In a 28-6 win over IC Catholic Prep in the 3A semifinals, undefeated Byron did something teams all season failed to do – shut down the vaunted Knights passing attack.

According to Byron defensive coordinator Sean Considine, it was months in the making.

“We knew we’d be playing IC as far back as the summer. That’s when we started planning our pass defense against them,” said the former NFL player. “We used a zone pattern match, and the kids really executed. And when the quarterback scrambled, we were still in position.”

IC quarterback Nate Lang, with over 2,000 yards throwing this year, never got into a rhythm and was plagued by dropped passes. The Knights (8-4) did not score until four minutes were left in the game.

“We didn’t execute and made too many mistakes,” Lang said. “The diff

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