| Lake Forest College Sports Information
October 31, 2009 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Foresters Fall to Visiting Knox College
Senior linebacker Chad Zimborski (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha North) led a Forester defense that allowed just 235 yards and three points in the contest. He finished with 15 tackles on the day, surpassing 300 in his career and moving into fifth place in team history with 307 career tackles. Junior Tanner Compton (Excello, Mo./Macon) had 14 tackles, including a sack and another stop behind the line of scrimmage, and forced a fumble. Senior defenseive lineman Jaron Eanes (Cleveland, Ohio/Lake Forest Academy) also reached double figures in tackles with 10. Junior tailback Brock Stenberg (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) averaged 5.4 yards per carry and rushed for 81 of Lake Forest's 181 total yards. The home team's only score came on a 17-yard pass from junior Geoff Sobey (Mt. Prospect, Ill./Prospect) to senior wide receiver Dan Carter (Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator). Carter had two catches for 51 yards and trails the program's single-season records by five catches, 161 yards, and one touchdown reception. Knox took advantage of five interceptions on the day. The first ended the game's opening possession at the Prairie Fire 3-yardline and the visitors traveled 85 yards in 16 plays, setting up a 30-yard field goal for the only points of the first period. Three defensive plays highlighted the second quarter. The first was an amazing one-handed interception by Forester senior Hamid Khan (Chicago, Ill./Loyola) just in front of the goal line. He returned it 39 yards to the 40. After a Forester interception and a Knox punt that pinned the home team back at its own 8-yardline, Sobey was sacked in the end zone for a safety, making the score 5-0. The Prairie Fire were forced to punt again and, for the third time in the period, their punter pinned the Foresters deep, this time at the 11. A Knox lineman blocked a Lake Forest pass on the second play from scrimmage, caught it at the 7-yardline, and trotted into the end zone for a touchdown. The Foresters had three of the four first downs in a scoreless third quarter. Lake Forest finally got on the scoreboard on an 11-play, 80-yard drive and Carter's touchdown reception with 6:42 to play. However, 12 consecutive running plays and three third-down conversions by Knox ran out the clock. For head coach Jim Catanzaro, "it was a disappointing loss. I had hoped to send our 14 seniors out with a win in their final home game. I hope we can deliver a victory in their last collegiate football game next week at Carroll." The Foresters will close out the season at Carroll University next Saturday (November 7). The kickoff, which was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m., will now be at noon. A live video webcast of the contest will be available at www.pennatlantic.com.
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