Chase Hojnacki runs for 229 yards, four TDs as Huntley routs Oswego East

After a first half in which Huntley played patient, old-fashioned, grind-it-out football, the Red Raiders wanted to send a message early in the second half.And did they ever.Quarterback Malik Carter found wide receiver Matthew Schroeder for an 80-yard touchdown pass on the second play of the third quarter, and that play ignited the Huntley offense as it turned an 11-point halftime lead into a 48-17 Class 8A first-round rout Friday night over Oswego East at Red Raider Stadium in Huntley.The victory sends second-seeded Huntley (10-0) into the second round where it will face 18th-seeded Chicago Lane, a 33-14 winner over South Elgin.As usual, the Raiders were led by workhorse running back Chase Hojnacki, who carried 31 times for 229 yards and four touchdowns. Hojnacki scored on a pair of 1-yard runs and a 19-yard screen pass from Carter in the first half, and closed his scoring with a 50-yard burst midway through the third as the hosts racked up 480 total yards. Hojnacki carried 11 times f