Antioch had established early control of its season opener at Schaumburg , but the Sequoits needed to hold off a tenacious home team to earn a 34-29 win Friday at Gary Scholz Stadium.

The Sequoits got a late defensive stand plus a game-clinching first down on their final possession to avenge a season-opening home loss to Schaumburg last year.

“We put our defense in some really bad situations and they responded and worked their tails off to preserve the win,” Antioch coach Brian Glashagel said. “(Offensively) the game came down to crunch time and we put the ball in our (starters) hands and they got it done.”

The visitors (1-0) got on the board thanks to the first of three touchdowns from quarterback Colin Arquilla, a 3-yard keeper, that put them up 7-0 at the 9:43 mark of the first.

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