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decemBer 13 plaInfIeld holIday lIghts tour. 2-8 p.m. at the Plainfield Park District. Guests will be driven around the city stopping at some Holiday Hot Spots including: Millennium Park, Lincoln Park Zoo Lights and Christkindlmarket.

Enjoy cookies and hot chocolate while trying your luck at holiday trivia and don’t forget to don your most unappealing holiday sweater. Prizes will be awarded to the person wearing the most unappealing Christmas Sweater. Trip includes tour, snacks and transportation. decemBer 13 plaInfIeld Journey to the north pole. 5-8 p.m. at Four Season Park 22500 Lockport St. Plainfield, IL. Bundle up for a wagon ride to the North Pole. As we head to the North Pole, we will sing along to some great holiday favorites. While you are waiting for your journey to begin, enjoy some yummy snacks, and keep your toes warm by the fire. Once your ride has reached the North Pole, the children will have an opportunity to visit with Santa and his Elf. Each child will receive a bell during its visit with Santa. Registration deadline is Friday, December 13 at noon. If adding

decemBer 14 plaInfIeld Breakfast WIth santa. 9-11:30 a.m. at the Prairie Activity & Recreation Center. 24550 W. Renwick Rd. Plainfield, IL. Santa is making a special stop at the Plainfield Park District to have breakfast with all the good girls and boys. Children will also create their own holiday themed crafts and play some fun games. Each child will have the opportunity for a one-on-one visit and photo with the jolly elf himself. Parents, this is a great opportunity to take additional pictures. decemBer 14 doWners grove merry & BrIght: a vIctorIan chrIstmas. 3 – 7 p.m. at the Downers Grove Museum. Free for all ages.

Celebrate the season. Learn about Victorian Christmas traditions, tour the holiday-decorated Victorian Blodgett House and visit with Santa. Stroll the park on a luminary walk, view holiday trees decorated by the community and warm up around a campfire as you listen to Victorian-era carolers. Holiday snacks will be available for purchase to enhance the holiday cheer.

New. Tree Decorating Contest. Free to enter! Resident groups and local businesses are invited to decorate a holiday tree to be judged by our Facebook followers.

Trees will be on display during Merry & Bright where the winner of each division will be announced. Register

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Chorus of DuPage performs Christmas show director craig ahlgrim is accompanied by 45 singers at the trinity lutheran church green trails By ryan ostry Bugle staff

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he Chorus of DuPage brought a Christmas present a little early to Lisle this

year.

That present was a performance at the Trinity Lutheran Church Green Trails.

The Chorus of DuPage is a men’s a cappella barbershop chorus, along with their special music guests the Midwest Crossroads, a woman’s a cappella barbershop chorus and the Upside Downers, Illinois District’s 2019 men’s senior barbershop quartet champions.

Also included in the performance was flutist Emily Morrison, Tessera Winds, Skinkers (mixed quartet) and Sundays End quartet.

Throughout the entirety of the show, popular songs excited the crowd such as “It’s Beginning to Look A lot Like Christmas”, “Jingle Bells”, “Deck the Halls”, “Ding Dong Merrily on High” and “Go Tell it on the Mountain”.

Ahlgrim, who has been an assis-

adult use cannabis ordinance village ‘opts out’ The Village Board passed an ordinance on Thursday, December 5, 2019 that prohibits cannabisbased businesses from operating within the Village of Woodridge.

Interested parties can view the conversation and vote online.

Village Facilities Update The Village of Woodridge is excited to share an update on the progress toward the construction of a new Police Department and Public Works storage facilities. On

We have competed in the past, we have gotten most improved chorus one year, but the gentleman seem to really prefer to just entertain where the audience can get a lot out of it. tant director and director throughout his career, joined the Chorus of DuPage nine years ago.

“It’s been a blast ever since I was named the Director,” Ahlgrim said.

In the group, there is an average of 45 singers who perform at their concerts where they travel around DuPage County.

In order to get each and every song down the way that Ahlgrim wants, he said that the rehearsal and practice time really determine the success when the group performs.

