Brozovich leads Minooka past Titans

Updated: March 22, 2011 4:26PM

Minooka's potent rushing offense handed coach Mike Noll his first season-opening loss in seven years at Glenbrook South.

The Indians won for the eighth time in their last nine regular season contests as Minooka gained 441 rushing yards in a 42-14 win over the Titans Friday night in Minooka.

Minooka scored on three of four possessions in the third quarter, scoring the last two times in the quarter on a pair of touchdown runs by quarterback Mitchell Brozovich. Brozovich (10 carries, 147 yards) busted tackles on the way to the end zone on a 30-yard TD run to give the Indians a 35-14 lead. After a 1-yard gain on Minooka's next possession, Brozovich busted free again on a 50-yard scoring run to complete the game's scoring.

"On the first one, it was a busted play and I tried to make something out of nothing," Brozovich said. "I read (the second one) and went straight away (downfield)."

The Indians are the defending champions in the Southwest Prairie Conference, but avenged last year's season-opening loss of 38-34 at Glenbrook South. Four different players rushed for touchdowns for Minooka. Kalvin Hill (nine carries, 150 yards) opened the scoring in the third quarter with a 58-yard TD run.

Minooka had an answer after every Glenbrook South score. After Kyle Kwasniewski scored for the Titans to tie the game in the first quarter, Minooka responded with a 14-play, 68-yard drive capped by Tyler Salazar's 1-yard run. John Strickland scored GBS' second TD in the third quarter on a 39-yard touchdown catch, but the Indians scored three plays later on Brozovich's first TD.

"We have a great line," Brozovich said. "We preach about running the ball. We showed we can run the ball and throw the ball."

Minooka outgained the Titans 277-148 yards at halftime. Kwasniewski rushed for 97 yards on 12 carries to lead the Titans.

Glenbrook South lost its first season opener since suffering a 31-7 defeat to Buffalo Grove in 2003 in the final season of former coach Ron Harris. Noll took over in 2004.

"They were better than us. There is not a lot you can do," Noll said. "We're really young. We're not physically strong. I've never put a team quite this small on the field. It's a little disturbing. We're an 8A school and we dressed 35 kids tonight."

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