Donato Gatses has no quit in him.

Glenbard North ‘s talented senior running back carried the ball 34 times for 264 yards and scored five touchdowns during the Panthers’ 39-20 DuKane Conference victory over Wheaton North Friday night in Carol Stream.

Bounding back from last weekend’s loss to St. Charles North, the playoff-bound Panthers improved to 6-3 overall, 4-3 in the DuKane.

“I guess we’ll find out tomorrow night (when the IHSA playoff pairings are announced),” Panthers coach Ryan Wilkens said about the importance of the win. “Just for momentum sake, it was important coming off last week.”

Trailing 14-12 at halftime, the Panthers found the end zone on their first four second-half possessions to seize control.

Quarterback Kyle Melody (16 of 19, 156 yards, two TDs) tossed a 16-ya

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