Barrington was cooking when it needed a big play Friday.

Owen Cook came up with a huge punt and then later had a touchdown-saving tackle on another punt as Barrington knocked off Fremd , which was playing without injured quarterback Johnny O’Brien, 23-7 in Barrington.

“We practice this all week, just the little things,” said Cook, who also plays wide receiver and had two catches for 44 yards.

“I got a good roll on the punt, which helped. It was exactly what we needed in that moment.”

Barrington (6-1, 3-0), which took over sole possession of first place in the MSL West, jumped all over Fremd early as the Broncos powered a pair of touchdowns for a 14-0 lead.

Luke Tepas busted off a 40-yard touchdown run on a read option play. Barrington then followed on its next possession with a 9-y

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