Football Recap: Lane Tech Piles Up the Points Against Thornton Fractional South

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Previous 5 Games

09/05/25 - Home	35-0 W
09/06/24 - Away	21-20 W
09/01/23 - Home	14-3 W
09/02/22 - Home	10-6 W
09/03/21 - Away	20-41 L

Lane Tech barely beat Thornton Fractional South the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Champions blew past the Red Wolves 35-0 on Friday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Champions just coasted through the last quarter.

Vernon Cole was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 144 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Lane Tech proved: they limited Thornton Fractional South to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Aiden Boywid for the heroic effort on defense: he. Lane Tech didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.

Lane Tech has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 19 points this season. As for Thornton Fractional South, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

Lane Tech and Thornton Fractional South will both get their first taste of in-conference action in their upcoming games. The Champions are set to take on their familiar foe Lincoln Park at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Thornton Fractional South will challenge rival Oak Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.