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Hinsdale Central 42, York 20

October 11, 2008
BY BILL STONE -- THE DOINGS

Quarterback John Whitelaw passed for a single-game, school-record five touchdowns, and junior Alex Kirk and senior Mick Culligan scored four and two touchdowns, respectively, as Hinsdale Central posted a 42-20 homecoming victory over York Saturday in West Suburban Conference Silver Division action.

The Red Devils (6-1, 4-0 in Silver) remain tied for first in the Silver with Glenbard West (7-0, 4-0), which beat Downers Grove North 35-0 Saturday in Glen Ellyn. The teams meet Friday, Oct. 24, in Hinsdale.

Whitelaw, who completed 12 of 20 passes for 263 yards with two interceptions, broke the record of four TDs in one game shared by Brad Bower (2002), Dan Clarin (1999) and Mike Flynn (1969).The record-breaking TD was a 44-yarder to Culligan that opened a 35-13 lead with 2 minutes, 9 seconds left in the third quarter.

Kirk (7 catches, 76 yards) caught TD passes of 2 yards on the team’s first possession, 22 and 9 yards with the third perhaps the most crucial one — finishing a 15-play, 80-yard scoring drive that consumed 6 minutes, 54 seconds to start the second half and opened a 28-13 lead. Offensive tackle Collin Watkins kept the drive alive by recovering a fumble at the 6 after a 4-yard run by Whitelaw.

York (4-3, 2-3) only trailed 21-13 at halftime and was coming off Tom Roth returning an interception 37 yards for a TD just 1:00 before the break.

The Red Devils had pulled ahead 21-7 with two passing TDs in the second quarter— a 22-yarder to Kirk and 97-yarder to Culligan (3 catches, 164 yards) on a slant play over the middle right after Dan Johnston’s 49-yard punt went out of bounds and pinned the Red Devils at the 3. It’s the longest TD pass play in Hinsdale Central history, edging the 96-yarder from quarterback Brett Morse to receiver Scott Hrubes in the 2004 playoff victory over Lyons Township.

Kirk had the Red Devils’ final TD on a 36-yard end-around run with 8:18 left. York’s John Gast added a 25-yard TD run with 2:47 remaining.

Hinsdale Central senior standout running back Rich Zajeski (10 TDs on season) was injured on the Red Devils’ second play from scrimmage. Zajeski watched the game from the sidelines on crutches most of the afternoon.

Defensive standouts for the Red Devils included Garrett Kawa (interception), Sean O’Grady, Kawa and Brendan Sullivan (fumble recoveries), Mike Owens (sack), Mike Rogowski, Allan Cameron (tackle for loss), Mike Rogers (quarterback hurry) and Brian Connor and Kawa (pass breakup). O’Grady’s fumble recovery at the York 10 on the second play from scrimmage set up the Red Devils’ first score.

York quarterback Tom Judge completed 9 of 19 passes for 158 yards with one interception. Zach Preuss caught three passes for 109 yards, including a 69-yarder right before York’s first TD, a 9-yard run by Lazerick Williams with 8:38 left in the first quarter for a 7-7 tie.

York defensive standouts included Kevin Kahovec and Roth (interceptions), Tarrence Williams (2 fumble recoveries, 2 tackles for loss, quarterback hurry), Bobby Golen (sack, 2 tackle for loss) and Erik Westerberg (tackle for loss).

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