Glencoe-Silver Lake 56 De LaSalle 20 - Photos by TIM DAVIS

GAME STORY FOLLOWS THE PHOTOS

By: Gabriel Keith

In a decisive victory, Glencoe-Silver Lake smashed De LaSalle 56 to 20, improving their perfect record to 14-0. Jeremy Randle was responsible for all but 10 of De LaSalle’s 161 rushing yards. G-SL racked up 506 total yardage on the day, to De LaSalle’s 298.

With a 31 yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Matthew Muenchow to offensive end Hunter Dunbar midway through the 1^st quarter, Glencoe-Silver Lake drew first blood while tacking on the extra point for a 7-0 lead.

G-SL rushed down field in an early drive in the second quarter resulting in a touchdown due to a break away pass play from Muenchow to offensive end Chad Pierson.

De LaSalle wasted no time answering with a 77 yard rushing play by running back Jeremy Randle, tacking on 1 of De LaSalle’s 2 scores in the game. However they missed the extra point. Midway through the 2^nd quarter the score stood at G-SL 14 to 6.

Scrambling in the pocket with 3 minutes left in the half, Muenchow moved the chains with a couple decisive plays resulting in first downs which led up to his 13 yard touchdown run. G-SL missed the extra point resulting in a 20 to 6 G-SL lead.

On De LaSalle’s attempt to answer, quarterback Michael Van Leer was picked off by line backer Steven Slater who returned the ball for 27 yards to De LaSalle’s 38 yard line with just over a minute left in the half. Completing his third touchdown pass to halfback Justin jurek, and converting for 2 points, Muenchow ran off the field at the half with his team up, 28 to 6.

Capitalizing on a forced fumble, brought back inside De LaSalle territory, Muenchow completed a 40 yard touchdown reception to Jurek. Tacking on the extra point, G-SL increased their lead to a commanding 35 to 6.

With 2 minutes left in the 3^rd quarter, G-SL walked down the field increasing their lead 42 to 6 off runningback Josh Kraby’s 14 yard rush play and a successful extra point attempt only to regain possession on a forced fumble recovery from the ensuing kick off.

On the opening drive Muenchow completed a 31 yard touchdown pass to Pierson, setting up the short yardage touchdown by Jurek. With the extra point tacked on and less than 2 minutes left in the 3^rd quarter, G-SL was up 49 to 6.

On a 4^th and 1 play from the G-SL 2 yard line, Randle punched in on a rush play for his and De LaSalle'S 2^nd score of the game. They failed to convert for 2. Just inside the 4^th quarter G-SL led 49 to 13.

With Jurek’s fourth touchdown on the day, his second rushing, along with the extra point, G-SL stood at 56 to13 with 6 minutes left in the game.

With a 47 yard reception by De LaSalle’s wide receiver A.J. Barker fumbled on the play, the ball recovered by teammate wide receiver Donzell Bell set up the touchdown rush play by Barker. With the extra point good and 3 minutes left in the game G-SL led 56 to 20 until the end of the game.