Monday, October 29, 2012
The Spartans earned their first sectional title since 2004 during penalty kicks against the Lane Tech Indians.
Spartan goalie, Senior Jack Pucin, blocked 21 attempts on goal during Saturday's game against Lane Tech in the secional championship at New Trier, CSL Insider reports. Fellow senior, Costa Lillios, scored the decisive penalty that gave Glenbrook North their 1-0 win over the Indians. According to CSL Insider, GBN entered the game as the No. 5 seed in the tournament. Lane was the No. 4 seed. “Jack Pucin was a man back there,” Spartans coach Paul Vignocchi told the Northbrook Star. “Our guys just stepped up and defended well. We probably knew that it would come down to PKs. And if we got one lucky break or one big save by Jack, we knew we could win the game.” The Northbrook Star also reported on a collision at the end of the first overtime. …
Glenbrook North lost to Prospect High School during the first round of playoffs on Friday night. The score was 35-14.
Nothing lasts forever, not even an inspiring win streak. After eight in a row, Glenbrook North lost one on Friday night to Prospect High School. The final score was 35 to 14. The Spartans end their season with eight wins, two losses. Spartan running back Grant Rushing scored both touchdowns, the . "They didn't do anything we didn't expect," Glenbrook North coach Bob Pieper told the Chicago Tribune. "The entire game came down to (Prospect being) able to control both lines of scrimmage. They were a little more physical than us." At least part of Prospect's strategy must have been defending Rushing, who had 29 rushing yards on nine carries in the first half, and only ran the ball four times in the second, the Northbrook Star reports. "Like…
Monday, October 22, 2012
Last regular season game ends 49-0; Spartans head to the playoffs next.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
The Glenbrook North Spartans are reveling in the football team’s 49-0 win this weekend over Maine East, reports the Northbrook Star. It is the football team’s eighth win in a row in the Central Suburban League, North, according to CSL Insider. Their overall record for the season was 8-1, with a perfect 6-0 record in the Central Suburban League North. The win - which featured Glenbrook North shutting Maine East down - was the team’s last regular season game, according to the Morton Grove Champion. This game was the fifth consecutive where the Spartans have scored at least 41 points, the Morton Grove Champion reports. Next, they head to the playoffs, in hopes of getting their first playoff win since 2007, CSL Insider reports. They’ll be …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Despite a last minute come back from Highland Park, Glenbrook North still won Friday's game 48-28.
Glenbrook North's star running back, Grant Rushing, ran four touchdowns and threw a pass for a fifth, to earn the Spartans a Central Suburban North conference victory over Highland Park, 48 to 28, the Northbrook Star reports. “He’s a big, strong running back, who’s very hard to bring down,” Highland Park coach Hal Chiodo told the Northbrook Star about Rushing. “He’s certainly first team all-state in my opinion.” The Highland Park Giants scored 21 points in the game's fourth quarter, which GBN never managed to answer, according to CSL Insider. "I’ve never been in a game with a comeback like that, and just an all-around fight like that," Rushing told the CSL Insider. "Especially for the conference championship, it’s a perfect game. This is …
Monday, October 1, 2012
Spartan running back Grant Rushing reached a record 406 yards during Friday night's game against Niles North.
Glenbrook North senior, Grant Rushing, broke the school's 346 yard running record within a season, set by James Velissaris in 2001, during Friday night's game against the Niles North Vikings, the Sun-Times reports. The Spartand also beat the Vikings 56 to 17. “Grant is one of the best athletes to come through these halls,” Spartan varsity head coach Bob Pieper told the Sun-Times. “I knew that he was on a mission to have a good senior season and I could tell by his offseason workout that he was going to be somebody to be reckoned with.” Rushing ran three touchdowns from 35, 44 and 3 yards, CSL Insider reports. “I’m just honored and blessed,” Rushing told CSL Insider. “I’m proud of my team and proud of the way we came together. I couldn’t …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Glenbrook North running back Grant Rushing was recently picked by the NFL team as a high school all-star.
