WEBVTT
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:09.640
York knocks off second straight ranked opponent with win at Glenbard West.
00:00:10.660 --> 00:00:14.990
Written by Mike Clark, Chicago Sun Times. This article is being read
00:00:14.990 --> 00:00:20.100
by an automated voice, brought to you by Everlet. Many of the
00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:23.460
last names are the same, but the players are different for York
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:27.710
this year. Accepting that reality seems to have helped the Dukes turn
00:00:27.710 --> 00:00:32.320
the page after a so so start to the season. Chris Georgis
00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:36.320
running and a gritty defensive effort led by two-way linemen Owen Roberts
00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:40.400
and Braden Biford powered York to a second straight win against a
00:00:40.400 --> 00:00:45.280
ranked team 25-22 over Class 7 A No. 7 Glenbard West on
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:49.950
Saturday afternoon in Glen Allen. This victory came a week after the
00:00:49.950 --> 00:00:54.590
Dukes beat previously undefeated Downers Grove North in overtime and clinched the
00:00:54.590 --> 00:00:59.660
outright West's suburban silver title for Downers North. Before these signature wins,
00:00:59.900 --> 00:01:05.500
York, 5-332, lost consecutive three-point decisions to Hinsdale Central and Oak Park.
00:01:05.660 --> 00:01:10.560
What flipped the switch? It's had to say, Duke's coach Don Gelsamino
00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:14.400
said. I talked about this before the season. We've got a lot
00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.680
of names that were here when their older brothers were becoming really
00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:21.840
good at York and that expectation's tough. And I think we had
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:23.760
to do a little bit of searching and be like, you know
00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:26.800
what, your brothers and all those guys you look up to, they're
00:01:26.800 --> 00:01:31.060
gone. This is your team. We just have to move on and
00:01:31.060 --> 00:01:35.800
keep playing good football. After three long drives Saturday, two by Glenbard
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:39.560
West, five three three two, and one by York, it was fifteen
00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:42.760
seven hilltoppers with a minute left in the first quarter, then the
00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:48.030
defenses settled in. Roberts and Biford are committed to Purdue and Dayton,
00:01:48.110 --> 00:01:52.510
respectively, on defense, while playing both ways for York. Byford has been
00:01:52.510 --> 00:01:55.940
doing it all year but it's a new wrinkle for Roberts. I've
00:01:55.940 --> 00:01:59.140
had to go both ways with one of our key offensive linemen
00:01:59.140 --> 00:02:02.580
down this week, Robert said. But I'm here for the team. I'll
00:02:02.580 --> 00:02:07.030
do anything for this team. Glenbard West is deep at the offensive
00:02:07.030 --> 00:02:12.710
skill positions, with quarterback A.J. Rayford, Northwesternbound tight end Brady Johnson, receiver
00:02:12.710 --> 00:02:18.020
Keonta Johnson, and running backs Ace Harris and Jalen McMillar. Rayford and
00:02:18.020 --> 00:02:21.140
Macmiller had long T D runs of fifty three and twenty eight
00:02:21.140 --> 00:02:24.740
yards, while Harris had seventeen carries for ninety yards and a T
00:02:24.740 --> 00:02:29.440
D. Rayford ran for ninety yards And passed for 111. They're so
00:02:29.440 --> 00:02:33.680
good and fast on offense, Gelsamino said. It's just so hard to
00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:36.960
replicate that. And we talked about it all week. When you play
00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:40.800
a Wing T style or Flexbone style, you know the first drive
00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:43.280
or two you're gonna get hit, and you're just not ready for
00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:48.810
the speed sometimes. The Dukes neutralized the Hilltoppers playmakers by keeping them
00:02:48.810 --> 00:02:54.330
off the field. Gorgas ran 27 times for 168 yards and one
00:02:54.330 --> 00:02:59.630
touchdown, often with Biford leading the way. He's a dog, Gorgas said.
00:02:59.710 --> 00:03:02.910
It's always awesome when he just blows someone up right in front
00:03:02.910 --> 00:03:07.470
of you. He just makes huge holes. Quarterback Zach Ass had a
00:03:07.550 --> 00:03:12.270
6-yard TD run and a 23-yard scoring pass to Tyler Fuentes that
00:03:12.270 --> 00:03:18.510
gave York a 22-15 lead 32 seconds before halftime. Ass was 14-18
00:03:18.510 --> 00:03:23.360
passing for 124 yards with an interception. The Dukes only points after
00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:28.960
halftime came on Connor Smith's 29-yard field goal with 247 remaining which
00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:34.240
broke a 22-22 tie. Glenbard West drove to the York 35 but
00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:39.060
missed a game tying 42-yard field goal as time expired. Gels always
00:03:39.060 --> 00:03:41.940
says this, but I think it really hit us. It's always York
00:03:41.940 --> 00:03:46.660
versus York, Gorgas said. Those previous losses, we did it to ourselves.
00:03:46.820 --> 00:03:49.780
And I feel like these last two games, really we played our
00:03:49.780 --> 00:03:51.940
best games and we just fueled off each other.
00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:09.640
York knocks off second straight ranked opponent with win at Glenbard West.
