Warhawks stop slide with first NSC Prairie victory

Cameron Scott rushed 197 yards and three touchdowns to help North Chicago High's football team stop a four-game losing streak with a 45-19 victory over visiting Round Lake on Friday.

Scott scored his trio of TDs in the second half as the Warhawks (2-5 overall, 1- 3 in the NSC Prairie) pulled away from the Panthers (0-7, 0-5).

The Panthers took an early 6-0 lead when Nick Olson caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Michael Cruz, who was in the lineup due to an injury from normal starter Matt Ortiz. North Chicago tied the game at 6-6 on a TD pass of its own, as DeShawn Chambliss (11 for 15, 116 yards) tossed a nine-yarder to Jimon Hill with 3:46 left in the first quarter.

Hill (7 carries, 97 yards) have the Warhawks the lead for good with 1:36 remaining in the opening period on a 22-yard touchdown run . Scott added a two-point conversion run for a 14-6 advantage.

The lone points in the second quarter came by way of North Chicago's special teams, as Marquis Miller returned a punt 44 yards for a score and a 20-6 halftime advantage.

Scott sandwiched touchdown runs of 6- and 46-yards between a Chambliss to Wallace Arrington 13-yard TD pass to help the Warhawks build a commanding 39-6 lead early in the final quarter.

Olson (24 carries, 143 yards) found the end zone two more times in the fourth quarter for Round Lake on TD runs of 53- and 41-yards, but it was too late.

-- Michael Madigan

No way anyone saw this coming.

Down 14-3 after three quarters, a Mundelein team that had scored 27 points all season scored 22 fourth-quarter points to stun Zion-Benton 25-14 on Friday, earning first-year Mustang coach Bob Stone his first win.

Kenny Jernigan scored on a one-yard run with 8:38 left, quarterback Aaron Metzger scored on a two-yard run with 5:26 left, and Jernigan scored on a 25-yard run with 1:29 left to complete the comeback.

Zion-Benton quarterback T.J. Trepanier finished the game 9 of 20 passing for 151 yards and 1 TD. He rushed 17 times for 34 yards.

The Zee-Bees struck first on Colby Green's three-yard touchdown run with 9:29 left in the opening quarter for a 7-0 lead.

The Mustangs cut into the lead a few minutes later on Mike O'Donoghue's 22-yard field goal.

Zion's defense stepped up late in the first half when Eric Pasiewicz picked off a pass and the Zee-Bees converted the turnover into points. Trepanier h ooked up with Matt Nicklas on a 29-yard touchdown pass with 42 seconds left in the second quarter to give the Zee-Bees' a 14-3 halftime lead.

-- Alvin Sandique

This three-overtime thriller went to Highland Park, which survived 27-24 over Deerfield to improve to 5-2 on the season.

Deerfield is 4-3 but still in playoff contention.

In the third overtime, Deerfield went first and scored on a 26-yard field goal by Jason Hendel. On Highland Park's first play, quarterback Anthony Kopp hit Brian Wilneff with a 10-yard TD pass to end it.

The same combination hooked up for a TD in the second extra period.

The game was 7-7 after regulation. Deerfield played much of the game without Hendel at quarterback as he suffered a shoulder injury that limited him to kicking.

Highland Park scored in the third quarter on an eight-yard run by Cortney Frison, and Deerfield tied it with 10:52 left in the fourth quarter on a TD pass from Matt Healy to Miles Antic. -- Mark Perlman

Fullback Andrew Maloney rushed 17 times for 150 yards and 3 touchdowns as Lake Zurich kept its playoff hopes alive by routing Lake Forest 48-17 in North Suburban Conference Lake Division action.

Pass-happy Lake Forest was led by QB Thomas Rees , who completed 25 of 47 passes for 280 yards and 1 TD. He had three passes picked off.

Connor Moutvic of Lake Forest caught seven balls for 115 yards and a score -- all in the first half.

In the first half, Lake Forst passed 32 times and ran six times. Two of those six were scrambles by Rees who was trying to pass on the plays.

-- P.J. Bonato