When Thornton’s Kieve Campos heard the play called in the huddle, the senior wingback had a pretty good idea he was going to be open.

His intuition proved correct.

Campos was able to get behind the Kenwood secondary Saturday to haul in a 51-yard touchdown pass for the Wildcats’ first score.

That was just the start of a dominant performance by Thornton during a 54-6 win in Harvey.

The Wildcats (2-0) hope to keep the good times rolling when they open up SouthWest Suburban play at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Lockport.

When Campos returned to the sideline moments after his TD, Thornton coach Dontrell Jackson was waiting.

“Coach told me in film during the week that I was going to be open on that play,” Campos said. “We worked on that play a lot at practice, so I knew the pass was going to come to me.”

There wasn’t a defensive player within 10 yards of Campos as he waited for sophomore quarterback Derrick Williams’ pass to fall into his arms. Campos then had to fend off a couple of would-be tacklers to reach the end zone.

“He threw it up, and I adjusted to it,” Campos said of Williams’ pass. “I was focused all the way and confident I was going to catch the ball. It felt great to help out the team.”

Also helping out was Harrison Bey-Buie. The sophomore running back scored three TDs, covering 4, 3 and 3 yards. Bey-Buie finished with 92 yards on 11 carries.

Bey-Buie pointed out the speed of the game is much faster than at the sophomore level.

“The biggest adjustment is trying to avoid tackles,” he said. “Players are coming at you from all directions.”

Williams did a fine job directing the offense. He found Jacquice Baylock on a 63-yard TD pass that gave the Wildcats a 14-0 lead at 5:53 of the first quarter, and he finished 3-of-8 passing for 123 yards.

Williams capped the Wildcats’ scoring with a 10-yard TD run as the clock expired at the half to make it 54-0.

The Wildcats’ offensive line of Sylvester Schaeffer, Carmone Alexander, Jamal Jones, Trenton Clegg and Nehemiah Owens was a force. “The line was very aggressive,” Bey-Buie said. “We had a tough week of practice. We had a lot of energy.”

Senior linebacker Delonte Jones led a punishing effort by the Thornton defense, which held Kenwood to minus-9 yards rushing and 56 yards of offense in the first half.

Jones sacked Kenwood quarterback Denzel Stephens in the end zone for a safety with 4:09 left in the first quarter.

Another highlight for the Wildcats was DeShawnte Carraway returning a fumble 99 yards for a TD.

“The defense likes to set the tone and pick everybody else up,” Jones said.

Bremen 42, Perspectives-Leadership 30: Rashea Smith totaled 210 yards rushing and four TDs for Bremen (1-1).

Homewood-Flossmoor 43, Southern Durham (N.C.) 6: Dominick Jones threw two TD passes to Ryan Flournoy for H-F (2-0).

Lemont 28, Bartlett 13: Marcus Mathias was 13 of 16 for 318 yards and two TDs for Lemont (1-1).

South Elgin 35, Lockport 28: Austin Hoffman was on the receiving end of three TD passes from Jake Karli for Lockport (1-1).

Andrew 35, Bloom 13: Jack Condon ran for two TDs and threw for another to lead Andrew (1-1).

Eisenhower 51, Urban Prep-West 14: Quarterback Scotty Gardner accounted for three TDs to pace Eisenhower (2-0).

Evergreen Park 43, Longwood 6: David Torres had two TD runs and an interception for Evergreen (2-0).

Hillcrest 77, Rich South 0: Rocky Griffin threw five TD passes to guide Hillcrest (2-0).

Lincoln-Way Central 27, Lincoln-Way West 17: Matt Pollack scored on a 50-yard punt return for Central (2-0, 1-0 SWSC).

Marist 42, Mishawaka (Ind.) 15: Delonte Harrell had three TD runs, and Mike Markett added three scoring passes for Marist (2-0).

Mount Carmel 56, Lane 0: Jack Bracewell passed for two TDs and ran for another to lead Mount Carmel (2-0).

Niles North 38, Leo 26: Darryl Ousley had three TD passes for Leo (1-1).

Oak Forest 43, Clemente 6: Rae Mason scored on a pair of punt returns for Oak Forest (1-1).

Oak Lawn 40, Quest 0: Nick Puente posted three scoring runs to lead Oak Lawn (2-0).

Reavis 42, Corliss 14: Matt Beach contributed four TD runs for Reavis (1-1).

St. Laurence 26, IC Catholic 23: Matthew Hamer caught a 73-yard TD pass from Devin Rembis in the fourth quarter to lift St. Laurence (1-1).

Sandburg 23, Curie 20 (OT): Jake Monnett’s third field goal of the game boosted Sandburg (1-1).

Shepard 48, Fenton 12: Rishard Blake scored on runs of 78 and 3 yards to pace Shepard (2-0).

Stagg 48, East Aurora 6: Greg Hoard ran for 181 yards and two TDs for Stagg (2-0).

T.F. North 75, Back of the Yards 34: David Starks had 191 yards rushing and four TDs to lead North (1-1).

Tinley Park 41, Rich East 8: Eli Webster’s four TDs powered Tinley (1-1).

Vianney (Mo.) 35, Providence 14: DeShon Gavin’s 62-yard TD run led Providence (0-2).

Wheaton North 27, Joliet Catholic 7: Keenan Hailey scored on a 1-yard run for JCA (1-1).

Freelance writer Josh Krockey contributed.

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