7A Football: Late-Game Heroics Push Benet Past Downers Grove North
Benet Academy 26, Downers Grove North 24: Up 20-7 at halftime, Benet withstood Downers Grove North's comeback effort and knocked off the Trojans with a final-play touchdown pass Saturday that propelled the Redwings into the Class 6A semifinals.
Breaking It Down: Jack Beneventi-to-Jack Toner, a connection that will haunt the Downers Grove North football team all offseason—and probably beyond. The duo hooked up with no time left on a 4-yard touchdown pass that gave Benet Academy a 26-24 win over Downers Grove North on Saturday, Nov. 10. After storming back from a 20-7 deficit to take a 24-20 lead with 4:55 left, the Trojans had swung momentum in their favor with two forced fumbles, an interception and 17 unanswered points in the second half. The only problem was nobody told the Benet Academy it was time to quit. Down but not out, the Redwings couldn't get anything going in the second half until they took the ball over with just over a minute on the clock and 65 yards and the …
Ray Morrissey
1:52 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
One foot looks in to me...Refs did blow a touchdown called for Trojans in second quarter which seemed to me to be a fumble with Redwing recovering on the one yard line. Tough loss for the Trojans...They played a great game. more ›