Football Preview: Libertyville Wildcats vs. Stevenson Patriots
The Libertyville Wildcats will head out to square off against the Stevenson Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Libertyville humbled Richards with a 48-15 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Quinn Schambow was a one-man wrecking crew for Libertyville as he threw for 368 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, Schambow is now averaging an impressive 333 passing yards per game. Stevan Gavric was Schambow's top target, picking up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Libertyville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 490 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Libertyville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Tommy Buenik and Ayden Newby.
Meanwhile, Stevenson was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Taft 42-7 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Libertyville's record now sits at 2-0. As for Stevenson, their record is now 2-0.
Libertyville came up short against Stevenson in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 35-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stevenson's Aidan Crawley, who threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Libertyville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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