If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.

Set to send the ball back to Glenbrook South leading by seven points, Maine South senior punter Henry Hughes called for the snap.

Instead, the spiraling pigskin landed in the arms of tailback Niko Kokosioulis. The senior burst through a surprised Titans defense, weaving his way through traffic for a crucial Maine South first down.

“We tried the same thing against Warren and crazy enough, I dropped the fake punt,” Kokosioulis said. “I knew once he called it, my moment was ready. All I had to do was get the first down and once I crossed that line, I knew it was going to be a great game.”

Great, it was for the Hawks (7-1, 4-0), who buried Glenbrook South (6-2, 3-1) in a smothering defensive effort to take a 38-7 victory in a key CSL South m

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