Oswego’s Ammar Banire was hoping to have a breakout game Friday for more reasons than one.

The sophomore running back has been seeing more and more action as the season has gone on. Friday’s game against crosstown rival Oswego East was coming on the eve of his 16th birthday.

Those are all good things, but the fact that his mother, Yewande , a family nurse practitioner, was able to watch him play high school football in person for the first time was foremost on his mind.

“My mom just got back from Nigeria,” Banire said. “I had to ball out for her. That was special.”

Banire kept his word by having quite a night, scoring two touchdowns to help the host Panthers break out offensively as well for a 33-21 Southwest Prairie West victory over the Wolves.

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