Friday’s  football game between Churubusco and Prairie Heights  ended in a 55-6 Busco victory, but the story of the night was almost who didn’t play for the Eagles as well as who did. 

Busco had two senior co-captains on the sidelines for this tilt, as well as their leading rusher, a starting inside linebacker, and a two-way starting lineman.  That is the nature of the game, and the Eagles merely adjusted and didn’t miss a beat in taking a 20-0 first quarter lead.

Andrew Grawcock used his blockers up front push well in scoring twice in the quarter, while QB Cameron Amber hooked up with Jeff Geiger on a 56-yard scoring toss shortly thereafter.

Corey Richards took one into the end zone at 11:01 left in the second quarter, and Busco took advantage of a Lee Blake fumble recovery deep in Panther territory to score again less than one minute later. 

It was at that point that a lot of starters left the game, including the entire backfield with the exception of Quarterback Cameron Amber.  He had to stay in to take snaps because his backup also was out with an injury.  Amber’s leg is proving to be as valuable as his arm, with his kickoffs and punting giving opponents fits.

Sophomore Kyle Monk also scored two touchdowns in this game from a running back position.  He is normally a quarterback,  but he looked just fine taking handoffs rather than giving them.

Coach Etzler credited Assistant Coach Zach Dock with having players ready, especially on defense.  “He keeps the intensity up during the week, and it carries over to the games.” 

Busco is looking very much like a team that has outscored its opponents 153-13 on its way to a 3-0 mark. Next week is Eastside at Butler, and the Eagles will work hard to add to those numbers.

Story, photos, video and editing by Chris Tomlinson, Brian Graham and Viv Sade.