PREP FOOTBALL

Bulldog running back Adrian Amanza (31) stiff arms a New Trier defender during his team's homecoming game against the Trevians.
(Annie Christie/Special to the News-Sun)

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SATURDAY -- The Waukegan Bulldogs were eliminated from any possibility of being in the playoffs Saturday, losing their homecoming contest 44-20 to Central Suburban League South foe New Trier. The Trevians tallied two touchdowns from their defense and one from their kickoff team.

The Bulldogs are now 2-5 on the year, 0-2 in conference. New Trier is now 5-2, 3-0.

The game was competitive at 9-6, with the Trevians ahead, until half-way through the second quarter. Waukegan, stymied most of the game, scored on a 55-yard pass from Mar’Quezie Edmonds to Denzel Ray after New Trier had tallied the first 9 points of the game.

It all came apart when New Trier, behind a punishing offensive line, drove 81 yards on nine plays to score, then scored two plays later when an incomplete, lateral pass was scooped up and returned for a 22-yard touchdown less than a minute later. That made the score 23-6 at halftime.

The Trevians opened the second half returning the kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown, and for all practical purposes, the game was over.

Waukegan’s last two touchdowns came in the fourth quarter on a 45 yard pass from Edmonds to brother Mar’Quon, and a 4-yard score from Burke Morill to Quentin Stern.

Mar’Quezie Edmonds led the way passing with 191 yards on 8 of 17 passing, but was sacked six times with a -1 total for 15 rushes. His brother, Mar’Quon Edmonds, had 5 catches for 130 yards.

Spenser Gordon grounded out 137 yards on 14 carries for New Trier.

Waukegan plays Friday night at Niles West in another CSL South contest.