Glenbrook South Dismantles Deerfield For First Win

After losing the first two games of the season, the Glenbrook South Titans delivered a blowout victory over the Deerfield Warriors 45-0 at GBS' s John Davis Stadium.

The game went the Titans way immediately when Deerfield head coach Steve Winieki decided to go for a fourth down on his side of the field. The Warriors failed to convert and the Titans took advantage and never looked back.

Senior GBS quarterback Matt Jenkins was terrific, tossing two of his three passing touchdowns in the first quarter. One came on a well-thrown pass off play action to senior running back Max Pompilus. The next one was to junior Zach Jones and it was also off play action.

Glenbrook South led 14-0 after one quarter and the start delighted Titan head coach Mike Noll, "We made some big plays," he said. "We got good field position from the defense and took advantage of it. I think we executed OK."

In the second quarter, GBS had a one-yard touchdown run from senior RB John Strickland and a blazing 55-yard score from senior RB Kyle Kwasniewski down the right sideline. The game was academic at halftime as the Titans went into the locker room up 31-0.

However, Jenkins was not finished and neither was Pompilus. The two connected for a second time on a 25-yard strike. Jenkins was pressured and rolled to his right and Pompulis found open, past the Deerfield defense. The running back headed down the right sideline to the end zone, making the score 38-0 in favor of the Titans.

As well as the offense performed, the defense pitched an impressive shutout. Deerfield never got into field goal range. This is the same Glenbrook South football team that allowed more than 700 yards rushing and 84 points in its first two games.

Noll definitely took notice of the defensive improvement. "We saw a lot of improvement," the coach said. "They're really young, so I think you'll see them get better each week."

The defense made a dent in the scoreboard when senior defensive back Kevin Stevens intercepted a Warriors QB Bradley Holway throw and returned it for a 33-yard touchdown. That made the score 45-0 in favor of GBS and that was the final.

Coming up, Glenbrook South faces a decisive five-game stretch, three of them  on the road. The Titans next play at Niles North on Sept. 16. After that, GBS has a road game against New Trier, then hosts Waukegan, followed by a road game at Niles West and finally, the Titans will host the back-to-back defending 8A State Champions Maine South to conclude the key stretch.