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Football: Sandburg Crushes Joliet Central for Homecoming Win
The Carl Sandburg Eagles varsity football team shut out the Joliet Central Steelmen from scoring a single point in a 40-0 blow out both on offense and defense.
The Sandburg Eagles brought a strong victory Friday night for Homecoming against Joliet Central, crushing them in a 40-0 shut out.
The Eagles got on the board early scoring two touchdowns within the first few minutes of the first quarter. Pavlos Marudas and Rasheed Carney both caught passes for the scores. Joliet Central’s defense pushed the Eagles back after the ball broke loose, but couldn’t get a score out of the plays.
Eagles running back Brian Langowski scored right as the second quarter began. Rick Klein came in strong in an often-unsung role, booting the ball across the field into the end zones on kickoffs.
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Speaking of kicks, Sandburg defense came up big with a blocked punt resulting in a safety during the second quarter. The defense also sacked Joliet Central’s quarterback twice in a row before the half.
Kicker Jonathan Milazzo scored a field goal for the Eagles’ final points of the game during the third quarter.
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The Eagles go into their next home game against Homewood-Flossmoor with a 4-1 record. HF is undefeated after beating the L-Way East Griffins Friday night for their Homecoming game.
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