Lincoln-Way West ‘survives and advances’ with 7A overtime win over St. Laurence

“Survive and advance” could be Lincoln-Way West’s new motto.The Warriors lived the phrase Saturday, outlasting St. Laurence 21-14 in overtime in their Round of 16 game after a taut defensive struggle across 48 minutes.West (8-4) advanced to the Class 7A quarterfinals thanks to three big plays – quarterback Jacob Howard’s 10-yard touchdown rush off right guard on the first play of overtime, defensive lineman Austin Evans’ sack of St. Laurence quarterback Noah Taylor on the Vikings’ first overtime play and junior defensive back Daniel Redican’s game-ending interception of Taylor’s third-and-19 pass into the end zone two snaps later.“I’m just trying to get these seniors another week,” Redican said. “It was third down and I was just trying to lock on to a guy. I saw him throw the ball and knew I had to go get it.”Next weekend, Lincoln-Way West will play the winner of Saturday night’s Hersey-Glenbard West contest.Just before the interception, Evans, a 250-pound senior who had been kept at b