Downers Grove North’s defense does it again, shuts out St. Rita

Declan Davies and Downers Grove North’s defense found themselves down a touchdown two plays into Friday’s game, before they even took the field.“It was kind of a wake-up call,” Davies said.But no worry. The defense, as it so often does, didn’t rest the remainder of the game.The Trojans held St. Rita without a first down in the first half, and made two key fourth-down stops in the second half.Downers Grove North, with its 17-7 second-round win over visiting St. Rita at Carstens Field, moved on to the quarterfinals for the fourth straight year.St. Rita’s Kyle Keyser returned an intercepted screen pass 50 yards for a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage, but Downers Grove North’s defense did not allow a point for the fifth time this season.St. Rita (7-4), Class 7A runner-up a year ago, had just 111 yards of offense and seven first downs.“Unbelievable, unbelievable,” DGN coach Joe Horeni said. “We say it all the time. The game plan was phenomenal, the execution from our kids was fan