Thornton scrapes by Bradley-Bourbonnais

THE SKINNY

The Wildcats (3-1, 2-0) handed the Boilermakers (3-1, 1-1) their first loss of the season thanks to a last minute scoring drive and a missed extra point by Bradley-Bourbonnais with 6.9 second left. The winning drive was capped by a 12-yard pass to Brian Davis from JoWahn Brown with 46.6 seconds left. Brown followed with a two-point conversion pass to Cavion Clanton.

TURNING POINT

After Thornton regained the lead at 30-23, Bradley-Bourbonnais scored on a two-yard pass to LJ Harris from Mount Carmel transfer Gionte Mason to pull within a point with 6.9 seconds left, but kicker Gavin Patterson’s tying extra-point attempt hit the left goal post.

THE STAR

Brown was 16-for-27 for 194 yards and three touchdowns (4, 26, 12 yards). He had 12 rushes for 34 yards, including a one-yard touchdown run.

BY THE NUMBERS

The Wildcats rushed for 127 yards and passed for 194, outgaining the Boilermakers 321 to 228. Clanton had 84 yards rushing on 22 carries for Thornton

QUOTABLE: “By the grace of God we were able to win this game,” Brown said.