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NORTHWEST HERALD PREP FOOTBALL 2019

READING DEFENSES

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2019

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Northwest Herald Preseason All-Area team / staff predictions / 5 to Watch / conference overviews / team previews / rosters

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Crystal Lake Central quarterback Aidan Ellinger and assistant coach Dirk Stanger pose for a photo illustrating some of the work that goes into reading a defense. See story on page 3.

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Index COVER STORY Reading Defenses.................................................................3

HONORS, PREDICTIONS Northwest Herald Preseason All-Area Team....................6 Northwest Herald staff predictions...................................6

CONFERENCE, TEAM OVERVIEWS Fox Valley Conference..........................................................7 Cary-Grove ............................................................................9 Prairie Ridge ..........................................................................9 Crystal Lake Central ...........................................................10 Crystal Lake South .............................................................10

Huntley ..................................................................................11 McHenry ...............................................................................11 Jacobs .................................................................................. 12 Dundee-Crown ................................................................... 12 Hampshire ........................................................................... 13 Burlington Central .............................................................. 13 Kishwaukee River Conference ......................................... 19 Woodstock ......................................................................... 20 Woodstock North .............................................................. 20 Johnsburg ............................................................................ 21 Richmond-Burton ............................................................... 21 Harvard.................................................................................22 Marengo...............................................................................22

Marian Central ....................................................................23 Alden-Hebron ......................................................................23

5 TO WATCH Dominic Collado, Crystal Lake South............................... 14 Aidan Ellinger, Crystal Lake Central................................. 15 Finn Schirmer, Marengo..................................................... 16 Blake Skol, Cary-Grove....................................................... 17 Jayden Thiergood, Marian Central...................................18

ROSTERS FVC, KRC teams.............................................................25-26 Marian Central, Alden-Hebron..........................................26

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THE GAME WITHIN THE GAME Quarterback can give team edge by properly reading defense

By JOE STEVENSON

joestevenson@shawmedia.com In the matter of seconds between breaking the huddle and taking the shotgun snap from center Gabe Contreras, Crystal Lake Central quarterback Aidan Ellinger has a lot to digest.

Ellinger checks the safeties – is the defense in Cover 1 or Cover 2? Are the cornerbacks playing press coverage or are they off the line of scrimmage?

Sometimes positioning will hint whether it is man-to-man or zone. He looks to see how many players are lined up in the defensive box (the area 3 to 5 yards from the line of scrimmage, the width of roughly the offensive line).

Ellinger reads what he sees, matches it with the play the Tigers have called and considers what will work best.

A quarterback reading what defenses are preparing to do surely

ranks as one of the toughest tasks in of mistakes. You have to learn how all of sports. Whether a team runs trithe defenses react to your routes and ple-option or spread attack with runhow they cover certain things. The pass option plays, it is imperative to most important thing is the timing of the offense’s success everything, timing that the quarterthe routes and antic The biggest thing back deciphers, to ipating where my some degree, what guys are going to be [for quarterback is about to happen. so I can get the ball Much of the work Michael Purkey] is getting out at the right time is done in the offsea- more reps, taking that time and find that winson through video dow.” to do the work in the study, whiteboard Central offensive classroom and showing diagrams and offencoordinator Dirk him different coverages out Stanger earned a sive repetitions.

Lots and lots of repreputation for develon the field.” etitions. Ellinger, a oping quarterbacks Mike Brasile, Woodstock coach senior who did not a decade ago at Marian Central with forplay quarterback mer head coach Ed until his freshman Brucker. The Hurricanes cranked out year, felt like he started picking four NCAA Division I quarterbacks in things up more quickly last season succession (Jon Budmayr, Ben Krol, when he became the varsity starter.

Chris Streveler and Billy Bahl). Stan“It took me a long time,” Ellinger ger, himself, played at Marian Central said. “With the speed of the game on and at Wisconsin. varsity, it takes a lot of reps and a lot

“You’re doing preparation with your quarterback, helping them understand the structure of your opponent’s defense and explaining our base stuff,” said Stanger, who is in his fourth season on head coach Jon McLaughlin’s staff. “How do we run it against this team this week?

What are other things we want to take advantage of, as well?”

DOING THEIR HOMEWORK

Defenses often try pre-snap deception in order to confuse quarterbacks or linemen. A linebacker may act like he is blitzing and instead drop into coverage, or a defense might show one look when it actually is running something else.

The more a quarterback sees in the offseason video work, the better he will understand what is in front of him in a game.

Woodstock coach Mike Brasile

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Crystal Lake Central quarterback Aidan Ellinger throws a pass against Crystal Lake South last season. Ellinger begins his second season as the Tigers’ starting quarterback.

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• READING DEFENSES Continued from page 3 played on the offensive and defensive lines for Brucker on the Blue Streaks’ 1997 Class 5A state championship team. He was an assistant on Brucker’s staff at Woodstock and also coached with former Blue Streaks head coach Steve Beard. He says he learned a lot about running an offense from Brucker and Beard.

Now, Brasile is calling plays for returning starting quarterback Michael Purkey.

“We start with base rules, and we have rules on how to attack those different coverages,” Brasile said. “The biggest thing [for Purkey] is getting more reps, taking that time to do the work in the classroom and showing him different coverages out on the field. We went to a lot of 7-on-7 [tournaments] over the summer, and that helps a lot. We saw a variety of teams.

That time is invaluable. It really helps us along.”

Stanger says the classroom work is vital to the offense’s success.

“Getting on a whiteboard and breaking things down so they can understand on a base level,” Stanger said. “Then, when we get into a game situation, one of the things we focus on is reading the roof of the defense – reading the back end, the structure of the corners and safeties, things like that.”

When Purkey leads the Blue Streaks out of the huddle, Brasile said he might have a progression such as “Go. Stick. Arrow.” It is then up to Purkey to figure out, from the defense, where to go.

“As soon as [Purkey] has the play, he has those three key words, which are the routes,” Brasile said. “If he reads the Go [being open], he’s going to rock and fire it. Otherwise, he’s going to shuffle-step and read the Stick or the Arrow.”

CONSIDERING THE OPTIONS

Teams that throw may, as Stanger said, have their quarterback start in the secondary to read the defense.

Others start up front.

Cary-Grove and Prairie Ridge have built state powerhouses by running triple-option football with great precision. C-G is the defending Class 6A state champion; Prairie Ridge won 6A the two previous years.

The idea of option football is creating numbers mismatches. This is done by not blocking certain defensive players, often a lineman or linebacker, and letting the quarterback read those players.

Prairie Ridge quarterback Connor Lydon often keys on two players when he comes out of the huddle. The play the Wolves have called determines which players will be unblocked and are Lydon’s responsi-

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Prairie Ridge quarterback Connor Lydon watches the defense as he decides whether to hand off the ball to Jackson Willis last season against Jacobs in Algonquin.

Woodstock quarterback Michael Purkey prepares to launch a pass against Johnsburg last season at Woodstock. bility.

For example, during the mesh with the fullback, Lydon may key on a defensive end to see if he’s coming for the fullback. If he does, Lydon can pull the ball back and run, looking for the next unblocked player. He then decides by that defender’s reaction whether he will keep the ball or pitch it.

“It’s pretty difficult,” said Lydon, who played quarterback growing up through the Junior Wolves program.

“I’ve been doing this since I was a little kid, and I didn’t get the full grasp until I was a sophomore or junior.

It’s been so many reps. It’s not easy to learn at all. What I’m looking for is ‘Where do we have the advantage?

What matchups do I like in blocking?’ ” Schremp usually gives Lydon a menu of two or three plays from which he can pick when he gets to the line. “[The quarterback] has to know

the ins and outs of the plays before we can teach him what he’s looking for,” Schremp said. “He has to understand the different phases of the option, then he starts to look for things.

[Lydon] doesn’t have free rein through the playbook, but he has options. You see this front, go to this play.”

When Schremp speaks at coaching clinics, he often hears the same question from defensive coaches: “What is the toughest type of defense you’re going to face?” Schremp believes the beauty of the option is that there isn’t one, because the option has an answer for any defense if the quarterback correctly reads it.

“You give me a defensive front, and I still have a play we can run off that, that we feel really good about,” Schremp said. “The toughest defense is a really disciplined defense. The front doesn’t matter, 4-4, 3-4, whatever. Personnel matters more against us than a front.”

GAME OF ADJUSTMENTS

There are games within the game between those calling plays and those trying to stop them that make football more intriguing. What the quarterback is reading during a game is crucial to the coach running the offense and what changes should be made.

“We’ll go over what certain positions like to do,” Ellinger said. “Presnap, if we see linebackers or safeties moving, some defenses like to kind of trick you and move around, but not really do anything. We’ll counter

those movements, or we’ll just go over what their weaknesses are in certain pass plays.”

Central consults its iPads on the sideline that show videos from the end zone of what just transpired on the previous drive. Stanger looks at those and talks with Ellinger about what he is seeing.

“That’s huge as a playcaller,” Stanger said. “Being on the same page as your quarterback is absolutely critical. You see guys in the NFL sitting down and looking at pictures. We’re doing something similar, only ours is video. They can’t use video.”

Offensive players usually gather as a group after a drive to talk with coaches about what worked and what they are seeing from the defense.

“It’s not just me,” Lydon said. “A big part is our linemen. We usually use a whiteboard and draw up the defenses, how they align. That switches throughout the game.”

With the mental challenges of the position, coaches are thrilled to have a player step in at quarterback who will be there, such as Ellinger, Lydon and Purkey, for more than one season. Ideally, things should run smoother with an experienced mind directing the show.

“It’s definitely difficult,” Stanger said. “I’ve been very fortunate. Most of the quarterbacks I’ve had have been able to pick it up. It is a challenge for quarterbacks; it’s a lot to think about. If you can break things down and simplify it, it’s not that bad.”

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NORTHWEST HERALD PRESEASON ALL-AREA TEAM Offense QB – Aidan Ellinger, Crystal Lake Central RB – Finn Schirmer, Marengo RB – Blake Skol, Cary-Grove RB – Ryder Havens, Huntley WR – Max Stec, Jacobs WR – Drew Jenkins, Crystal Lake Central OL – Dominic Collado, Crystal Lake South OL – Riley Smith, Prairie Ridge OL – Jayden Thiergood, Marian Central OL – Jagger Ferden, Marengo OL – Trevor Masten, Huntley

Defense DL – Brad Walker, Huntley DL – Matt Burba, Huntley DL – Jason Burburija, Crystal Lake South LB – Jake Johnson, Cary-Grove LB – Dalton Wood, Richmond-Burton LB – Matt Loucks, Prairie Ridge LB – Justin Peake, Johnsburg DB – Kyle Koelblinger, Prairie Ridge DB – Tyler Anderson, Richmond DB – Dymitri Kanellakis, CaryGrove DB – Cole Davis, Marengo

NORTHWEST HERALD STAFF PREDICTIONS KYLE NABORS Sports Editor FVC champion: Huntley FVC MVP: Connor Lydon, Prairie Ridge KRC champion: Marengo KRC MVP: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Longest playoff run: Prairie Ridge Offensive Player of the Year: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Defensive Player of the Year: Brad Walker, Huntley TOM CLEGG Assistant Sports Editor FVC champion: Prairie Ridge FVC MVP: Aidan Ellinger, CL Central KRC champion: Marengo KRC MVP: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Longest playoff run: Prairie Ridge Offensive Player of the Year: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Koelblinger, Prairie Ridge JOE STEVENSON Senior sports writer FVC champion: Prairie Ridge FVC MVP: Blake Skol, Cary-Grove KRC champion: Richmond-Burton

KRC MVP: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Longest playoff run: Prairie Ridge Offensive Player of the Year: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Defensive Player of the Year: Brad Walker, Huntley SEAN HAMMOND Sports writer FVC champion: Prairie Ridge FVC MVP: Connor Lydon, Prairie Ridge KRC champion: Richmond-Burton KRC MVP: Dalton Wood, Richmond-Burton Longest playoff run: Richmond-Burton Offensive Player of the Year: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Defensive Player of the Year: Jayden Thiergood, Marian Central ALEX KANTECKI Sports writer FVC champion: Prairie Ridge FVC MVP: Connor Lydon, Prairie Ridge KRC champion: Marengo KRC MVP: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Longest playoff run: Prairie Ridge Offensive Player of the Year: Finn Schirmer, Marengo Defensive Player of the Year: Jake Johnson, Cary-Grove

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PLAYERS TO WATCH (Players highlighted in the “5 to Watch” are not listed here.)

