Senior quarterback Grant Tustin gave a little talk to his Lincoln-Way West teammates.

It wasn’t bunch of attaboys, that’s for sure. Tustin calmly voiced his displeasure Friday night about what he had seen — and wanted his peers to know that they needed to be better.

Senior wide receiver/defensive back Chase Markowicz appreciated the candor, pointing out that’s what makes Tustin such a good leader.

“He tells us the truth,” Markowicz said. “If we (stink), he’s going to tell us we (stink).”

Tustin, for one, felt the Warriors needed to play better despite posting a 17-7 victory over visiting Andrew in a Southwest Valley Red opener in New Lenox.

“Sometimes you have to be a little honest with the guys,” he said. “We played the game we didn’t want to play. It was really subpar for us. We

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