It hasn’t taken long for offensive coordinator Bill Mitz to rub off on Wauconda head coach Chris Prostka.

During long stays as head coach at Stevenson and Jacobs, Mitz was renowned for taking risks on fourth down that would have most everyone in the stands shaking their heads.

Wauconda gambled a few times in the fourth quarter and made it work to pull off a 25-20 victory over Antioch and clinch the Northern Lake County Conference title on Friday.

With about four minutes left in the game, sitting on the 5-point lead, the host Bulldogs faced fourth-and-three at their own 23-yard line. The offense stayed on the field, and Jackson Rudolph ran for 4 yards to move the sticks.

“We’re not punting, that’s our mentality,” Rudolph said. “We’re not punting no matter what. We know we’re getting

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