Matt Burba, Huntley, sr., DT Burba (5-11, 245) is a two-time All-FVC defensive lineman and was a Northwest Herald All-Area first-team selection last season. Burba, who also is a Red Raiders heavyweight wrestler, had 49 tackles, three sacks and five tackles for losses.

Jason Burburija, CL South, sr., DE Burburija (6-0, 240) led the area with 12 sacks last season and was a disruptive force for the Gators. He also was South’s 220-pound wrestler and qualified for the Class 2A State Tournament.

Nasir Canty, Jacobs, so., RB-LB Canty (6-2, 210) had a brief and impressive start to his high school career last season, running 12 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns in a 64-60 loss to Crystal Lake Central in Week 9. The Golden Eagles are eager to see what he can do both running the ball and at linebacker.

Ryder Havens, Huntley, jr., RB Havens (5-9, 165) ranked eighth on the area rushing list with 1,073 yards and 13 touchdowns for the Red Raiders. He scored on a 99-yard kickoff return in Huntley’s 55-14 loss to Maine South in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs.

Kyle Koelblinger, PR, sr., S Koelblinger (5-9, 185) will start for a third year for the Wolves and lead their defense. He racked up 107 tackles last season and also gives Prairie Ridge an offensive threat as a kicker. He was 3 for 4 on field goals and 42 of 43 on extra points.

Connor Lydon, PR, sr., QB Lydon (6-1, 185) learned under the master, Samson Evans, then took over and ran the Wolves’ option offense well last season. He rushed for 723 yards and 13 touchdowns and should become more of a threat this season.

Justin Prusko, DC, sr.,TE-DE Prusko (6-6, 220) did not have big numbers in D-C’s offense with five catches for 77 yards and one touchdown, but he is respected for his blocking and could become one of the Chargers’ top targets this season. He committed to NCAA Division I Southeast Missouri State University last month.

Brad Walker, Huntley, jr., DE Teams saw enough of Walker (6-1, 265) last season, but they will have to face him for two more years. NCAA Division I schools are taking notice because of

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2018 FVC STANDINGS Team Cary-Grove Prairie Ridge Huntley Crystal Lake South Dundee-Crown Jacobs Crystal Lake Central McHenry Hampshire

Conf. Overall 8-0 14-0 6-2 8-3 6-2 6-4 5-3 6-5 3-5 4-5 3-5 3-6 3-5 3-6 2-6 2-7 0-8 0-9

Walker’s strength and speed. He had 46 tackles and four tackles for losses.

PIVOTAL GAMES Prairie Ridge at Huntley, 7 p.m., Sept.

13 • This Week 3 matchup could go a long way toward deciding who wins the Fox Valley Conference. Huntley rallied with a long fourth-quarter drive for the winning

touchdown in the final two minutes last season.

Prairie Ridge at Cary-Grove, 7 p.m., Oct. 18 • The two kings of the option offense have accounted for the last three Class 6A state titles, Prairie Ridge (2016, 2017) and C-G last season. This game always has a bearing on the FVC championship.

Crystal Lake Central at Jacobs, 7 p.m., Oct. 25 • Their regular-season finale last year, a 64-60 Central victory, was one point off the FVC record for combined points.

This season’s Week 9 game may not be that wild, but could carry playoff implications for both teams.

TOP CONTENDERS Prairie Ridge The Wolves won the 2016 and 2017 Class 6A state championships, then fin-

ished 8-3 with mostly new starters last season. Now, they have 16 starters returning, led by quarterback Connor Lydon, and could have a shot at their third FVC title in four years.

Huntley The Red Raiders tied with Prairie Ridge as runner-up last season and have about half their starters returning. Huntley has another huge offensive line and returns some of its best defenders. Consider them a threat to win the FVC. Cary-Grove The Trojans lost a lot to graduation, including quarterback Ben McDonald (the Northwest Herald Player of the Year) and tackle Addison West (now at Western Michigan). But C-G is still C-G, there are several key defensive players returning and fullback Blake Skol is back to lead the offense.

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QUICK HITS Coach: Chris Schremp (18th season, 142-53) 2018 record: 8-3 overall, 6-2 FVC Fast fact: Prairie Ridge starts its 23rd year as a school and Schremp has been a part of all 23 football teams. He was the offensive coordinator on former coach Dave Whitson’s staff, then took over as head coach in 2002.

SCOUTING REPORT

CARY-GROVE TROJANS QUICK HITS Coach: Brad Seaburg (ninth season, 83-17) 2018 record: 14-0 overall, 8-0 FVC, Class 6A state champion Fast fact: The Trojans have the longest current playoff streak of any area team at 15 consecutive seasons. That is five away from the area record of McHenry (from 1988-2007).

SCOUTING REPORT • C-G has played for three state championships since the 2012 season (2012, 2014, 2018) and won its second state title in school history last season. It was Seaburg’s first state championship as head coach; he was sophomore coach when former head coach Bruce Kay took the 2009 team to the 6A title.

• FB Blake Skol led the team with 1,489 rushing yards last season and should again be one of the area’s top backs. The rest of the backfield positions will have new starters. G Evan Hissong and TE Nathan Desmet are the other returning offensive starters.

• DBs Luke Eleftheriou and Arik Mistak will move to offense. Eleftheriou and sophomore Jameson Sheehan were competing for the starting quarterback job, and Mistak will line up at one of the running back positions.

• QB Ben McDonald rushed for 1,329 yards and threw for 1,378, one of the most prolific passing seasons in school history. McDonald was the Northwest Herald Player of the Year. RB Danny

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 @ Crystal Lake South Sept. 6 Crystal Lake Central Sept. 13 @ Hampshire Sept. 20 Huntley Sept. 27 @ Dundee-Crown Oct. 5 McHenry Oct. 11 @ Jacobs Oct. 18 Prairie Ridge Oct. 25 @ Burlington Central All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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Daigle and WR Quinn Priester are two other top playmakers who graduated.

• The defense has several key players returning, led

by LBs Jake Johnson and Johnny Gagliano. DB Dymitri Kanellakis and DL Mitchel Dec also return for the defense.

• “(The state championship) was a culmination of a lot of things within our program, within our staff, within our kids,” Seaburg said. “So to win it was gratifying. Our seniors and juniors are not satisfied with last year, they want to win it this year. Having a taste of it last year has made our kids all that much more hungry.”

• The Wolves’ Class 6A second-round playoff loss to Chicago Phillips, 24-19, ended their playoff winning streak at 11 games. They are 14-2 in the playoffs over the past four seasons.

• QB Connor Lydon is back to lead the offense after rushing for 723 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior.

RB Blake Brown ran for 652 yards and averaged 11 yards a carry. Carter Evans (6-foot-4, 220 pounds) will take over at fullback after playing tight end and linebacker last season. Last year’s FB Jackson Willis led the area with 1,921 yards rushing.

• Schremp is eager to see what Evans, the youngest of three brothers, can do with an expanded offensive role. Evans has several NCAA Division I scholarship offers.

• The offensive line is one of the biggest the Wolves have ever had and returns four starters: Preston

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SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 @ Crystal Lake Central Sept. 6 Hampshire Sept. 13 @ Huntley Sept. 20 Dundee-Crown Sept. 27 @ McHenry Oct. 4 Jacobs Oct. 11 Burlington Central Oct. 18 @ Cary-Grove Oct. 25 Crystal Lake South All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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Polizzi (6-1, 245), Nick Mattran (5-10, 300), Ryan Pearson (6-2, 265) and Riley Smith (6-4, 270).

• S Kyle Koelblinger, LB Matt Loucks and DL Brett Nygren lead a defensive group loaded with returning players. LBs Josh Crandall, Drew Fryer and Tyler Crawford area also back, along with CB Ty Baker. Smith also will play on the defensive line.

• Evans, Koelblinger and Smith were starters on the Wolves’ Class 6A state championship team in 2017.

MUST-WATCH GAME Huntley at Prairie Ridge produced one of the FVC’s best games last season as Huntley rallied with a long fourth-quarter drive for a 35-28 victory. Two of the FVC’s best go at it again in Week 3, this time in Huntley.

– Joe Stevenson

MUST-WATCH GAME The Trojans’ Week 8 game hosting Prairie Ridge likely will have some bearing on who wins the FVC. It did last season, when they rallied to beat the Wolves, 21-14, in Week 8.

– Joe Stevenson

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Coach: Jon McLaughlin (11th season, 43-52) 2018 record: 3-6 overall, 3-5 FVC Fast fact: QB Aidan Ellinger threw for 2,744 yards last season, eclipsing two of Central’s best passing seasons ever from Kyle Lavand (2,311 in 2013) and Jake Staples (2,175 in 2017).

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CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH GATORS QUICK HITS Coach: Rob Fontana (third season, 9-11) 2018 record: 6-5 overall, 5-3 FVC Fast fact: South’s 49-0 victory over Chicago Kenwood in the first round of the Class 6A playoffs last season was its first postseason win since a Class 7A second-round triumph at Carmel, 14-9, in 2011.

SCOUTING REPORT • South suffered heavy graduation losses with 17 starters leaving, most notably OL Trevor Keegan (now at Michigan), WR Jacob Rana and RB Zach Borgert. Rana caught 37 passes and scored 10 touchdowns, Borgert was sixth in the area with 1,329 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns.

• QB Ian Gorken (6-0, 180) is back for a third season (he split time as the starter as a sophomore). Gorken threw for 1,306 yards and 14 touchdowns, and he ran for 571 yards and eight scores. Gorken has good speed and could be used at other positions if sophomore Justin Kowalak is ready. “Justin is still in the process of learning our offense,” Fontana said. “He looks pretty good for a sophomore.”

• OL-DL Dominic Collado committed to Miami (Ohio) in the spring and returns for his fourth varsity season.

Keegan was the first South player to start as a freshman; Collado is the second. He will lead the offensive line and also see plenty of time on

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 Cary-Grove Sept. 6 @ Burlington Central Sept. 13 @ Crystal Lake Central Sept. 20 Hampshire Sept. 27 @ Huntley Oct. 4 Dundee-Crown Oct. 11 @ McHenry Oct. 18 Jacobs Oct. 25 @ Prairie Ridge All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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defense. OL Jack Turner has an offer from NCAA Division II Minnesota-Duluth.

