Nothing gets rid of the sour taste of a lopsided loss quite like offensive efficiency.

Maine South junior quarterback Jameson Purcell, an Indiana commit, was stuck on automatic as the visiting Hawks pulled away in the second half to beat Warren 42-14 in Gurnee on Friday.

The Hawks opened the season last week with a tough one against state power Lincoln-Way East. It was the type of loss seldom seen at Maine South.

“Shutout and running clock hasn't happened too many times,” Hawks coach David Inserra said. “Obviously, we had the boys' attention, but most importantly, they responded. They focused, They didn't get down, long season.”

Purcell hit peak efficiency in the middle part of the game, completing 14 of 15 throws for 177 yards during one stretch of the second and third quarters. Overa

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