Bolingbrook cruises past Sandburg behind Quincy Woods’ rushing attack

THE SKINNY

Quincy Woods scored three touchdowns and the Raiders defense was dominant. Bolingbrook, which qualified for the playoffs for the 22nd straight season, improved to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in the SouthWest Suburban Blue. Sandburg fell to 5-4, 4-3, but the Eagles should have enough points for an at-large bid, their sixth straight and 26th in the past 30 years.

TURNING POINT

Sandburg closed to within 21-6 on a 30-yard TD pass from Zac Zavod to Rasheed Carney with 7:51 to play in the game. But Bolingbrook scored two touchdowns in 15 seconds, the final one on a 32-yard burst by Woods with 4:48 remaining.

THE STAR

Woods attempted just one pass, but ran 20 times for 171 yards. He scored on runs of 12, 19 and 33 yards.

BY THE NUMBERS

Dariel Greer was 5-of-7 passing for 91 yards and had a 38-yard pass to Parrker Westphal. Mike Valentine scored on a three-yard run to put the Raiders ahead 28-6 with 5:03 to play in the game. Bernard Flowers added a fumble recovery for Bolingbrook, which limited the Eagles to 61 total yards.

QUOTABLE

“Our defense is great. We know they’re a big part of our game. If they play well, we can’t be beat.”— Woods

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