Maddox McRoberts, Sycamore defense make stops when they count

There’s no one on the Sycamore defense with 120 tackles, 20 sacks, 10 interceptions or any other eye-popping number.As a team, the Spartans have two shutouts but still allow almost 21 points per game heading into Saturday’s Class 5A quarterfinal against No. 4 Wauconda (9-2).What the defense does is make plays when it needs them for the Spartans (8-4). In Saturday’s 32-28 win at Antioch, junior defensive lineman Maddox McRoberts had seven tackles, three for a loss.A disputed whistle on the final play drew most of the attention afterward, but the Spartan defense made the stops that put Sycamore in position to win, including its first three-and-out of the game in the fourth quarter after the Spartans cut the deficit to 28-25. That stop set up Sycamore’s final offensive drive with 3:11 left.“Everybody’s got a standard that they play to,” said McRoberts, who has 36 tackles, five tackles for loss and an interception. “It’s like it’s not if your name gets called at the end of the play, you di