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Photos: Third-quarter rally lifts Mount Carmel past Loyola Academy in showdown of Illinois unbeatens

Caravan win Week 9 matchup of SBLive Illinois top-five teams

Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports

The highlight of the Illinois high school football Week 9 schedule was a matchup of two undefeated teams in the SBLive Illinois Power 25 rankings. 

The heavyweight showdown lived up to the hype as visiting Mount Carmel rallied in the second half to defeat Loyola Academy 42-37 on Saturday afternoon. 

The Caravan, ranked fourth in the SBLive Illinois Power 25, trailed No. 3 Loyola Academy 24-14 at halftime but took control when they scored 21 points in the third quarter and then held off a late Ramblers' comeback attempt. 

Mount Carmel (9-0) was led by quarterback Blaine Downey, who threw for three touchdowns and ran for another. Will Nimesheim ran for two scores for Loyola (8-1), while quarterback Jake Stearney threw a TD pass and ran for another.  

Here is a look at the game from photographer Dean Reid: 

Mount Carmel at Loyola Academy football

Photos from Dean Reid

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Nate Latsch, SBLive Sports

NATE LATSCH, SBLIVE SPORTS

Nate Latsch is a Regional Editor at SBLive Sports overseeing high school coverage for Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. A veteran sportswriter and multimedia content creator, Latsch has covered high school sports in the St. Louis area and Missouri for 20 years, with a focus on high school football, basketball, baseball and football and basketball recruiting.  He has worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, STLhighschoolsports.com, the Associated Press, FOX Sports Midwest, MLB.com and Scout.com.  In addition to covering high school sports, Latsch has covered youth, college and professional sports, including covering the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Rams, the University of Missouri and Saint Louis University. 

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