Owen Yorke scored four touchdowns and Amare Williams added another as Wheaton Warrenville South defeated Glenbard North 35-28 to earn a key DuKane Conference victory in its home opener at Red Grange Field on Friday in Wheaton.

Yorke, a senior running back for the Tigers (3-2, 2-1), ran 23 times for 204 yards and 3 scores on the ground.

Following a 56-yard Zachariah Morris touchdown catch from quarterback Kyle Melody for the Panthers, Yorke got the WW South offense started with a 36-yard first quarter touchdown toss of his own to senior wide receiver Jacob MacHoll to tie the game 7-7.

“We wanted to try to put some points on the board early, so we were like, ‘All right, let’s run it’,” said Yorke, reflecting on his first varsity pass attempt.

“We knew that Owen is a playmaker. And so

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