Wheaton Academy football makes more history

Wheaton Academy makes history with each football game it wins.

Playing in their first state quarterfinal on Friday, the Warriors beat Sandwich 42-7 at Performance Trust Field in West Chicago.

No. 4 seed Wheaton Academy (11-1) advances to a Class 4A semifinal against Saturday’s winner between No. 7 IC Catholic and No. 11 St. Laurence.

“The defense again game through. Offensively we did what we were supposed to do. We were able to spread the ball out, at the same time we can run it,” said Wheaton Academy coach Jim Johanik.

“And if we continue doing this, we’ve got a shot against teams that are going to be bigger and more experienced in the postseason than we are.”

If it wasn’t historic for No. 8 Sandwich, which reached the 2010 semifinals, it felt like it.

Sandwich (8-4) didn’t field a team last season. It was 0-9 in 2021.

“I’m struggling to have tears right now because I’m so proud of this coaching…