• The defensive line should be stout with Collado, DE Jason Burburija (6-0, 240) and DL Dylan Law (6-3, 215) all coming back. Burburija was a terror last season with an area-best 12 sacks.

• RB-LB Des McCarthy will take over at the running back spot for Borgert. Other notable new players will be WR-LB Joey Mikulec, DB Jake Skirpan, WR-DB Brock Jewson, WR-DB Gavin Giejda, RB-LB Shane Moran and OL-DL John Wilson.

• Ellinger completed 165-of-299 passes last season (55.1 percent), with area-highs of 22 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Look for the touchdowns to go up and the interceptions down in his senior season.

• WR Drew Jenkins was seventh among area receivers with 39 catches and eight touchdowns for the Tigers. WR-DB Jake White, who played RB last year, also returns after grabbing 18 passes in 2018, although the Tigers will miss Anthony Beck’s area-best 73 receptions, as Beck graduated.

• The Tigers return 16 starters from last season, led by Ellinger, Jenkins, OL Ramon Fuentes, White, OL Ryan Pipitone and LB Caleb Noennig. Several players are starting for a third season. White was third on the team with 18 receptions.

Date Opponent Aug. 30 Prairie Ridge Sept. 6 @ Cary-Grove Sept. 13 Crystal Lake South Sept. 20 Burlington Central Sept. 27 @ Hampshire Oct. 4 Huntley Oct. 11 @ Dundee-Crown Oct. 18 McHenry Oct. 25 @ Jacobs All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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• WR-LB Will Martin, a sophomore, and WR-DE Caleb Moskiewicz, a junior, are two new players who could make impacts catching balls from Ellinger.

• McLaughlin likes what he has seen from veteran leadership and is looking forward to a season with so much returning talent.

The Tigers are trying to reach the postseason for the second time in three seasons.

MUST-WATCH GAME The chance that Central and Jacobs will be a shootout to match last season’s finale is slim. This one could be more interesting, however, if there are playoff berths and seeding positions on the line in Week 9.

– Joe Stevenson

MUST-WATCH GAME One of the FVC’s oldest rivalries continues in Week 3 when the Gators visit Crystal Lake Central’s Owen Metcalf Field to take on the Tigers. South wants to return to the playoffs; Central wants back in after missing last season.

– Joe Stevenson

Crystal Lake Central wide receiver Drew Jenkins Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

McHenry defensive end and tight end Kevin Sandoval

QUICK HITS Coach: Matt Zimolzak (fourth season, 22-10).

2018 record: 6-4 overall, 6-2 FVC. Fast fact: Huntley has been to the playoffs for five consecutive seasons, the longest string in school history.

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McHENRY WARRIORS QUICK HITS Coach: Jon Niemic (second season, 2-7).

2018 record: 2-6 overall, 2-7 FVC. Fast fact: Braden Crowley, a senior last season, scored rushing, receiving and passing touchdowns against Cary-Grove in a 63-21 loss last season.

SCOUTING REPORT • Crowley (502 rushing yards) and RB Luke Peacock (568) were the top rushers last season and have graduated. Crowley is playing at NCAA Division III powerhouse Wisconsin-Whitewater.

• The Warriors started last season 0-7, but finished with a two-game winning streak, beating Crystal Lake Central, 45-21, then defeating Hampshire, 28-0.

• Chris Zieba, who threw for 614 yards and started last season, was competing for the quarterback job with sophomore Andrew Hoffman this summer.

• DE Kevin Sandoval (6-3, 210) will be one of the defensive leaders and also should see some snaps at tight end for the offense. Niemic has heard from college coaches at the NCAA Division II and NAIA levels about Sandoval.

• OL-DL Jacob Lesus, LB Paul Zunkel, WR Adam Benton and DB Anthony

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 @ Huntley Sept. 6 Dundee-Crown Sept. 13 Burlington Central Sept. 20 @ Jacobs Sept. 27 Prairie Ridge Oct. 5 @ Cary-Grove Oct. 11 Crystal Lake South Oct. 18 @ Crystal Lake Central Oct. 25 Hampshire All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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• Some new players Niemic thinks will take on key roles are LB Brody Hallin, OL Luke Zunkel and DB Kyle Kaempf, all sophomores, as well as junior WR Matt Gallimore.

• “We’re looking to take the next steps in competing in the FVC, which hopefully equates to winning football games,” Niemic said. “We’re going to rely on a few juniors and sophomores to step into key positions.”

• The biggest question heading into this season was one the Red Raiders had not pondered in a while: Who will start at quarterback? Junior Bruno Bosman and senior transfer Patsy Ricciardi competed for the job through the summer. Bosman seemed to have an edge in early practices, but Zimolzak felt the offense was in good hands with either player.

• Two of the Raiders’ best players last season were sophomores, RB Ryder Havens and DE Brad Walker. Havens was eighth in the area with 1,073 yards rushing; Walker (6-1, 260) is on the radar of NCAA Division I colleges all over.

• WRs Cade Whiteside and Joey Cauldren could be two of the top targets. If Bosman starts at quarterback, Ricciardi will play an H-back role and often run out of the slot position, which he played at Marian Central as a sophomore. Jacob Freitag, Alex Denniston, Carter Knutsen and Christian Brown all could be in the mix at receiver as well.

• Up front, OL Trevor Masten (6-4,

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SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 McHenry Sept. 6 @ Jacobs Sept. 13 Prairie Ridge Sept. 20 @ Cary-Grove Sept. 27 Crystal Lake South Oct. 4 @ Crystal Lake Central Oct. 11 Hampshire Oct. 18 Burlington Central Oct. 25 @ Dundee-Crown All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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270) returns as a starter and Brandon Klemenz (6-4, 295) was in the rotation last season.

• Huntley’s other top defensive player is DT Matt Burba, a twoyear All-FVC player who was a Northwest Herald All-Area firstteam selection with Walker. Those two up front should help establish a strong defense.

• LBs Rukkus Hunkins and Mitch Murray are returning starters (Murray moves from the secondary), along with DB Alex Janke. LB Conor Rice and DB Tristan Carone are new starters expected to play key roles.

MUST-WATCH GAME Huntley ended Prairie Ridge’s statebest 30-game winning streak early last season. Those two meet in Week 3 at Huntley in a game that could shape the FVC race.

– Joe Stevenson

MUST-WATCH GAME The Week 2 matchup against DundeeCrown is a big one for the Warriors.

They open with Huntley, a Class 8A playoff team, but could put together a couple of wins before facing the toughest part of their schedule.

– Joe Stevenson

Huntley defensive tackle Matt Burba Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

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DUNDEE-CROWN CHARGERS QUICK HITS Coach: Mike Steinhaus (sixth season, 11-45) 2018 record: 4-5 overall, 3-5 FVC Fast fact: The Chargers played in the Fox Valley Conference’s highest-scoring football game ever last season, a 70-55 loss to Prairie Ridge in Week 4.

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JACOBS GOLDEN EAGLES QUICK HITS Coach: Bill Mitz (10th season, 53-37) 2018 record: 3-6 overall, 3-5 FVC Fast fact: Mitz is 250-135 as he heads into his 38th season as head coach (the first 28 came at Stevenson). He is 22nd on the IHSA career wins list and will move into the top 20 with two more victories.

SCOUTING REPORT • The injury-ravaged 2018 season did not sit well with the Golden Eagles.

They suffered several injuries to key players, which played a part in their 3-6 record. That was Mitz’s first losing season since 1988, when his Stevenson team was 2-7.

• QB Cole Bhardwaj started the last four games last season and picked up valuable experience. Bhardwaj (6-2, 180) has good arm strength and the Eagles hope they will have a potent passing game. WR Max Stec, a junior, started at safety last season, but will be used mainly on offense this year. He gives Bhardwaj a 6-4 target on the outside.

• Mitz likes a power running game and RBs Jacob Mobeck and Nasir Canty should make the Eagles strong there.

Mobeck (5-10, 180) led the team with 602 rushing yards, while Canty, a 6-2, 210-pound sophomore, rushed 12 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns in last year’s season finale against Crystal Lake Central.

• OL-DL George Trojanek (6-1,240) is back to start on the line and sopho-

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 @ Hampshire Sept. 6 Huntley Sept. 13 @ Dundee-Crown Sept. 20 McHenry Sept. 27 @ Burlington Central Oct. 4 @ Prairie Ridge Oct. 11 Cary-Grove Oct. 18 @ Crystal Lake South Oct. 25 Crystal Lake Central All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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more G Joe Volenec (6-1, 220) is a new player who should help out up front. If the line can run block and pass protect, Mitz thinks the Eagles can put up their share of points.

• Jacobs did not make the playoffs for only the second time in Mitz’s nine seasons at the school. “There’s a definite chip on the shoulder, from the head coach all the way down,” Mitz said. “Regardless of injuries or not, we needed to play better football, and we didn’t. We have a good group and had a great offseason. We’re ready to go.”

• D-C tied for its second-most successful season since 1994 last year and was alive to become playoff-eligible heading into the final game.

• Among the players the Chargers lost to graduation were QB Josh Raby (1,563 passing yard, 15 TDs), RB Ricky Ibarra (746 yards) and WRs Jordan Hairston and Jack Michalski (25 receptions each). That is a lot of offense to replace.

• TE-DE Justin Prusko (6-6, 220) committed to NCAA Division I FCS Southeast Missouri State this summer. Prusko is a tough blocker and should assume more of a role in the passing game this season.

• Senior Evan Echlin and junior Matt Ward were competing in camp for the starting quarterback job. Davontae Harvey, Amairie Jones and LaJuan Gaines were in the mix at the running back positions.

• Some of the other top returning

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 Burlington Central Sept. 6 @ McHenry Sept. 13 Jacobs Sept. 20 @ Prairie Ridge Sept. 27 Cary-Grove Oct. 4 @ Crystal Lake South Oct. 11 Crystal Lake Central Oct. 18 @ Hampshire Oct. 25 Huntley All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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players are OL-LB Tony Fakhoury, OL-LB Garrett Hansen, OL-DL Enoch Brobbey and LB Jhalon Reese, who was D-C’s Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore.

• “We’re trying to build on being consistent,” Steinhaus said. “We have some older guys who have done it before. We’re trying to get them consistent and to understand the work and the process it’s going to take to play meaningful football like we did last year.”

MUST-WATCH GAME If the Chargers can open with a win against smaller Burlington Central, they could move to 2-0 with a Week 2 win at McHenry. That would mark their second consecutive 2-0 start.

– Joe Stevenson

MUST-WATCH GAME The Golden Eagles’ schedule is backloaded with playoff teams (Prairie Ridge, Cary-Grove and Crystal Lake South in Weeks 6-8). They finish with Crystal Lake Central, which also could be seeking a playoff spot or higher seed. The two teams combined for 124 points in last season’s finale.

– Joe Stevenson

Dundee-Crown quarterback Evan Echlin Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media

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Hampshire wide receiver and linebacker Jake Wilcox

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HAMPSHIRE WHIP-PURS QUICK HITS Coach: Jake Brosman (second season, 0-9) 2018 record: 0-9 overall, 0-8 FVC Fast fact: Marian Central (four) has the most state football championships among area teams. Hampshire and Prairie Ridge (three each) are tied for second.

