Bryan Bonato
Quantity as much as quality was front and center Friday when Stevenson simply wore down host Lakes 21-3 in a battle of two unbeaten teams.
On the backs of Waukegan High School’s basketball jerseys, there are numbers but no names.
Stevenson’s Kendall Kirsch and Round Lake’s Freddie Ramirez are New-Sun’s athletes of the week.
Now 23 months removed from a two-year run that featured back-to-back Final Four appearances in the IHSA state tournament — including a state championship in 2012.
The North Suburban Conference Prairie Division title in boys soccer has passed back and forth between Round Lake and Lakes for the last seven years.
Waukegan doesn’t play many games like Saturday’s — a 47-0 victory over Maine West that improved the Bulldogs to 2-1 and kept playoff hopes viable.
Connor McNamara ran for six touchdowns and passed for one in Vernon Hill’s 64-28 North Suburban Prairie Division victory over visiting North Chicago.
An all-important late-game offensive start followed by a last-minute defensive stop secured a 14-12 Zion-Benton victory over rival Waukegan.
