There are many legendary rivalries in high school sports but this may be one of the most intense of all in the West Suburban Conferences. Proviso East vs. Proviso West, two schools less than 15 minutes from each other, clash yet another year for bragging rights of the Bellwood/Maywood area. Last year, Proviso West smoked Proviso East 44-6, with majority of the work being done by former Proviso West star, now USC freshman Kyle Prater. He's gone to college and this season Proviso East desperately needs a win starting off 0-2. West wants to continue their program as legit outside of Kyle Prater being 2-0 and they are fighting to continue the momentum. This Saturday was also a day of reflection as nine years ago that day, tragedy occurred in the U.S. with the terrorist attack on the twin towers New York City. So prior to the football game a ceremony was held to remember all of the Americans we lost during the 9/11 attacks. After the ceremony the two teams stepped on the field to play their hearts out. This game had more tension than usual because two of Proviso East's starters transferred to West for their senior season; one of them being standout lineman T. Glover. This left a very bad taste in the Pirates mouth and they were definitely out for blood against the Panthers. This being Proviso West's homecoming it seems as if they weren't thinking about the rivalry but more like they were trying to send a message. They dominated on both sides of the ball the defense pitched and shutout and the offense scored 40 points. There were a lot of unnecessary, but expected, personal fouls during the ball game. And the game was not much to watch after the second quarter. Proviso West showed for the third week in a row they have established a running game, but still could go to the air with deep threats like Clarence Heath and Ryan Woods.
Proviso West will look to stay undefeated against York High School next Friday and Proviso East will try to get their first win next week against Willowbrook who is also lacking wins this season.
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