SCOUTING REPORT • The Whip-Purs struggled to score last season with only 60 points for the season. Two of their better games came in the last four, a 41-20 loss to Normal West (10-2) and a 21-13 loss to Dundee-Crown (4-5).

• Jackson Milison and Ben Curran were competing for the starting quarterback job when the Whips started preseason practices. Milison threw for 369 yards last year when he split time with Will Buterbaugh.

• Sophomore QB Nick Brown made himself known at a Rivals.com camp in St. Louis in May. Brown transferred to The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut earlier this month.

• Jake Rambo is the lone returning starter on the offensive line. Other returning starters are WR-LB Shandon Suma, RB-LB Will Negron, RB-LB

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 Jacobs Sept. 6 @ Prairie Ridge Sept. 13 Cary-Grove Sept. 20 @ Crystal Lake South Sept. 27 Crystal Lake Central Oct. 4 @ Burlington Central Oct. 11 @ Huntley Oct. 18 Dundee-Crown Oct. 25 @ McHenry All games are conference games joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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• This is the Rockets’ first year in the Fox Valley Conference after three years of competing in the Kishwaukee River Conference. They are, by far, the smallest school in the FVC in student enrollment.

The concern among KRC schools, however, was that Burlington’s rapidly increasing enrollment was making it too big, so the KRC voted the Rockets out.

• QB Jake Lenschow, WR Nathan Arians, OLs Ryan Joseph, Jake Schmitt, Matt Muetterties and Jake Borman, and K Andrew Solomon are returning offensive starters for Burlington.

• LB Hunter Hodgson, LB Luke Thompson, DL Michael Dubanowski, DB Mark Ganziano and Muetterties are returning starters for the defense.

• Melvin tabbed WR-DB Marc Wisniewski and OL-DL Connor Hodgson and Matt Eshoo as new players who could make big impacts

Neil Sakolari, WR-LB Brady Young and TE-DL Will Pflederer.

• Some of the new players Brosman wants to see contribute are OL-DL Eli Andresen, OL-DL Alex Bender, WR-LB Jake Wilcox, WR-DB Alex Corbett, OL-LB Yaseen Harraz, OL-DL Patryk Barnas and RB-S Daniel Chojnowski.

MUST-WATCH GAME Hampshire used to play Burlington Central in nonconference games and beat the Rockets every year from 2013 through 2016. The Rockets won, 29-20, in 2017. The rematch comes in Week 6.

– Joe Stevenson

Burlington Central two-way lineman Matt Muetterties Sandy Bressner – sbressner@shawmedia.com

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for the Rockets.

• All six of Burlington’s losses last season came against playoff teams (Sycamore, St. Francis, Johnsburg, Woodstock North, Richmond-Burton and Marengo).

• The Rockets’ victories came against Woodstock, Harvard and Westmont last season.

MUST-WATCH GAME The Rockets play their first Fox Valley Conference game against Dundee-Crown at the D-C Bowl on opening night. Burlington (1,063) has the smallest FVC enrollment by a wide margin; Prairie Ridge (1,446) is next smallest.

– Joe Stevenson

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to Watch Dominic Collado Crystal Lake South, sr., OL-DL Collado (6-foot-4, 285 pounds) is a fourth-year varsity starter for the Gators, the second player to do that in school history. The other was linemate Trevor Keegan, who was a year older and now plays at Michigan. Collado, a 2018 Northwest Herald All-Area second-team selection, committed to NCAA Division I Miami (Ohio) in May. He will be a leader for South on both lines this season.

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to Watch Aidan Ellinger Crystal Lake Central, sr., QB Ellinger (5-11, 184) led the area in passing yards with 2,744 last season, completing 55.1% of his passes for 22 touchdowns with 15 interceptions.

Ellinger attended an Elite 11 regional event in Houston in March. Elite 11 is billed as “The Nation’s Premier Quarterback Competition.” Players are graded, and the top 11 move on to the national finals. Ellinger did not advance, but he enjoyed the competition.

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to Watch Finn Schirmer Marengo, sr., RB-LB Schirmer’s outstanding junior year started in football, where his 1,701 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns helped the Indians advance to the Class 4A playoff quarterfinals. Then, he won three championships at the Class 2A Boys Track and Field State Meet (the 110-meter high hurdles, 100 and 200). Schirmer (6-1, 200) has scholarship offers from Eastern Illinois and Illinois, along with an offer to attend the Air Force Academy. Many more offers are likely to come.

to Watch Blake Skol Cary-Grove, sr., FB-DB Skol (5-10, 180) ran for 1,489 yards for the Class 6A state champion Trojans last season and is back to start for a third season. He ran 26 times for 123 yards and a touchdown in C-G’s 35-13 victory over CreteMonee for the state title. Trojans coach Brad Seaburg again plans to use Skol on defense, and that may happen more frequently as the season progresses.

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to Watch Jayden Thiergood Marian Central, sr., OL-DL Thiergood (6-3, 258) is a third-year starter for the Hurricanes and will see action on both sides again. He should follow linemate Thor Paglialong, from last year, to the Division I level next season.

Thiergood has offers from Air Force (where Paglialong is), Army, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kent State, Navy and New Mexico State.

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PLAYERS TO WATCH (Note: Players highlighted in the Northwest Herald’s “5 to Watch” were not included here.)

Cole Davis, Marengo, jr., WR/DB Marengo’s 5-foot-10, 160-pound receiver led the KRC in receiving yards (739) last year as a sophomore to go with 10 touchdowns on 50 catches. He is expected to have a big impact for the Indians on both offense and defense again this year.

Jagger Ferden, Marengo, sr., OL/DL Committed to FCS Division I Western Illinois, Ferden should be one of the top linemen in the KRC. He is one of three returning starters on the offensive line for the defending conference champions.

Nick Legnaioli, Richmond-Burton, jr., LB/RB/K “Nicky Legs” was an All-KRC performer a year ago because of his versatility. He should be one of the top kickers in the area this season, as well as a top linebacker. He also rushed for more than 300 yards on offense.

Jacob McKinney, Johnsburg, sr., RB Johnsburg’s leading rusher returns from last season after piling up more than 900 yards and 13 touchdowns. McKinney should provide some speed, while fellow running back Justin Peake is a more sizable, physical back.

Justin Peake, Johnsburg, sr., LB/RB A wrestling state medalist, Peake is a physical linebacker who proved a valuable running back in short-yardage situations last season. He will resume both of those roles this season for the Skyhawks.

Michael Purkey, Woodstock, sr., QB The senior quarterback is the top returning passer in the conference after throwing for 1,214 yards and 12 touchdowns last season. In completing 62.8% of his passes in 2018, Purkey was one of the most accurate QBs in the area.

Jacob Stanley, Harvard, jr., QB As a sophomore last season, Stanley rushed for 446 yards and seven touchdowns on 107 carries. He also threw for 582 yards. Harvard showed improvement last season and a steady presence at QB should help further that improvement in 2019.

Dalton Wood, Richmond-Burton, sr., LB/RB Wood was one of the top tacklers for the Rockets last season. He also rushed for more than 1,100 yards and totaled nine touchdowns on the offensive end.

Harvard quarterback Jacob Stanley Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

He should play a pivotal role on both sides of the ball.

Ryan Zinnen, Woodstock North, sr., QB/DB Zinnen rushed for more than 800 yards last season from the QB position. He should be a focal point for the Thunder offense again. He also plays a key role in the North secondary on defense.

2018 KRC STANDINGS

Team Conf. Overall Marengo 6-0 9-3 Richmond-Burton 5-1 11-2 Johnsburg 4-2 7-4 Woodstock North 3-3 5-5 Burlington Central 2-4 3-6 Harvard 1-5 2-7 Woodstock 0-6 2-7

PIVOTAL GAMES Richmond-Burton at Marengo, 7 p.m., Sept. 27 One point separated these two teams last year. That was the difference in the conference title race. The teams will square off again in Week 5 this season.

Richmond-Burton at Johnsburg, 7 p.m., Oct. 18 Last year, R-B picked up its first win against Johnsburg since 2015. These rivals are always near the top of the conference standings, and the title

could be on the line when they meet in Week 8.

Marengo at Woodstock North, 7 p.m., Oct. 18 The Thunder could be a dark-horse contender in the KRC. Both teams close out the KRC schedule in Week 8. If the Indians were to win their first four conference games – no sure thing – this would be a challenging finale.

TOP CONTENDERS Johnsburg In the short, three-year history of the KRC, last season was the first year in which the Skyhawks didn’t win the conference. Johnsburg still should have a say in the matter in 2019.

Marengo The Indians proved everyone wrong last year and ran through the conference schedule unbeaten. Powered by running back and linebacker Finn Schirmer, Marengo returns with high expectations.

Richmond-Burton A one-point loss to Marengo was the only blemish on R-B’s regular-season résumé. The Rockets will be hungry to avenge that loss and hope to hold the conference crown at season’s end.

– Sean Hammond shammond@shawmedia.com

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QUICK HITS Coach: Jeff Schroeder (11th season, 41-55) 2018 record: 5-5, 3-3 KRC Fast fact: North will make the longest road trip in the KRC this season in Week 3 when the Thunder head to Norwood, Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati. The drive should take about six hours.

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Woodstock wide receiver Nathan Archambeau Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

WOODSTOCK BLUE STREAKS QUICK HITS Coach: Mike Brasile (2nd season, 2-7) 2018 record: 2-7, 0-6 KRC Fast fact: The Blue Streaks are aiming to reach the postseason for the first time in 10 years. The drought is Woodstock’s longest since the IHSA playoffs began in 1974.

SCOUTING REPORT • Seven starters return on offense for the Blue Streaks, including three offensive linemen: Aiden Martys, Cannon Sternitzky and Gavin Loiselle.

• QB Michael Purkey (6-3, 195) threw for more than 1,200 yards on 62.8% completions last season.

He is the top returning passer in the KRC and is poised for his senior season. Junior TE Nathan Archambeau (6-3, 185) was Purkey’s top target (30 catches, 324 yards, five touchdowns) in 2018 and will provide a tall target for the QB. • Returning RB Gaven Conatser led Woodstock in rushing a year ago with 276 yards on 54 carries.

• Only four starters return on the defensive end: LB Alex Wojnicki, DE Jerred Grell, LB Austin Gibson and DB Gavin

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Aug. 30 @Grant* 7 p.m.

Sept. 6 Ottawa* 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 @Chicago Hope Academy* 7 p.m.

Sept. 20 Woodstock North 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 Johnsburg 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 @Richmond-Burton 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 Marengo 7 p.m.

Oct. 18 @Harvard 7 p.m.

Oct. 25 @Woodstock North* 7 p.m. * Nonconference game joestevenson@shawmedia.com

• The Thunder should have an experienced defense with much of the secondary back (DBs Ryan Zinnen, Elijah Pena and Colin Zinn) and a number of returning linebackers (Dane Williams, Mason Riley, Austin Zieman and Bryce Nolan).

• All-Area defensive lineman Derek Freeman has graduated. Sean Jaco and Mason Mathews are poised to pick up some of the slack on the defensive line. “We just always feel that the game is won up front,” Schroeder said. “So we’re always looking for the D-line to get it done. We’re reworking some technique there.”

• Zinnen returns at QB with starting experience under center. He started all of last season after playing varsity

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Aug. 30 Westosha Central (Wis.)* 7 p.m.

Sept. 6 @Antioch* 7 p.m.

