Fremd showed that it’s not just the Johnny O’Brien show.

The Vikings unveiled an aggressive defense Friday night in Palatine that put the clamps on Lake Zurich . Fremd forced three turnovers and came up with a pair of stops inside its own 10-yard line to stymie the Bears as the Vikings rolled to a 35-3 victory.

Led by Troy Pepe, Tom O’Brien, Jason Hardy, Marquan Brewster, Matt Klimas, Anthony D’Ambrosio and Owen Jakubczk, the defense held Lake Zurich without a touchdown for the second consecutive year.

“We had some guys really step up and play physical,” Fremd coach Lou Sponsel said. “We rotated through eight different defensive linemen just to keep them fresh. We played well.”

Meanwhile, O’Brien, who was the Daily Herald Cook All-Area captain last season, appeared to not have misse

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