Host Stevenson was hoping to get in the win column while Wheaton North wanted to remain undefeated Friday night in the second week of the 2025 football season.

The contest wound up going down to the wire as the Patriots clung to a 10-7 lead with under a minute to play. The Falcons almost forced overtime, but a 24-yard field goal attempt by Ryan Chrusciel hit the left upright with 39.1 seconds remaining as Stevenson (1-1) held on for a 10-7 nonconference victory.

The Falcons got on the scoreboard first on a trick play. Quarterback Jake Johnson (8-for-14, 59 yards) threw a lateral pass to tight end Adam Schilling, who fired a 39-yard touchdown pass to Shane Diericx before Chrusciel’s extra point made the score 7-0 with 3:52 left in the first quarter.

The Patriots had a chance to score m

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