You may not be familiar with their names, but that’s only because they’re playing in the shadow of bigger headliners. But make no mistake. Players, such as Aurora Christian's Lewis Gaddis, are big reasons why their teams are still playing.
Immaculate Conception QB Will Cronin was voted the top player
of the state quarterfinals by YourSeason.com readers. Cronin beat out
Antioch standout running back Cameron White.
Prep football postseason: If he keeps his helmet on after practice, Pete Houlihan can walk through the hallways of Providence in perfect anonymity, just another 5-foot-8, 160-pound junior cornerback and kick/punt returner shaking the snow from his uniform and cleaning the mud from his cleats.
One last hurdle remains before Bartlett football can arrive in the Class 8A state title game.
Maine South visits the Hawks at 7:08 Saturday night for a televised state semifinal clash of unbeatens at Millennium Field in Streamwood.
Long before the season started, Aurora Christian coach Don Beebe gave his thoughts on the guys the cornerbacks, and how good they were going to be. Especially David Zielke -- a guy not on the radar of many observers.
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