It appeared as if the whole metropolis spent Wednesday afternoon ready to listen to if there could be a Chicago Teachers Union strike.
That wasn’t even near the first concern for Dunbar soccer coach Abdullah Asad. His first fear was discovering a technique to get his staff 3.5 miles north to Young.
“We got a bus 20 minutes before game time,” Asad stated. “I was calling everywhere. We thought we were going to have to forfeit the game. CPS Sports Administration came through and figured it out for us.”
The recreation began late however the Mightymen beat the Dolphins 20-6 to enhance to 6-2 and clinch a state playoff berth.
So Dunbar (6-2, 4-0 Illini Great Lakes) took care of its enterprise. But now the possibility to really play within the state playoffs is totally out of the palms of all Public League gamers and coaches. It will come all the way down to how quickly town and the Chicago Teachers Union take to return to an settlement.
“The strike sucks to me,” Dunbar quarterback Laron Owens stated. “I really wanted to play Amundsen next week.”
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Owens is among the Public League’s elite gamers. He had 13 carries for 113 yards and two touchdowns and was 7 of 9 passing for 93 yards and one landing.
Dunbar’s first landing was an ideal showcase of Owens’ expertise. The play appeared busted, however he waited and scrambled and one way or the other discovered Zack Lipscomb for a brief landing go.
“That was nuts,” Asad stated. “Some of the stuff he does is incredible.”
Owens had a 49-yard landing run within the third quarter and a two-yard landing run within the fourth quarter.
“We trust [Owens] with all of our heart,” Lipscomb stated. “We know when he’s in trouble that he can scramble and he can still throw on the run. It’s all about us making adjustments.”
Kayron Owens, Laron’s twin brother, had 10 carries for 63 yards and Terrance Marshall had two receptions for 42 yards.
“The season was on the line today and they played like it,” Asad stated. “The defense has been playing really well this year, disciplined. We have a lot of young guys. Romario Darling and 13 Mekel Fowler have been huge for us.”
Dunbar leads Young 8-0, 2Q Highlight of the drive was this 38-yard toss from Laron Owens to Zack Lipscomb. He additionally caught the TD go. pic.twitter.com/GmGEtMSqjF
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Young scored on a one-yard run by quarterback Pat Herbig within the third quarter. That tightened the rating as much as 14-6.
Running again Casey Coates was the principle offensive menace for the Dolphins (4-4, 2-2). He had 24 carries for 121 yards.
Young wants one other win for an opportunity at making the state playoffs. That’s the case for a number of different Public League groups. They haven’t any alternative however to attend and see if the strike ends in time to play a Week 9 recreation.