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A week after nearly being upset by a 16 seed, top-seeded Batavia left nothing to chance in a 31-17 victory over Lake Forest Saturday afternoon in Batavia. The Bulldogs (11-0) held Scouts running back Owen Williams to just two yards rushing on 14 carries while limiting Lake Forest to minus-8 rushing yards and 105 total yards as a team. “Coming into the … ]]> Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:22:46 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8639385-393/football-batavia-bounces-back-to-top-lake-forest.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8639385-393/football-batavia-bounces-back-to-top-lake-forest.html Owen Williams scored four first-half touchdowns and Lake Forest scored 48 straight points after spotting Fenton an early touchdown as the Scouts flattened the visiting Bison 55-20 in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs on Friday night. Williams scored on runs of 21, 2, 23 and 13 yards, as the Scouts built a 28-6 halftime lead. He finished the game … ]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:58:52 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8482624-393/lake-forest-dominates-fenton-in-playoff-opener.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8482624-393/lake-forest-dominates-fenton-in-playoff-opener.html
Owen Williams touched the ball four times in the third quarter and produced 20 points, leading the Scouts to a 25-9 win at Libertyville that gave the Scouts a share of the North Suburban Conference Lake Division title. Libertyville led 9-0 at halftime on a 29-yard TD run by sophomore Conor Simpson and a field goal by Austin Williams. But in the … ]]> Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:07:55 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8351978-393/owen-williams-runs-wild-for-lake-forest.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8351978-393/owen-williams-runs-wild-for-lake-forest.html Defense ruled the day for most of Friday’s showdown between Lake Forest and Lake Zurich. But Bears tight end Jack Lynn changed the course of the contest with 3:18 left in the fourth quarter by hauling in a 49-yard touchdown pass from Zach Till. The big play allowed No. 22 Lake Zurich to secure a 16-6 victory. “I could not have done … ]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:00:54 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8222910-393/lynns-touchdown-lifts-lake-zurich.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8222910-393/lynns-touchdown-lifts-lake-zurich.html
Click the link to view the SouthtownStar football preview capsules, the Naperville Sun and the Herald-News football preview capsules. Bishop McNamara vs. Leo When: 7 p.m. Friday at U. of Chicago Outlook: Quarterback Channing Dolliger and the Fighting Irish (5-2), who almost knocked off St. Rita last week, will try for the second time to give 37th-year McNamara coach Rich Zinnani his … ]]> Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:05:57 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8181641-401/week-8-football-preview-capsules.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8181641-401/week-8-football-preview-capsules.html Luke Bernardi caught a pair of first-half touchdown passes and Jordan Beck and Owen Williams had TD runs as host Lake Forest (6-1 overall, 4-0 NSC Lake) beat Warren 27-19 on Thursday in a key North Suburban Conference Lake Division football game. Bernardi caught a nine-yard touchdown pass from Beck in the first quarter and a 21-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback … ]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:38:33 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8078373-393/lake-forest-edges-out-warren.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8078373-393/lake-forest-edges-out-warren.html
On the list of statistical oddities is this about Lake Forest’s football team. On opening day, the Scouts lost 31-24 to a Buffalo Grove team that hasn’t won a game since. Meanwhile, Lake Forest hasn’t lost a game since, and has given up just 39 points in the last five contests. So, what changed between Week 1 and Week 2 for the … ]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:31:24 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8057628-393/lake-forest-responded-to-early-wakeup-call.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/8057628-393/lake-forest-responded-to-early-wakeup-call.html Dominic Keefe is a man of his word. The Lake Forest linebacker had 11 tackles in a 10-7 upset of No. 16 Stevenson in North Suburban Lake action Friday. “I told [quarterback] Jordan [Beck] if he got us two scores we’d win the game,” Keefe said. “We were kind of joking around, but that’s what happened.” Keefe had two sacks and three … ]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:24:44 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7973943-393/keefes-big-game-helps-lake-forest-prevail.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7973943-393/keefes-big-game-helps-lake-forest-prevail.html
Senior running back Owen Williams scored six first-half touchdowns as Lake Forest celebrated Homecoming and the Great Lakes Navy base’s centennial with a dominating 56-12 win over North Chicago on Friday night. The Scouts (4-1) will host Stevenson next Friday, while North Chicago (1-4) hosts Wauconda. Williams rushed 10 times for 118 yards and four touchdowns, and caught two passes for 80 … ]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:34:53 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7842629-393/williams-scoring-burst-leads-scouts.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7842629-393/williams-scoring-burst-leads-scouts.html Katie Skinner didn’t give Lake Forest much of a chance Saturday in the championship game at Oak Park-River Forest’s invitational. The senior said the Scouts were happy to be playing in the final against Sacred Heart (Ky.), the prohibitive tournament favorite. But Lake Forest surprised itself with the victory over the Valkyries. Tied 1-all after regulation play, the Scouts topped Sacred Heart … ]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:55:10 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7718201-393/lake-forest-claims-title-game.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7718201-393/lake-forest-claims-title-game.html
Lake Forest continued to take care of business in the early portion of its North Suburban Conference Lake Division prep football schedule with a convincing 33-12 win over host Zion-Benton on Friday. The Scouts improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the NSC Lake Division, while the Zee-Bees — playing without usual starting quarterback Javarius Amos-Mays for the first time this season … ]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:56:09 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7707718-393/scouts-get-the-job-done-against-bees.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7707718-393/scouts-get-the-job-done-against-bees.html
Lake Forest was nearly unstoppable Friday night, as the host Scouts rolled up 532 yards of offense in defeating Highland Park 41-8. Owen Williams rushed for 184 yards on only 11 carries for Lake Forest (1-1), with touchdown runs of 70, 4, and 74 yards. Quarterback Jordan Beck completed 7 of 10 passes for 204 yards with a 62-yard touchdown pass to … ]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:40:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7441205-393/owens-stars-as-lake-forest-takes-down-highland-park.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7441205-393/owens-stars-as-lake-forest-takes-down-highland-park.html
For Richie Zirngibl, losing was simply not an option. The Buffalo Grove quarterback did a little bit of everything during Friday’s 31-24 victory over visiting Lake Forest. He rushed for 73 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns, completed 7-of-15 passes for 85 yards with one touchdown, intercepted two passes as a defensive back and he recovered an onside kick to preserve … ]]> Sat, 27 Aug 2011 01:50:29 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7309448-393/zirngibl-does-it-all-for-bison.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/7309448-393/zirngibl-does-it-all-for-bison.html
They’ve bled blue since the day they were born. One of the first items Bo Dever received was an infant-sized University of Michigan onesie. The Dever family has donned the beloved maize and blue quite often over the years. Lake Forest High School athletes Bo and Morgan can still vividly recall attending Michigan football games when they were younger. “The moment you … ]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:52:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/6682549-393/dever-siblings-headed-to-michigan.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/6682549-393/dever-siblings-headed-to-michigan.html Warren raced to a 21-0 lead and hung on for a 28-13 defeat of Lake Forest's Scouts in front of its homecoming crowd Friday night. Blue Devils running back Gary Eppinger rushed for two first-half touchdowns - on his first two carries - and teammate Tom Lindal (19 rushes, 147 yards) ran for a 1-yard touchdown 2.1 seconds before the half. Eppinger … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:30:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/4453854-393/warren-races-past-lake-forest.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/lakeforest/football/4453854-393/warren-races-past-lake-forest.html