Latest / Kendall County News - Shaw Local / Yorkville cruises past Joliet West, 37-6, to start season 2-0

Transcript

Yorkville cruises past Joliet West, 37-6, to start season 2-0 · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

• 0:05
  Speaker 1: Yorkville cruises past Joliet West 37.6 to start Season 2-0.
• 0:10
  Speaker 1: Written by Bill Frescos. This article is being read by
• 0:15
  Speaker 1: an automated voice brought to you by Everlit. Yorkville had
• 0:20
  Speaker 1: everything clicking on the road against Joliet West Friday night,
• 0:23
  Speaker 1: cruising to 37.6 win behind a balanced offensive attack and
• 0:27
  Speaker 1: great tackling. The road win gave Yorkville a 2-0 start,
• 0:32
  Speaker 1: Something senior running back Gavin Geegan said is big for
• 0:35
  Speaker 1: momentum in the Foxes' locker room. It just gives us
• 0:39
  Speaker 1: a lot of confidence to have a start like this,
• 0:41
  Speaker 1: Geegan said. A lot of people were down on us
• 0:43
  Speaker 1: this year, so we're trying to prove them wrong. Starting
• 0:46
  Speaker 1: off 2-0 was huge for us. Huge. Geegan was a
• 0:50
  Speaker 1: big reason the Foxes were able to come away with
• 0:53
  Speaker 1: the win. These scenes back finished with 93 scrimmage yards
• 0:56
  Speaker 1: on 16 touches and scored three touchdowns. As any class
• 1:00
  Speaker 1: act would as a ball carrier, he made sure to
• 1:03
  Speaker 1: immediately give credit to the big fellas up front. Without
• 1:07
  Speaker 1: my offensive line, this type of performance wouldn't have happened,
• 1:10
  Speaker 1: Geekin said. As the score reflects, it wasn't just the
• 1:15
  Speaker 1: offense that found success. The Foxes' defense played with energy
• 1:19
  Speaker 1: and gap discipline throughout the game, pitching a shutout until
• 1:22
  Speaker 1: late in the fourth quarter. The Foxes allowed 15 completions
• 1:27
  Speaker 1: from Joliet West quarterback Liam Nischula, but held him and
• 1:30
  Speaker 1: the Tigers' passing attack to just 94 yards. Nistula consistently
• 1:35
  Speaker 1: tried short passes to get his playmakers into space, but
• 1:38
  Speaker 1: Yorkville's defense rallied to the ball and made multiple open
• 1:41
  Speaker 1: field tackles. Yorkville head coach Dan McGuire said the defensive
• 1:46
  Speaker 1: keys coming into the game were to limit explosive plays
• 1:49
  Speaker 1: and keep Joliet West from creating momentum with big gains.
• 1:53
  Speaker 1: We knew they've got a lot of really good athletes
• 1:55
  Speaker 1: on offense, so We were worried about allowing those big plays,
• 1:59
  Speaker 1: McGuire said. I thought we were able to contain them
• 2:02
  Speaker 1: well in that aspect. Another big defensive key for Yorkville
• 2:06
  Speaker 1: was keeping Nistula in the pocket and limiting his rushing upside.
• 2:11
  Speaker 1: Last week we saw that he scrambled a lot and
• 2:13
  Speaker 1: we knew that had to be something we keyed in on,
• 2:16
  Speaker 1: McGuire said. I felt like we contained him well. I
• 2:20
  Speaker 1: don't think we sacked him, but we were putting hits
• 2:22
  Speaker 1: on him and prevented any kind of draw or escape
• 2:24
  Speaker 1: or anything like that. That's a big part of their game,
• 2:28
  Speaker 1: so I was really happy with our defense on how
• 2:30
  Speaker 1: they played that. For Joliet West, Coach Daniel Tito agreed
• 2:35
  Speaker 1: that the Foxes' ability to contain Nitchula limited what the
• 2:38
  Speaker 1: Tigers could do offensively. They did a great job scouting
• 2:42
  Speaker 1: us and getting ready for the game, Tito said. Obviously,
• 2:46
  Speaker 1: Liam is very, very good on the run. He's great
• 2:48
  Speaker 1: in the pocket too, but he can get us out
• 2:50
  Speaker 1: of a lot with his legs. Yorkville just prepared well
• 2:54
  Speaker 1: for how to play against him. and they have some
• 2:56
  Speaker 1: really good open field tacklers as well. Nitchela finished the
• 3:00
  Speaker 1: game 15 for 22, passing for 94 yards and an interception.
• 3:04
  Speaker 1: He also had two carries for three yards. Penalties also
• 3:08
  Speaker 1: played a big role in why West got behind so early.
• 3:11
  Speaker 1: The Tigers had 11 penalties for 115 yards. When asked
• 3:16
  Speaker 1: how frustrating that must be for a coach, Tito tipped
• 3:19
  Speaker 1: his cap to the Foxes and emphasized that penalties were
• 3:22
  Speaker 1: not the reason they lost. Notably, Joliet West junior receiver
• 3:36
  Speaker 1: Jaden Bennett led the Tigers in receiving with five catches
• 3:39
  Speaker 1: for 53 yards, including a 30-yard contested catch in double
• 3:43
  Speaker 1: coverage that put his team in the red zone for
• 3:46
  Speaker 1: the first time. Junior running back Joseph Hudson led the
• 3:50
  Speaker 1: Tigers in rushing with five carries for 75 yards, and
• 3:54
  Speaker 1: scored the team's lone touchdown on a big run late
• 3:57
  Speaker 1: in the game.