Grant Rushing of Glenbrook North was recently named the Chicago Bears High School All-Star of the Week. Rushing ran for 295 yards on 16 carries and scored five touchdowns in Glenbrook North's victory over Lane Tech on August 31. The senior running back set the tone early when he broke loose for a 68-yard score on the third play of the game. Rushing also plays safety and returns punts for the Spartans. “The Lane Tech game was my best career day in terms of stats, and I credit that all to my line men. Without them I wouldn’t have been able to find the holes that I did, and I thank them for that,” he said. “I'm proud of my team and I'm proud of myself. It's the best feeling in the world to walk off the field with a win.” Rushing is a senior …
Monday, September 24, 2012
Spartan football takes advantage of weak Warrior tackling for 42-14 win at Northbrook.
The Final Score: Glenbrook North 42, Deerfield 14 Deerfield’s defense did not tackle as well as it usually does during Friday night's Central Suburban North opener, according to Coach Steve Winiecki. That lapse gave Spartan running back Grant Rushing the opportunity to rivet the Warrior defenders for 235 yards on the ground and 57 more on a pass reception while scoring four touchdowns. “That’s what happens when you don’t tackle well with a good runner,” Winiecki said. After holding Deerfield on the game’s first possession, Glenbrook North scored once in the first quarter and three more times in the second to take a 28-7 halftime lead. Though the Spartans’ pace slowed in the second half, the Warriors were unable to pick up the tempo …
Monday, September 10, 2012
Glenbrook North beat Glenbrook South for the first time in eight years at Friday night's varsity football game.
Grant Rushing's 16 yard run with 44.7 seconds remaining gave Glenbrook North football the 21-14 lead over Glenbrook South to earn the Spartans their first victory against rival Titans in eight years, the Northbrook Star reports. GBS (1-2) quarterback Max Cohen connected a 41-yard pass with Brett Laurie for the game's first touchdown, but GBN (2-1) tied the game on the next drive with a 67-yard pass to Nick Cox. A second touchdown gave the Spartans a 14-7 lead before halftime. With 7:02 remaining in the game, Titans' QB threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Cody Carroll for the game's second tie, until Rushing's game winning run. This is the Spartans' second victory in three games, on the heels of their home opener win last week against Lane …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week: Niles West's Jewell Loyd, Deerfield's Danny Katz, Glenbrook North's Mark Johnson, Highland Park's Jake Norcia, Loyola Academy's Kathleen Stralka.
More than 8,000 votes were cast in last week's competition and Deerfield's Artie Bess was named Patch Athlete of the Week. The nominees for Patch Athlete of the Week, Feb. 20 - Feb. 26: Kathleen Stralka, senior, girl’s basketball, Loyola Academy – Stralka scored a team-high 10 points in Loyola’s 31-26 win over Glenbrook South. The victory gave the Ramblers the Class 4A New Trier Sectional championship and Loyola advanced to play Wheeling in the Stevenson Super-Sectional. Danny Katz, senior, boys track, Deerfield – Katz won the long jump, triple jump and 55-meter intermediate hurdles at the Buffalo Grove quad last week. Katz’s three victories helped the Warriors win the meet, beating Conant, Prairie Ridge and Buffalo Grove. Mark Johnson, …
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Glenbrook North junior Andrew McAuliffe is back in action with the boys basketball team after missing eight weeks.
Glenbrook North’s postseason hopes got a big boost when six-foot-eight Andrew McAuliffe returned from a fractured right patella a week ago at Highland Park. The junior forward is still returning to form after missing eight weeks, but his inside presence alone has the Spartans in position for a deep run in the playoffs. The team has already clinched at least a share of the Central Suburban League North title for the 11th straight year, and was recently given the No. 2 seed in the Glenbrook South Sectional with the postseason beginning in late February. The team is hoping to draw on McAuliffe for success in postseason play, but he’s been inconsistent on court so far. He scored double figures just once in his first four games back, a double-…
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