Kameron Casnave reached 5,000 career rushing yards in spectacular fashion.

The Northlake Christian senior needed just two yards coming into the Division III select first-round playoff game against St. Louis Catholic to reach the historic mark. But on the Wolverines’ first offensive play, Casnave sprinted up the middle untouched for a 45-yard touchdown.

No. 12 Northlake came out of the gates blazing, scoring 24 first-quarter points en route to a 59-20 home victory against No. 21 St. Louis on Nov. 14.

“Give all glory to God right now,” said Casnave, who finished the game with 220 rushing yards and four touchdowns. “My O-line parted the Red Sea; they created great holes, and all I could do was run through that. It’s just a lot of momentum that we have.”

NCS coach James Willis said Casnave

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