Sept. 13 @Norwood (Ohio)* 6 p.m.

Sept. 20 @Woodstock 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 27 Harvard 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 Johnsburg 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 @Richmond-Burton 7 p.m.

Oct. 18 Marengo 7 p.m.

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QB briefly as a sophomore. He has had success both running and throwing the ball.

• Pena, Zinn, Williams and Zieman spent the offseason learning all the RB and WR positions, so North can mix and match personnel with ease at the skill positions.

MUST-WATCH GAME The Thunder fell a touchdown short against Marengo last season. The two will face one another late in the year in a Week 8 matchup that could have a lot on the line in terms of the KRC and playoff positioning.

– Sean Hammond

White. The Streaks surrendered more points (33 per game) than anyone in the KRC last year. No doubt Brasile and the coaching staff hope to see improvement in that area.

MUST-WATCH GAME The cross-town rivalry between Woodstock and Woodstock North is always a must-watch game. The Week 4 matchup at Woodstock will count as their KRC game this season, even though they play again in Week 9 as nonconference opponents.

– Sean Hammond

Woodstock North defensive lineman Sean Jaco Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

RICHMOND-BURTON ROCKETS Coach: Mike Noll (second season, 11-2) 2018 record: 11-2, 5-1 KRC Fast fact: R-B’s playoff streak has now reached 12 straight seasons, the longest such streak in the KRC.

SCOUTING REPORT

Johnsburg linebacker and running back Justin Peake Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media

JOHNSBURG SKYHAWKS QUICK HITS Coach: Sam Lesniak (2nd season, 7-4) 2018 record: 7-4, 4-2 KRC Fast fact: Johnsburg’s three regular-season losses in 2018 came by a combined 13 points. The Skyhawks lost to Marian Central by one point, Marengo by two and R-B by 10.

SCOUTING REPORT • The Skyhawks’ top two rushers in 2018 both return. RB Jacob McKinney led the way with 906 yards and 13 touchdowns on 192 carries. Lesniak said McKinney hit the weight room and put on 10 to 15 pounds of muscle in the offseason. RB Justin Peake amassed six scores and 250 yards on 32 carries. Peake was a Class 1A third-place state medalist in wrestling. He could factor in even more on the offensive end this season.

• Max Kegel slides into the quarterback position after playing safety last season. He is a dual-threat QB who can make things happen with his arm or his legs. Kegel was a contributor on defense last year and also served as the Skyhawks’ kicker.

• Peake will also line up at linebacker on defense. DB Daniel Calhoun returns

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Aug. 30 @Marian Central* 7 p.m.

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Sept. 13 @Richmond-Burton* 7 p.m.

Sept. 20 Marengo 7 p.m.

Sept. 27 @Woodstock 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 @Woodstock North 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 Harvard 7 p.m.

Oct. 18 Richmond-Burton 7 p.m.

Oct. 25 @East Alton-Wood River* 7 p.m. * Nonconference game joestevenson@shawmedia.com

• The Rockets return a ton of experience from a team that reached the Class 4A state semifinals last season. KRC Offensive Player of the Year Mike Kaufman has graduated, but R-B returns four of its top six rushers: Dalton Wood, Nick Legnaioli, Tyler Anderson and Logan Hutson.

• QB Jacob Huber (6-0, 175) started every game after Week 3 in 2018.

Now, the junior returns to lead a passing game that Noll expects to be “significantly improved.” Hutson (6-1, 175) was R-B’s top receiver last year (14 catches, 171 yards) and should be a top target again.

• Sophomore Brock Wood (6-0, 195) could be a newcomer to watch at RB/ LB. Junior TE Jacob Petersen (6-4, 205) should present Huber with a sizable target.

• The Rockets were the top defense in

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Sept. 13 Johnsburg* 7 p.m.

Sept. 20 @Harvard 7 p.m.

Sept. 27 @Marengo 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 Woodstock 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 Woodstock North 7 p.m.

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the KRC in 2018. Anderson, Legnaioli and Wood will patrol the middle in the linebacker positions. Wood was a leading tackler for the Rockets. Logan Grant (6-4, 282) returns at nose guard and Hutson is a returning starter at DB.

MUST-WATCH GAME Johnsburg and Richmond-Burton square off twice this season, but it will be the Week 8 matchup that counts in the Kishwaukee River Conference standings. That late-October matchup could have huge implications for both teams.

– Sean Hammond

with varsity experience. OL/DL Dawson Peter brings experience to the line. Peter was a bass fishing state qualifier in the spring.

• Lesniak said OL/DL Mike Ambroz, WR Forest Hull and LB Josh Peschke are key newcomers to watch for the Skyhawks.

MUST-WATCH GAME Marian Central and Johnsburg provided last year’s most exciting Week 1 game, with the Hurricanes edging the Skyhawks, 14-13. Once again, the nonconference foes will square off in the opening week.

– Sean Hammond

Richmond-Burton running back Tyler Anderson Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media

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MARENGO INDIANS QUICK HITS Coach: Paul Forsythe (3rd season, 11-10) 2018 record: 9-3, 6-0 KRC Fast fact: Marengo was the surprise of the KRC last year, going from 2-7 in 2017 to conference champion and state quarterfinalist in 2018.

SCOUTING REPORT

HARVARD HORNETS QUICK HITS Coach: Sean Saylor (sixth season, 8-37) 2018 record: 2-7 Fast fact: Harvard’s two wins last season marked its first wins in regulation (not by forfeit) since 2015. The Hornets have not made the playoffs since 2013.

SCOUTING REPORT • Both of Harvard’s top two leading rushers last season were sophomores who return for their junior seasons: RB Dylan Perkins and QB Jacob Stanley. Perkins led the Hornets with 527 yards and four touchdowns on 101 carries.

Stanley went for 446 yards and seven scores on 107 carries.

• Harvard has added one wrinkle: RB Damon Mueller will take over at fullback, and Perkins will move over to the wing back position.

• OL Alex Rodriguez returns at center. He also started as a sophomore, so the quarterback and center positions already have a level of familiarity with each other. OL-DL Marco Vazquez and Anthony Palella also are starting linemen who return.

• “Consistency, both sides of the ball,” Saylor said. “We have three guys returning on the offensive line,

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 @Lisle* Sept. 6 Sandwich* Sept. 14 Macomb (at Galesburg)* Sept. 20 Richmond-Burton Sept. 27 @Woodstock North Oct. 4 @Marengo Oct. 11 @Johnsburg Oct. 18 Woodstock Oct. 26 Hoopeston co-op* • Nonconference game joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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that’s going to be huge. [We were] so young and trying to grow by fire with back-to-back years of five seniors, it’s been extremely difficult to be consistent.”

• Even though the 2-7 record didn’t look like much, Harvard was much improved in 2018. The Hornets hung around in losses to Burlington Central, 25-13, Johnsburg, 33-21, and Woodstock North, 26-14, in the last three games of the season.

MUST-WATCH GAME McHenry County’s oldest rivalry will mark its 100th year when Harvard and Marengo square off on Oct. 4.

Marengo has won the last five meetings between the two.

– Sean Hammond

• RB-LB Finn Schirmer (6-1, 205) holds three Division I offers. Colleges are most interested in him as a linebacker, but he should be one of the area’s best running backs, as well. He totaled more than 1,700 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns in 2018.

• Western Illinois commit Jagger Ferden (6-5, 250) leads the Indians in the trenches. OL Jonah Pace (6-5, 230) and Sean Trainor (5-11, 185) are other returning starters on the line.

• WR-DB Cole Davis (5-10, 160) led the KRC in receiving yards last season with 739 yards and 10 touchdowns on 50 catches.

• Mitchell Kunde (6-0, 160) won the starting QB job in camp over Zach Trotz (6-4, 180). Both are juniors. Marengo did not name a starting QB until a week Marengo two-way lineman Jagger Ferden Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 @Sterling* Sept. 6 Plano* Sept. 13 Rich East* Sept. 20 @Johnsburg Sept. 27 Richmond-Burton Oct. 4 Harvard Oct. 11 @Woodstock Oct. 18 @Woodstock North Oct. 25 Chicago Hope Academy*

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before the season.

• Trainor and Schirmer are returning starters at linebacker. Forsythe said he expects Ferden to be a force at defensive tackle.

Pace will line up at defensive end. “We have more guys to rotate in on our defensive front than we did a year ago,” Forsythe said.

MUST-WATCH GAME A missed extra point cost Richmond-Burton in a 14-13 loss to Marengo last year. The two KRC foes will square off again in Week 5, possibly with the top spot in the conference on the line again.

– Sean Hammond

ILLINOIS 8-MAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION QUICK HITS Coach: John Lalor (17th season, 10260) 2018 record: 6-4; I8FA runner-up Fast fact: The Illinois 8-Man Football Association is now up to 16 teams, 14 of which are eligible for the I8FA playoffs (schools with enrollments of more than 400 students are not eligible). All 14 playoff-eligible teams will automatically qualify for a postseason berth.

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Marian Central defensive lineman and tight end Brian Allen Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia.com

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MARIAN CENTRAL HURRICANES QUICK HITS Coach: Darren Fortin (first season) 2018 record: 3-6, 1-6 ESCC Fast fact: In the new Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference, Marian’s opponents in the Purple Division will be St. Viator, Carmel and St. Patrick. The schedule also allows for various crossover games with other divisions.

SCOUTING REPORT • First-year head coach Darren Fortin has served as a Marian assistant coach for 30 years. He was a linebacker on Marian’s 1983 Class 2A state championship team and went on to play in college at Villanova.

• Marian struggled the second half of last season, losing its final five regular-season games to finish 3-6 and miss the postseason. Former coach Mike Maloney now coaches at Grayslake Central.

• RB Luke Rogers led the Hurricanes with 682 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 127 carries in 2018.

He returns for his senior year with almost two full seasons of starting experience under his belt.

• Fortin said Marian will feature more of a power running game this season, with the goal of controlling the

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 Johnsburg* Sept. 6 @Chicago Lindblom* Sept. 13 Marian Catholic* Sept. 20 @St. Viator Sept. 27 @St. Rita* Oct. 4 Carmel Oct. 11 @St. Ignatius* Oct. 18 Loyola Academy* Oct. 25 St. Patrick * Nonconference game joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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• The numbers game is a struggle for Alden-Hebron this season. Lalor said the Giants have only 12 players in the program. The Giants have four starters back from last year’s team, which was the I8FA runner-up.

• Because of the low number of players, the team has done a lot of drills and 1-on-1 work in practice. Lalor, who has spearheaded the 8-man movement in Illinois, isn’t worried about navigating practice with such a low turnout. “It’s no different than years past when we were trying to play 11-man,” Lalor said.

• The Giants have not named a starting quarterback yet. Thomas Webber and Parker Elswick each could play the position. Both are also capable running backs.

• OL Zach Herring will provide some

SCHEDULE Date Opponent Aug. 30 Wis. School for the Deaf* Sept. 7 @Lake Forest Academy Sept. 14 @Westminster Christian Sept. 20 @River Ridge Sept. 27 Milford-Cissna Park Oct. 4 Polo Oct. 11 Williams Bay (Wis.)* Oct. 18 @Christian Life co-op Oct. 25 @Judah Christian * Nonconference game joestevenson@shawmedia.com

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experience at the center position. OL Tyler Cunningham could play guard or tight end. Lalor said Cunningham has gotten a lot stronger in the offseason.

