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Marist's big plays sink Benet

By SEAN FUCHS For The Sun — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:01 CST

By the time Benet finally made a big play on Friday night, it was too late to catch up to Marist, which had made every big play up to that point in a 43-12 win that got the RedHawks playoff eligible.

Benet faces uphill climb to playoffs

BY PATRICK MOONEY pmooney@scn1.com — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00 CST

With a 3-4 record, Benet needs to win out and hope it has enough playoff points to earn its first postseason berth since 2006.

Lyles helps JCA rout Benet

By TIM CLODJEAUX For The Herald News — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:01 CST

Joliet Catholic Academy senior tailback Jordan Lyles took the first handoff of the game and raced through the Benet Academy (3-4, 2-3) defense easily for a 19-yard gain and a first down. That run told all in attendance at Memorial Stadium just what was in store for them Friday night in the East Suburban Catholic Conference matchup.

Benet rains on season's predictions

Fri, 9 Oct 2009 00:01 CST

E.J. Howe is shielded by his offensive linemen. Benet's 5-foot-5-inch, 140-pound running back isn't easy to locate from the other side of the line of scrimmage. Defenders have been trying to catch up, while the Redwings outrun expectations.

Big plays rocket Benet past Lions

By EDDIE BURNS For The Sun — Sat, 3 Oct 2009 00:01 CST

Benet put it all together against St. Viator. The Redwings manhandled the Lions 24-0 on Friday night on a soggy Benedictine University field.

Redwings can't stop big play in big game

By ALAN FERGUSON For The Sun — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:01 CST

With Benet and Nazareth entering Saturday's game at 2-2, the winning team would revive its playoff hopes, and the one that lost would face an uphill climb to reach the postseason.

McKinney's return jump-starts Nazareth

BY KEN RYAN -- FOR THE PIONEER PRESS — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00 CST

LaSteven McKinney returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for the first of his four touchdowns as Nazareth beat Benet 32-21 Saturday in the East Suburban Catholic.

Second half dooms Benet

By SEAN FUCHS For The Sun — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 00:01 CST

Jordan Kos rushed for 113 yards and three touchdowns as the Carmel Corsairs pulled away from Benet on Friday night for a 46-7 win at Benedictine University.

Change of offense catapults Redwings

By ALAN FERGUSON For The Sun — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

Following a back-and-forth first half Saturday at St. Joseph, Benet running back E.J. Howe smiled when the Redwings switched up their offense to open the third quarter.

Benet Academy 36, St. Joseph 24

By Brian Pitts — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

St. Joseph quarterback Cameron Meredith's stellar playmaking was not enough to put the Chargers over the top as they lost the battle of the big plays in a 36-24 loss to the visiting Benet Academy in Westchester.

Pigskin preview: Benet (1-1) at St. Joseph (1-1)

Tue, 8 Sep 2009 04:00 CST

�Kickoff: 1:30 p.m., Saturday, 10900 W. Cermak Road, Westchester

Benet gets special in win over Oswego East

By BLAKE BAUMGARTNER For The Sun-Times News Group — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:01 CST

In anticipation of its season opener, Benet was still finding itself tweaking different things last week. On Friday night at Oswego East, one of those experiments paid off with a big dividend.

Benet's 'head and shoulders' better

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:01 CST

Benet made the investment last year, hoping the dividends would be paid out over the next nine weeks. The Redwings began teaching the spread offense -- their staff traveled to Central Michigan to study pass patterns and blocking schemes. Chippewas quarterback Dan LeFevour -- a Benet graduate and an outsider in the Heisman Trophy race -- shared his insights with young players.

East Suburban Catholic preview capsule

BY DICK QUAGLIANO — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00 CST

The conference is as balanced as it has been in years, but Carmel with its depth rates an edge.