On Friday, the Naperville North Huskies were beaten by the Lincoln-Way East Griffins 49-17. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Griffins are ranked third).
Despite the loss, Naperville North still got an impressive performance from Jacob Bell, who threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Chico Thomas.
Naperville North'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 Quincy Blaise and Zach Mally. Blaise also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Naperville North's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lincoln-Way East, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Naperville North will head out to face off against Lockport at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lincoln-Way East, they will face off against Homewood-Flossmoor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln-Way East will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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