ROCKTON — If Harlem and Boylan were the big Broadway act Friday, the off-Broadway production at Hononegah turned out to be a pretty good show in its own right.
The Indians (7-2) held off Belvidere North 27-20 to claim third place outright in the NIC-10.
“This was just a good high school football game by two teams,” Blue Thunder coach Curt Tobin said.
Brett McWilliams had two touchdowns and 217 yards rushing in helping Hononegah to a 27-14 advantage early in the fourth quarter.
“Brett had an amazing game — what a workhorse,” Hononegah lineman Zach Johnson said.
McWilliams’ efforts offset touchdown runs of 59, 76 and 10 yards by BN quarterback Corey Wennmacher.
After BN closed the gap to 27-20 with 3:16 left, Brian Bean and McWilliams gave the Indians first downs to nearly run the clock out.
Hononegah got key plays from sophomores Chase Robinson (two touchdowns) and Skylar Purifoy (a fourth-down tackle late in the game).
Last year, Hononegah beat BN by nearly 50 points.
- Andy Colbert, rrstar.com
