Locating the key to success for Riverside-Brookfield is simple: Watch what senior quarterback Braeden Novak is doing.
In the host Bulldogs’ 38-28 victory on Oct. 10 over Upstate Eight East rival Glenbard East, Novak was at his best. The 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards, while also connecting with Nico Caputo on TD passes of 12 and 21 yards. Caputo also had a 4-yard TD run for the Bulldogs (7-1, 5-0).
Novak concluded with 20 carries for 133 yards while completing 11 of 16 passes for 184 yards…