Huntley ‘s flag football players had one job to do after securing victory.

Red Raiders coach B.J. Bertelsman asked them to go to the home-side fence and sing happy birthday to his mother. His girls didn’t disappoint him.

JoAnn Bertelsman turned 71 on Tuesday, and the Red Raiders gave their coach’s mom the gift of a 27-20 win over visiting McHenry in a Fox Valley Conference game that saw the hosts stop a late drive.

“She doesn’t miss a wrestling match, and she’s not going to miss a football game,” Bertelsman, Huntley’s longtime wrestling coach, said of his mother.

Huntley defender Elena Fetzer had one job to do with McHenry facing fourth-and-goal from the 3 and looking to tie the score with the clock stopped for the two-minute warning.

Fetzer’s assignment was to keep her eyes on spe

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