ST. CHARLES — As he caught himself with defenders nipping at his feet in the first quarter Thursday, Ivan Dean looked up and saw nothing but green turf.

As the Holt senior quarterback began to pick up speed, he kept feeling defenders grasping at his legs.

But he never kept his eyes off the green turf ahead of him.

"They kept getting my feet, so I had to keep rebuilding speed and I got out of there," Dean said.

Dean rushed for three touchdowns to help lead Holt to a 49-8 win at St. Charles High in a Gateway Athletic Conference North Division football game.

"It felt great to come out here and play how we should play," Dean said. "We've gotten better every week and it actually showed this week."

Holt (1-3, 1-2 GAC North) has defeated St. Charles (1-3, 0-1) seven of the last eight meetin

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