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Wauconda coach Dave Mills, left, talks with Vince Bennett on the sidelines during a game against Prairie Ridge in the second round of the Class 6A playoffs in Wauconda on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Prairie Ridge won 49-20.

When Dave Mills joined former Chicago Bears player Glen Kozlowski in Wauconda, winning wasn’t common for the football program. Mills, who is retiring, changed that.

November 18, 2021 at 10:58 a.m.

Coaching football in Lake County is nothing if not a fraternity, one that Dave Mills has enjoyed for 20 years. Mills, who announced his retirement from coaching and teaching at...

Lake Forest's Max Terlap, left, acknowledges his opponent, Zion-Benton's Michael Gauze, after a match in the 285-pound weight class in Zion on Friday, May 7, 2021.

Max Terlap understands the nose guard often doesn’t make the play. ‘But when you do, it’s the best.’ The Lake Forest senior should know.

November 10, 2021 at 12:28 p.m.

Lake Forest senior Max Terlap will be the first to say the life of a nose guard isn't all glamour. But he loves it just the same. "I like nose...

Grayslake Central's Kaiden Miller (7) runs with the ball during a game against Grayslake North on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

Kaiden Miller scores touchdowns in all phases of the game. But Grayslake Central’s record-setting receiver will be the first to say: ‘I still have more to do.’

November 4, 2021 at 3:09 p.m.

It might not be a surprise that Kaiden Miller is the most productive receiver in Grayslake Central history. What is surprising, however: He accomplished that feat in only one calendar...

Wauconda's Collin Cheshier, left, pushes into the end zone against Antioch's Leo Reband during a game in Wauconda on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

‘Don’t talk about. Be about it.’ Senior linebacker Collin Cheshier embodies that philosophy for unbeaten Wauconda, which will play Lakes in a playoff opener.

October 26, 2021 at 3:53 p.m.

Collin Cheshier is all about execution. "I'm more so a 'don't talk about it, be about it' kind of a guy," he said. "That's my motto in football, but in...

Lakes' Mark Hunter breaks through the line on a 57-yard touchdown run during a game against Grant in Lake Villa on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.

Mark Hunter has rushed for more than 1,000 yards for Lakes this season by giving it his all on every play: ‘Never really think enough is enough.’

October 19, 2021 at 12:19 p.m.

Lakes senior running back Mark Hunter is nothing if not a goal setter. For instance, Hunter wanted to rush for 200 yards and score two touchdowns in the Eagles' game...

Vernon Hills' Ben Choi finds room to run during a game at Grayslake North on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.

Running back Ben Choi churns out offense in his first full varsity season for Vernon Hills: ‘There is nothing like scoring touchdowns.’

October 5, 2021 at 1:02 p.m.

Ben Choi's varsity education began in the spring. With an eye on the future, Vernon Hills coach Bill Bellecomo and his staff moved Choi to the varsity team for the...

Round Lake's Marco Jimenez reacts after recovering a fumble during a game against North Chicago in Round Lake on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021.

Round Lake’s Marco Jimenez has 93 tackles in five games. ‘The number itself is shocking,’ his coach says. How does the senior linebacker do it?

September 27, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.

When Marco Jimenez was 6 years old, his parents wanted him to do anything other than sit around at home. So they signed him up for youth football. If nothing...

Antioch's Adam Pankau (15) runs through Grayslake North's defense during a game in Grayslake on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Adam Pankau and Reino Hill are off and running as wingbacks in Antioch’s drive for sixth straight conference title: ‘All of a sudden, they blossom and turn into players.’

September 22, 2021 at 1:25 p.m.

Antioch's Adam Pankau and Reino Hill make quite the tandem this season. The senior wingbacks rotate as complements to feature back Andy Bowles, who also plays safety, and they've been...

Mount Carmel's Derek Whaley, left, tackles Marist's Dontrell Jackson Jr. (1) during a game in Chicago on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021.

Running back. Quarterback. Safety. Damarion Arrington does it all … again … as Mount Carmel overpowers Marist: ‘I was shocked.’

September 17, 2021 at 11:21 p.m.

Damarion Arrington has been a jack-of-all-trades for the Mount Carmel football team. And he has darn near mastered them all on both sides of the ball. As a junior last...

Libertyville's Sam Pinsel (85) waits for a play call from a coach during a game against Lake Zurich in Libertyville on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

Onetime center Sam Pinsel becomes the bane of offensive linemen as a disruptive defensive end for Libertyville: ‘He’s one of the best.’

September 15, 2021 at 12:45 p.m.

Sam Pinsel has changed positions a lot, even back in youth football. But the Libertyville senior appears to have found a home at defensive end. That's been good for Libertyville's...

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