After back-to-back hard-fought defeats, the Oak Park and River Forest High School football team was eager to get back into the win column against visiting Proviso West Friday evening. The Huskies did so in impressive fashion, routing the Panthers 48-12 in a West Suburban Conference Silver Division contest.
Emile Williams opened the scoring with a 36-yard interception return just over three minutes into the game. Then Liam Smith made the most of his only rushes of the night, going in from five yards and one yard respectively to give OPRF (2-2, 1-1 WSC Silver) a 21-0 lead after a quarter.
The Huskies went to the air for their next two scores as Liam Brown (3-of-4, 80 yards) found Norlan Davis for a 24-yard touchdown and Javon Davis for a 35-yard touchdown.
OPRF backup quarterback Thomas Dwyer came on in relief later in the second quarter and scooted 24 yards for another touchdown as the Huskies built up a 42-6 halftime lead. With five minutes left in the third quarter, Caiden Henderson picked off a Proviso West pass and returned it to the house for a 61-yard pick-six, which initiated a running clock for the remainder of the contest.
Defensively, Connor Krumrei had a huge game with 5 tackles (4 for loss) and 2 sacks. Ben Lambe and Calvin Moffett Jr. also recorded sacks.
OPRF hosts York in the Homecoming Game at Oak Park Stadium, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m.
ST. IGNATIUS 30, FENWICK 20
Friday night at St. Ignatius, Myles Hill threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to freshman Noah Marshall and added another touchdown on the ground. But it wasn’t enough as Fenwick fell 30-20 to the Wolfpack in a Chicago Catholic League Orange Division contest.
Jake Thies added a touchdown run for the Friars (3-1, 0-1 CCL Orange), who lost for the first time since Week 9 of last season at Carmel of Mundelein.
Fenwick will try to get back on the winning track at Wheaton St. Francis, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m.