Week #8Chicago
(Curie)(6-2)
10/14/2005
Lane Tech, Xavier Torres Romps Over Curie To Win
The Illini-Red Bird "Torres is our MVP, one of
the best players I have coached in nine years,'' Lane coach Rich Rio said as
quoted in today's Chicago Suntimes article previewing
the Lane Tech vs. Curie game to determine the Illini-Red
Bird conference champion.
Those words definitely rung true as demonstrated
today by the performance of Lane Tech offensive, defensive, and special team
star Xavier Torres. Torres (4 catches for 49 yards, 8 rushes for 53 yards)
helped Lane Tech (6-2) solidly defeat Curie (6-2) 33-17 at
He scored on runs of 32 and 13 yards and caught a
32 yard pass on 4th down for his touchdowns. Torre?s
offensive production was especially important for Lane as Curie held normally
stellar Lane Running Back William Moorehead (12
carries, 56 yards) to his first game this season where he did not rush for 100
yards.
Lane scored their other two touchdowns on a one
yard Quarterback sneak by Matt Richards and a 50 yard interception return for a
touchdown by Defensive Back Shawn Davis. Curie was led by Demarcus
Johnson (13 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD) and one of the best kickers in the Public
League, Abraham Tapia (46 yard Field Goal).