Doyle’s punt returns key Benet’s second-half surge at St. Viator – Shaw Local

Through 24 minutes of play Benet and St. Viator had dueled to a 7-7 tie in a back-and-forth, physical battle Friday night in Arlington Heights.

The question facing both squads as the second-half kickoff pierced its way through the night air at Morris Field at the Forest View Educational Center was who would step up and assume control in this opening round CCL/ESCC Purple Division bout.

The answer came in the form of two-way Redwings starter Luke Doyle.

The 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior broke open the tie game with a devastating 66-yard punt return that found pay dirt with 1:14 left in the third. He then followed with a 43-yard return which set up a Joe Savino 5-yard TD run with 9:37 left to boost the visitors from Lisle over the host Lions 21-13 to move their record to 3-1 on the seas