It would possibly seem to be Lockport senior Brady Pfeiffer was born to play quarterback.
His father, Jim, was St. Rita’s quarterback within the early Nineties and performed towards the likes of Mount Carmel’s Donovan McNabb, who turned a star within the NFL. Pfeiffer’s older brother Riley was Lockport’s quarterback in fall 2019 and spring 2021. Even his youthful brother Conley, a Lockport sophomore, is a quarterback.
“We all were passing the ball all the time since we were younger,” Brady Pfeiffer mentioned. “I feel like we’ve been playing quarterback our whole lives.”
Pfeiffer has been given the keys to the automobile that’s defending Class 8A state champion Lockport’s offense this season, and it has been a wild trip within the first 4 weeks.
Pfeiffer injured his left shoulder throughout the Porters’ 28-6 win towards Joliet West within the opener. He sat out the second half of that sport and Lockport’s 44-10 win towards Metea Valley the next week.
“I could have played the next game,” Pfeiffer mentioned. “But the coaches didn’t want to risk anything.”
Then got here a 23-22 win towards Bradley-Bourbonnais. The Porters trailed 14-3 and rallied within the second half. Pfeiffer’s 37-yard landing go to Hyatt Timosciek with 5:12 left proved to be the profitable rating.
But on Friday evening, the Porters (3-1, 0-1) dug a gap that was too deep of their SouthWest Suburban Blue opener. Homewood-Flossmoor led 27-0 at halftime and received 35-20.
Pfeiffer threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns within the fourth quarter.
“We had opportunities the first half, and we just didn’t execute,” he mentioned. “The second half we got here out hungry, but it surely was too little, too late.
“We came out slow in the first half, and we paid for it.”
Pfeiffer mentioned it’s good to have a father who has gone by comparable ups and downs.
“It’s nice because he knows what it’s like to play quarterback,” Pfeiffer mentioned. “He likes to give us our space. He steps in once in a while because he’s been through it. But for the most part he lets us do our own thing and trusts the coaches.”
Jim Pfeiffer was an assistant alongside George Czart beneath coach Bret Kooi when the Porters received 8A state championships in 2002 and 2003. Brady Pfeiffer was a backup quarterback final season, with Czart as coach, so the Pfeiffer household has been a part of all three of Lockport’s state titles.
The Porters’ well being is a priority of their pursuit of a fourth title. Starting working again Giovani Zarazoga, whose 194 dashing yards led the crew by three video games, missed the sport towards Homewood-Flossmoor. His substitute, Aiden Preciado, ran for 118 yards earlier than leaving within the fourth quarter with an damage.
Czart, who famous there have been a couple of drops within the first half Friday, mentioned he likes the crew’s passing sport with Pfeiffer throwing to Timosciek and Michael Doneske.
“I like everything about him,” Czart mentioned of Pfeiffer. “I like his poise. I like his management. I like that he could make performs beneath strain.
“And he comes from a good family of quarterbacks.”
Jeff Vorva is a contract reporter for the Daily Southtown.
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