Late score helps Joliet Catholic edge Carmel

That last score was a big one on Friday in Joliet.

Ty Isaac scored on a 78-yard touchdown pass with 40 seconds left and the extra point was good, as the host Joliet Catholic battled back to to Carmel 32-21 in a battle of East Suburban Catholic Conference powers.

"He avoided three tackles," Carmel coach Andy Bitto said of the talented Isaac, who made an athletic grab just to start the play.

Carmel's Michael Panico had scored on a 62-yard run with exactly one minute left to put Carmel in front. Brian Brennan ran for the conversion to make it a 6-point Corsairs lead.

Panico, Brennan and Jordan Kos each ran for more than 100 yards for Carmel. Panico scored 2 TDs, while Steven O'Block kicked a 43-yard field goal.

Carmel committed 2 turnovers and both were costly. A fumble led to a Joliet Catholic field goal and an interception set up a Hilltoppers touchdown.

Hersey 21, Glenbrook North 14:

Hersey junior Matt Korff said it was a "crazy good" win.

Senior teammate Justin Jobski called it a "great game huge we knew what we had to do, and we just knocked off the 23rd ranked team in the state."

However you wanted to describe it, the orange-clad Huskies student fans obviously agreed with their heroes, celebrating with the team after Hersey went on the road and defeated Glenbrook North 21-14.

The Huskies built a 14-0 halftime lead, watched the Sparatans tie it up, then scored a late touchdown on a 25-yard catch by Jobski for the win.