

“I’m super excited for the change,” Hartman said. A $139.8 million referendum is on the April 2 ballot and could restore cuts to the football program and other sports, clubs and activities. However, the future of the Red Devils program remains uncertain after voters rejected a $166 million referendum last November. He replaces Kurt Weinberg, who stepped down in January after 10 years and 60 victories.Īt Hinsdale Central, Hartman was 40-13 with five playoff berths in five seasons. Hartman was previously the football coach at rival Hinsdale Central. On Monday, the Lyons Township High School District 204 board of education unanimously approved the hiring of Dan Hartman as the new football coach and as a social studies teacher. I told the kids to hold their heads high and come back ready to play and compete next week.A familiar face will be guiding the Lyons football program this fall. At the end, I think their size wore on us a little and they beat us up. You can look at their size and the difference from our size. We had the ball on the ground a few times and it just didn't bounce our way. "I'm really proud of our guys," said Bison coach Jeff Vlk. Stamm's 30-yard TD catch extended the advantage to 31-21 lead before Diaz connected on a 35-yard pass to Mitchell Verdico (4-111) to get BG to within 31-28. QB Ryan Jackson (17 for 20, 230 yards) completed two passes to Travis Stamm (6-105) and one to Smith before Cheney scored on a 5-yard run with 1:06 left.Ĭheney's 5-yard TD run gave Lyons the lead for good at the start of the second half. The Lions answered with a 65-yard drive to get within 21-17 before half. With Ryan Reid, CJ Relias, Brody Mac, John Saracco and Anthony Perricone providing the protection, Diaz competed 3 straight passes before a 2-yard TD run by Michael Cervantes made it 21-10. After a three-and-out by the BG defense, the Bison came back for its third TD of the game.
