Quite a playmaker

Fremd standout quarterback Mike Tauchman regularly attends school plays. He went to the opening night of "Bye, Bye Birdie" with his mom.
When he was jokingly asked why he didn't wait until Friday, he laughed and replied "I've got plans."
His plans in a 24-7 playoff win over Palatine entailed running for 70 yards on 19 carries and passing for 62 yards, punting for nearly a 41-yard average and picking off 3 passes (giving him 7 in two years against his cross-town rivals). How competitive is the kid? On the last play of the game on a jump ball at midfield with Palatine's Cody Bobbit, Tauchman emerged from their wrestling match with the football on a play that had no bearing on the result. But Tauchman said there was no way he was going to give up the ball.