“Our priorities of barber shoppers lean more towards entertain-

October 3, 2019 the Village Board passed two resolutions to advance the facilities project. First, the Village Board authorized the commencement of Phase 1 which includes the acquisition of the property, to accommodate the construction of a new Police facility, Public Works salt and cold storage facilities, and improvements to the existing 1 Plaza Drive facility. Additionally, on October 3, the Village Board authorized step one of the Phase 1 financing plan, with a private bank placement of a $5 million bond issuance at a 1.86% interest rate for a 10-year term. Of the $5 million issued, the Village will use $3.375 million to finalize the purchase of the 12.5 acre, northern, portion of the former Wilton site. This land purchase was discussed and approved during the June 6, 2019 Regular Board Meeting. The Village has created an overview of the project in a detailed story map.

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the chorus of dupage is a men’s a cappella barbershop chorus, along with their special music guests the midwest crossroads, a woman’s a cappella barbershop chorus and the upside downers, Illinois district’s 2019 men’s senior barbershop quartet champions. ing all of the audiences we perform in front of,” Ahlgrim said. “We have competed in the past, we have gotten most improved chorus one year, but the gentleman seem to

Warming sites during cold Weather The Village of Westmont has identified several warming sites in and around Westmont.

“When temperatures drop close to zero, it’s important that residents know where to find safety information,” says Director of the Westmont Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Dave Weiss.

“The information on our website provides helpful information links regarding Severe Weather Safety.”

On the Village of Westmont website, under the “Residents” heading, you will be able to find the Severe Weather Safety link.

The reference page provides links to valuable winter weather safety tips as well as specific information regarding DuPage County warming centers. A link to this page can be found below.

Below is a list of warming sites in our area:

really prefer to just entertain where the audience can get a lot out of it.

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focuses a lot on fine tuning songs, music and we send out learning tracks where all of the guys can really practice and learn all of the songs while they’re at home.”

brary 1050 Curtiss, Downers Grove (630) 960-1200 • Hinsdale Public Library 20 East Maple, Hinsdale (630) 986-1976 • Indian Prairie Public Library 401 Plainfield Road, Darien (630) 887-8760 • Oak Brook Public Library 600 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook *During business hours only (630) 368-7700 Other warming sites can be found here: KeepWarm/SitePages/WarmingCenters For up to date weather information please click here: www. weather.gov As always, in case of emergency, or if you are in need of a warming center location after business hours, call 9-1-1.

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recreation center hosts annual ‘sweets with santa’ event families and kids had the chance to meet santa, as well as participate in many other games, activities By ryan ostry Bugle staff

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lthough Christmas is still a couple weeks away, Santa decided to stop by the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center early this holiday season.

The “Sweets with Santa” event that took place Sunday afternoon hosted more than 30 families excited to meet Santa.

Downers Grove Area Newcomers (DGAN) Tot Events Co-Chair Carly Mondschean said that although this event was for kids to meet Santa, it was special because it helped the adults out in a large way.

“This event was open for families, single people and really any-

body new to the Downers Grove area to make social connections throughout the year,” Mondschean said. “This is one of our popular annual events that we do every year and people really seem to enjoy it every single year.”

This year, families and kids were able to enjoy cookies and snacks, create fun filled holiday crafts, watch a festive movie and socialize with friends and other families not everyone has met before.

On top of all of the fun activities that were presented at the Downers Grove Park District Recreation Center, each child had the opportunity to receive a candy cane and coloring book from Santa, as well as taking free photos with Santa.

“We try and do a lot of other social events as well every month because we really want the commu-

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more than 30 families came out to the annual event that is open to anyone new to downers grove.

nity to all be involved and we feel like this is one of the great ways people can meet others and get involved,” Mondschean said.

On top of the “Sweets with Santa” event, DGAN hosts an array of other events.

A ladies night out, book club. mom and tot, bunco, philanthropies, couples date night, health and wellness, an annual kickoff party, new member socials and other family events are all included and sponsored by DGAN to get people more involved in the community.

“I think especially this year it’s been fantastic,” Mondschean said.

“It’s very family friendly and everyone has been really easy to work with.”

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Dave Says: Should I cash in savings bonds? dear dave, My wife and I are following your plan, and recently we found some old savings bonds that had been given to her by her grandfather when she was a kid. Do you think we should go ahead and cash these in before they reach their final maturity date in a few months?

