Lakes graduate Greenfield makes immediate impact at North Central
North Central College's football team scored its most points in a season opener in more than 100 years on Saturday and Lakes graduate Ethan Greenfield was part of the 70-point barrage.
The Cardinals' freshman running back gave his team the lead for good at 14-7, when he covered the final 41 yards of a scoring drive with two rushing attempts, including a 20-yard TD carry with 1:38 left in the first quarter.
North Central went on to a 70-14 rout at Lake Forest College, scoring 56 unanswered points and putting together a string of nine consecutive touchdown drives to put the contest out of reach early.
The last time the Cardinals had scored more points was their 1915 season opener when they defeated Lewis Institute 116-0.
North Central's 637 yards of total offense on Saturday ranks as the sixth-highest single-game total in school history.
Greenfield's TD was the first of his collegiate career.
As Lakes' lead running back a year ago, he was named Class 5A all-state.
He rushed for 1,225 yards and 16 touchdowns on 133 carries. He also caught 15 passes for 230 yards and 5 touchdowns. On kickoffs, he had 10 returns for 170 yards.
And on defense, Greenfield had 34 tackles, including 4 for a loss. He also had an interception and a fumble recovery.
"He was a standout on both sides of the ball," Lakes coach Jordan Eder said of Greenfield following the season. "He is extremely dedicated and hard working and it showed this season. Ethan fought through every snap. He made an incredible impact on each and every game and is a special player."
Conkling honored
The late Howard Conkling, who coached football, baseball and girls basketball in his 33 years at Round Lake High School, was inducted in the Round Lake and Lake County Athletic hall of fame on Friday night.
Daily Herald Lake County prep editor Joe Aguilar made the College of Lake County presentation during the ceremony at midfield. Aguilar wrote a heartfelt story when Conkling passed on June 22, 2017.
Men's track and field
Augustana senior Rob Williams (Vernon Hills) finished 23rd in 21:43.3 at the Luther All-America Invitational to help lead Augustana to a fifth-place finish in the 10-team field. The Vikings scored 120 points, far off the winning total of 19 put up by Iowa Central.
Vikings freshman Carl Schoenfield (Mundelein) took 45th in 22:14.0 to round out the top Vikings' top five.
• Augustana senior Mackenzie Renihan (Vernon Hills) placed fifth in 12:27.9 at Illinois Wesleyan's 'Titan Opener' in Bloomington. The nine-team invitational was held at Maxwell Park and the distance was two miles. The Vikings took third place.
• Augustana freshman Carl Schoenfield (Mundelein), competing in his first collegiate race, was the Vikings' fifth man when he finished 17th with a time of 20:34.6 at the Western Illinois University Early Bird Invitational. Senior Rob Williams (Vernon Hills) took 13th in 20:11.3.
Men's soccer
Augustana senior Jack McKearnan (Warren) scored the Vikings first and only goal in the 83rd minute of a 3-1 loss to visiting Simpson, which finished with an 11-9 advantage in shots.
Augustana keeper Jeremy Klaber (Stevenson) recorded 5 saves.
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