CL South 48, Grayslake Central 6

A certain Muppet character once muttered the words "It's not easy being green."

Kermit the Frog would have appreciated all of the green on the uniforms worn by both teams at Crystal Lake South Friday night.

But Grayslake Central was feeling a different color afterwards as the Rams fell to the host Gators 48-6 in a Fox Valley Conference crossover.

It was a feel-good showing for Crystal Lake South (3-0) as it scored a touchdown on each of its first 7 drives and pilied up over 500 yards of offense.

The Gators got results with both their running and passing games. Senior quarterback Ian Ormseth completed 11 of 14 passes for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns, all in the first half. Tight end Vince Benedetto caught a 21-yarder to open the scoring while receivers Richie Schumacher and Sean Wilson hauled in the other touchdown receptions.

"The offensive line made it easy on me tonight, they really stepped up," said Ormseth.

Via the ground, T.J. Galloway had 3 scores to go along with his 81 yards rushing. Junior Derek Mortensen led the way with 83 yards while reserve Joe Thomas reeled off a 31-yard touchdown of his own.

Grayslake suffered a setback early on as starting quarterback Kevin O'Rourke left the game late in the first quarter with a leg injury.

"Kevin got leg-whipped, and he'll be evaluated (today) to see how seriously he is hurt." said Rams coach Nick Goshe.

Greg Bey replaced O'Rourke for the remainder of the game, a reversal of what the Rams did last week at quarterback in starting Bey and then going to O'Rourke. O'Rourke did remain on the sidelines in crutches.

The Rams did score the last points of the contest on a 2-yard touchdown run by Rich Smith. Junior Doug Pate led the Rams with 42 yards on 4 carries.