Week 1 football roundup

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Game recap and links to stories and stats from the opening night of games.

Marian Central 21, North Chicago 6: Marian Central quarterback Jon Budmayr, who has committed to play football for the University of Wisconsin, left Friday's game after suffering an apparent broken collarbone. Wide receiver Andy Stochl, the backup quarterback, came in and hit wide receiver Adam Olson for a 12-yard completion, and then running back Brandon Smith ran the ball in from the 7-yard line with at 7:07 of the second quarter. Jared Koch hit the extra point to give Marian a 7-6 lead it never relinquished. Read more | Game stats

Cary-Grove 24, St. Charles North 21: Senior Marcus Kerrigan’s 51-yard field goal in the second quarter gave Cary-Grove a 10-0 lead, and the kick turned out to be the difference in the final score. Cary-Grove rushed for 292 yards in the road win. Read more | Game stats

McHenry 18, Larkin 7: McHenry’s defense forced two safeties in its 18-7 win against Larkin. Read more | Game stats

Big Foot 16, Harvard 8: A pair of early mistakes on punt snaps and an offense that could not generate any points in the first half proved too much for Harvard’s football team to overcome. Harvard’s Vince Gabrys scored a touchdown and the Hornets scored a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter. Read more | Game stats

Crystal Lake Central 32, Streamwood 6: The Tigers rushed for 282 yards on their way to an easy victory. Read more | Game stats

Huntley 35, Wauconda 14: Senior Jordan Neukirch had two touchdown runs of more than 50 yards to lead Huntley to the victory. Read more | Game stats

Hoffman Estates 7, Woodstock 0: Woodstock could not take advantage of its scoring opportunities, and Hoffman Estates set up the only touchdown with an interception of Derek Brown. Read more | Game stats

Grant 20, Johnsburg 10: Dan Hourihan rushed 21 times for 187 yards and two touchdowns as Grant defeated Johnsburg 20-10. Read more | Game stats

Alden-Hebron 34, Beloit (Wis.) Turner 20: Sam Madsen rushed for 139 yards on 22 carries in the Giants season opening win. Read more | Game stats

Geneva 49, Dundee-Crown 7: Michael Ratay rushed for five touchdowns and 187 yards – all before halftime – to lead Geneva to a road win over the Chargers. Read more | Game stats

Crystal Lake South 7, Crete-Monee 0: Gators running back Kameron Scott rushed in a 12-yard touchdown with 50 seconds left in the first half in South’s home opener. Read more | Game stats

Jacobs 31, Moline 30 (3 OT): Adam Dybeck’s third touchdown and Collin Carter’s extra point gave Jacobs a 31-30 victory over Moline in three overtimes Friday night. Dybeck scored from a yard out and Carter, who nailed a crucial 32-yard field goal in the second overtime, made it 31-24. Moline’s Josh Anders scored on a 1-yard run, but kicker Anthony Diaz missed the extra point wide right and the Golden Eagles had a non-conference victory in their season opener. Game stats

Oregon 33, Richmond-Burton 14: At Richmond, quarterback Adam Pittser connected with Harrison Daniels for a 33-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of R-B’s season opener. Mike Anderson added a second-quarter touchdown on a 1-yard run, but the Rockets didn’t score in the second half.

Chicago Christian 53, Marengo 31: At Palos Heights, the Indians opened their football season in a non-conference loss that increased the team’s winless streak to 29 games. Game stats

St. Edward 15, Hampshire 7: The Whip-Purs opened the season and their new football stadium with a non-conference loss.

Lakes 21, Grayslake North 13: At Grayslake, Glenn Mizowek totaled 111 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in the Knights’ non-conference loss.

Antioch 37, Grayslake Central 21: At Grayslake, the Rams led, 21-17, closing in on halftime, but allowed 20 unanswered points through the second half in their non-conference season opener.