St. Laurence pulls away in second half, beats Plainfield South 28-13

St. Laurence proved that even a three-win regular season in the tough Chicago Catholic League should be enough to earn a playoff spot, backing it up with a 28-13 win over Plainfield South on Saturday afternoon.The Vikings quickly jumped out to a 14-0 lead behind an impressive 25-yard touchdown run from running back Keynan Morgan. However, the Cougars responded with a 70-yard touchdown strike from sophomore quarterback Armani Ford to Liem Sesta. Ford later found Sincere Rodgers for another score, cutting the deficit to 14-13 at halftime.The difference in the second half was the Vikings’ defense, which came up with multiple big stops despite allowing a few lengthy drives from the Cougars.“Defensively, we changed some things up front a little bit just to get some more one-on-ones,” St. Laurence coach Pat Swanson said about adjustments made during halftime. “But at the end of the day, it was about executing things we’ve worked on all year long.”Notably, the Vikings welcomed back senior lin