Bolingbrook Option Had Sandburg Football Defense 'Huff-ing' in Second Half

In the first half on Friday night in Orland Park, the  football team's defense was its dominant self. The Eagles shut out Bolingbrook for more than 30 minutes, in fact, the stretch running into the third quarter during a Southwest Suburban Blue showdown.

It was a different story in the second half, however. The Raiders made adjustments and handed things over to sophomore running back Jaden Huff. Huff, in his second year of varsity play already, rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns. All of the touchdowns came in the last 16 minutes, and the Raiders went on to win 27-3.

Bolingbrook had Sandburg on its heels with an option attack, found a few holes in the Eagles' vaunted 'D' and kept them on their toes tyring to adjust on the fly.

"In the first half, I thought our defense was phenomenal", Sandburg coach Dave Wierzal said. "The disappointing thing is we weren't able to take advantage of some opportunities." 

Heading to Lockport next week, the Eagles will have to keep adjusting, but they'll be playing with a chip on their collective shoulders and with a key realization, a win and Sandburg is in the playoffs.

"As important as winning next week is, our goal is to be a better team," Wierzal said. "We're going to work on some things that went badly and just continue to improve. If we can fix a few things now, I think we're capable of contending with the top (teams)."