Once was not enough for Hersey football coach Tom Nelson on Friday night.

“Man, is he special,” Nelson said of Huskies junior quarterback Jake Nawrot after Hersey – down 27-6 at the half and 34-12 after three quarters against visiting Prospect – recorded a stunning 38-34 victory in an Mid-Suburban League East showdown for first place.

“Man, is he special,” Nelson repeated.

Nawrot (27-of-41 passing, 317 yards) threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two more, including the game-winning 1-yard keeper with 18 seconds left.

Hersey (6-2, 4-0) won its sixth straight game by outscoring the reigning MSL East champion 26-0 in the fourth quarter at Roland R. Goins Stadium in Arlington Heights.

The penultimate play on the clinching drive was Nawrot’s 8-yard completion to junior wideout Jos

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