Grayslake Central gets jump on Johnsburg

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Grayslake Central 36, Johnsburg 20

Game summary: At Grayslake, despite carrying the ball 31 times for 214 yards on the ground, the Johnsburg Skyhawks lost their season opener to the Grayslake Central Rams, 36-20, in Fox Valley Conference Fox Division play.

Key play: Central senior running back Jahard Nelson ripped off a 76-yard TD run for the Rams on the game’s first play from scrimmage, and the Skyhawks never came any closer the rest of the night.  

Key stat: The Skyhawks allowed the Rams to rack up a whopping 456 rushing yards on 43 carries. Central junior Joel Valdivia (14 carries, 228 yards) led the way, and two other Rams players surpassed the 100-yard mark on the ground (Nelson, 109 yards, Vinnie Culhane , 121 yards). Johnsburg averaged over seven yards a carry in the first half (20 carries, 144 yards), but scored only seven points by intermission.

Top player: Johnsburg senior QB George Bielis was 6-for-8 passing in the second half, for 130 yards. He finished 10-for-21, with 161 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT for the game. 

Quote: “We still have a lot of talent on this team,” Johnsburg coach Barry Creviston said. “We tackled poorly tonight.”
Records: Johnsburg (0-1 overall, 0-1 Fox Valley Conference, Fox Division), Grayslake Central (1-0 overall, 1-0 FVC Fox)
Next: Johnsburg hosts Jacobs on Friday; Grayslake Central visits Woodstock North on Friday. 
 
                                                                                         
                                                                                                         – Tim Froehlig

SCORING SUMMARY
 
Grayslake Central 36, Johnsburg 20
 
Johnsburg                        0         7       13        0     -      20
Grayslake Central          12       12        6        6     -      36

First Quarter
GLC -Nelson 76 run (Kick failed), 11:42
GLC -Valdivia 1 run (Kick failed), 2:40
Second Quarter
J-B -Kosel 34 run (Dombrowski kick), 11:52
GLC -Nelson 4 run (Pass failed), 11:06
GLC -Valdivia 47 run (Kick failed), 10:48
Third Quarter
J-B -Stefka 6 pass from Bielis (Dombrowski kick), 9:02
GLC -Valdivia 22 run (Pass failed), 4:19
J-B -Taylor 10 run (Pass failed), 0:03
Fourth Quarter
GLC -Culhane 57 run (Kick failed), 9:59