Billy Judge

🟡St. Laurence (5-6) won their third straight game, all on the road. Leading the way in the 28-13 victory at Plainfield South was junior QB Noah Taylor, who threw for 238 yards and 2 TD and ran for an even 100 yards. The Vikings jumped out to a 14-0 lead, but the Cougars closed the gap to one at halftime. The Viking defense slammed the door, holding Armani Ford and the Cougars scoreless from then on. Keynan Morgan and David Campbell ran for scores, while Jackson Kavois and DaKarai Simmons hauled in touchdown passes. St. Laurence now returns home for the first time in four weeks. 🟠Next Game: Home vs. Lincoln-Way West (7-4), 2:00 Saturday The Warriors may have lost five games on the field in the regular season (their loss to Kankakee became a forfeit win), but they are as battle-tested as anyone. They handled Mundelein easily in the opening round and then won at Plainfield North on Friday night, 21-7. The Warriors’ line play is good on both sides of the ball. They’re looking for their seventh trip to the quarterfinals, an impressive number for a school with a fairly brief history. ☑️Illinois Media poll: Unranked 🗓️Schedule: Extremely tough - 51 opponents’ wins, 3 ranked teams, 2 RV 🏈Scoring averages: Offense 21.5 / Defense 15.3 🏆Best regular season win: Week 8 vs. Lincoln-Way Central, 14-10 ↔️Common opponent: Both teams won at Belleville East. The Warriors beat the Lancers 24-7 in Week 1, and the Vikings beat them 25-16 in the opening round of the playoffs. 👀One player to watch: Is it cheating to say the entire defense? Nick Elstner is good on the back end, but there’s a lot of quality players here who work well together. @STLVikingFB @STL_Athletics @CoachSwansonFB @SeanR_11 @Keynan_Morgan8 @NoahTaylor20183 @jhalen_c @evan_malone4 @AySmith28 @Karai_Simmons @mylestravis00 @DavidCa02670041 @kavois13