Streamwood junior Mike Graziano is handling adversity like a veteran.
After getting burned in the fourth quarter on a 61-yard touchdown reception by Lake Park’s Joe Santilli, which allowed the Lancers to come within three points, Graziano came up with an interception on his team’s 35-yard line with 48 seconds remaining to preserve Streamwood’s 22-19 Upstate Eight victory Friday night in Roselle.
“You have to give him credit,” Streamwood coach John Padjen said. “He came back and redeemed himself at the end.”
Streamwood (4-0, 2-0) is enjoying its best start in eight years. The Sabres used first-quarter TDs by Bryan Archibald (11-yard run) and Corey Clyburn (49-yard reception) to go up 13-6. They added a safety in the second and didn’t score again until the fourth quarter, when Scott Brown (9 for 11, 156 yards) hit Clyburn with a 30-yard TD pass.
Anthony Moorman (12 carries, 159 yards) scored twice for Lake Park (2-2, 0-2). His first TD came in the first quarter on a 51-yard run. His second came in the third, a 36-yard run that brought the Lancers to within 15-12.
Addison Trail 28, Proviso East 0: Taso Nikolaou (22 carries, 154 yards) scored three touchdowns and Brian Taylor (nine carries, 105 yards) scored on a 60-yard run to lead Addison Trail (3-1, 1-1) in the West Suburban Gold shutout of Proviso East (1-3, 0-2).
“The key thing was bouncing back from adversity,” said Addison Trail coach Paul Parpet, whose team fell to Hinsdale South in the closing seconds last week.
St. Rita 20, Marist 15: Vince Thompson (13 carries, 174 yards) scored from the 1 midway through the fourth quarter to give St. Rita (2-2, 1-1) a Catholic Metro Blue triumph over Marist (2-2, 0-2).
Conant 41, Wheeling 8: After leading 14-0 at the half, Conant (2-2) scored three third-quarter touchdowns. Cougar quarterback Russ Michna (6 for 12, 129 yards) rushed for two and also threw two TD passes, including a 68-yard strike to give Conant a 27-0 lead against Wheeling (2-2). Yarmel Rush (21 carries, 117 yards, TD) led Conant.
Leo 20, St. Viator 14: Sparked by a 20-point second quarter, Leo (2-2, 2-0) survived the Catholic Metro North game that was marred by 23 penalties. After St. Viator (1-3, 0-2) took a 7-0 lead on Brandon Latta’s 79-yard touchdown run, Leo’s Oscar Tanner countered with a 68-yard scoring run. Jarrett Payton recorded a 3-yard TD run in the third quarter to pull St. Viator to within 20-14. For the game, Payton was 5 for 15 for 42 yards and threw an interception.
Hersey 36, Rolling Meadows 0: After a scoreless first quarter, QB Adam Lutostanski (16 for 23, 215 yards, four TDs) sparked Hersey (4-0) to its rout of Rolling Meadows (1-3). Matt Berkowitz caught two TD passes, including a 76-yarder from Lutostanski to open the third. For the second week in a row, the Huskies, who hadn’t opened the season 4-0 since their state-title year of 1987, didn’t allow a point.
Niles West 20, Glenbrook North 13: Gary Jackson scored on a 55-yard punt return, Dan Kim scored from the 1 and Tony Jones added a TD on a 33-yard run for Niles West (2-2) in its victory over Glenbrook North (0-4).
DuSable 14, Tilden 0: Brandon Robinson (4-yard run) and Joe Louis (6-yard run) scored TDs for DuSable (2-2, 1-0 Intra-City South).
Lane Tech 52, Prosser 0: Jason Blue scored on a 90-yard kickoff return to open the game, and Randy Williams added three TDs for Lane (2-2, 1-0 Illini North). Prosser is 0-4, 0-1.
Hyde Park 22, Carver 8: Clarence Davis scored two TDs on 56-yard runs to carry Hyde Park (3-1, 1-0) over Carver (2-2, 0-1) in the Public Chicago Southeast.
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Simeon 38, Chicago Vocational 14: Simeon (4-0, 1-0 Public Illini South) used four big plays for an imposing 38-0 halftime lead against CVS (1-3, 0-1). Dante Culbreath ran 75 yards for a score and threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Lawrence Matthews. CVS’s Jay Maxey was the game’s leading rusher, posting 93 yards and one TD on 18 carries.
Riverside-Brookfield 33, Oswego 25: Running back Eric Bava showed his strength as a passer, throwing three TD passes, including an 80-yarder to Jim Strenk, and he also rushed for two scores to guide R-B (2-2) past Oswego (2-2).
Young 16, Steinmetz 0: Sean Morris (14 carries, 39 yards) scored on a 10-yard run for Young (4-0, 1-0 Public Illini North) in the first quarter. The score remained 8-0 until late in the game, when Young’s Sam Lagunas (6 for 16, 81 yards) connected with Willie Davis for a 25-yard TD pass.
Barrington 45, Elk Grove 14: Dan Pohlman rushed for two TDs and Kyle Dericksen caught two TD passes for Barrington (4-0), which scored 25 unanswered points in the second quarter. Scott Sagehorn threw three TD passes for the Broncos. Elk Grove fell to 1-3.
St. Patrick 34, St. Laurence 0: Forest Daniels had three touchdown runs, including a 23-yarder to open the scoring as the Shamrocks (1-3, 1-1 Catholic Metro White) cruised to their first victory of the year. Daniels had 214 of his team’s 342 rushing yards. St. Laurence is 1-3, 1-1.