On paper, it simply was one of many Southwest Valley games Friday to end the regular season. But the annual Wes Spencer Crosstown Classic between Naperville North and Naperville Central at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium on the campus of North Central College is anything but ordinary.

Nothing was ordinary about William Eloe, who scored twice in the fourth quarter to cap a 102-yard night and give the Huskies (6-3, 5-2) a come-from-behind victory, 21-15, only their second win over the Redhawks (2-7, 2-5) since 2018.

“Growing up as a kid, I remember watching this game before I was even in high school,” Eloe said. “And seeing people make big plays like that for the Huskies, that’s kind of what I wanted to grow up doing, but I never thought I’d be able to do it. And now, here I am making those p

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