Highland Park ousted by Cary-Grove
The game was played at Lake Forest High because that school has artificial turf, and Highland Park’s worn-out gridiron does not.
The Giants finished the season 7-4, losing to Cary-Grove (11-0), Maine South (11-0), Stevenson (10-1) and Warren (8-3).
Highland Park quarterback Walter Broder had a nice game, completing 8 of 20 passes for 261 yards and 3 TDs.
His scoring strikes were 79 and 54 yards to Jordan Reisner, and 37 yards to Matt Nieto. The Giants also scored on an 98-yard kickoff return by Cole Stern.
Cary-Grove was led by running back Alex Hambry who carried 22 times for 212 yards and scored on runs of 4, 33, 18 and 8 yards.
Cary was never in trouble, building a 32-14 third-quarter lead. The Trojans won the Fox Valley Conference Valley Division this year and will face Chicago DeLaSalle in the next round.
