Balogh leads rushing attack for Glenbard West

Friday, Sept. 9, 2011
Posted: 11:37 p.m.

By Mike Clark
YourSeason.com

You knew it was going to be a good night for Glenbard West when Avery Balogh kept ripping off long runs.And you knew it would be a great night for the Hilltoppers when Tommy Schutt came up with their third interception of the night.Big plays on both sides of the ball added up to a31-3 romp for Glenbard West over host Lyons Friday night in a WestSuburban Silver opener in Western Springs.Balogh ran 12 times for 191 yards and threetouchdowns for the No. 2 Hilltoppers. Glenbard West (3-0, 1-0) heldLyons without a first down till the final two minutes of the first halfand limited the Lions to 33 yards on 22 rushes.The win avenged a loss to Lyons in Week 9 of lastseason that cost Glenbard West sole possession of the West SuburbanSilver title.Weve been thinking about this game for a long time, Balogh said.Schutt, a big body on the defensive line for theHilltoppers, has been thinking for a long time about picking off apass. Early in the fourth quarter, his dream came true.We had a couple good screen reads today, saidSchutt, a Penn State recruit who is heading out to see the NittanyLions play Alabama Saturday. That was one I picked out and I read thequarterbacks eyes. ... A score would be nice, but Ill take aninterception for sure.Balogh got the scores as well as the yards.Our offensive line just played outstanding, hesaid. I cant thank them enough. We were trying to establish the pass,but we took what they offered us.Avery is playing unreal right now, Glenbard West coach Chad Hetlet said. Hes got good vision.Balogh gave the Hilltoppers a 14-0 first-quarterlead with a pair of scoring runs. He sprinted 41 yards down the rightsideline for the first touchdown with 5:26 left and then twisted andturned his way for a 39-yard scoring carry with 50.7 seconds left.Dan Cavazos pushed the Glenbard West lead to 17-0with his 38-yard field goal at 8:16 of the second quarter. Lyons got onthe board with 15.7 seconds left in the half when Luke Nelson kicked a22-yard field goal.Balogh gave the Hilltoppers a 24-3 lead with histhird touchdown run, a 50-yarder at 1:25 of the third quarter. JoeZitos 14-yard scoring run made it 31-3 with 8:07 to play.Mike Marston and Matt Marston also had interceptions for Glenbard West.For Lyons (1-2, 0-1), quarterback Connor Onion was 16-of-35 passing for 170 yards with three interceptions.