• LB-RB-TE Christian Henderson will “play all over the field for us,” Lalor said. He will likely line up at middle linebacker on defense.

MUST-WATCH GAME Alden-Hebron lost the inaugural 8-man championship game to the Milford-Cissna Park in 2018. The Giants will square off with the defending champs again in Week 5. Milford-Cissna Park defeated A-H twice last year, once in the regular season and again in the title game.

– Sean Hammond

possession. Fortin will serve as the team’s defensive coordinator.

• DL-TE Brian Allen and DL-OL Jayden Thiergood will present an imposing one-two punch on the Marian defensive line. LB Austin Geils is an experienced middle linebacker.

WR-DB Bryce Shelton, WR-DB Harrison Stanko, WR-DB Tom Novakoski and RB-DB Carter Dolter will play key roles in the defensive secondary.

MUST-WATCH GAME Marian has had numerous close battles with St. Patrick in recent years.

The CCL/ESCC Purple title could be on the line when they meet in Week 9, as could playoff positioning.

– Sean Hammond

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ROSTERS Burlington Central Coach: Brian Melvin No. Player Pos. Year 1 Andrew Solomon P-K Sr. 2 Mark Ganziano QB-WR-DB Jr. 3 Alfredo Ortiz RB-LB So. 4 Ethan Welsh WR-DB So. 5 Jake Lenschow QB-WR-DB Sr. 7 Nathan Majewski WR-DB So. 8 Hunter Hodgson WR-LB Sr. 10 Ethan Rodriguez WR-DB Sr. 11 Ryan Knief WR-DL Sr. 13 Gavin Sarvis RB-LB So. 14 Luke Thompson WR-DB Sr. 15 Shanav Bagga QB-DB So. 17 Shawn Adkerson WR-LB So. 18 Eric Metz RB-WR-DL Jr. 19 Tyler Schultz WR-LB So. 20 Zach Lawrence WR-DB So. 22 Jack Westergaard WR-DB Sr. 25 Oliver Kerr WR-DL Sr. 27 Marc Wisniewski WR-DB Jr. 28 Ryan Gillette TE-LB Jr. 32 Barrett Lewis WR-LB So. 34 Greyson Gardner RB-LB So. 40 Bryce Rohl DL Sr. 53 Brodie Clark OL-LB Jr. 57 Nilay Patel OL-DL So. 59 Cole Braden OL-DL Sr. 61 Jake Schmitt OL-DL Sr. 63 Ryan Joseph OL-DL Sr. 64 Connor Hodgson OL-DL Sr. 65 Matt Eshoo OL-DL So. 67 Gordon Gray OL-DL Jr. 68 Fabian Garcia OL-DL So. 70 Michael Dubanowski OL-DL Sr. 72 Zach Schultz OL-DL So. 75 Tyler Payton OL-DL So. 77 Matt Muetterties OL-DL Sr. 78 Jake Borman OL-DL Jr. Cary-Grove Coach: Brad Seaburg No. Player Pos. Year 3 Nathan Splitt DB Jr. 4 Luke Eleftheriou QB-DB Sr. 5 Michael Sullivan DL Sr. 6 Andy Ciske RB Jr. 9 Toby Splitt DB So. 10 Zack LaBrec SE So. 11 Dylan Videtich K-LB Jr. 12 Henry Young QB Fr. 13 Ted Conneen SE Sr. 14 Niko Neckopulos TE So. 15 Michael Harbeck DB Sr. 17 Jameson Sheehan QB So. 18 Trenton Peach DB So. 19 Jason Splitt RB Jr. 20 Blake Skol FB-LB Sr. 21 Kyler Ochab RB So. 22 Liam Waco QB So. 23 Giovanni Lanera DB-SE Sr. 24 Anthony LaMantia DB Jr. 25 Arik Mistak RB Jr. 29 Evan Taylor DB Sr. 30 Sean Pedersen LB Jr. 31 Mark Butts LB Sr. 32 Michael Charbonneau DB Sr. 33 Peter Suyko DB Sr. 34 Nick Hissong RB So. 36 Dymitri Kanellakis DB Sr. 37 Jonathan Lee DL Jr. 38 Colin Desmet FB Fr. 39 Johnny Gagliano LB-FB Jr. 40 Wade Abrams DB-RB So. 41 Jake Johnson LB Sr. 42 Tristan Carter TE Jr. 43 Jared Laktas LB JR. 44 Lukas Hamann TE JR. 45 Matt Ortega DL So. 48 Marco Romero DB Sr. 49 Ben Hurt-Haller LB So. 50 Jacob Buck LB Sr. 51 Nathan Gamez OL Jr. 52 Patrick Rocen OL Jr.

53 Thomas Burton 54 Wyatt Epp 55 Krystos Kanellakis 56 Aaron Caspary 58 Cody Delatorre 62 Mitchel Dec 63 Zach Petko 64 Evan Hissong 65 David Villarreal 66 Joseph Swanson 67 Nick Wojcik 68 Ryan Beeksma 74 Wyatt Witherow 75 John Witherow 76 Zach Stolz 77 Maximus Katsenos 80 Michael Dec

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Crystal Lake Central Coach: Jon McLaughlin No. Player Pos. Year 1 Jacob Carnrite WR-CB So. 2 Peyton Falco RB-FS Jr. 3 Colton Madura QB-SS So. 4 Jake Coss RB-SS Jr. 6 Aidan Ellinger QB Sr. 7 Braydon Gibour RB-LS So. 9 Caleb Moszkiewicz WR-LB Jr. 11 Drew Jenkins WR-FS Sr. 12 Cade Backe WR-LB-K Sr. 13 Gavin Boos WR-LB Jr. 15 Brenden Parks WR-LB Sr. 18 Dillon Carlson WR-CB So. 19 Alex Miller RB-LB So. 21 Joe Honer FS-WR Sr. 22 Jack Benoit WR-FS Jr. 23 Nathan Hopman FS-WR So. 24 Nate Barbalace WR-CB So. 25 Ben White RB-LB Sr. 26 Brent Blitek RB-DB So. 27 Erik Maldonado RB-LB So. 28 Jake White WR-CB Sr. 29 Reid Solberg WR-CB Sr. 32 Caleb Noennig WR-SS Sr. 35 Charles Fleming WR-CB So. 40 Andrew Hopkins WR-FS Jr. 42 Blake Pokora CB-WR Sr. 44 Jayden Alvarez LB-G Jr. 46 Brian Deo Moral WR-CB Sr. 48 Jakhari Anderson WR-CB Sr. 50 Josh Puma DT-G So. 52 Brad White G-DT So. 53 Alan Zukowski G-DT Jr. 54 Buzz Macke C-DT So. 55 Carter Bechtel OT-DT Jr. 56 Jeremy Moore LB-G So. 57 Jacob Pollack DT-G So. 59 Tyler Julitz C-DT So. 60 Dylan Gruber G-DT So. 63 Ryan Pipitone G-LB Sr. 64 Griffin Wynsma G-DT Jr. 65 Andrew Hudec G-DT Jr. 66 Quentin Lackey OT-DE Sr. 67 Tim Bragdon OT-DT Sr. 68 Dylan Palmer-Childers OT-DT Sr. 70 Mitchell Helm DE-OT So. 72 Nick Sohm G-DT Jr. 74 Gabe Contreras C-DT Jr. 76 Brendan Walsh OT-DT Jr. 77 Ramon Fuentes OT-DT Sr. 78 Jonathon Barrick G-DE Fr. 82 Connor Bartesch WR-CB Jr. 84 Joey Scaravalle CB-WR So. 85 William Cummings P-K Sr. 87 Mason Reckampo WR-LB Sr. 88 Finn Murray CB-WR So. 89 Quinn O’Hare FS-WR So. Crystal Lake South Coach: Rob Fontana No. Player Pos. Year 2 Joey Mikulec WR-LB Jr. 3 Ian Zoglmann RB-DB So. 4 Gavin Giejda WR-DB Jr. 5 Ian Gorken QB-DB Sr. 6 Sebastian Kedra RB-LB Jr. 7 Casey Zavorski QB-DB So.

8 Ian Burke 9 Eddy Avila 10 Justin Kowalak 11 Marcus Smith Jr. 12 Connor Hamm 13 J.R. Hewitt 14 Dan Sage 16 Jack Fredrick 18 Dylan Law 21 Jack Koenig 22 Bartek Kedra 23 Nick DiBenedetto 24 Joey Krol 26 Jake Skirpan 28 Brock Jewson 29 Brandon Haning 30 Dominic Guzman 31 Sawyer Sevcik 32 Kev Carden-Landa 32 Will Standley 33 Mikey Bianchi 34 Shane Moran 35 Alec Trewyn 36 Juan Lopez 37 Jake Simmons 44 Thomas Hubbard 47 Shawn Ervin 48 Ethan Demirov 50 Nathan Schlaiss 52 Gabriel Wisler 53 Cody Chopp 54 Eri Gonzalez 55 Patrick Delahunty 56 Vince Nicchia 57 Nathan Lowe 61 Tommy Walsh 64 Austin Sutter 65 Ryen Austin 68 Zaydan Beasley 70 John Wilson 71 Jason Burburija 72 Zach Zaharias 74 Jack Turner 75 Trevor Boeing 76 Nate Compere 77 Javier Ruiz 78 Dominic Collado 79 Charlie Perdikaris 88 Des McCarthy 96 Tony Fiorentino

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Dundee-Crown Coach: Mike Steinhaus No. Player Pos. Year 1 Trammell Arrington RB-DB Jr. 2 Shanquan Watson RB-DB Jr. 3 Amairie Jones RB-DB Jr. 4 Judah Conner WR-DB Sr. 5 Davontae Harvey RB-LB Sr. 6 Jhalon Reese RB-LB Jr. 8 Lajuan Gaines WR-DB Jr. 9 Justin Rojas WR-DB Jr. 11 Matt Ward Jr. QB-LB Jr. 12 Evan Echlin QB-DB Sr. 13 Anthony Thompson WR-DB Sr. 15 Aidan Gatenby WR-DB So. 16 Mason Searles WR-DB So. 19 Javier Garcia WR-DB Jr. 21 Logan Ratajczak WR-DB So. 23 Samuel Johnson WR-DB Jr. 27 Nehemieh Purnell WR-DL So. 28 Drew Smith WR-DB Jr. 31 Tala Dalke WR-DB Jr. 33 Jaylin Reese RB-LB Jr. 34 Ryan Lessner TE-LB Jr. 39 Noah DeLaere WR-DB Jr. 44 Trevor Fed RB-LB Sr. 45 Samuel Alvarez OL-LB Sr. 51 Marcellus Seay OL-DL So. 52 Graham Carlson OL-DL Jr. 53 Anthony Fakhoury OL-LB Sr. 55 Chris Welzien OL-DL So. 56 Garrett Hansen OL-LB Sr. 59 Enoch Brobbey OL-DL Sr. 62 Isaiah Tiscareno-Corder OL-LB Jr. 66 Damian Sandoval OL-DL Sr. 69 Ivan Marquez OL-DL Sr.

