BELVIDERE — Ryan Karns knew what he had to do when he saw the football resting on the 5-yard line. ”I was going to eat it,” said the Belvidere North senior linebacker. And that’s what Karns did when he plopped down on top of a fumble caused by teammate Alex Tripp’s tackle deep in North territory with 33 seconds left to play.
BELVIDERE — In a game that featured a see-saw first half, a furious comeback by the home team, and nearly 800 yards of total offense, it was a gritty defensive stand late in the game that decided the outcome between Belvidere and Belvidere North.
BELVIDERE — The coaching staff at Belvidere North, winless in its first three games, had one message for their players heading into Friday night’s game with Freeport.