Glenbard South's coaches convene at defensive coordinator Ted Monken's house, while players get together at each other's homes to watch the pairings show. "It's cool to come together and celebrate," White said, "but we know have a job to do and we have to get it done." The Warriors will convene for its viewing party in the school's Warrior Room, and will munch on deep-dish pizzas. This year, coach Jim Johanik and players like sophomore wide receiver and defensive back Liam White are hoping to secure the school's first home playoff game. Wheaton Academy has only won one playoff game in its history, back in 2009. Just being able to make it that far is a real accomplishment."
"We celebrate, the whole team goes crazy. "Everybody gets kind of quiet, and there is a huge cheer after that," he said. Senior inside linebacker Matt Schager was there as a sophomore. It's extra special this year, considering last spring, there were no playoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Ĭoach John Walters said coaches and players have dinner from 7-8 p.m., then proceed to the school's east gym for the viewing, where playoff T-shirts are handed out. Other teams, like Glenbard East (6-2), have made a playoff-pairing viewing party an annual event. Junior quarterback Matt Vezza, who's had a breakout season, said the party "is going to be great." Robert gives a lot of credit to his offensive line, which consists of seniors Jack Wachtel and Connor Hare, juniors Jackson Kerstin and Troy Salela, and sophomore Drew Jennings for putting him in a position to succeed. "Probably the biggest thing is, he wears on you." "From an athletic side of it, you never quite hit Ethan squarely, and if you don't get him early, he has tremendous balance and he always seems to end up falling forward," Naperville North coach Sean Drendel said. In a 28-19 victory over Waubonsie Valley last Friday, he rushed for 155 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown. In that game, he rushed for an 80-yard touchdown, one of two on the evening. He still has to earn yardage after he breaks the line of scrimmage, like he did in a 287-yard performance in a 38-27 victory over rival Naperville Central earlier this month. "Really, it comes down to the people in front of me, and the coaches calling the right plays against the defense," he said.
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