Running back Melvin Woodard started the Crane attack from the get-go.
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Scoring on the first play from scrimmage, a 75-yard run, Woodard led Crane past Lake View 30-6 in a Public Chicago West conference game Thursday afternoon.
“I thought I’d have a good game, but not this good,” said Woodard, who finished with two touchdowns and 194 yards in 18 carries for Crane (3-0, 2-0).
“Every game is hard for us,” Crane coach Anthony Jackson said. “We don’t take anybody lightly. Lake View came back and we stepped up our defense.”
Lake View (1-2, 0-1) cut the lead to 14-8 when Kevin Davis (132 yards in 18 carries) scored on a touchdown run with 4 minutes 57 seconds remaining in the first half.
But Crane’s defense shut out Lake View in the second half, while the offense produced two touchdowns. Woodard scored on an 8-yard run in the third quarter, and quarterback Darryle Byndum connected with LeRoy Anderson on a 47-yard TD pass in the fourth.
Defensively, sophomore Thomas Finlan had an interception and a fumble recovery and sophomore teammate Marque Moman added an interception for Crane.
Kelvyn Park 38, Roosevelt 0: Quarterback Lamario Duncan led Kelvyn Park (2-0, 2-0) by throwing for 214 yards, including three touchdown passes, and adding 34 yards rushing, including a 12-yard TD run, in the Public Chicago North contest. Duncan’s No. 1 target was Ricardo Varela (four receptions, 72 yards, one touchdown), and Isiah Neumann caught a 42-yard TD pass. Running back Jose Duarte finished with 60 yards in 10 carries and a 25-yard touchdown run.
Kenwood 21, Young 20: After falling behind 13-0 in the first quarter, Kenwood (1-2) came back to win on its last posession. Quincy Black scored with 1:56 to go on a 5-yard TD pass from QB Drew Chesebro, who was 13-of-30 on the day for 122 yards and two TDs. Chesebro’s subsequent pass to Marcus Sanders for the two-point conversion gave Kenwood its first win of the season.
Gage Park 45, Kennedy 0: Lavell Simmons pulled in a 41-yard touchdown pass from Jermaine Govan on the first play from scrimmage as Gage Park (2-1, 2-0) rolled in the Public Chicago Central. Govan finished 9-of-15 for 206 yards, adding two TD runs of 11 and 9 yards.
Boys soccer
Lincoln-Way 7, Eisenhower 2: Joe Ducci scored four goals and assisted on a fifth and Steve Doster added two goals to lead No. 1 Lincoln-Way (5-0-1) to the rout.
Barrington 5, Buffalo Grove 2: Colin Beazley scored two goals to lead Barrington (4-1-2) in the Mid-Suburban League crossover.
Batavia 8, Morris 1: Michael Czerwinski had a hat trick as Batavia (2-1, 2-0) rolled in the Suburban Prairie.
Latin 3, North Shore 0: Jeff Blankstein, Blake Bible and Jon Campbell tallied to pace Latin (3-2, 1-0) in the Independent School League.
Lemont 3, Ridgewood 1: Kevin Earnest scored two goals to lead Lemont (3-2, 1-0) in the Suburban Prairie White.
Leyden 4, Maine East 1: Paul Otachel had a hat trick to lead Leyden (3-3-1).
Maine South 4, Waukegan 2: Eric Sapp scored two goals and Nate Zureikat and Matt Shalzi one each to lead Maine South (3-2, 1-0) in the Central Suburban South.
Oak Park 3, East Aurora 1: Ben Davidhizer, Steve Novak and Kyle Michel had the goals to lift Oak Park (5-1).
Rich East 1, Homewood-Flossmoor 0: Andy Fine scored 18 minutes into the match and Juan Espinoza made eight saves to post his second shutout of the season for Rich East (4-0).
York 2, Hinsdale South 1: Adam Esposito scored the game-winner with 21 minutes remaining to lift York (4-2). Ben Lewis scored York’s first goal.
Evanston Invitational: Ryan Nord had a goal and three assists and Drew Alt added a goal and an assist as No. 2 Evanston (4-1-2) rolled past Hancock 8-0. … Nemanja Bulic scored four goals to lead Libertyville to an 8-1 rout of Sullivan.
New Trier Tournament: Chris Hall scored twice and Sean Marshall added a third as Lake Forest (6-0-1) defeated Loyola 3-1.
Girls volleyball
Hersey d. Prospect 15-10, 15-11: Jessica Brizzolara added 22 assists to Janet Goreham’s 11 kills as No. 4 Hersey (9-0, 2-0) held on in the Mid Suburban East.Providence d. Bishop McNamara 15-1, 15-2: Sophomore Kim Simmons notched three kills as No. 5 Providence (7-0, 1-0) rolled in its East Suburban Catholic opener.
Lincoln-Way d. Thornwood 15-3, 15-3: Jill Lazzari’s 10 kills and Stacey Hameister’s 13 assists paced No. 6 Lincoln-Way (3-0).
Prairie Ridge d. Woodstock 15-9, 15-3: No. 7 Prairie Ridge (4-0, 2-0) rode to a sweep in the Fox Valley behind Stephanie Obermeier’s seven kills and Katie O’Riordon’s 15 assists.
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Marian Catholic d. Stagg 12-15, 15-7, 15-10: Theresa Coughlin had 12 kills and Caitlin DeJong added 11 as No. 8 Marian Catholic (7-2) came back to win.
St. Charles East d. Bartlett 15-12, 15-8: Kim Holm had five kills, three blocks and six digs to lead the No. 9 Saints.
Chicago Vocational d. Ag. Science 15-10, 15-3: Moriah Hudson served five aces and Michelle Cauley added four to lead CVS (3-1).
Evanston d. Resurrection 9-15, 15-7, 15-7: Julia Nash and Lauren Bertrand had nine and seven kills, respectively, and Elizabeth Schaeffer contributed 21 assists to lift Evanston (3-5).
Fremd d. Hoffman Estates 15-3, 15-3: Maggie Fontana served three aces and Melissa Donavan added 11 assists as Fremd (7-1, 1-0) rolled in the Mid Suburban West opener.
Good Counsel d. Notre Dame 15-3, 15-12: JanAshley Dillon posted 14 aces and Danielle Humphries had five digs to lift Good Counsel (3-1, 1-0) in the GCAC White.
Hillcrest d. Eisenhower 15-8, 16-18, 15-11: Danielle Lonie added four aces to her 18 kills as Hillcrest (3-1) outlasted Eisenhower.
IHM d. St. Francis de Sales 15-12, 15-9: Jennifer Rudy’s eight kills and Sandra Nowicki’s three aces paced IHM (3-1, 1-0) in the GCAC White.
Maria d. Morton 10-15, 15-7, 16-14: Katie Schmitz had 10 blocks to go with Melissa Lauras’ 21 assists for Maria (1-2).
Naperville North d. Naperville Central 15-7, 15-10: Katie Bruzdzinski and Rachel Karos each had eight kills for Naperville North (7-0-1, 2-0).Oak Forest d. Tinley Park 15-8, 15-12: Lauren Novak tallied six kills and nine blocks and Heather Kunkel had five kills and 14 assists in the SICA East match for Oak Forest (3-1, 2-0).