Daily Herald: Loyola’s defense too much for Huntley

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Huntley wide receiver Brian O’Mara (16) is pushed out of bounds by Loyola’s Charlie Largay (26). Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

Slippery Huntley quarterback Eric Mooney seems like he wears a Teflon uniform the way tacklers normally slide off him, but Loyola Academy defenders made their hits stick in Saturday’s 24-0 playoff road win.

The usually hard-to-bring-down junior absorbed 10 sacks by eight different Ramblers and Huntley turned the ball over three times in a quarterfinal loss to the top seed in Class 8A.

“They had guys who were making plays,” Huntley first-year coach Matt Zimolzak said. “We did what we could against a very tough defense. Give credit to where it’s due. Loyola is a great team and they’ve got a lot of great players.”

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