By: WJBC Staff
The WJBC Country Financial High School Football Extravaganza stretched into Saturday during week four thanks to inclement weather.
Normal West 59, Grayslake North 54
NORMAL – Dante Ruffin scored three second-half touchdown, including a 10-yard touchdown reception with 11 seconds remaining to cap a stunning comeback in Normal West’s wild 59-54 win over Grayslake North.
Ruffin also ran back a kickoff 68 yards for s touchdown in the third quarter to move West within 47-45 after his teammate Genesis Forest ran back the previous kickoff 70 yards for a score.
Grayslake North took a 54-53 lead on a hook-and-lateral 49-yard completion on 4th down and 39 with about 3 minutes remaining.
The Knights were in position to leave the Wildcats with little hope when a bad snap on a punt left West the ball at the Grayslake 10-yard line with 18 seconds remaining before Ruffin punched in the game-winning score.
West improves to 2-2 with the win
Listen to Normal West head coach Darren Hess discuss his team’s win
Central Catholic 21, Olympia 6
STANFORD – Olympia led for all of 20 seconds before Central Catholic jumped on top to stay in a 21-6 win in a makeup game Saturday.
The Spartans only lead came with 43 seconds remaining in the second quarter when Collin Miller connected with Justin Slager on a 6-yard touchdown pass on 4th down.
The Saints would answer on Jake Baughman’s 52-yard scoring strike to Bobby Brady for a 7-6 halftime lead.
Brett Segobiano’s 14-yard touchdown run in the third period increased the CCHS lead to 14-6.
The Saints stopped the Spartans on 4th and goal then picked up 81 yards on a 3rd and long completion to Brady to set up Baughman’s 4-yard touchdown run with 9:17 to go in the final period.
The Spartans twice got inside the Saints’ 10-yard line abs failed to score.
The No. 7-ranked (Class 3A) Saints improve to 3-1. The Spartans drop to 1-3.
Listen to CCHS head coach Mike Moews discuss his team’s win.
Big 12 Scores:
Peoria Richwoods 35, Bloomington 34
Normal Community 47, Peoria Manual 0
Normal West 59, Grayslake North 54
Peoria Notre Dame 27, Champaign Centennial 12
Champaign Central 49, Urbana 0
Corn Belt Scores:
U-High 21, Eureka 0
Prairie Central 45, IVC 21
Mahomet-Seymour at Pontiac, postponed to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept 21
Heart of Illinois:
Tri-Valley 40, RBL 0
LeRoy 14, EPG 7
GCMS 50, FCW 13
Fisher 46, Heyworth 14,
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 1, Big Rock Crossroads 0 (Forfeit)
Tremont 50, Fairfield 15
Other area games:
Decauter Eisenhower 47, Lincoln 6
Clinton 45, Moweaqua Central A&M 42
