Saturday, November 24, 2012
Glenbard West 10, Lincoln-Way East 8: Henry Haeffner's first-half passing and Hayden Carlson's ferocious defense powered the Hilltoppers to a heart-stopping victory in the Class 7A state championship game Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.
Henry Haeffner played a game of hot potato with a cold football. Haeffner completed 10-of-13 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown in Glenbard West’s 10-8 victory over Lincoln-Way East in the Class 7A state championship football game Saturday night at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Haeffner threw a 25-yard scoring pass to Nathan Marcus with 2:30 left in the first quarter. Hayden Lekacz added a 27-yard field goal as the Hilltoppers (14-0) extended their lead to 10-0 at halftime. Glenbard West turned to its defense to bottle up Lincoln-Way East's Tom Fuessel as the Hilltoppers wrapped up their first state championship since 1983 and handed Lincoln-Way East (13-1) its first defeat on a 30-degree afternoon and early evening. See a full box …
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Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wheaton Warrenville South beat the Hilltoppers in the 2009 state 7A title game and has steamrolled Wheaton North and Benet Academy in playoffs.
Losing stings and does not go away easily. And Glenbard West (10-1) has felt that sting since losing to DuPage rival Wheaton Warrenville South (11-0), who beat them 31-24 in double overtime in the 2009 state 7A title game in Champaign. Now, it's payback time, as the Hilltoppers are looking for revenge against the Tigers at 4 p.m. Saturday at Red Grange Field in Wheaton. "It brings revenge," senior quarterback Daver Glawe said. "It's something we obviously had circled since Day 1 with having another shot at Wheaton South. Coach (Chad) Hetlet has us focus on each week, but said in the big picture, we will get a shot against those Tigers. It should be a fun game." The setting this time will be the 7A state quarterfinals with seasoned veterans…
Friday, November 5, 2010
Hilltoppers know what they have to do Saturday if they want to defeat a tough Griffins' team and advance to 7A state quarterfinals.
Glenbard West got confident, now it has to get tough. The Hilltoppers' confidence soared after the team beat Plainfield North, 51-12, on Oct. 30 at the beginning of the 7A state football playoffs. But Round 2 of the playoffs will be more challenging as the No. 2 Hilltoppers face the physical No. 3 Lincoln-Way East. The game starts at 1 p.m. Saturday at Duchon Field. Glenbard West head coach Chad Hetlet said the Griffins are a tough, physical team. "They are one of the best programs in the state," he said. "They are well coached. We are going to prepare like it's a state championship." Senior running back Nick Burrello is coming off an impressive performance by gaining 284 all-purpose yards and scoring four touchdowns against the Tigers. …
Friday, October 29, 2010
Plainfield North brings star running back Kapri Bibbs, who averages over 300 yards rushing a game.
The Glenbard West football team has its eyes on a possible state championship after deep playoff runs the last two seasons. The No. 2 Hilltoppers begin their 7A title campaign against No. 7 Plainfield North and its senior running back Kapri Bibbs 1 p.m. Saturday at Duchon Field. The Hilltoppers (8-1, 5-1 West Suburban Conference Silver) lost the 2009 state championship 31-24 to Wheaton Warrenville South in double overtime. In 2008, they reached the semifinals, but fell 27-20 to East St. Louis. The Tigers (7-2, 6-1 Southwest Prairie Conference) made the 2009 playoffs and were defeated 40-14 by St. Rita in the first round. Bibbs will be the toughest challenge for the Hilltoppers' stout defense yet. The 5'10", 198- pound running back has …
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
Hilltoppers ride on the hot plays of Daver Glawe, Mark Hiben for a key conference victory.
ELMHURST—In the showdown of undefeated rivals, No. 2 Glenbard West dispatched No. 17 York 27-10 Friday on the road to remain undefeated. Head coach Chad Hetlet said he was most proud that his team came from behind for the victory. "We haven't been down much this season; I don't think we have been behind this year," Hetlet said. "To start with a 10-0 deficit on the road is tough against an undefeated team. We came back and battled." Glenbard West (7-0, West Suburban Conference Silver 4-0) trailed 10-0 early in the game, but came back with 27 unanswered points stemming from a hot play between senior quarterback Daver Glawe and senior wide receiver Mark Hiben. Glawe was in for injured senior quarterback Mikey Matthew, who sustained a …
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Ground game and defense propels Hilltoppers over Blazers.
Glenbard West survived a shaky start Saturday afternoon, and then rode their ground game to a 41-7 homecoming victory over the West Suburban Gold's Addison Trail (3-3, 3-0) at Duchon Field. The Hilltoppers (6-0, 3-0) ran for 334 yards on 42 attempts. Nick Burrello led the way with 150 yards and on 23 carries. The senior's 80-yard touchdown scamper midway through the third quarter widened the lead to 27 points and virtually guaranteed Glenbard West an undefeated record heading into Friday's marquee West Suburban Silver matchup with York (6-0, 4-0). In addition to the homecoming festivities, numerous penalties and injuries dragged the game on late into the afternoon. "It feels like it's Sunday," Glenbard West head coach Chad Hetlet said …
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Jim Burket
10:45 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
One of the trainers had told me that they switched the QB in the last drive. Just watched the tape. They did NOT. That's crazy, yo. That kid got splattered a half dozen times. His cousin was only in on the last play of the game. more ›