John

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dear John, Absolutely! Every one of those savings bonds is accruing interest at the appropriate rate for the type of bond it is. The problem is every one of those rates stinks. I hate savings bonds. We’re talking about some very low interest rates.

Another reason I don’t like savings bonds is they’re not financial instruments which cause you to be responsible with them. People lose them, they forget about them, and then maybe they turn up in an old lock box somewhere down the road after making a whopping two or three percent.

Back in the day, they used to be positioned as patriotic and all that.

But who wants to finance the stuff this government does? We’re not supporting World War II anymore, you know? Cash them in, and depending on what Baby Step you’re

on, put it toward your emergency fund, your debt snowball, retirement, your mortgage—just be proactive, and do something better with the money!

dave dear dave, We have two preschool kids, and I’m a stay-at-home mom. My husband brings home about $2,500 a month, and our mortgage payment is $1,000 a month. Recently, we’ve had to tap into our savings in order to pay the bills. Should I go back to work? There are a couple of reputable daycare centers near us, but I’m just not sure if this is the right thing to do.

tammy dear tammy, Being a full-time mom is a wonderful thing. And honestly, I can’t blame you for wanting to stay home

with your children when they’re so young.

The biggest problem I see is that 40 percent of your husband’s paycheck is going toward your mortgage. That’s way too much! A house payment should never be more than 25 percent of your take-home pay.

I know trying to live on the $1,500 that’s left is hard, especially with two babies in the house. But it doesn’t sound like a lot of fat can be trimmed right now. One of you might consider taking on a part-time job nights or weekends for a while, or he could look into enhancing his education. Either one of these would help get your income up. Selling the house is an option, too. But I’m not a fan of that one except in the most extreme circumstances.

Right now, I’m viewing this as a math problem with three components. The components are income, house payment, and lifestyle. You and your husband need to sit down, and have a serious heart-to-heart talk about things. There will have to be some sacrifices in order to make things better, but only the two of you together can determine exactly what’s best for your family.

God bless you all.

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decemBer 14 doWners grove merry & BrIght: a vIctorIan chrIstmas. 3 – 7 p.m. at the Downers Grove Museum. Free for all ages. Celebrate the season. Learn about Victorian Christmas traditions, tour the holidaydecorated Victorian Blodgett House and visit with Santa. Stroll the park on a luminary walk, view holiday trees decorated by the community and warm up around a campfire as you listen to Victorian-era carolers. Holiday snacks will be available for purchase to enhance the holiday cheer. New. Tree Decorating Contest.

Free to enter! Resident groups and local businesses are invited to decorate a holiday tree to be judged by our Facebook followers. Trees will be on display during Merry & Bright where the winner of each division will be announced. Register by Nov. 27. decemBer 14 skokIe Breakfast WIth santa. 9:30-11 a.m. at the Oakton Community Center. Santa is coming to the Skokie Park District. Please join us for a delicious pancake breakfast, entertainment and crafts. Santa will be on hand to take pictures with you and your family. This event is for all ages. All adults and children must pre-register for this event. Fee is per person. Registration will not be taken the day of the event. Questions? Contact Michael Van Den Bosch at mvandenbosch@skokieparks.org. decemBer 14 park rIdge Breakfast WIth santa. 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Maine Park Leisure Center. Join us at Maine Park for a great breakfast buffet. Choose from three seating’s.

Children can talk with Santa and have a professional photo taken. Before or after breakfast enjoy holiday shopping at our Candy Cane Lane Shoppe. Fee is per person and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Everyone attending must be registered. Registration deadline: December 10. decemBer 14 skokIe saturday afternoon puBlIc sessIon - skate WIth santa. 2:10-3:40 p.m. at the Skatium Ice Arena. Skate with Santa Saturday afternoon public skate session. Admission Fee: Children $5, Adults $6, Skate Rental $3. Please dress appropriately for the ice - hat and gloves are highly recommended. decemBer 15 WoodrIdge the festIve sIngers return. A Cappella Quartet for the Holidays. 2 – 3 p.m. at the Woodridge Public Library. “’Tis the season to be jolly.” Get in the holiday season with contemporary Christmas and Hanukkah favorites from a cappella quartet: previously featured with Disney’s premier events for “A Christmas Carol” with Jim Carrey.