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Hampshire Coach: Jake Brosman No. Player Pos. Year 3 Sevaun Smith QB-DB Jr. 4 Owen Schrader RB-DB Jr. 5 John Brady Young RB-LB Jr. 9 Jackson Milison QB-DB Sr. 11 Alex Corbett WR-DB Jr 12 Jayden Morris RB-DB Sr. 14 Ben Curran QB-DB Sr. 15 Robert Negron RB-DB Jr. 16 Gavin Hatanaka QB-DB Jr. 17 William Negron RB-LB Sr. 20 Daniel Chojnowski RB-DB So. 23 Nathan Strumilo WR-DB Jr. 24 Shandon Suma WR-DB Sr. 25 Jack Rummell WR-DB So. 30 Evan Andresen FB-LB Sr. 31 Jake Wilcox WR-LB Jr. 32 Charles Sladek RB-LB So. 33 Brandon Baez RB-DB Jr. 34 Alex Fiumefreddo TE-LB Jr. 35 James Borgardt RB-DB So. 40 Neil Sakolari RB-LB Jr. 41 Carson Murphy WR-LB So. 42 Emanuel Montenegro OL-DL Jr. 43 Darwin Salvatierra RB-LB Sr. 44 Aiden Fleury K Sr. 45 Dylan Lawlor TE-LB So. 52 Alex Bender OL-DL Jr. 53 Colin Oliva OL-DL Jr. 54 Alexis Renovato OL-DL So. 56 Yaseen Harraz OL-LB Jr. 57 Avery James OL-LB So. 60 August Rossow OL-DL So. 61 Gabriel Dass OL-DL Jr. 62 Elias Andresen OL-DL Jr. 63 Kellar Hart OL-DL Jr. 64 Jayden Stephens OL-DL Jr. 65 Franklin Gotter OL-DL So. 67 Patryk Barnas OL-DL So. 68 Chris Jordan OL-DL Sr. 70 Jackson Mitchell OL-DL So. 71 Ethan Jimenez OL-DL So. 73 Ryan Miedema OL-DL So. 74 Gonzalo Venegas OL-DL So. 75 Samuel Mullen OL-DL Sr. 76 Ryan Hurlbut OL-DL So. 77 David Bennett OL-DL Jr. 78 Jake Rambo OL-DL Sr. 81 Alvaro Rodriguez-Lopez WR-DB Jr. 82 Bryan Pruitt RB-LB So. 83 Devin Yeats WR-DB So. 84 Kean Santaromana WR-DB So. 85 William Pflederer TE-DL Jr. 86 Victor Perez TE-DL Jr. 88 Tyler Peterson TE-DL Sr. 90 Steve DassGarcia TE-LB So. 92 Nathan Vo OL-DL So. Huntley Coach: Matt Zimolzak No. Player Pos. Year 1 Jacob Freitag WR So. 2 Tyler Hajduk WR Jr. 3 Ryan Helm WR Sr. 4 Mitch Murray LB Sr. 5 Zach Kucz DB Sr. 7 Joey Cauldren WR Sr. 9 Patsy Ricciardi QB-WR Sr. 10 Jason Coleman WR-K Jr. 11 Alex Janke DB Sr. 13 Connor Garrity WR Jr. 15 Thomas McDowell WR Sr. 16 Carson Gedaly DB Jr.

17 Bruno Bosman QB Jr. 18 Cade Whiteside WR Sr. 19 Brian Vavra K Sr. 20 Aidan Kozak DB Jr. 21 Edward Wall DB Jr. 22 Chris Medina DB So. 23 Dominic Barone DB Sr. 24 Joseph DeFrancisco DB Jr. 25 Jacob Mahon DB Jr. 26 Grant Weishaar DB Jr. 27 Ryder Havens RB Jr. 28 Tommy Hablik DB Sr. 29 Cameron Faile WR Jr. 30 Tristan Carone LB Jr. 31 Carter Knutsen WR So. 32 Kyle Rothgeb DB Jr. 34 Maverick Dehmlow RB Jr. 35 Thuong Le DB Jr. 39 Marcus Gallano DB Sr. 40 Joseph Mendoza RB Sr. 41 Rukkus Hunkins LB Sr. 42 Samuel Gorman LB Sr. 43 Boston Bower LB Fr. 44 Tanner Crisp DL Sr. 45 Ryder Hunkins RB So. 46 Jack Krelle RB Jr. 47 Timothy Noel LB Jr. 48 Tyler Hirsch LB Jr. 50 Logan Michael DL Jr. 51 Kevin Enriquez Moreno OL Jr. 52 Brady Wilke LB Sr. 54 Brad Walker DL Jr. 56 Ben Wiley LB Fr. 57 Matt Burba DL Sr. 58 Evan Sweeney LB Sr. 62 Noah Knisely OL Jr. 65 Ryan Braune OL Sr. 66 Colin Fitt DL Sr. 67 Matt Guido OL Sr. 68 Ed Nesheiwat OL Sr. 69 Matt Kann OL Sr. 70 Thomas Cristofaro OL Jr. 72 Brandon Klemenz OL Sr. 73 Nick Peto OL Jr. 74 David Gehl OL Jr. 75 Jackson Wiley OL Jr. 76 Jackson Carollo OL Jr. 77 Andrew Bartter OL Sr. 78 Trevor Masten OL Sr. 79 Antonio Quaranta OL Sr. 80 Christian Brown WR So. 86 Justin Oliver DL Sr. 88 Alex Denniston WR Jr. 90 Connor Henning DL Sr. 91 David Afolabi DL Jr. 93 Conor Rice DL Sr. 94 Teni Ajayi DL Jr. 96 Adam Wojnicki DL Jr. 97 Jackson Larkin DL Sr. Angel Aguilar OL Jr. Jacobs Coach: Bill Mitz No. Player 1 Travis Tanner 2 Cole Bhardwaj 3 Nick Agenlian 4 Max Stec 5 Matt Lodi 7 Nasir Canty 10 Giovanni Pannarale 11 Sam Deligio 12 Keegan Connors 15 Jaylen Shackelford 18 Evan Fridae 19 Riley Anderson 20 Connor Mobeck 21 Ben Ludlum 22 Michael Almeda 25 Joseph Mendez 26 Ayden Janchev 27 Eliseo Vasquez 30 Robert Schuldt 31 Robert Byrgiel 32 Jacob Mobeck

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• ROSTERS Continued from page 25 40 Caden Monti 41 Preston Krahl 42 Aidan Roberts 46 Omari Ndlovu 48 Trever Pankau 50 Luke Shannon 51 Noah Zapata 52 Jason Barred 54 Nathan Sanchez 55 Dylann Martinez 56 Sean Gurion 62 Andrew Sicanna 64 Jacob Spychala 65 Michael Wasilewski 70 George Trojanek 71 Seth Hoy 72 Ben Lubeley 74 Colby Doom 75 Zach Lewandowski 76 Antonio Carlos 77 Kyle Koziel 78 Joe Volenec 79 Daiyan Hussain 80 Joe Baraglia 82 John Larosa 84 Connor Schoemann 85 Matt Suarez 86 Nick True 87 Jaiden LaRoss 88 Ryan Golnick 89 Will Prendergast

McHenry Coach: Jon Niemic No. Player 1 Matt Ezop 2 Dominic Lorenzo 3 Paul Zunkel 4 Anthony Angeles 5 Hunter O’Brien 6 Ty Linker 7 Chris Zieba 8 Adam Benton 10 Kyle Kaempf 11 Brayan Escamilla 12 Andrew Hoffman 13 Matt Gallimore 14 Graci Gasmann 15 David Darcy 16 Alex Pena 17 Haden Lucas 21 Daniel Hallert 22 Grant Ciszon 23 Chris Parrish 24 Brian Taylor 26 Logan Lucas 28 Brandon Curtin 30 Ryan Mischke 31 Tanner Nepras 32 Thomas Michalik 33 Jose Santiago 34 Brody Hallin 38 Brycen Bohannon 40 Dawson Fallaw 41 Thomas Witkus 42 Matteo Acosta 44 Aidan Ferguson 45 Mason Gureczny 46 Josh Lanman 50 Alex Nowak 53 Luke Zunkel 54 Drake Rueckemann 55 Jacob Cowgill 56 Tyler Groves 58 Jason Stauche 59 Lance Lawrence 61 Yahir Alfaro 62 Michael Andrade 65 Jordan Konieczny 66 Jacob Lesus 67 Steven Melvin Jr. 68 Alexy Graciano 70 Ayden Watson 73 Elijah Nothdorf 74 Zach Babincsak

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Prairie Ridge Coach: Chris Schremp No. Player Pos. Year 1 Drew Fryer LB Sr. 2 Zach Bentsen RB So. 3 Blake Brown RB Sr. 4 Ty Baker DB Jr. 5 Jackson Rietz K Jr. 6 Taidhgin Trost RB Jr. 7 Josh Crandall LB Sr. 8 Kyle Koelblinger S Sr. 9 Connor Lydon QB Sr. 10 Mason Loucks DB Sr. 12 George Concialdi TE Sr. 14 Nathan Greetham QB Fr. 15 Adrian Rendon WR Sr. 16 Nathan Hess DB So. 17 Sajiv Shah FS Jr. 18 Ty Lee DB So. 19 Patrick Gartner DL Jr. 20 Tyler Crawford LB Jr. 21 Matt Loucks LB Sr. 23 Zach Lindquist DB So. 24 Cole Anderson LB So. 25 Marko Mancini DB Jr. 27 Braedon Hatter LB Fr. 30 Daniel Lewis DB Sr. 31 Jack Stone LB Jr. 32 George Bieschke RB Jr. 33 Carter Evans FB Jr. 34 Noah Solis RB So. 35 Victor Ebirim LB Fr. 36 Jake Masini DB Sr. 38 Matt Fryer DB So. 40 William Powell LB Jr. 42 Tommy Evans LB Jr. 43 Bram Byer LB Jr. 44 Jacob Simms LB So. 45 James Jewell RB So. 50 Arya Bhardwaj DL So. 51 Tristen Romine DL Jr. 53 Aidan Dunican DL Sr. 54 Matt Nygren OL So. 55 Eric Anderson LB So. 56 Jack Petty OL So. 57 Ryan Pearson OL Jr. 60 Sam Ripple LB Sr. 63 Victor Rangel OL So. 64 Preston Polizzi OL Sr. 66 Sam Schultz OL SO. 70 Andrew Renteria DL Jr. 72 Brandon Dodaro OL Jr. 73 Nick Mattran OL Sr. 75 Riley Smith OL-DL Sr. 76 Jack Schnoor OL So. 80 Brett Nygren DL Sr. 82 Nathan La Fever LB So. 84 Hunter Wozny DL Sr. 86 Yahshua Tapia DL So. 87 Ryan Goudschaal TE Sr. 88 Jake Dolan TE So. 89 Anthony Pizzo DL Sr.

KISHWAUKEE RIVER CONFERENCE Harvard Coach: Sean Saylor No. Player Pos. Year 1 Bryce Fiegel RB-DB Jr. 2 Omar Garcia-Gonzalez RB-DB Jr. 2 Dylan Perkins RB-LB Jr. 4 Jacob Stanley QB-DB Jr. 5 Antonio Rodriguez RB-DB Sr. 7 Kadin Busse WR-DB Sr. 8 Martin Kelly WR-LB Sr. 9 Damon Mueller RB-DB Sr. 10 Ivan Guzman WR-DB Jr. 11 Damyan Michel RB-LB Sr. 12 Adam Davis RB-DB Jr. 20 Eric Parra RB-LB Sr. 22 Austin Kohley WR-DB Jr. 23 Zach Taylor WR-LB Jr. 50 Victor Soto OL-DL Sr. 51 Devin Van Deveer OL-DL Jr.

