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High school football: Week 3 results; recaps for every game

By Joshua Welge

Downers Grove North at Downers Grove South Downers Grove South's Ryan Dawson (18) is tackled by the Downers Grove North's defense during football game between Downers Grove North at Downers Grove South. Sept 10, 2021. Gary E Duncan Sr. for Shaw Local. (Gary E Duncan - gduncanphotog@gmail.com)

Downers Grove North 7, Downers Grove South 0: Thomas Williams recorded one of Downers Grove North’s five sacks, and had one of his team’s two interceptions, as the Trojans beat Downers Grove South 7-0 to improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2013.

[ Photos: Downers Grove North vs. Downers Grove South ]

Hinsdale Central 35, Lyons 16: Thomas Skokna’s 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter gave Hinsdale Central the momentum for good, and the Red Devils went on to beat West Suburban Silver rival Lyons Township 35-16.

[ Photos: Hinsdale Central vs. Lyons Township ]

Batavia 23, Wheaton North 20 (OT): Jalen Buckley capped off a 193-yard game with the game-winning touchdown run in overtime, as Batavia rallied from 10 points down in the second half to stun Wheaton North in the DuKane Conference opener.

[ Photos: Batavia vs. Wheaton North ]

South Elgin 35, Glenbard South 7: South Elgin’s defense limited Glenbard South to just one trip inside the red zone, and the Storm went on to a 35-7 win in a showdown of Upstate Eight Conference unbeatens.

[ Photos: Glenbard South vs. South Elgin ]

Wheaton Warrenville South 12, St. Charles North 10: Ben Berkley’s 29-yard field goal in the final seconds gave Wheaton Warrenville South a thrilling 12-10 win over St. Charles North in the DuKane Conference opener at Red Grange Field, as the Tigers bounced back from their first loss of the season in a big way.

St. Francis 34, Prospect 27: Sophomore quarterback Alessio Milivojevic threw for 290 yards and a touchdown in his best performance to date, leading St. Francis to a big 34-27 win at Prospect.

Glenbard West 60, Oak Park-River Forest 20: Julius Ellens caught two touchdown passes, the Glenbard West defense tallied a pair of TDs and Joey Pope continued his lights-out play with 214 yards and three TDs in the West Suburban Silver opener.

Glenbard East 39, Streamwood 7: Glenbard East shut down Streamwood’s triple option offense, Connor Cerkas threw three touchdown passes, and the Rams rolled to a 39-7 win to improve to 3-0 on the season.

Marmion 27, Montini 10: A gutsy fourth-down call paid major dividends for Marmion Friday, who went on to beat Montini 27-10.

IC Catholic 68, Elmwood Park 0: Dennis Mandala threw TD passes to Denzell Gibson and Connor McCoy, Malik Gray had a 35-yard run and Gibson and KJ Parker had TD runs for the Knights (3-0).

Hinsdale South 21, Leyden 0: Ryan Kohlsaat scored on a 16-yard QB keeper and also threw a long TD pass to Nate Fundator for the Hornets’ first win of the season. Logan Bryant recovered a fumbled long snap for a TD and later intercepted a pass.

Willowbrook 40, Proviso East 14: Josh Brown scored three TDs for the Warriors.

York 56, Proviso West 0

Marist 28, Nazareth 14