Naperville North did not want a repeat of its opening week loss.

The Huskies made plays late, including JD Sanford’s sack of Libertyville quarterback Brady Buenik late to clinch a 21-14 overtime victory over the Wildcats (1-1) on Friday in Libertyville.

Buenik led Libertyville (1-1) on a comeback drive with 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter by scoring on a 4-yard rush to tie the game at 14.

After Huskies running back William Eloe scored the go-ahead touchdown from 10 yards out on the first play of the first overtime, Naperville North knew it had to make a goal-line stop on No. 10.

“We knew he was drawing up the middle to the strong side and our job was just to fill the gaps, do our assignment and contain,” Naperville North defensive lineman Gabriel Hill said.

Eloe finished with

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