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lehr, ranallo headline 2019 football all-area team By mark gregory editorial director

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Through the first seven games of the season, Notre Dame College Prep and Minooka were unbeaten and had themselves ranked among the elite teams in Class 8A. Both battled through difficult schedules, made history for their programs, and advanced to the IHSA playoffs, notching at least one win before being eliminated.

Both teams are also connected as they produced the 2019 Enterprise Publications Football Players of the Year.

SETH LEHR, QB MINOOKA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR After the success it had in 2018 football season, and with several key players returning, Minooka knew this season could be special.

The Indians rolled off 11 straight wins, claiming the Southwest Prairie Conference West Division title with a win at Oswego and winning a pair of playoff games before falling at Brother Rice in the quarterfinals.

In the win over Oswego to complete a perfect regular season, it was a late game touchdown drive led by senior quarterback Seth Lehr.

It was that leadership, accompanied by his stats, that makes Lehr the 2019 Enterprise Publications Football Offensive Player of the Year.

On the season, Lehr completed 137 of 197 pass attempts, good for a 70 percent completion percentage. He recorded 1,893 yards and threw for 16 touchdowns and only four interceptions – a passer rating of 117. On the ground, Lehr carried the football 101 times for 356 yards and eight scores.

He was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State First Team.

He accomplished all that in only 10 games after being knocked out of two games with a hard hit in week three.

“I don’t think there is a harder position to play in any sport than quarterback of the football team with all the things you need to know and everything you need to execute,” said Minooka coach

John Belskis. “Seth had all the intangibles – he has an extremely high football IQ, his leadership skills were second to none. I have been a lot of good ones and Seth ranks up there at the top of the best I have had the opportunity to coach.”

That leadership quality is something Lehr has possessed for a long time.

“At a young age, my parents always held me to a pretty high standard,” Lehr said. “I knew these guys listened to me and that they trusted me the way I trusted them and we were able to get things done. It was awesome having so many weapons that I could go to and having the big guys up front.

Coach put a lot of trust in my hands and developing the game to work 50/50 pass and run.”

Lehr said that while he didn’t pay attention to his individual stats throughout the season, he has been able to reflect after his Indian career as come to an end.

“I didn’t really pay attention to that during the season, but I have been looking here lately and I am pretty proud of that, especially developing and evolving from last

year, it was a pretty good year,” he said. “As a team at the beginning of the year we had some pretty big goals and we knew as seniors we would have to make it the best we could and we did a pretty good job of that.”

ANTHONY RANALLO, LB NOTRE DAME DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR When the season ended for Notre Dame College Prep, it did so at the hands of eventual Class 8A state champion Lincoln-Way East, it did not end without a fight – especially by the vaunted Dons defense.

East won 23-13 but the Dons defense battled through short fields and facing the top-rated player in the state and blanked the Griffins in the second half.

That defense allowed an average of 11.7 points per game of the season, holding its opponents to seven points or less five times and one shutout.

At the center of that defense was 6-foot, 190-pound senior linebacker Anthony Ranallo who posted a total of 107 tackles for the season, 24 tackles for loss, eight

sacks, two forced fumbles, one interception and a pair of pass breakups.

For his stats and leadership on a talented defense, Ranallo was tabbed as Enterprise Publications 2019 Football Defensive Player of the Year.

One of the things that made Ranallo as good as he was is that no matter how well he and the team played, he always wanted more from himself.

“I have pretty high expectations of myself and I always feel like I can make an impact in any game I play in,” he said. “I feel like I could have done more.”

What he did do was help the Dons open the season 7-0 against a tough schedule.

“This was probably the hardest schedule Notre Dame has ever played and we won seven games, but we felt we could have won every game,” Ranallo said. “We always play like we have a chip on our shoulder. It is the neighborhood that we are from. High School football means a lot to the neighborhoods on the northwest

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“We played D-I players all year long and we took pride in it because none of us are getting recruited by big time schools, so we take pride in shutting those guys down.”

The rest of the Enterprise Publications All-Area team members are:

Jordan Anderson, JCA Sophomore running back that rushed for 1,302 yards on 160 carries.

