It was a competitive first half when host Grayslake Central met Grayslake North in their annual crosstown rival on the football gridiron Friday night.

The host Rams only led 14-6 at halftime, but they outscored the Knights 14-0 in the second half to post a 28-6 Northern Lake County Conference victory to win back the coveted Crosstown Classic trophy.

The visiting Knights (1-5, 1-3) struck first when they marched 90 yards on 12 plays as senior Jacob Sweeney (95 yards on 21 rushes) scored on a 3-yard run 6:37 into the contest for a 6-0 lead. But that wound up being their only points of the contest despite compiling exactly 200 yards of offense on the ground alone.

The Rams’ opening drive was impressive, as they responded by going 62 yards in just 1:24 as senior J.T. Papin (111 yards on

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