I think some teams were maybe affected by it, 274 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:59.919 some passing games a little bit. I don't know, did 275 00:13:59.919 --> 00:14:02.720 you noticed anything from that. I mean, those were pretty 276 00:14:02.759 --> 00:14:04.000 wild conditions. 277 00:14:04.399 --> 00:14:07.279 Yeah, it was definitely crazy. I mean even in Wheaton, 278 00:14:07.399 --> 00:14:10.080 where it was it wasn't supposed to be as effective. 279 00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:12.840 You know, you could really tell that the wind was blowing. 280 00:14:13.000 --> 00:14:18.279 I know it. One specific play showed up for me 281 00:14:19.519 --> 00:14:22.960 on a Wheaten north punt. I believe it was their 282 00:14:23.000 --> 00:14:26.120 own thirteen yard line or with somewhere within their own 283 00:14:26.200 --> 00:14:30.080 fifteen or their own fifteen yard line, somewhere in that range. 284 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:33.919 The punter kicked the ball, it landed on their forty 285 00:14:34.000 --> 00:14:37.200 yard line, and it did not stop rolling until it 286 00:14:37.200 --> 00:14:41.159 reached the Batavia's thirteen yard line. So that wind was 287 00:14:42.000 --> 00:14:46.519 moving that ball so much, and I mean it affected, 288 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:50.120 you know, play a whole lot for both sides. But 289 00:14:51.200 --> 00:14:55.200 I mean that wind was crazy everywhere in the state. 290 00:14:56.159 --> 00:14:57.639 Yeah, yeah, it was. It was. 291 00:14:57.840 --> 00:14:59.200 That was one of the wind your nights. I mean, 292 00:14:59.200 --> 00:15:02.480 that was definitely me. We take postgame reports and I 293 00:15:02.519 --> 00:15:04.000 made sure to go to my car for that one 294 00:15:04.039 --> 00:15:06.200 because nobody was going to know what the heck I 295 00:15:06.279 --> 00:15:09.840 was talking about and to win. So so yeah, kind 296 00:15:09.840 --> 00:15:12.519 of kind of a crazy night before we look at 297 00:15:12.600 --> 00:15:16.480 to the week six games. Another really nice win last Friday, 298 00:15:16.799 --> 00:15:20.960 talking about Nazareth beating joy to Katholic the final interesting 299 00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:23.480 final though, is only sixteen to thirteen. I mean Nazareth 300 00:15:23.559 --> 00:15:26.159 is a team that that I'm kind of growing accustomed 301 00:15:26.120 --> 00:15:28.559 to them really playing some really high scoring games, but 302 00:15:29.720 --> 00:15:32.080 winning with defense and holding to thirteen points. 303 00:15:32.159 --> 00:15:33.360 I mean, they really. 304 00:15:33.080 --> 00:15:34.919 Got kind of lit up by Mount Carmel a few 305 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:38.279 weeks ago, their defense did, and and the fact that 306 00:15:38.320 --> 00:15:41.200 they're able to to hold joy A Catholic to thirteen points, 307 00:15:41.240 --> 00:15:43.679 I mean that pretty good side for Nazareth. I mean 308 00:15:43.879 --> 00:15:45.960 they're a team that I know they can score points 309 00:15:46.000 --> 00:15:49.399 with Logan Malichick and the guys that he has disposed. 310 00:15:49.480 --> 00:15:52.440 But if their defense can play like that, you know, 311 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:54.519 that's a really good sign going forward. So a good 312 00:15:54.559 --> 00:15:57.919 win for Nazareth. Any other games from week five or 313 00:15:57.960 --> 00:16:00.759 any other wins that that you were kind of struck like, yeah, 314 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:02.039 you know that was a good win for a team. 315 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:05.879 Hey, football fans, listen up. I'm top there and I 316 00:16:06.039 --> 00:16:08.480 drive a Hawk. I got it from my friends at 317 00:16:08.480 --> 00:16:10.720 Hawk Folkswagen. 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That game actually got 329 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:50.080 off to a shocking start, with Glenbard North taking a 330 00:16:50.159 --> 00:16:53.960 nine tohing lead into the second quarter. I mean It 331 00:16:54.080 --> 00:16:56.200 took me for a surprise when I looked down at 332 00:16:56.279 --> 00:17:00.200 Max Straps and saw that result. I was like, what's 333 00:17:00.240 --> 00:17:03.000 going on? But then, of course, you know, Geneva picked 334 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:05.839 it up a little bit with thirty eight points to 335 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:10.279 glenn bard North's three to end or throughout the second 336 00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:13.240 and third quarter, and you know, IT'SOK a little bit 337 00:17:13.240 --> 00:17:15.359 for them to get back on track, but you know, 338 00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:19.279 Genevas showed that there's still the expulsive offense that we 339 00:17:19.400 --> 00:17:21.079 have known to colum throughout this year. 340 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:26.000 And that leads us into Week six, and man, there 341 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:28.359 are some doozy games this week in our area that 342 00:17:28.480 --> 00:17:31.079 I'm looking forward to. I mean, none bigger than the 343 00:17:31.119 --> 00:17:35.160 game that you're going to be at on Friday. Geneva Batavia. 