Averaged 8.1 yards per carry, with 16 touchdowns. Received the Most Outstanding Player Award in the ESCC/CCL White Division.

He was named Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention.

Hunter Campbell, Downers North Senior offensive lineman that blocked for two 1,000-yard rushers. Graded out highest on the team and was All-Conference.

Drew Cassens, Downers North Senior quarterback who rushed for 1,513 yards on 218 carries and 18 touchdowns. Threw for 620 yards while completing 53 percent of his passes and had four touchdown passes. Cassens was AllConference and West Suburban Silver MVP. He was also named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 7A AllState First Team.

Dale Dambek Jr., Plainfield East Senior linebacker who had 120 tackles, one interception for a touchdown, eight tackles for loss, four sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

He was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State First Team.

Noah Ellens, Minooka Senior running back who rushed for 1,221 yards on 212 carries and scored 14 times for the Indians. Ellens also contributed in the passing game where he had 36 catches for 352 yards and two touchdowns.

Ellens was first team Southwest Prairie West All-Conference.

Jaquan Howard, Bolingbrook Sophomore running back that was the lead rusher for the Raiders in 2019. Howard had 1,061 yards off of 133 carriers and scored 11 times.

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Trent Howland, Joliet West The junior running back rushed for 1,401 yards on 178 carries and scored 14 touchdowns. Howland also got involved in the passing game where he had 87 yards and two touchdowns. He was named Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A AllState Honorable Mention.

Trent Hudak, Minooka Senior wide receiver and kicker for the Indians who started all 12 games and had 47 receptions for 884 yards with 11 touchdowns.

Hudak was first team Southwest Prairie West All-Conference.

fensive touchdowns. Defensively, Lambert had 19 solo tackles, six assists, one sack, two tackles for loss and eight pass breakups. For his efforts, he was CO-Most Outstanding Offensive Player WSC Gold Conference.

Dan Lazic, Maine South Senior who played quarterback, wide receiver and kick returner. In 10 games, Lazic had 1,700 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns, 651 yards receiving, 335 yards rushing, 287 yards passing and 452 return yards. Learned to play quarterback in four days at practice and beat Fremd.

D’Mauryon Hunter, Bolingbrook

Luke Leongas, Maine South

Senior linebacker who totaled 62 tackles. Hunter also had 14 tackles for loss, four sacks and two pass break ups.

Junior quarterback played in only seven games with with a torn ACL. He had a 63 percent completion rating, threw for 1,433 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Ryan Kilburg, Maine South Senior wide receiver and safety that started 34 games for South.

Offensively, Kilburg had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, 44 receptions for 560 yards and seven touchdowns.

On the ground, Kilburg had 31 carries for 270 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, Kilburg had 56 tackles, three interceptions, three fumbles caused, one fumble recovery and two tackles for loss. Kilburg was a two-time All-Conference selection as well as Offensive POY in the CSL South this year, he will be playing college football at Western Michigan.

Antonio King, Bolingbrook Senior wide receiver and running back that caught 34 passes for 341 yards with two touchdowns. On the ground, King had 92 carries for 641 yards and seven touchdowns. He was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Class 8A All-State First Team.

Conor Kovas, JCA Senior offensive lineman who was the anchor for the Hilltoppers.

Kovas was a two-year starter for JCA, was the captain of the offensive line, was All-Conference and helped pave the way for an offense that totaled 4,633 yards (386.1 yards per game) and averaged 33 points per game.

Jayden Lambert, Downers South Senior who was an overall athlete who is a preferred walk-on at NIU was the MVP of his team.

Lambert was a three-year AllConference Player who rushed for 434 yards, had 307 yards receiving, 198 kick return yards and seven of-

Lavarion Logan , JCA Sophomore defensive end that recorded 42 tackles, 12 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries, five tackles for loss and forced one fumble.

Josh Lumpkin, Downers North Senior running back who rushed for 1,100 yards on 158 carries and scored 11 times. Lumpkin was AllConference.

Tyler McLaurin, Bolingbrook Junior linebacker who had 52 total tackles. McLaurin also had four tackles for loss, one sack, two pass break ups, one interception and two fumble recoveries.

