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Spend a week with the Knights
by Jimmy Greenfield of the Chicago Tribune

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FUN FOOTBALL STUFF

Game 9: Kaneland 55 Westmont 7
The Knights finish regular season undefeated,
for the second straight Season, 9-0

It was 35-0 before the first quarter was over and score could have been 100-0 if coach Joe Thorgesen wanted it too, but by mid-way through the second quarter he had most of his starters on the bench and mercifully the running clock was in effect for the entire second half.

For game details see David and Goliath.

For other games of interest see Week 9 scores.

Game 8: Kaneland 35 Herscher 7

It was an absolutely beautiful evening for a football game until out of nowhere it begun raining midway through the sophomore game. But by the start of main event the rain had disappeared and so did Herscher as the Knights scored in every quarter for a 35-7 victory and a conference championship.

The Herscher Tigers could move the ball between the 20's most of the night. But when it really counted they couldn't break the goal line, until midway through the third quarter.

The Knights scored twice in the first quarter and game was never in doubt thereafter.

For game details see There's no place like Home-coming.

For other games of interest see Week 8 scores.

Game 7: Kaneland 49 Elmwood Park 6

It was like driving a car on a icy road. It took the Knights awhile to get started, but once they did, nothing was going to stop them as they slid right pass Elmwood Park 49-6.

Kaneland scored four TD's in the second quarter for a 35-0 halftime lead. By 7:04 in the third quarter the running clock kicked in.

It was a beautiful fall afternoon for football, as the undefeated Knights scored in the 40's for the 5th time this year in 7 tries and improved their state leading winning streak to 21. Only a fourth quarter Tiger touchdown ruined a totally enjoyable day for the Knights.

For details see It was all in a days work.

For other games of interest see Week 7 scores.

Game 6: Kaneland 41 Yorkville 14

On a raw and rainy night with lots of slipin' and slidin' goin' on the Knights handed the Foxes from down south their worst beating of the year 41-14.

P.J. Fleck caught about 6 million passes of which 5 were incredible. Kyle Schrader took care of the ground game while the Knights defense was impressive again with the exception of 2 exceptional runs by super back Derrick King.

There were many heroes for Kanland in this one as the Knights slushed their way to their 20th straight win, the longest winning streak in the state.

For the details read It was a wet one.

For other games of interest see Week 6 scores.

Game 5: Kaneland 20 Ridgewood 19

The Knights high octane offense sputtered big time on this windy Saturday afternoon at Ridgewood high school. With a just two minutes left in the game Billy McKeown caught a short pass over the middle and scampered 29 yards for the tying score. Josh Dimitri then kicked the winning point after.

The Rebels drove down to the Knights 30 yard line and like last year attempted a field goal for the win with just 5 seconds left, but it fell short.

Not only were 20 points the lowest point total for a Kaneland team since the Morris game exactly one year ago, but the offense gave up 9 points to the Rebels, while only scoring 13 themselves, with the defense accounting for the other touchdown.

For the details on this exciting game see Too Close for Comfort.

For other games of interest see Week 5 scores.

Game 4: Kaneland 30 Evergreen Park 13

The Kaneland Knights started out nearly perfect in the first quarter leading 14-0 while holding the Evergreen Park Mustangs to minus yardage. Actually Kaneland had everything their way until 1:51 left before half time as they had a 17-0 lead and had held EP to a minus 16 yards.

But the Mustangs marched 60 yards in 8 plays to score with just 6.2 seconds left in the half to change the whole character of the game.

For more details see Mustangs Challenge the Knights.

For other games of interest see Week 4 scores.

Game 3: Kaneland 42 Lemont 21

The Lemont Injuns scored three touchdowns to become the first team to score against the Knights in a regular season game since Ridgewood did it in the fifth game of the 1997 season. The streak was broken in the second quarter stopping the Knights shutout string at 21 quarters.

The game was never in doubt with the Knights keeping the lead between 21 to 14 points all night as they scored what is becoming their standard - 42 points. P.J. Fleck had a super game with ten receptions for 173 yards, three touchdowns and two key fourth quarter interceptions.

For the details see Injuns End Shutout String.

For other games of interest see Week 3 scores.

Game 2: Kaneland 42 Sycamore 0

Holy Cow!!! Knights down the Sycamore Spartans by a identical score of last weeks game against Marengo, 42-0. So after 2 games against quality teams the Knights start the season scoring a total of 84 points while pitching their fifth consecutive regular season shutout. Holy Cow!!!

This was to be a measuring stick for the Knights, so for the details of the game see And the answer is......

For other games of interest see Week 2 scores.

Game 1: Kaneland 42 Marengo 0

It didn't take long for the Knights to start making a statement about this years team as on the first series of downs LB Kurt Long stepped in front of a wayward Indian pass for a pick and ran 43 yards for Kaneland's first TD of the season.

It took just 74 seconds for the Knights to score and as they say, "from there the rest is history."

For the details of the game see Lighting Strikes Twice to the Marengo Indians.

For other games of interest see Week 1 scores.

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THE FINAL SPC WHITE STANDINGS

A Preview of each game

"In The Quest"

Below are the links to the preveiws for each regular season game in Kaneland's quest to be the best.

For game 9 expectations see Preview of the Westmont Sentinels.

For game 8 expectations see Preview of the Herscher Tigers.

For game 7 expectations see Preview of the Elmwood Park Tigers.

For game 6 expectations see Preview of the Yorkville Foxes.

For game 5 expectations see Preview of the Ridgewood Rebels.

For game 4 expectations see Preview of the Evergreen Park Mustangs.

For game 3 expectations see Preview of the Lemont Injuns.

For game 2 expectations see Preview of the Sycamore Spartans.

For game 1 expectations see Preview of the Marengo Indians.

Knights prepare to defend their Crown

This summer created good news for the Knights as the SPC conference was realigned, (see Two Divisions for Suburban Prairie). For the effects the new conference will have on Kaneland, see Analyzing the new Divisions for Suburban Prairie.

Moreover, as a result of the realignment Kaneland will be playing schools it's own size and assure the Knights a 3A placement for the playoffs, see Kaneland will be a Class 3A team in 1998.

In addition the IHSA has made a few changes concerning the playoffs which could well effect the Knights. Review What proposals the IHSA Board acted on for this year's football playoffs.

Preview the 1998 Knights

This year's Kaneland Knights football team will have seven returning starters from last years state championship team on offense, assuring them of a high octane offensive attack. See Offense.

However, on the defensive side of the ball the Knights have only 3 starters returning and none of those are lineman. See Defense.

So what should we expect this year?

Read PREVIEW OF THE 1998 SEASON and be ready for a new season of fireworks and excitement.

Knights picked to win the state title again

The AP Ranked the Knights number 1 in Class 3A, 1998 Class 3A Rankings.

The Chicago Sun times also picked the Knights to repeat as the Class 3A state football Champs. Also they named three Kaneland seniors as the top 100 seniors in the state - Eric Delaney, P.J. Fleck and Kyle Schrader.

Knights continue longest winning streak in the State

By completeing their second undefeated season in a row the Kaneland Knights have now won 23 straight games. In addition the Knights have 21 regular season wins in a row.

For more details see Fun Football Stuff.

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