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Christian Life 55, WA 28
9.30.07 :: Football :: Posted at 2:27 PM
Rockford Christian Life 55, Wheaton Academy 28:ŒDespite a 55-28 nonconference loss to Rockford Christian Life, Wheaton Academy actually played pretty well. The Warriors were done in by a series of mistakes during the second quarter and the first two minutes of the third quarter, when the Eagles scored 36 unanswered points.
Trailing 42-7 in the third quarter, the Warriors rallied behind sophomore quarterback Brian Pell. Pell led Wheaton Academy to 3 third-quarter touchdowns, but the Warriors (2-4) couldn't dig themselves all the way out of the big hole...Read More...
Wheaton Academy sees progress in loss
Football falls 35-14 to Walther Lutheran
9.23.07 :: Football :: Posted at 2:38 PM
(Daily Herald) While the end result of its last two games has been a pair of losses, Wheaton Academy's football team will look you straight in the eye and remind you that not all losses are created equal.
A week after a mistake-riddled loss at Luther North, the Warriors battled Walther Lutheran on Friday night at West Chicago's football field.
Wheaton Academy lost the Private School League contest 35-14 to the Broncos but walked off the field in a much different mood than it had just seven days earlier.
"Our theme was 'respond,' " Wheaton Academy coach Ben Wilson said. "In life and on the football field, they have to learn to respond to any situation -- positive or negative -- in a positive way that's going to glorify God...Read More...
Wheaton Academy mistakes add up to defeat
Sunday, September 16, 2007 - Daily Herald - By Darryll Melema
There will always be some bumps in the road for emerging football programs, and Saturday afternoon was one of those moments for Wheaton Academy's first-year varsity.
The Warriors traveled to Luther North and ran afoul of turnovers and penalties in addition to a host school that wanted to gain its first win of the season.
Three lost fumbles and 75 yards cut short a series of Wheaton Academy drives, and Luther North took full advantage for a 10-6 Private School League victory.
"Really what cost us the game was penalty errors," Wheaton Academy coach Ben Wilson said. "We haven't been penalized that much this season. Today the penalties really killed us."
Wheaton Academy fell to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the Private School League with the defeat...Read More...
Wheaton Academy passes league test
Football defeats Luther South 36-20
9.09.07 :: Football :: Postd at 9:41 AM (Daily Herald)
In its attempts to stop Wheaton Academy from running the football Saturday night, Luther South routinely put eight or sometimes nine players at the line of scrimmage -- daring the Warriors to pass the ball.
Wheaton Academy took the dare and succeeded with it, earning a 36-20 Private School League opener at Wheaton College's McCully Field.
"This feels pretty good, but our coach (Ben Wilson) told us this next week of practice is going to be the toughest yet," Wheaton Academy receiver Anthony Ritchie said. "We're ready to go back to work."
But by game's end the Warriors were holding on for dear life. Luther South (0-3, 0-1) gained massive second-half yardage and outgained the Warriors 337-190 for the contest.
"The truth be told, not having varsity experience, is something that shows up in the wins, like tonight and shows up in the losses, like last week. We just don't know how to respond in certain situations," Wilson said.
The Warriors are 2-1, 1-0 in the PSL and rebounded nicely from their 50-7 Week 2 defeat at Genoa-Kingston...Read More...
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Genoa-Kingston 50, WA 7
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8.31.07 :: Football :: Posted at 9:29 PM
Genoa-Kingston started slowly, but recovered to throttle Wheaton Academy 50-7 in the first road game for the Warriors since this year's resumption of the football program.
"This is an eye-opener for us as far as being a new program is concerned," Wheaton Academy coach Ben Wilson said. "Hopefully it taught our kids what it's going to take to compete at the varsity level. They had some tremendous athletes. We have a few good athletes, but they haven't quite learned yet the intensity required to compete at this level."
In a penalty-littered first half, Wheaton Academy (1-1) trailed just 15-0 after the first quarter and moved the ball well on its early possessions.
And with Genoa-Kingston (2-0) suffering a succession of penalties, the Warriors were still statistically in the contest...Read More...
Warriors win big in opening game
Football defeats Kirkland-Hiawatha 32-6
8.24.07 :: Football :: Posted at 11:08 PM
The Wheaton Academy Warrior varsity football team opened up the 2007 football season, WA's first varsity season since 1989 with a resounding 32-6 win against Kirkland-Hiawatha Friday night at West Chicago High School.
Second year head coach Ben Wilson's team jumped to a quick 7-0 lead in the first quarter with a Chris Reddick touchdown run. Reddick also contributed 90 rushing yards. In a penalty-filled game, Anthony Ritchie was a tremendous offensive tool, as he totalled 149 receiving yards along with a touchdown. Sophomore Brian Pell led the Warriors with an outstanding 164 passing yards.
The Warriors kept their 18 year undefeated streak with Friday's victory, with a sizable crowd looking on. The team is set to travel to Genoa-Kingston next Friday night for a 7:30 PM game time.
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Warriors to begin first varsity season since 1989
Posted on Friday, August 10, 2007 at 11:01 AM
Brian PellOn Aug. 24 the resuscitated Wheaton Academy football program will play its first varsity game since 1989 ... in the 50th anniversary of the Warriors' last undefeated season in 1957.
No one expects perfection as the Warriors travel to Private School League opponents and home games at Wheaton College and West Chicago High.
Their hiatus ends Aug. 24 against Kirkland-Hiawatha at West Chicago. Homecoming is Oct. 6 at Wheaton College against Chicago Christian.
"Hopefully we'll build some momentum and make it a solid, winning program," said 29-year-old coach Ben Wilson. Since graduating from Maine South and Wheaton College he's assisted at Glenbard North, Vernon Hills, Wheaton College and in Bloomington...Read More...
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