Ryan Nilsson
The Spartans lost more than just a game Friday: Josh Lee, a senior linebacker, tore the ACL in his right knee and is likely out for the season.
Playing in place of the injured Munkh Bayer, Blue Demons junior running back Alberto Suarez likes to run between the tackles.
Pignato missed the first two games of the season with a broken foot and he returned in Niles West’s 53-7 victory over Maine East on Friday.
On a night the Hawks didn’t run the ball as well as they would have liked, the team’s wide receivers rose to the occasion, according to coach David Inserra.
Quinn Conaghan rushed for 58 yards on six carries in first-half action while quarterback Fitz Stadler completed 6-of-10 passes for 109 yards.
Craig Dawkins, who has played running back for just nine days, produced 368 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns for the Vikings.
New Trier’s Caleb Roth scored from 3 yards out to give his team the lead and eventual 14-7 victory over Warren with just 23 seconds remaining Friday.