Libertyville won the last time they faced Richards, and things went their way on Friday too. The Libertyville Wildcats took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 48-15 win over the Richards Bulldogs. 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 went supernova for Libertyville, throwing 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.
The victory made it two in a row for Libertyville and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Richards, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Libertyville will head out to challenge Stevenson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Richards, they will challenge Blue Island Eisenhower at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Richards is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
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