Here are highlights and notes from Week 1 results around the Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference.

Mount Carmel outlasts Ohio’s Archbishop Moeller

Entering as the No. 1 team in 8A, Mount Carmel scored a come-from-behind victory on a national stage. Behind a stellar effort from quarterback Emmett Dowling, a Mount Carmel legacy, the Caravan navigated a game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter and converted a 2-point play to beat the No. 1-ranked program in the state of Ohio, Archbishop Moeller, 43-42 in Ironton, Ohio.

“We were ready for that moment,” Dowling said in a text message. “We knew we were going to score and go for the win... Our team’s biggest strengths are that we are tough and when adversity hits, we don’t back down from it.... Before the game, we t

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