Mt. Carmel beats Stevenson 23-16

Mount Carmel's Milton Greer runs against Stevenson.
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CHICAGO -- Markell Brown and the Mount Carmel defense heard the talk all week that they needed to step up and deliver.

With Stevenson facing a fourth-and-3 with just over a minute to go, a big rush by Brown forced an incompletion and gave the Caravan a 23-16 victory in the second round of the IHSA Class 8A playoffs Friday night at Gately Stadium.

The Patriots fumbled the opening kickoff and Mount Carmel (8-3) recovered the ball at the Stevenson 5-yard line. Two plays later quarterback Chris Sujka ran it in from a yard out for a 6-0 Caravan lead.

On Mount Carmel's next possession, Eric Calleros booted a 25-yard field goal to make it 9-0. Late in the second quarter Mount Carmel drove 88 yards in 10 plays capped by a 2-yard scoring run by Miton Greer with 27 seconds to play in the half to go up 16-0.

Stevenson (10-1) got on the board in the third quarter on a 1-yard run by Matt Harris . A two-point conversion made it 16-8.

But an interception by Jack Sherlock on Stevenson's next possession led to a 15-yard touchdown run by Greer and a Calleros kick made it 23-8.

Stevenson answered with a 13-yard scoring run by Harris. A two-point conversion pass from Kevin Earl to Nate Johnson cut the deficit to 23-16.

The Patriots drove down the field before Mount Carmel's defense made its big stop on a fourth-and-3.

Stevenson rushing leader Mark Weisman was held to 72 yards on 11 carries.

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