Postgame glance

Leading rushers: Mundelein Carmel - Jon Popovitch 20 carries, 146 yards, 2 TD. Bloomington - James Wade 26 carries, 192 yards.

Leading passers: Mundelein Carmel - John Solan 4-4, 75 yards, 2 TD. Bloomington - Jeremy Peden 1-3, 53 yards, 1 TD.

Leading receivers: Mundelein Carmel - Jack Simmons 2 catches, 43 yards, 1 TD. Bloomington - Brandon Hughes 1 catch, 53 yards, 1 TD.

Key play: Mundelein Carmel's Mike Serio returned a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter, putting the Corsairs ahead to stay at 32-26. The score came 12 seconds after Bloomington took a 26-25 lead on a Justin Harrison 1-yard TD run.

Bloomington pluses: The Raiders rolled up 422 yards of total offense, including 369 on the ground. BHS received huge games from senior tailback James Wade (192 yards rushing) and senior flanker Brandon Hughes (71-yard touchdown run, 53-yard TD reception).

Bloomington minuses: Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers. Eight of them in all ... The Raiders also gave up a touchdown on a kickoff return and fumbled a kickoff.

Mundelein Carmel pluses: The Corsairs recovered six fumbles and intercepted two passes ... Quarterback John Solan, subbing for injured star Mark Venegoni, ran for three touchdowns and passed for two.

Mundelein Carmel minuses: Could not stop the Bloomington running game all day, allowing 7.5 yards per carry.

From Pantagraph staff