Scouting Larkin at Oswego East

Larkin (1-0) at Oswego East (0-1)

Game time: 7:15 p.m. Friday

Last year: Larkin 34, Oswego East 7

Last week: Larkin 35, McHenry 21; Benet 34, Oswego East 0

Outlook: The Royals unleashed a potentially lethal combination last week when junior Kyle Newquist completed 13 of his 14 passes to senior Trevor Whitehead for 274 yards. But Larkin also showed it has a running game as sophomore Nico Morado picked up 80 yards on the ground. At Oswego East, the Royals will face a team that has lost 13 straight games and managed only 156 yards of total offense against Benet last week. Senior Oliver Graham rushed for 75 yards in the game for the Wolves. "We're expecting a really tight game from them," said first-year Larkin coach Mike Scianna. "They've got a lot of big kids and we believe they'll come out and pound the ball on us. They're a little beefier up front than we are so we'll hope to use our athleticism to control them."

Next week: Larkin at Batavia; Oswego East at Plainfield South