Coming off an impressive Week 1 victory over Geneseo, the Rochelle football team came to Chicago Saturday afternoon hoping to build upon it.

But after jumping out to a big early lead over King, the Hubs found themselves in a battle in the fourth quarter. However, some clutch runs from junior running back/defensive back Dylan Manning led to the score that ultimately allowed Rochelle to hold off the pesky Jaguars 28-18 at Gately Stadium.

“That was a tough game, way different from last week,” said Manning, who ran for 169 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries and added a key two-point conversion late. “We struggled stopping the run.”

Rochelle (2-0) began the scoring on the game’s opening possession as a 40-yard completion from senior quarterback Van Gerber to Cohen Haedt set up Manning

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