Jacobs 27, Dundee-Crown 13

With both Dundee-Crown and Jacobs' football teams out of contention for postseason play, the two teams took the field Friday night in Algonquin playing for pride. This marked the 25th time these two District 300 rivals have squared off against one another.

After taking advantage of early mistakes the Golden Eagles were able to earn its bragging rights for the fifth straight year with a 27-13 victory over the Chargers in a Fox Valley Conference Valley Division game. D-C still leads the overall series 16-9.

"I can always say now that our senior year against (Dundee-) Crown as seniors we won," Jacobs running back Darius Bowers said. "Something like this is not going to change. This was our main goal as seniors because most of us aren't playing in college."

Despite the bitter rivalry the two teams have been able to bond through their share of tragedies that have hit the schools throughout the past year. Being able to set aside its differences, both teams have shown tremendous amounts of respect for one another.

"It really is heartwarming to see the outpouring of support and love," Golden Eagles coach Dean Schlueter, who lost his parents back in July in an auto accident, said. "Just the thoughts and prayers from the D-C players and the Jacobs community has just really touched me deeply and I am not the same because of that. It has just meant a lot to me."

Penalties plagued both teams throughout most of the game. On Jacobs' opening possession, the Golden Eagles were to take advantage of D-C's errors on the field to drive the ball 60-yards to hit pay dirt. Bowers lead the way with a few key runs that helped set up his 11-yard touchdown run. Bowers would score twice in the game and rush for 133 yards on 21 carries.

With 9:34 left in the second quarter, Jacobs' strong safety recovered a Chargers fumble and returned the ball 36-yards to help put the Golden eagles up 13-0. D-C (1-8, 0-5) was able to bring the score within a touchdown when quarterback Logan Kissack connected with Matt Cutinello for 20 yards.

Cutinello was playing high with emotion as he lost his father prior to the first game of the season back in August.

After playing a full season without his dad by his side, Cutinello couldn't believe how quickly the season went.

"This shouldn't be over," Cutinello said. "It seems like it should still be going on. I have nothing to work for in the weight room anymore except getting ready for track. I didn't think I was going to miss it but now that it's over I am definitely going to miss it a lot."

The Golden Eagles (4-5, 2-3) eventually held onto the victory by scoring two fourth-quarter touchdowns. Bowers ran the ball in from 9-yards out and quarterback Kyle Magnuson scored on a keeper from 1 yard out.