During week 5 of the 2019 season 4 of 5 of our squads traveled to Crystal Lake to face a strong Raiders program. The Bills program reports 1 victories and 4 loss for week#5. This gives our program 14 wins and 8 loses so far for the 2019 season.
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WEEK #5 GAME REPORTS
Junior Varsity | Coach McGrath
JV wins at home!
Junior Varsity= 30 vs Mundelien= 0
JV Big Ten won at home against Mundelien 30-0. A quick start, Isiah Flores took the 1st play from scrimmage to the house for a Bills 6-0 lead. David Paulauskas added 2 points with the kick. David was 3-4 on the day for PA attempts. Isiah Hall with an impressive day, straight ahead for multiple big runs, including a nice TD run. Fawcett to Gleyzer in the corner of the end zone for 6, quiet hands Gleyzer. Donovan Robinson adding some nifty runs, quietly gaining big yards all day in critical moments. Aaron Barker dropping a dime, 41 yards to Weil Richmond for the TD. Ethan Aghakhan steady all day, anchoring the line on both sides. Themba Sitshela with some nice runs and some big stops on Defense. Multiple kids stepped up, contributing to a nice win. MVP, Isiah Hall.
Middleweight | Coach Sibo
Bills lose on the road.
Middleweight Big10= 6 vs Crystal Lake= 9
Week 5 and it was a gloomy day in Crystal Lake where the Big Ten Middle team lost a hard-fought game to the Raiders 9-6. It was a battle all game long with each team having some big plays. The boys will look to get back to their winning ways at Lake Villa this Sunday. Game highlights are:
• Jack Staub goes 60 yards with a highlight reel TD run
• Finn Kenny ran hard all game and came up with some crushing blocks
• Luke Nelson had with some big sacks and big plays
• Defense continues to get turnovers. 2 INT’s and 3 Fumble recoveries
• The Middles stuck together and played like a true team
Middleweight | Coach Guccione
Bills lose on the road.
Middleweight Pac10= 8 vs Crystal Lake=28
Middleweight Pac10 didn't get a wedgie this week, but put up a good fight against Crystal Lake until the 4th quarter. Though trailing in score, our offense showed they could move the ball and the defense held tight for most of the game.
The Bills started with the ball and could not get out of the back field therefore turning over the ball to Crystal Lake with great field position. Crystal Lake drove the ball down to the goal line little by little and eventually scored. The Bills offense looked upset by this and came out with a big throw that was reeled in by Sohi for a first down. Determined to keep going a QB sneak caught the defense by surprise and punched the ball forward. Offense again threw the ball to Dumiak and took another first down. After loosing our focus on a silly penalty Crystal Lake took over the ball and scored shortly after putting the score at 14-0.
The Bills offense started with an attack right up the gut of Crystal Lake for a Dumiak "don't stop trucken" run, which took down several defensive players as if raccoons in a roadway! Moving the ball into Crystal Lake territory with a 20-yard run wasn't enough, the offense wanted to hit them where it just hurt by sending the truck down the road again for 10-yards more. Crystal Lake didn't like this and literally took the ball right out of our hands to stop our progress. The Bills defense took over and stopped them in their tracks after a costly backfield fumble and missed pass. Offensive took over and Dumiak came back out to truck again but hit a wall just past the line of Crystal Lake. After an interception, Crystal Lake took the ball down the field, but failed to convert before the half.
Crystal Lake started with the ball but couldn't make much happen. For the first time the Bills offense started with good field position. After the wheels slippen' with the "Truck", a short pass to Sohi and a couple of great missed one-armed tackles saw Sohi hit the end zone! Special teams punched a 2-point conversation through the uprights to make the score 8-14. With the momentum shift and the Crystal Lake sidelines down, Coach Guccione called for an on-side kick, which after a long throw, proved successful therefore putting Crystal Lake on their heels once again. Offense continued with the ball and pushed forward with a first down which included a reception by Jaden Palzett which resulted in a healthy gain. However, our offense made some costly errors by only advancing a few yards further and Crystal Lake took over and then drove down the field to score.
The Bills offense began down the field again, but was out of steam and turned over on downs. Crystal Lake continued to go after some holes and made some progress but several linebackers had a few great open field tackles to slow them down. In the end, it was a good effort all around, but we need to build on this to get back in the winners circle. Keep on Truckin'!
Featherweight | Coach Hooge
Bills lose on the road.
Featherweight= 8 vs Crystal Lake= 13
What a great game this past weekend! Unfortunately the boys came up a little short this weekend. We went on the road to face an undefeated team in Chrystal Lake and give them more than enough to win the game. We started the scoring with a long run by Dylan Fawcett, with Ryan Driscol adding the two point kick to give us an 8 point lead. It then turned in toe a sloppy wet defensive battle with neither team relenting. We kept pounding the ball and taking up time on the clock the O-l;ine worked hard to get first down after first down. Fris, Eli, Aiden, Brezek, and Graham worked together to get our back yards and the ball moving. Great Job beef! Our DF was relentless keeping the Raiders to 2 scores and only one lapse in tackling lead to a very close loss in the last few seconds of the game. Keep working boys the wins are on the the way. Lets get it started this weekend when we make the trip to Lake VIlla looking to get paid!
Bantam | Coach Duff
Bills lose on the road.
Bantam= 0 vs Crystal Lake=6
It was a cool and rainy day Sunday, as the 3-1 Bantam Bills took a muddy field, full of standing water, to face the Crystal Lake Raiders on their home turf. The Raiders were as unwelcoming as their field, and gave up nothing for an entire regulation game. Once again, the Mighty Bills faced their nemesis: Overtime. Once again, the Bills came up short; allowing the first score of the game in the first OT.
The Bills played their hearts out, and the coaches are all proud of how well our boys played the talented and well-coached Raiders. The one advantage we feel we have over the Raiders is speed, but the field conditions negated that advantage, and the Raiders’ size won out.
Stand out performances of the game go to:
* Esteban Plata, with some key tackles as well as punts, that totaled more yards than the offenses of both teams combined.
* Raizo Ruiz, with more key tackles at Corner
* The entire defense, who gave up no points during regulation.
Special mentions to:
* Bowie Richmond and Jax Baker, with major play-saving tackles.
* Duncan Suren, with the majority of positive running plays of the game.
Next week, the Bantam Bills will be looking to take out their frustration on the unsuspecting Lake Villa Timberwolves, in Grayslake!
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