After Batavia and Glenbard North battled through a close first half, the second half was all Bulldogs. Batavia outscored the visiting Panthers 29-6 after halftime to win their DuKane Conference opener 41-13.

Henry Hahn scored three touchdowns for Batavia (2-1, 1-0).

Batavia led 12-7 at halftime. Momentum appeared to swing just after halftime when Batavia recovered an onside kick. On the next play, Michael Vander Luitgaren found Thomas Prescott wide open behind the defense for a 49-yard touchdown strike.

After a defensive stop, Vander Luitgaren connected with Brennon Zeng for another score to make it 26-7.

The onside kick came as a surprise even to most of those on the Batavia sidelines.

“Yes, we did,” said Bulldogs coach Dennis Piron when asked if the ploy was planned in advance,

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