Ben Kleinhans kept his coach’s advice and his dad’s emotions in check in the moments leading up to his son, Drew Kleinhans’ varsity debut Friday.

A quick hug.

An “I love you.”

And they were off.

“He didn’t want to say too much, because he didn’t want my emotions to get too high,” said Drew Kleinhans, Oswego’s junior quarterback. “He gave me a little pat on the butt, and we were off.”

Drew Kleinhans indeed had it from there.

The son of Oswego’s offensive coordinator was masterful in his first varsity game, throwing for two touchdowns and running in a third in the first half. Oswego’s defense did its part, shutting out host Naperville Central into the fourth quarter of a 31-15 nonconference win to open the season.

Dekker Zelensek’s 85-yard touchdown run capped off Oswego’s 28-0 firs

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