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Grayslake Central's Luca Maravola (14) turns upfield after making a catch during a game against Wauconda in Grayslake on Friday, March 26, 2021.

Spotlight on football: Luca Maravola has a plan. But on the field, the Grayslake Central senior is all over the place.

August 24, 2021 at 1:44 p.m.

Luca Maravola's position always seems to be in flux for Grayslake Central. A linebacker, wingback and long snapper, the 6-foot-2, 180-pound Maravola has been all over the field, including under...

Antioch's Andy Bowles (26) tries to get around North Chicago's Shalen James during a game in Antioch on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Spotlight on football: Lucky break? Antioch’s Andy Bowles reboots his career after a serious injury

August 23, 2021 at 3:20 p.m.

Antioch's Andy Bowles made the best of bad luck. Two years ago, after suffering a serious ankle injury late in the regular season, he came to a realization. "I needed...

Waukegan's TraShawn Gordon carries the ball during practice at Weiss Field on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021.

Spotlight on football: Melvin Gordon. Vondarious Gordon. Their cousin TraShawn Gordon wants to ‘make a name for myself’ at Waukegan this season.

August 20, 2021 at 3:12 p.m.

TraShawn Gordon has a well-known family name. Now the cousin of Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon and former North Chicago standout Vondarious Gordon wants to stake his claim to...

Libertyville's David Freedman, center, protects quarterback Blake Ellingson, right, from Mundelein's Tony Martinez during a game in Libertyville on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019.

Spotlight on football: Longtime cellist David Freedman is a virtuoso on Libertyville’s offensive line

August 18, 2021 at 3:26 p.m.

By now, Libertyville senior David Freedman is comfortable lugging around some type of equipment on a daily basis. An offensive lineman, Freedman has been playing tackle football since fifth grade,...

Carmel coach Jason McKie directs his team during a game against Marian Central Catholic in Mundelein on Saturday, April 3, 2021.

Spotlight on football: Luke Nalewajk’s abbreviated first season was only a small ‘sample size.’ Just ask Carmel’s coach, former Bears fullback Jason McKie.

August 18, 2021 at 10:13 a.m.

Observers of high school football in Lake County haven't missed the steady development of Luke Nalewajk. The Carmel senior is on the express elevator to success. Despite having the ideal...

Lake Forest's Jahari Scott, left, tries to hold off Zion-Benton's Tra'Don Jones-Pugh during a game in Zion on Friday, April 9, 2021.

Spotlight on football: Jahari Scott didn’t tell his mother when he started playing at Lake Forest. Neither realized then it could pave his way to college.

August 16, 2021 at 4:14 p.m.

For Lake Forest running back Jahari Scott, football is a vehicle. "It's more than just a game to me," he said. "It's a way out of the hard times." Scott...

North Chicago's Shalen James dives to make a catch during a game at Antioch on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Spotlight on football: Speedy senior Shalen James ‘has been through a lot’ but dives headfirst into latest challenge as North Chicago’s new quarterback

August 13, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.

Long odds are nothing new for Shalen James. The North Chicago senior has had multiple injuries during his high school career. He broke a wrist during his freshman season, suffered...

Mundelein’s Brendan Murphy is pitching again in the Milwaukee Brewers system for the first time since surgery in 2018: ‘It’s taken so long just to get to this point.’

August 12, 2021 at 2:50 p.m.

Don't ask Brendan Murphy how many comebacks he's attempted. Since undergoing surgery on his left shoulder in September 2018, the Mundelein graduate has faced one obstacle after another. Whenever Murphy,...

Zion-Benton's Amar Augillard, right, tries to get a shot around Mundelein's Scottie Ebube during a game in Zion on Tuesday, March 2, 2021.

Recruiting notes: Lake Zurich senior Aleks Popovic’s football career might be unexpected. But it was no accident.

August 10, 2021 at 2:55 p.m.

Aleks Popovic's football career was supposed to be brief. Maybe a few days, or a week at the most. Popovic had begged his parents for years to let him play...

Warren's Samantha Pullins (21) brings the ball across midfield during a game at Deerfield on Monday, April 26, 2021.

Recruiting notes: Warren senior midfielder Samantha Pullins confident about decision to play one sport in high school after committing to Purdue

August 3, 2021 at 12:50 p.m.

Samantha Pullins said she made the right decision to become a one-sport athlete. "I played basketball, volleyball, track and cross country in middle school," she said. "But when I started...

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