Mike Helfgot

The No. 1 player in the senior class wears a Morgan Park uniform. So too, apparently, does the deepest collection of talent in Illinois. On the road in a hostile...

The fire burning inside Nick Rakocevic sometimes was a double-edged sword. It was visible, his passion for the game, but so too were the bursts of emotion that may have...

Sam Brodner had reservations about Vanderbilt since his official visit to the school in October, only he kept them to himself. Illinois is now in the running for the Glenbard...

Players who don't fit neatly into a position stereotype sometimes slip between the cracks. Jamal Burton is one such tweener, and he has already proven to be invaluable to the...

Records through Sunday; previous ranking in parentheses. 1. Morgan Park 3-1 (2) Lost in Detroit, won at Simeon. 2. Curie 4-0 (4) As impressive as anybody thus far. 3. Fenwick...

QUARTERBACKS Jordan Augustine, Belleville Althoff, Sr.; Johnny Davidson, Barrington, Sr.; Samson Evans, Prairie Ridge, Soph.; Steven Frank, Oswego, Sr.; Bryce Gray, Homewood-Flossmoor, Sr.; Conor Joyce, Naperville Central, Sr.; Alex Martinez,...

Brendan Skalitzky, Marist, Sr., QB His huge numbers (272-for-425 passing, 3,805 yards, 38 TDs; 1,084 yards rushing, 8 TDs) were only part of the story. The 6-foot Skalitzky led a...

The forces that work against a player like Sam Brodner had already been defeated. No longer did it matter than Brodner did not look the part of a Division I...