Marengo extends winning streak over Harvard: Northwest Herald football roundup for Week 5

Marengo 40, Harvard 20: At Marengo, Indians running back Isaac Anthony ran for 131 yards and three touchdowns as they defeated the Hornets in their Kishwaukee River/Interstate 8 Blue Division game Friday night at Rod Poppe Fields.

Marengo quarterback David Lopez had his career-best night, hitting on 11 of 15 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns.

The Indians (3-2, 2-1) also got a big game from wide receiver Parker Mandelby with seven catches for 149 yards and two touchdowns.

Anthony scored the game’s first two touchdowns, then Lopez ran for a score and hit Mandelby with a 54-yard touchdown pass for a 26-0 halftime lead.

The Hornets (0-5, 0-2) came back with quarterback Adam Cooke hitting receiver Daniel Rosas for a 36-yard touchdown. Those two hooked up again later for a 26-yard score.

It was the 104th meeting in McHenry County’s oldest rivalry, and Marengo’s ninth consecutive victory between the two teams. Harvard leads the all-time series 63-37-4.

Huntley 34, Hampshire 7: At Huntley, Red Raiders quarterback Braylon Bower continued on his hot streak, hitting 9-of-9 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns as they beat the Whip-Purs in their Fox Valley Conference game.

Bower has completed 35-of-40 passes in his last three games. He also ran 10 times for 75 yards and a touchdown for the Raiders (4-1, 4-1).

Bower scored on a 7-yard run, then connected with Omare Segarra for a 24-yard score.

Huntley’s Bryce Walker and Haiden Janke ran for touchdowns, then Bower hit Walker for a 31-yard touchdown.

Hampshire running back Cole Klawikowski carried 34 times for 161 yards and a touchdown for the Whips (1-4, 1-4).

Richmond-Burton 42, Plano 7: At Plano, six Rockets scored touchdowns as the No. 4 team in The Associated Press Class 4A poll rolled to a KRC/I-8 Blue Division victory.

Fullback Braxtin Nellessen ran 24 times for 138 yards and a touchdown. Jack Martens, Dan Kalinowski, JT Groh and Ethan Hile all scored on rushing touchdowns.

Groh threw a 39-yard scoring pass to Luke Bresnahan.

Martens carried five times for 62 yards and Groh was 3-of-4 passing for 76 yards.

R-B travels to Morris, unbeaten and ranked third in 4A, next week.

Jacobs 55, Dundee-Crown 26: At Carpentersville, running back Caden DuMelle carried 13 times ror 252 yards and four touchdowns as the Golden Eagles (2-3, 2-3) beat the Chargers (1-4, 1-4) in their FVC game.

Tyvon Boddie had eight rushes for 111 yards and returned a kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. Joey Scrivani carried five times for 66 yards. Both quarterbacks Connor Goehring and Daniel Curran each threw for touchdowns.

Orangeville 53, Alden-Hebron 36: At Hebron, Ben Vole threw three touchdown passes, but the Giants lost to the Broncos in Illinois 8-Man Football Association game.

Vole also ran for two scores for the Giants (2-3). Fabian Carreno caught two touchdown passes and JP Stewart had one.

Wyatt Armbrust and Angel Benitez combined for 22 tackles on defense.

Sandwich 28, Johnsburg 6: At Sandwich, the Skyhawks (2-3, 0-3) lost for the third consecutive game in their KRC/I-8 Blue game against the Indians (4-1, 2-1).