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Four Benet players were named to the East Suburban Catholic Conference honor roll: senior offensive lineman John Cannova; junior offensive lineman Pat Flavin; senior defensive lineman Nick Melka; and senior linebacker Mike Runger. For the entire all-ESCC list, click here. The conference's individual awards are listed below.

Most Valuable Player: Julian Sipiora, St Viator
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Mike Perish, Marist
Most Valuable Offensive Lineman: Dan Foreman, Joliet Catholic
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Jake Stockman, Joliet Catholic
Most Valuable Defensive Lineman: Steve Lester, Carmel Catholic
Coach of the Year: Dave Mattio, Marian Catholic

This box score from Saturday may have been left on the cutting room floor after Benet's 36-24 victory. Benet (2-1) next hosts Carmel on Friday night at Benedictine.

BENET 36, ST. JOSEPH 24
Benet 0 20 16 0 -- 36
St. Joseph 7 10 0 7 -- 24
SJ -- Boddy 52-yard pass from Meredith (Castanon kick)
BA -- Kamykowski 5-yard run (pass failed)
SJ -- Nance 57-yard pass from Meredith (Castanon kick)
BA -- Howe 89-yard kickoff return (run failed)
SJ -- Castanon 30-yard field goal
BA -- Flood 15-yard pass from Terna (Howe run)
BA -- Howe 5-yard run (Howe run)
BA -- Howe 9-yard run (Kamykowski run)
SJ -- Meredith 4-yard run (Castanon kick)

TEAM STATISTICS
BA SJ
First downs 19 12
Rushes-yards 41-169 15-59
Comp.-Att.-Int. 13-20-0 24-37-1
Passing yards 241 303
Total yards 410 362
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 9-70 5-35

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Benet -- Howe 19-76, Boyle 6-36, Kamykowski 6-35, Terna 10-22. St. Joseph -- Meredith 10-23, Boddy 4-22, Carr 3-19, Robison 1-(-5).
PASSING: Benet -- Terna 13-20-0 241. St. Joseph -- Meredith 24-37-1 303.
RECEIVING: Benet -- Flood 3-81, Nelligan 3-67, Howe 3-62, Melka 1-16, Kamykowski 1-8, Ziffra 1-8. St. Joseph -- Boddy 5-115, Quintana 8-80, Nance 2-64, Polak 3-24, Jackson 4-16, Ginwright 1-9, Carr 1-(-5).

Courtesy of Gary Goforth, Benet's football coach and athletic director, here is the program's schedule for next season. The Redwings will play home games at Benedictine. Note that road games at St. Joseph and Nazareth are slated for Saturday afternoon kickoffs.

BENET 2009 SCHEDULE
Aug. 28 at Oswego East
Sept. 4 vs. Montini Catholic
Sept. 12 at St. Joseph
Sept. 18 vs. Carmel
Sept. 26 at Nazareth
Oct. 2 vs. St. Viator
Oct. 9 at Joliet Catholic
Oct. 16 at Marist
Oct. 23 vs. St. Patrick

One of the points we tried to make in this column was how inexact recruiting is, no matter what the experts say. Perhaps the best example local example is Dan LeFevour, the Benet graduate who was shunned by the Big Ten schools but entered Central Michigan and then the Heisman Trophy conversation. Area coaches should probably keep that unexpected story on file for the next several years.

As it turns out, LeFevour and the Chippewas will open the 2009 season on Sept. 5 at Arizona, a school that is trying to make recruiting inroads in Illinois (more on that later).

By the way, Central Michigan's 34-man recruiting class - including preferred walk-ons - featured just two scholarship players from Illinois: linebackers Kyle Zelinsky (Bartlett) and Alex Smith (Barrington).

Wednesday is the NCAA National Letter of Intent signing day for football, as well as several other sports, and we want to talk to you about it. Join Sun staff writers Patrick Mooney and Paul LaTour and Beacon News football writer Jim Owczarski live throughout the day to talk about who is going where and why.

LISLE - Check back soon for real-time updates from Benedictine University.

The East Suburban Catholic Conference has released its honor roll, which can be found here.

Benet seniors Mike Vanchieri (defensive back), Victor Sadauskas (defensive lineman) and Dan Schroeder (offensive lineman) earned all-ESCC recognition.

Marist - which will travel to Benedictine University for a second-round playoff game against Naperville North Friday night - placed eight players on the team. Here are the individual awards:

Most Valuable Player: Tyler Hudetz, Joliet Catholic
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Mike Taylor, Carmel Catholic
Most Valuable Offensive Lineman: Patrick Lyons, Carmel Catholic
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Joshua Mander, Joliet Catholic
Most Valuable Defensive Lineman: Nabal Jefferson, Marist
Coach of the Year: Pat Dunne, Marist; Mark Zavagnin, St. Joseph