Wolfpack Crowned CCL Orange Champs!

The Wolfpack (7-2 overall, 3-0 CCL Orange) completed the regular season as CCL Orange Division champions with a 53-33 win at Providence on Friday. Junior QB Reid Hites opened scoring with a 21-yd rushing TD. Senior RB JP Rydz reached the end zone on a 2-yd TD run to keep the Pack on top in a scoring duel during the first half. Reid Hites connected with junior RB Charlie Klaas on a 57-yd receiving TD in the third quarter. Klaas also crossed the goal line on a 21-yd touchdown run in the third quarter as the Pack pulled away from the Celtics. Sophomore RB Nino Capuano was the workhorse of the offense, compiling 3 TDs while rushing for 183 yards on 32 carries. Senior LBs Evan Steigleder and Connor Hites led the defense with 4 tackles and 3 assists apiece, Steigleder added 2 TFls and Connor Hites had a TFL and a sack. Junior DL Jayden Logan contributed 3 tackles, an assist, a TFL, and a devastating sack. Senior DL Henry Redgate capped off scoring with a sack-safety as he collapsed the pocket in the end zone.  Senior kicker Tommy Cilella went 6/6 on extra points and split the uprights on a 27-yd FG. The Wolfpack received a bye during the opening round of the expanded IHSA playoffs. Ignatius will host the winner of the West Aurora and Leyden game on Oct. 30 or 31.