West's 5 TDs spark Elgin over Streamwood

Midway through the third quarter, Elgin led Streamwood 19-14, and the Sabres had the ball with a chance to take the lead.

But Elgin's defense forced a 3-and-out, and the offense scored on the next possession. That started a run of 22 unanswered points, as Elgin celebrated Homecoming with a 41-14 win in Upstate Eight action at Memorial Field.

Jordan West threw 5 touchdown passes for the Maroons (2-4, 2-4), who won their second straight.

Two of those went to brother Alexander West and two more went to Darien Jackson. Xavier Bonds also scored twice for Elgin.

Jordan West passed for 248 yards and added 130 rushing.

"We just had more power than them," said Jordan West. "We looked at their weaknesses and coach (Anthony) Mason did a great job of finding that. And I think this is the best wide receiver group I've ever had in my life."

Elgin led 13-0 on TDs by Alex West and Jackson with halftime approaching. It could have been more, but the Maroons had a touchdown called back and lost a fumble deep in Streamwood territory.

The Sabres got on the scoreboard 47 seconds before halftime, with Emmanuel Martinez taking it in from 21 yards out. But the Maroons answered immediately, with Jordan West hitting Jackson for a 45-yard score with 11 seconds to go.

Streamwood took advantage of great field position to start the second half following a short kickoff and a penalty. Quarterback Omar Negron capped a 45-yard drive with a 1-yard run to make it 19-14.

The Sabres (1-5, 1-5) got the ball back but Elgin's defense held Streamwood to 3 yards on 3 plays. After the punt, the Maroons went 52 yards in 12 plays, with West and West hooking up again for the score.

"We knew we had a really tough beginning of our schedule," Mason said. "So this is the time when we've really got to open up and be able to shine. I was just happy that we were able to be successful today."

Negron led Streamwood with 77 rushing yards, but the Sabres weren't able to finish enough drives.

"We couldn't put some drives together and offensively they were hot tonight," said Streamwod coach Don Guindon. "But we didn't do the things during the week to earn the victory. We didn't have a very good week of practice and it showed tonight."