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High school football: Week 7 results; recaps for every game in the Suburban Life area

Lyons' Danny Carroll (7) takes a handoff from Dom Pisciotti  (12) during the varsity football game between Downers Grove North and Lyons Township in Downers Grove.

Lyons 21, Downers Grove North 20: Dom Pisciotti connected with Mack Long for three-second half touchdowns, the go-ahead TD with 2:37 remaining and Lyons – after committing five turnovers in the first half – rallied from 20 points down to stun Downers Grove North 21-20 in a matchup of unbeatens.

Geneva 28, Wheaton North 24: A sack from Troy Velez and Sean Lane, along with a pass breakup in the end zone from Talyn Taylor helps Geneva move to 7-0 on the season with a 28-24 victory over Wheaton North.

Fenwick 42, Benet 7: Auburn recruit Nate Marshall and the Fenwick defense forced three turnovers in the first half, and the Friars went on to a dominating 42-7 win at Benet in a matchup of 5-1 teams.

Wheaton Warrenville South 27, Lake Park 14: Owen Yorke had 279 all-purpose yards, 203 of them rushing, to power Wheaton Warrenville South past Lake Park 27-14 in a matchup of DuKane Conference teams that came in with 3-3 records.

Montini 31, St. Viator 14: Montini’s defense made a pair of goal line stands, one early and then in the fourth quarter when the Lions were mounting a rally, to come away with a 31-14 win.

Glenbard East 49, West Chicago 15: Amonte Cook had a 60-yard punt return for a touchdown and caught two TD passes from Michael Nee, sparking Glenbard East past West Chicago 49-15 as the Rams clinched the program’s record seventh straight playoff bid.

Willowbrook 31, Oak Park-River Forest 14: Jahonise Reed threw three touchdown passes for the Warriors (4-3), who won their third straight game.

Two of Reed’s TD passes went to Martin Anfinson and the other was a 66-yarder to Jesus Gomez. Reed was 13 for 19 for 169 yards. Anthony Leo rushed for 81 yards on 15 carries for Willowbrook.

Downers Grove South 33, Leyden 7: Keon Maggitt had a punt return for 60 yards, and caught a 48-yard TD for the Mustangs. Defensively, Colin Pierce had a fumble recovery, two solo tackles and four assisted tackles.

Glenbard South 24, Ridgewood 21: The Raiders (5-2) became playoff eligible with their fifth win.

Hinsdale South 53, Proviso East 7

IC Catholic Prep 40, Marmion 6

St. Francis 38, Marian Catholic 27

Richards 21, Lemont 10

Joshua  Welge

Joshua Welge

I am the Sports Editor for Kendall County Newspapers, the Kane County Chronicle and Suburban Life Media, covering primarily sports in Kendall, Kane, DuPage and western Cook counties. I've been covering high school sports for 24 years. I also assist with our news coverage.