The Wheaton Academy football team lost to Riverside Brookfield 45-21 on Saturday afternoon. Trailing 7-0 after the first quarter and 14-0 early in the second, the Warriors got on the board with a 56-yard touchdown hookup from quarterback
David Thrasher to receiver
Dillon Oleson. The Bulldogs of Riverside Brookfield took the ensuing kickoff back for a touchdown. The Warriors scored again in the second quarter on a 22-yard touchdown pass from Thrasher to receiver
Scottie McLean. The Bulldogs took a 28-14 lead into halftime.
Riverside Brookfield took advantage of some Wheaton Academy miscues in the second half to tack on three more scores and extend the lead to 45-14. Thrasher's 15-yards touchdown strike to tight end
Marino Costello capped the scoring for the day.
Thrasher completed 16 of 33 passes for 218 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Scottie McLean was the leading receiver with 5 catches for 81 yards and one touchdown.
On defense, the Warriors were lead by
Kyle Maranhas who had 7 total tackles. Linebacker
Camden Meade had an interception early in the game.
Next week, Wheaton Academy will travel to play Gelnbard South. Kickoff is at 7:30 PM.
