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Athlete of the Week

JUSTIN PEETE

Johnsburg, senior
Running back-defensive back

Peete hardly could be stopped in the second half Friday. He rushed for four touchdowns in the Skyhawks’ 42-28 victory against Jacobs.

Peete rushed 19 times for 106 yards, 81 of which came in the second half. Johnsburg rallied from a 28-21 halftime deficit to win the Fox Valley Conference crossover game.

Peete scored his first touchdown on a 2-yard run just before halftime. He scored on runs of 21, 23 and 6 yards in the second half.

Noteworthy

Lights out: The southwest bank of lights at Jacobs Athletic Field went out in the second quarter of Friday night’s FVC crossover game between Johnsburg and Jacobs.

At halftime, the officials told both coaches that they would turn teams around once they crossed the 50-yard line so they could go toward the lighted north end zone. The other three banks remained lit for the rest of the game.

It was the second week in a row that bank had gone out.

Center of attention: Marian Central center Will Haas suffered an injury to his left knee in Friday’s 47-0 loss to Cary-Grove. Haas, who also starts at defensive tackle, hopes the injury is a partially torn MCL, which could keep him out two to four weeks.

“The trainer thought it was hard to tell [Friday night], but [Saturday morning] when there was no pain in the back of my knee, he thought the ACL was OK,” Haas said.

Haas will have an MRI on the knee Tuesday to determine how much damage was done. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound senior hopes to return before the end of the regular season.

This Week’s
Top Games

Stillman Valley
vs. Richmond-Burton

7 p.m. Friday, R-B Athletic Complex

• The Cardinals come to visit the Rockets in a matchup of 2-0 teams for a Big Northern Conference crossover game. R-B is ranked No. 5 in The Associated Press Class 4A poll.

Prairie Ridge vs. Jacobs

7:15 p.m. Friday, Jacobs Athletic Field

• The Wolves and Golden Eagles both won their openers then stumbled in Week 2, making this a pivotal game for both teams.

Winnebago
vs. Marengo

7 p.m. Friday, Rod Poppe Fields

• Who would have thought before the season started that Marengo would be 2-0? Yet, here the team is with double its win total from 2005-08.

Alden-Hebron
vs. Chicago Hope

7 p.m. Friday, in Chicago

• The Giants and Eagles are both 2-0 in the Northeastern Athletic Conference, which makes this a crucial game in the league race.