Downers Grove North junior Baker Glomb spent four quarters Saturday sweating it out between the tackles at linebacker.

Game on the line, he put on his other hat. Glomb is also the Trojans’ kicker.

He proved up to the task.

Glomb drilled a 22-yard field goal as time expired, as Downers Grove North pulled out an 11-8 win over Morgan Park at Gately Stadium in Chicago.

“It’s a surreal feeling,” Glomb said. “I was playing my butt off the whole game at linebacker. Had to come in there and do the job and be there for my team.”

Glomb had little time to process his thoughts before the kick. Downers Grove North burned its last timeout following a running play on first-and-goal.

As the seconds ticked off after Owen Lansu’s completed pass to Max Troha, Glomb and the kicking unit quickly rushed

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