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In the first round, Nazareth Academy relied on the legs of Joshua Moore. In Saturday’s second round, it was the right arm of Sam Poulos. Poulos threw a season-high three touchdown passes and Nazareth’s suffocating defense shut out Cary-Grove for the first time this season as the host Roadrunners won 24-0 in the Class 6A state playoffs. Third-seeded Nazareth (10-1) ended the … ]]> Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:32:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8679098-393/football-poulos-passes-nazareth-past-cary-grove.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8679098-393/football-poulos-passes-nazareth-past-cary-grove.html
Tim Racki and Rudy Romagnano remember the tough times. For Racki, it came when he arrived at Nazareth as head coach for the 2005 season with a resume that included four Class 4A state titles at now-closed Driscoll. “People were still talking [how] it was athletic suicide to get into this [East Suburban Catholic] Conference,” Racki said. Then, the Roadrunners were coming … ]]> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:48:23 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/14124863-393/super-25-football-countdown-no-25-nazareth.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/14124863-393/super-25-football-countdown-no-25-nazareth.html Josh Hrudicka and John Borst made an early statement for Prairie Ridge Saturday in Crystal Lake and the rest of the Wolves answered with a 35-7 victory over Nazareth Academy in the class 6A quarterfinals. The duo combined for a defensive touchdown just 10 seconds into the game. Hrudicka stripped the ball from Nazareth’s Joshua Moore at the Roadrunners’ 17-yard line and … ]]> Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:18:16 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8792858-393/football-prairie-ridge-d-dominates-nazareth.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8792858-393/football-prairie-ridge-d-dominates-nazareth.html Click the links to view the SouthtownStar football preview capsules or the Herald-News football preview capsules. Class 8A Downers South at Bolingbrook When: 6 p.m. Saturday Outlook: A couple of dynamic offensive talents will be featured here: Josh Williams has rushed for 2,238 yards and 35 touchdowns for No. 11 Downers South (10-1), while junior quarterback Aaron Bailey has 2,228 yards of … ]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:11:17 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8724544-393/quarterfinal-football-preview-capsules.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8724544-393/quarterfinal-football-preview-capsules.html
In the first round, Nazareth relied on the legs of Joshua Moore. In Saturday’s second round, it was the right arm of Sam Poulos. Poulos threw a season-high three touchdowns passes and Nazareth’s suffocating defense shut out Cary-Grove for the first time this season as the host Roadrunners won 24-0 in the Class 6A playoffs. Third-seeded Nazareth (10-1) ended the Trojans’ run … ]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 11:11:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8640935-393/football-sam-poulos-passes-nazareth-past-cary-grove.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8640935-393/football-sam-poulos-passes-nazareth-past-cary-grove.html Matt Alviti: Hawks’ dual-threat quarterback rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 22 carries and went 11-for-17 for 176 yards and another touchdown via the air in No. 1 Maine South’s 45-21 win over No. 23 Glenbrook South. Joel Bouagnon, RB, Burlington Central: Junior tailback rushed for 256 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries in a 55-3 win against Marengo. … ]]> Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:20:49 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8363427-401/week-9-football-stars.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8363427-401/week-9-football-stars.html
Junior running back Joshua Moore admits that winning the East Suburban Catholic Conference wasn’t even a goal for Nazareth this season. Don’t mistake that for a lack of confidence in the team’s potential, however. “We knew this was our time,” Moore said after Nazareth beat St. Viator 51-14 Saturday in LaGrange Park to earn a share of its first ever ESCC championship. … ]]> Sat, 22 Oct 2011 17:34:18 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8362034-393/nazareth-claims-conference-crown.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8362034-393/nazareth-claims-conference-crown.html No. 14 Nazareth lived up to its nickname once again Friday night as the Roadrunners ran past Riverside-Brookfield 44-6 in Riverside. “It was just all-around a great game for us,” Nazareth linebacker Aeneas White said. “Our coach came in this week and talked to us about how important this game was, it being their homecoming, and how amped up they’d be for … ]]> Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:53:27 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8224046-393/roadrunners-cruise-by-riverisde-brookfield.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8224046-393/roadrunners-cruise-by-riverisde-brookfield.html