344 00:17:35.960 --> 00:17:38.960 I believe it's a one hundred and sixth edition of 345 00:17:39.000 --> 00:17:41.720 the rivalry. I mean, my goodness, that is a long rivalry. 346 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:45.759 It's pretty good football there, but Tavia has really dominated 347 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:48.319 that rivalry of Wight. I believe they won the last 348 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:51.799 thirteen games. I think I was at the game last year. 349 00:17:52.559 --> 00:17:56.319 There's been some really one sided games in the last decade, 350 00:17:56.359 --> 00:17:59.599 but Geneva I feel like they've they're they're closing the 351 00:17:59.680 --> 00:18:02.720 gap and closing the gap and closing the gap. And 352 00:18:02.759 --> 00:18:05.319 it was a very competitive game last year, a game 353 00:18:05.319 --> 00:18:07.920 that went into the fourth quarter, a game the talent tailor, 354 00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:09.839 if I'm not mistaken, he was hurting that he got 355 00:18:09.880 --> 00:18:12.480 injured in that game and he missed a significant amount 356 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:16.880 of time. Afterwards, he's obviously back. Now, you know, you've 357 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:18.480 been able to kind of get a sense to both 358 00:18:18.519 --> 00:18:21.039 of these teams. What do you make of that that 359 00:18:21.079 --> 00:18:21.839 game on Friday. 360 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:26.880 It's laying simple. It's going to be one giant chess 361 00:18:26.880 --> 00:18:29.599 match throughout the entire game. I mean, you've got an 362 00:18:29.680 --> 00:18:35.480 explosive offense on Geneva that you know takes or has 363 00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:38.759 drives that last probably no longer than six plays and 364 00:18:38.799 --> 00:18:42.200 most of the time and finds the end zone very consistently. 365 00:18:42.519 --> 00:18:45.799 And then you've got a Batavia defense, which like we've mentioned, 366 00:18:45.880 --> 00:18:47.599 is probably one of the best that we've seen from 367 00:18:47.680 --> 00:18:51.240 the TV and years, that can stop plays and makes 368 00:18:51.480 --> 00:18:55.279 offenses shiver pretty much any time they take the field. 369 00:18:55.359 --> 00:18:58.319 I mean, it's going to be so fun to watch 370 00:18:58.599 --> 00:19:01.799 and see what each team has planned in order to 371 00:19:01.799 --> 00:19:04.720 make sure that they can get around that other extremity 372 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:07.799 on the other side. I mean, I talked to the coach, 373 00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:10.720 Dennis Pieron about the game. He said that this has 374 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:13.400 a chance to be one of the best games ever 375 00:19:13.480 --> 00:19:16.599 played in the area. And you know, I talked to 376 00:19:17.000 --> 00:19:19.960 Boone Thorgenson as well, and he knows that. You know, 377 00:19:20.559 --> 00:19:23.960 that defense is going to be something that you know 378 00:19:24.359 --> 00:19:26.480 they need to play around. But either way, it's gonna 379 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:31.279 be such a fun game to watch. Whichever team or 380 00:19:31.720 --> 00:19:35.799 whichever team you are rooting for, it's gonna be fun 381 00:19:35.920 --> 00:19:38.920 to watch. Obviously, it's one of the greatest games in 382 00:19:38.960 --> 00:19:43.039 the area. You know, both teams or both teams have 383 00:19:43.319 --> 00:19:46.119 you know, their fans go out to that game. Potatia 384 00:19:46.200 --> 00:19:49.960 has the big advantage so far throughout this decade. Like 385 00:19:49.960 --> 00:19:53.839 you mentioned, they've won thirteen straight. They're looking for fourteen, 386 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:56.440 and they're looking to actually tie this series or the 387 00:19:56.519 --> 00:19:59.960 overall series in the next couple of years. They're current 388 00:20:00.759 --> 00:20:06.400 Geneva currently has the overall league fifty five. But you know, 389 00:20:07.200 --> 00:20:10.759 thanks to that giant win streak that Patavia is on 390 00:20:10.920 --> 00:20:13.079 right now, you know, if they get wins in the 391 00:20:13.079 --> 00:20:15.640 next two they can tie up the series at fifty 392 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:19.799 one wins a piece. But this is probably one of 393 00:20:19.839 --> 00:20:23.200 the best chances that Geneva has to breaking that win 394 00:20:23.319 --> 00:20:26.440 streak or from Dennis Piron. 395 00:20:26.960 --> 00:20:27.640 Yeah, it's definitely. 396 00:20:27.680 --> 00:20:28.680 I'm just really excited. 397 00:20:29.119 --> 00:20:31.319 It's definitely a series that's had its ebbs and flows 398 00:20:31.359 --> 00:20:32.680 over the year. I mean, there was a time where 399 00:20:32.759 --> 00:20:35.799 Geneva had the upper hand. Obviously Batavia has, especially since 400 00:20:36.319 --> 00:20:37.960 coach Piron took over. 401 00:20:38.039 --> 00:20:40.480