The stadium was packed, an electric atmosphere for the Rams and their supporters. The presence of 200+ eighth graders and their families signal a boost in future enrollment for the school. Would it mean a boost in the varsity football record starting tonight against one of the top class 1A programs in the state?
The DePaul Prep Rams lost an entertaining game to the Lena-Winslow Panthers 38-27 on Friday night at DePaul Prep Stadium.
The Lena-Winslow Panthers came into the game 5-0. They took an 16-0 lead early in the second quarter when the Rams struck back. Senior quarterback found Rams’ sophomore wide receiver Lavelle Hardy up the right sideline for a 53 year touchdown.
A break-out game for DePaul’s Sophomore wide reciever Lavelle Hardy. Young Hardy can flat out play. He followed this touchdown with another in the third quarter on a post pattern from Rams senior quarterback Chris Perez.
The Rams added two more touchdowns. One on a 43 yard pass from Perez to senior running back Cole Ceravolo and then another on a run up the middle near the goal line in the fourth quarter.
Final score Lena-Winslow 38, DePaul Prep 27.
I am going to have to go all Ted Lasso on you folks. This team is improving even if the improvement doesn’t show in the wins and losses. I always fell like this DePaul Prep team is just about to break through to winning games and being a playoff team. The effort is there. The coaching is there. The play makers are there. It will come. I am sure of it.
I took more photos than I usually do. 2483 to be exact, with three cameras. I wanted to document the night as much as I could. I wasn’t planning to right a story about it for Inside Publications. It was fun and did not take all Saturday morning to process 120 finalists down to the 50 or so below.
I hope you like them.
