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Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.com • Thursday, November 28, 2013
“[Last week’s close win] motivated us even more to keep our drive for five alive, to play a great Sycamore team and just have confidence no matter what,” Montini quarterback Alex Wills said. “The confidence is tremendous. All of the players and the coaching staff take it game by game, not getting too overexcited, not getting two overconfident, just right in the middle.” The spread offense that coach Chris Andriano installed in 2006 worked to perfection Saturday, when Wills threw three touchdowns and ran for two more in the semifinal win. “They just spread you out,” Sycamore coach Joe Ryan said. “You’ve got to pick your poison sometimes. They just catch you in certain situations. They’re really good at what they do. If they’re hitting on all cylinders, it makes it really difficult.” The Montini offense was unstoppable Saturday, as it largely has been for the past five seasons. But this year, the star power lies on the defense – Thompson and linebacker Nile Sykes will be two of at least 10 Division I recruits from Montini in the past five years. The defense that shut down Sycamore’s offense for much of the game might be what puts Montini over the top again. “Last year, we felt like we left [the Sycamore game] unfinished and the offense bailed us out,” Thompson said. “Our ultimate goal was to say that the defense finished this game, and now we can say that.”
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