52 J. Estrada Gallegos OL-DL 60 Marco Vazquez OL-DL 62 Ulises Rangel OL-DL 68 Martin Lopez OL-DL 70 Anthony Palella OL-DL 77 Alex Rodriguez OL-DL 85 Trey Amaya WR-LB

Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr.

Johnsburg Coach: Sam Lesniak No. Player Pos. Year 1 Max Kegel QB Sr. 2 Casey Burnopp OLB Sr. 3 Kyle Stockwell QB Jr. 4 Daniel Calhoun DB-WR Sr. 5 Kevin Shaffer LB Sr. 6 Ethan Shedbalkar LB Sr. 7 Kaden Divoky LB Sr. 8 Josh Peschke LB Jr. 9 David Claudio WR Sr. 10 Carson Piggott WR Sr. 11 Jimmy Broderick K-DB Sr. 12 Brandon Moe WR Sr. 21 Jackson Vetter LB Sr. 22 Tyler Diedrich WR Jr. 23 Jacob McKinney RB Sr. 25 Luke Conroy WR So. 26 Austin Gibb RB So. 27 Evan Halverson DB Sr. 28 Gavin Boal DB Jr. 30 Joe Weber DE-OL Jr. 31 Forest Hull LB-TE So. 32 Joey Comstock TE-DE Sr. 33 Anthony Turnage Jr. DB Sr. 34 Justin Peake LB-RB Sr. 35 Jake Rutkowski LB Jr. 36 Colton Bornhorst DB Jr. 44 Connor Bornhorst DB Jr. 52 Jack Kelly OL So. 55 Joe Liebich DL Sr. 60 Nathan Weber OL-DE Sr. 62 Brody Haese OL Sr. 63 Michael Ambroz OL Jr. 65 Kyle Tinsley OL Sr. 70 James Helminiak DE Jr. 71 Jake Gebis OL So. 72 Dawson Peter OL Jr. 75 Jacob Welch OL Fr. 82 Erik Kowalski DE Sr. 84 Ethan Lunau WR Jr. 99 Robert Arnold DE Sr. Dalton Ostrander Sr. Johnathan Riska Sr. Jasper Schlaeger Sr. Marengo Coach: Paul Forsythe No. Player Pos. Year 1 Cole Davis WR-DB Jr. 2 Kirubel Addis WR-DB Sr. 3 Finn Schirmer RB-LB Sr. 4 Mitchell Kunde QB-DB Jr. 5 Niko San Miguel RB-DB Sr. 6 Dylan Stolz RB-LB So. 7 Josh Bibbings WR-DB Jr. 9 Michael Jennett WR-DB Jr. 10 Andrew Leonard RB-LB Jr. 11 Quinn Fashingbauer WR-DB Sr. 16 Zach Trotz QB-LB Jr. 17 Tyler Mirtl WR-DB Jr. 19 Evan Shepard WR-DB So. 20 Justin Bounds WR-DB Jr. 21 Logan Spengler WR-DB Sr. 22 Clyde Chanthalansy WR-LB Sr. 23 Joe Resendez WR-DB Sr. 24 Miles Stach WR-DB Sr. 33 Lucas Simpson RB-DL Jr. 34 Eli Garza WR-LB Jr. 51 Sean Trainor OL-LB Sr. 52 Justin Peters OL-DL Sr. 53 David Chewning OL-DL Jr. 54 Grant Heinberg OL-DL Jr. 55 Mason Feldt OL-DL Jr. 56 Landon Oine OL-LB Jr. 57 Jonah Pace OL-DL Jr. 64 Andrew Stewart OL-DL Jr. 66 Michael Macias OL-DL So. 68 Nolan Hopper OL-DL Jr. 72 Dan Chicoine OL-DL Jr. 75 Jagger Ferden OL-DL Sr.

76 Thomas Reed

OL-DL Sr.

Richmond-Burton Coach: Mike Noll No. Player Pos. Year 2 Steven Stientjes LB-QB Sr. 3 Trent Turner DB-WR Jr. 9 Jacob Huber DB-QB Jr. 10 Tyler Anderson LB-RB Sr. 14 Jason Stientjes LB-WR Sr. 15 Royce Heaney DB-RB Jr. 19 Logan Hutson DB-WR Sr. 20 Rey Guajardo DB-RB Jr. 21 Dylan Minzey DB-WR Jr. 24 Race Zoetmulder DB-TE Sr. 26 Maxx Lomas DB Sr. 28 Austin Nellessen LB-FB Jr. 31 Daniel Nick DB-WR Sr. 34 Brock Wood LB-FB So. 35 Nick Legnaioli LB-RB Jr. 42 Carson Adams DB-RB Sr. 43 Dalton Wood LB-FB Sr. 45 Timothy Lehn LB-TE Jr. 48 Blake Morjal LB-OL Sr. 48 Jacob Petersen DL-TE Jr. 52 Lucas Eckardt DL-OL Jr. 55 Ryan Morris DL-OL Sr. 57 Jack Regnier DL-OL Sr. 59 Devin Gerstung DL-OL Sr. 60 Conrad Miller DL-OL Sr. 62 Alexander Johnson DL-OL Sr. 66 Nick Ross DL-OL Sr. 67 Logan Grant DL-OL Sr. 70 Max Wardanian DL-OL Sr. 72 Mitchell Durham DL-OL Jr. 74 Matt Hood DL-OL Sr. 75 Thomas Cooper DL-OL Jr. 76 Enzo Martinez DL-OL So. 77 Tyler Roberts DL-OL Sr. 78 Trace Schneider DL-OL Jr. 79 Zechariah Davis DL-OL Sr. 80 Caden Lindholm DB-WR Sr. Woodstock Coach: Mike Brasile No. Player Pos. Year 1 Gavin White WR-DB Sr. 2 Gaven Conatser RB-LB Sr. 3 Liam Spear WR-DB Sr. 4 Max Walrod QB-LB Jr. 5 Austin Gibson RB-LB Sr. 7 Michael Purkey QB Sr. 8 Cooper Adams WR-DB Jr. 9 Zach Adams WR-DB Jr. 10 Leo Lara-Gallegos DB-WR Sr. 11 Sam Vidales RB-DB Jr. 12 Jarred Grell TE-DL Sr. 16 Amareon Allen WR-DB Jr. 20 Ethan Zielinski WR-DB Jr. 21 Clayton Grisolia WR-DB Sr. 22 Jacob Canty WR-DB Jr. 27 Zach Heelein WR-DB Jr. 30 Gabe Kussin RB-LB Sr. 32 Moises Ramirez Garcia RB-DB Sr. 34 Pablo Garcia WR-DB Sr. 35 Alex Wojnicki WR-LB Jr. 36 Colin McQueen WR-DB Jr. 40 Reid Kenyon RB-DL Jr. 42 Denis Gjoni K Jr. 44 Tomas Spokas WR-DB Sr. 47 Jake Jones WR-DB Jr. 52 Cannon Sternitzky OL-DL Jr. 53 Daniel Cervantes OL-LB Sr. 54 Nate Hastings OL-LB Sr. 57 Jeremy Bishop OL-DL Sr. 61 Jesus Sanchez OL-DL Sr. 64 Tyler Waterson OL-DL Sr. 65 Aiden Martys OL-DL Sr. 72 David Chinlund OL-DL Jr. 75 Austin Arndt OL-DL Sr. 76 Ej Pala OL-DL Jr. 77 Gavin Loiselle OL-DL So. 78 Hunter Hochrein OL-DL Jr. 80 William Cunningham TE-LB Jr. 81 Nathan Archambeau TE-DL Jr. Woodstock North Coach: Jeff Schroeder No. Player Pos. Year 3 Bryce Nolan RB-LB Sr.

5 Omar Prestamo RB-LB 6 Ryan Zinnen QB-DB 7 Conor Reyes QB-DB 10 Josh Abbate WR-LB 12 Austin Zieman WR-DB 15 Colton Dunn WR-DB 21 Elijah Pena RB-DB 23 Colin Zinn WR-DB 24 Dane Williams RB-LB 26 Jadyn Jasinowski WR-DB 28 Garrison Herendeen WR-DB 33 Andrew Pena RB-LB 34 Cole Brey RB-LB 42 Andy Johnson WR-LB 44 Ruben Martinez TE-LB 48 Cardell Williams TE-DL 50 Luke Freeman OL-DL 51 Shane Sims OL-DL 52 Osvaldo Javier Salas OL-DL 55 Tyler Bunker OL-LB 57 Mason Mathews OL-DL 58 Kyle Zang OL-DL 59 Hans Goll OL-DL 61 Jordan Maldonado OL-LB 62 Ben Brucker OL-DL 65 Mason Riley OL-LB 70 Sean Jaco OL-DL 77 Robert Ivory OL-DL 83 Jacob Brucker OL-DL 87 Eric Strzalka TE-LB

Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

CCL/ESCC PURPLE Marian Central Coach: Darren Fortin No. Player Pos. Year 1 Marlon Pomili K Jr. 2 Brady Burda WR-DB Jr. 3 Kevin Blaz WR-DB Sr. 4 Nicholas Lopez RB-LB Jr. 5 Luke Rogers RB Sr. 6 Brendan Hernon QB-DB So. 7 Austin Geils RB-LB Sr. 8 Timmy Miller QB-LB Jr. 9 Owen Stanko WR-DB Jr. 10 Harrison Stanko WR-DB Sr. 13 Joe Cimino QB-DB Jr. 14 Dylan Randazzo WR-DB Jr. 15 Carter Dolter RB-DB Sr. 17 Mateo Raso K Jr. 18 Ryan Conlon WR-DB Jr. 21 Brian Allen TE-DL So. 24 Bryce Shelton WR-DB Jr. 26 Kevin Ahler WR-DB Sr. 27 Tom Novakoski WR-DB Sr. 32 Jonah Braden RB Jr. 33 Lou Gaddy RB-LB Jr. 34 Maaz Haque Sr. 44 Rj Miner RB-LB So. 52 George Carlson OL-DL Jr. 54 Joey Pawlak RB-LB-DL Sr. 60 Adrian Esquivel OL-DL Jr. 61 Luke Dalton OL-DL So. 65 Markus Pomili OL-DL Jr. 66 Mason Schwalbach RB-LB-DL Jr. 74 Jayden Thiergood OL-DL Sr. 75 Mike Gatz OL-DL Jr. 77 Shane Gibson OL-DL Sr. 79 Jordan Pearson Sr. 82 Rj Thielsen WR-DB Jr. 84 Nate Summy TE-DL Jr. 85 Brian Hopp TE-DL Jr.

ILLINOIS 8-MAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Alden-Hebron Coach: John Lalor No. Player Pos. Year 3 Thomas Webber RB-LB So. 12 Caynon Stefko WR-DB So. 21 Parker Elswick RB-DB Fr. 24 Josh Childers TE-LB Fr. 29 Nikolas Rapa RB-DB Fr. 38 Christian Henderson RB-LB Jr. 52 Tyler Cunningham TE-DL So. 54 TJ Pauley RB-LB Jr. 61 Dylan Farley OL-DL Sr. 75 Braydin Winn OL-DL Fr. 79 Zach Herring OL-DL Sr. 89 Melanie Georgi WR-DB Jr.

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