00:00:10.660 --> 00:00:14.990
Written by Mike Clark, Chicago Sun Times. This article is being read
00:00:14.990 --> 00:00:20.100
by an automated voice, brought to you by Everlet. Many of the
00:00:20.100 --> 00:00:23.460
last names are the same, but the players are different for York
00:00:23.460 --> 00:00:27.710
this year. Accepting that reality seems to have helped the Dukes turn
00:00:27.710 --> 00:00:32.320
the page after a so so start to the season. Chris Georgis
00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:36.320
running and a gritty defensive effort led by two-way linemen Owen Roberts
00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:40.400
and Braden Biford powered York to a second straight win against a
00:00:40.400 --> 00:00:45.280
ranked team 25-22 over Class 7 A No. 7 Glenbard West on
00:00:45.280 --> 00:00:49.950
Saturday afternoon in Glen Allen. This victory came a week after the
00:00:49.950 --> 00:00:54.590
Dukes beat previously undefeated Downers Grove North in overtime and clinched the
00:00:54.590 --> 00:00:59.660
outright West's suburban silver title for Downers North. Before these signature wins,
00:00:59.900 --> 00:01:05.500
York, 5-332, lost consecutive three-point decisions to Hinsdale Central and Oak Park.
00:01:05.660 --> 00:01:10.560
What flipped the switch? It's had to say, Duke's coach Don Gelsamino
00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:14.400
said. I talked about this before the season. We've got a lot
00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:17.680
of names that were here when their older brothers were becoming really
00:01:17.680 --> 00:01:21.840
good at York and that expectation's tough. And I think we had
00:01:21.840 --> 00:01:23.760
to do a little bit of searching and be like, you know
00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:26.800
what, your brothers and all those guys you look up to, they're
00:01:26.800 --> 00:01:31.060
gone. This is your team. We just have to move on and
00:01:31.060 --> 00:01:35.800
keep playing good football. After three long drives Saturday, two by Glenbard
00:01:35.800 --> 00:01:39.560
West, five three three two, and one by York, it was fifteen
00:01:39.560 --> 00:01:42.760
seven hilltoppers with a minute left in the first quarter, then the
00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:48.030
defenses settled in. Roberts and Biford are committed to Purdue and Dayton,
00:01:48.110 --> 00:01:52.510
respectively, on defense, while playing both ways for York. Byford has been
00:01:52.510 --> 00:01:55.940
doing it all year but it's a new wrinkle for Roberts. I've
00:01:55.940 --> 00:01:59.140
had to go both ways with one of our key offensive linemen
00:01:59.140 --> 00:02:02.580
down this week, Robert said. But I'm here for the team. I'll
00:02:02.580 --> 00:02:07.030
do anything for this team. Glenbard West is deep at the offensive
00:02:07.030 --> 00:02:12.710
skill positions, with quarterback A.J. Rayford, Northwesternbound tight end Brady Johnson, receiver
00:02:12.710 --> 00:02:18.020
Keonta Johnson, and running backs Ace Harris and Jalen McMillar. Rayford and
00:02:18.020 --> 00:02:21.140
Macmiller had long T D runs of fifty three and twenty eight
00:02:21.140 --> 00:02:24.740
yards, while Harris had seventeen carries for ninety yards and a T
00:02:24.740 --> 00:02:29.440
D. Rayford ran for ninety yards And passed for 111. They're so
00:02:29.440 --> 00:02:33.680
good and fast on offense, Gelsamino said. It's just so hard to
00:02:33.680 --> 00:02:36.960
replicate that. And we talked about it all week. When you play
00:02:36.960 --> 00:02:40.800
a Wing T style or Flexbone style, you know the first drive
00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:43.280
or two you're gonna get hit, and you're just not ready for
00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:48.810
the speed sometimes. The Dukes neutralized the Hilltoppers playmakers by keeping them
00:02:48.810 --> 00:02:54.330
off the field. Gorgas ran 27 times for 168 yards and one
00:02:54.330 --> 00:02:59.630
touchdown, often with Biford leading the way. He's a dog, Gorgas said.
00:02:59.710 --> 00:03:02.910
It's always awesome when he just blows someone up right in front
00:03:02.910 --> 00:03:07.470
of you. He just makes huge holes. Quarterback Zach Ass had a
00:03:07.550 --> 00:03:12.270
6-yard TD run and a 23-yard scoring pass to Tyler Fuentes that
00:03:12.270 --> 00:03:18.510
gave York a 22-15 lead 32 seconds before halftime. Ass was 14-18
00:03:18.510 --> 00:03:23.360
passing for 124 yards with an interception. The Dukes only points after
00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:28.960
halftime came on Connor Smith's 29-yard field goal with 247 remaining which
00:03:28.960 --> 00:03:34.240
broke a 22-22 tie. Glenbard West drove to the York 35 but
00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:39.060
missed a game tying 42-yard field goal as time expired. Gels always
00:03:39.060 --> 00:03:41.940
says this, but I think it really hit us. It's always York
00:03:41.940 --> 00:03:46.660
versus York, Gorgas said. Those previous losses, we did it to ourselves.
00:03:46.820 --> 00:03:49.780
And I feel like these last two games, really we played our
00:03:49.780 --> 00:03:51.940
best games and we just fueled off each other.
