‘I was not going to be denied:’ Sandwich seniors defy the odds, upset Durand-Pecatonica in first round

Before Sandwich’s first-round playoff game against Durand-Pecatonica, Wyatt Gregory saw an Instagram post predicting the outcome.It gave the Indians a 1% chance to win.“I just laughed at that, because I knew that wasn’t the case,” Gregory said. “I knew we were going to put up a fight, if not beat them.”They did the latter.Sandwich pulled off a 29-20 upset of the No. 4 seed in the Class 3A bracket Saturday in Pecatonica, advancing to the second round for only the fourth time in school history.Gregory, as he has so often this season, spearheaded a gritty effort by the Indians. He led the defense with eight tackles, including one for loss, while grinding out 119 yards on 18 carries. The senior broke loose for a 35-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter before QB Cash White punched in a crucial two-point conversion to make it a two-score game with 4:11 left.By then, Gregory knew the chances of victory were 100%.“After I broke away that touchdown, and Cash just would not go down and got tho