Senior defensive back who started all 12 games for the Indians. Ramirez recorded 42 tackles with 27 being solo and had 15 assists. The senior also had five pass breakups, eight interceptions (tied school record) with one being returned for a touchdown. Ramirez was first team Southwest Prairie West All-Conference.

and was named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State First Team. He was selected to play in the NBC All-American Game in San Antonio, TX on 1-4-20. Set school records of 74 pancakes in a season, breaking his old record of 56nd school record with 171 total pancakes. Defensively, he had 32 tackles, three sacks, four tackles for loss, four deflections and one fumble recovered for a 48-yard score “Peter is the best player I have ever coached. He is the hardest worker I have ever coached and he may be the smartest player I have ever coached. And upon all that Peter is the most humble player I have ever coached,” said South head coach David Inserra.

Eli Reed, Downers South

Adam Smith, Plainfield North

Sophomore who was an overall athlete who had 41 catches for 595 yards and 10 touchdowns, had 134 punt return yards and 95 kick return yards. Defensively, Reed had seven solo tackles; four assists, one tackle for loss and four pass breakups. Reed was a Co-Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the WSC Gold Conference.

Junior quarterback who threw for 1,233 yards and completed 62 percent of his passes. Threw for 18 touchdowns on the season.

punts for 159 yards and recorded seven special teams tackles.

Brian Pitt, Notre Dame Senior defensive end and tight end that caught four passes for 30 yards and a touchdown offensively. Defensively, Pitt had 36 total tackles, 12 sacks, one forced fumble and three pass deflections.

Ernesto Ramirez, Minooka

Anthony Sayles, Notre Dame Senior quarterback who threw for 1,380 yards and 12 touchdowns, while adding 513 yards and six touchdowns on the ground on 74 carries. He was named Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State Honorable Mention.

Brady Moore, Downers North

Julian Schurr, Notre Dame

Senior offensive lineman who blocked for two 1,000 rushers, also was All-Conference.

Senior running back that rushed for 619 yards on 112 carries with 11 touchdowns. Schurr also caught 27 passes for 239 yards.

Marcellus Moore, Plainfield North Senior wide receiver that rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while catching 25 passes for 284 yards and five receiving touchdowns.

The talented Tiger will be playing college football for Purdue next fall. He was named Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 8A All-State Honorable Mention.

Joey Morgan, Plainfield East Senior quarterback who threw for a school record 1,906 yards and 21 touchdowns. Completed 58 percent of his passes.

Jimmy Murphy, Notre Dame Senior defensive back that had 70 total tackles, five tackles for loss, four pass break ups and two interceptions. He returned 16

Kinsyn Shelby, Joliet West Senior defensive back that had 34 tackles, seven interceptions, one touchdown, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.

Jacob Snell, Benet Academy Senior defensive end that had 47 tackles, 21 solo tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and eight quarterback hurries. Snell was the Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference Orange Defensive Lineman of the Year. Snell will be playing college football at Miami of Ohio next fall.

Pat Strocchia III, JCA Junior defensive end that was All-Conference, recorded 50 tackles, 11 sacks, 13 quarterback hurries and three tackles for loss.

Jabril Williams , JCA Junior defensive back that was All-Conference, recorded 56 tackles, three tackles for a loss, five pass break ups and two interceptions with one that was returned for a touchdown. He was named Illinois High School Football Coaches Association Class 5A AllState Honorable Mention.

Jake Shipla, Minooka

Kenyetta Williams, JCA

Senior offensive tackle and defensive tackle that started 12 games for the Indians. Shipla recorded 81 tackles with 38 being solo and 43 assists.

He added nine sacks and 16 tackles for loss. Shipla was a threeyear varsity starter who played every snap both ways for the past two seasons.

He was first team Southwest Prairie West All-Conference.

Senior running back for the Hilltoppers who rushed for 1,023 yards on 142 carriers. Averaged 7.2 yards per carry, with 13 rushing touchdowns.

Williams also contributed in the passing game, as he had 13 catches for 293 yards and four touchdowns. Williams was AllConference and the offensive MVP for the ESCC/CCL White Division.

Peter Skoronski, Maine South Senior offensive and defensive lineman who started 35 games

Selections are made by the Enterprise Publication staff and are based on statistics provided by the coaches.

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