A week after Nazareth pulled off one of its biggest football wins ever, Kalium Ewing made a little history of his own. The senior had the first two interception returns for touchdowns of his career to punctuate a big day for the Nazareth defense in a 42-13 East Suburban Catholic win over Notre Dame Saturday afternoon in LaGrange Park. Coming off a … ]]> Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:21:08 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8109990-393/ewings-efforts-sparks-nazareth-in-win.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8109990-393/ewings-efforts-sparks-nazareth-in-win.html
Joliet Catholic isn’t used to East Suburban Catholic teams getting off Interstate Highways 55 or 80, heading to Memorial Stadium to face the Hilltoppers and leaving with happy faces. Nazareth knows what that trip is like. Before last Friday, the Roadrunners’ previous two games there were a 40-12 loss in 2008 and a 57-0 thrashing last season. But Nazareth built a 17-0 … ]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:38:48 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8039003-393/nazareths-speed-shocks-joliet-catholic.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/8039003-393/nazareths-speed-shocks-joliet-catholic.html
The large “Black Hole’’ banner vocal Nazareth students displayed throughout last week’s victory at Marist didn’t come out until the end of Friday night’s East Suburban Catholic showdown against Joliet Catholic. The exuberant Nazareth fans unfurled the banner on the field at Memorial Stadium after the visiting Roadrunners built a 24-7 fourth-quarter lead and held on for a 24-21 victory, their first … ]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:56:30 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7973491-393/nazareth-holds-on-to-pull-off-upset.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7973491-393/nazareth-holds-on-to-pull-off-upset.html Lincoln-Way East (5-0, 3-0) at Bolingbrook (5-0, 3-0) Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Friday The rundown: The game of the week in the Joliet area eventually may decide the SouthWest Suburban Blue title. Lincoln-Way East is ranked second by The Herald-News and fifth in the Chicago area by the Sun-Times. Bolingbrook is third and eighth, respectively. The Griffins led Sandburg 24-0 at halftime last … ]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:00:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7934231-393/herald-news-week-6-football-preview-capsules.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7934231-393/herald-news-week-6-football-preview-capsules.html Week 5 stars • Anthony Catanese, WR/DB, Addison Trail: Had five catches for 140 yards and three TDs (2 receiving, 1 rushing) and an INT in 35-0 victory against Morton. • A.J. Fish, QB, Grayslake North: Threw for 417 yards (5 TDs), both school records, on 23-for-31 passing in 49-22 win over Hampshire. • Brandon Greer, RB, Mount Carmel: Rushed for 239 … ]]> Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:14:10 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7857367-401/week-5-football-stars.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7857367-401/week-5-football-stars.html A do-it-all star for Marist on offense and defense, senior Ryan Meyer knows the RedHawks are capable of a big play in all aspects of the game. Hosting Nazareth on Friday night in an East Suburban Catholic game, No. 8 Marist saw the big plays work against them in a 33-20 defeat. “Here and there big plays will happen,” Meyer said. “You … ]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:36:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7841867-393/marist-cant-match-big-plays-by-nazareth.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7841867-393/marist-cant-match-big-plays-by-nazareth.html Nazareth averted a second-half disaster as it sidestepped some costly turnovers and untimely penalties and held on to beat St. Patrick 35-32 Saturday afternoon in LaGrange Park. The Roadrunners (3-1, 2-0 East Suburban Catholic Conference) ran all over the Shamrocks (3-1, 1-1) in the first half and built a 35-13 halftime advantage – thanks to 291 yards and five touchdowns, all coming … ]]> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:14:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7720733-393/nazareth-holds-on-against-st-patrick.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7720733-393/nazareth-holds-on-against-st-patrick.html Carmel began its home opener against Nazareth as if it were still dazed by its stunning loss to Joliet Catholic in the final seconds last week. The Corsairs opened the game with five empty possessions, including two lost fumbles. Fortunately, Brian Brennan found his stride. The Carmel senior quarterback jolted the Corsairs from their slumber as his deft running keyed the  No. … ]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:47:31 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7441049-393/brennan-kos-carry-load-for-carmel.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/nazareth/football/7441049-393/brennan-kos-carry-load-for-carmel.html