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DAVID ROSSIM O R T O N6-2, 205/SENIOR/QUARTERBACK

BEHIND CENTER for all 16 of Mortons

wins over the last three years, he

completed 204 of 407 career passes for

2,930 yards, 28

TDs, 11 INTs. This

season threw for

1,495 yards and

13 TDs. Over the

last two seasons

had a 24-6 TD-INT

ratio and nine

rush TDs. In his -

nal game, at safety,

he led Morton in

tackles.

ACADEMICS: 5.0 GPA

WHATS AHEAD: Western, Indiana

State, Georgetown and Penn are among

the interested

INTERESTED IN STUDYING: Pre-medOTHER SPORTS: Third-year starter

in basketball and returning starter in

baseball; will have nine letters.

FAVORITE FOOD: Steak, medium rare

VEHICLE: 2008 Saab

QUOTE: It doesnt get any better than

high school football. Four years, on and

off the eld, I loved every minute.

KENDRICKFOSTERR I C H W O O D S5-8, 190/SENIOR/RUNNING BACK

ONLY TWO-TIME POY in the 28-year

history of the large-school award. Led

he Mid-State 6 with 1,749 yards rush-

ing and 19 TDs.

Had a TD recep-

tion and returned

punt for a TD.

His 6,401 career

rushing yards are

No. 1 among all

schools in the Tri-

County and No. 5all-time according

to the IHSA.

ACADEMICS: All As

on last report card

WHATS AHEAD: Committed to Illinois;

will sign in February

INTERESTED IN STUDYING:

kinesiologyOTHER SPORTS: Track and eld

(sprints, relays)

FAVORITE FOOD: Seafood

TOUGHEST PLAYER FACED: Crete-

Monee LB Nyles Morgan

VEHICLE: 2002 Ford Explorer

QUOTE: Im proud to be part of the

legacy of Richwoods football.

COLE HENDERSONP E K I N6-1, 170/JUNIOR/RECEIVER

LED LARGE-SCHOOL area players

with 42 receptions for 715 yards and

s are area onors w t s x catc es.ushed for 196

ar s an a .

s a secon -year

afety he had INT

eturn for a TD

ga nst un ap

mong ve take-

ways an was

second for Dragonsin tackles. Averaged

22.4 yds on kick

returns.

ACADEMICS: A-B student

OTHER SPORTS: Track and eld

(sprints, sand jumps)

FAVORITE FOOD: Moms homemade

mac and cheeseFAVORITE CLASS: English with Mrs.

Gilson

TOUGHEST PLAYER FACED: Austin

Harrell of Washington

PET: Mini poodle dog

QUOTE: The last two years have been

pretty good and expectations will be

high again next season.

DYLANWEAVERL I M E S T O N E6-0, 180/SENIOR/RECEIVER

THREE-SPORT ATHLETE was top

Rocket on both sides of the ball.

He co-led the Mid-Illini with 6 TDecept ons an

a a eague est

17.5 yards-per-

atch avg. His 33

eceptions for 579

ar s were ot

econ est n t e

- . e e t e

eam n tac es atsafety and averaged

36.7 as a third-year

punter.

ACADEMICS: No. 1 in class; 4.0 GPA

OTHER SPORTS: Plays basketball

and returning starter (OF-P) in

baseball.

WHATS AHEAD: Wants to study actu-arial science; undecided on athletics.

VEHICLE: Moms van

PETS: Marley, an English Mastiff dog.

MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW: Hes

eaten an entire large pizza from

Daves in Bartonville.

QUOTE: Some of the guys I played

with, well be friends for life because

of it.

MICHAEL THOMPSONE A S T P E O R I A 5-10, 195/JUNIOR/RUNNING BACK

SET SCHOOL RECORD for single-sea-

son rushing yards with 1,855 and al-

ready EPs careerrushing leader

with 2,260 yards.

This season his

rush yards, 250

attempts, 27

rush TDs and 28

total TDs all led

the Mid-Illini.

Missed his entiresophomore season

(knee) after 57

carries and 405

yards as a freshman.

ACADEMICS: Straight As

WHATS AHEAD: Illinois and North-

ern are among schools that have

expressed interest.

OTHER SPORTS: Basketball, track

and eld

FAVORITE CLASS: U.S. history with

Mr. Disney

TOUGHEST PLAYER FACED: Chris

Friend of Washington

QUOTE: It felt good to be back on

the eld contributing because our

seniors deserved to have a successfulseason.

DAVIONMCMANISD U N L A P5-10, 160/JUNIOR/RECEIVER

QUICK AND SURE-HANDED, he had

30 catches for 462 yards and four TDs,all highs for the spread-offense Eagles.

In consecutive

games against

Metamora and

Canton he had

a combined 12

receptions for 248

yards and two

TDs. Also a CB,he had a TD catch

and scored on an

INT return in a win

over IVC.

ACADEMICS: A-B student

WHATS AHEAD: Northwestern is

among schools keeping tab.

OTHER SPORTS: Track and eld

(sprints, long jump).

FAVORITE FOOD: Moms tacos

A BROTHER TO: Bears DB and

Richwoods and Northwestern product

Sherrick McManis

VEHICLE: 1998 Chevy Malibu

QUOTE: Getting bigger and becoming

a better football player, thats my

focus. That and school.

TYLER BROWNR I C H W O O D S6-2, 270/SENIOR/OFFENSIVE LINE

THREE-YEAR STARTING tackle for

teams that combined to rush for11,570 yards and was 14-0 in the

id-State 6 as

art of an overall

ree-year recor

f 30-8. At DT this

eason had four

acks, four forced

umbles and three

umble recoveries,ncluding one for a

TD. Coach Roland

Brown is his father.

ACADEMICS: A-B

student

WHATS AHEAD: Offers from ISU and

Army; attended the Army-Navy game

Saturday in Philadelphia.

INTERESTED IN STUDYING: Architec-

ture or engineering

OTHER SPORTS: Qualied for 3A state

track and eld meet last spring in shot

put.

INTERESTS: Ceramics and sculpting

QUOTE: High school football taught

me a lot. We had a pretty good run and

Im sure going to miss it.

LOGANTULEY-TILLMANM A N U A L6-7, 315/SENIOR/OFFENSIVE LINE

ONE OF THE NATIONS highest regard-

ed prospects, he took recruiting visitsto Ohio State, Alabama and elsewhere

before declaring

for Michigan. A

four-year starting

LT, he also played

DT for the Rams.

Will be part of

the Under Armour

All-Americangame on Jan. 4 at

Tropicana Field in

St. Petersburg, Fla.

WHATS AHEAD:

An A-B student, hell graduate at

mid-semester and, following the Under

Armour game, head to Ann Arbor and

be enrolled for second-semester

classes at Michigan.WANTS STUDY: Business or com-

munications

OTHER SPORTS: Played in two AAU

basketball tournaments this past sum-

mer with Team Illinois.

TWITTER: Has 5,000+ followers

QUOTE: I see myself as a role model

who can inspire others.

DALLAS GARRISONM E T A M O R A 5-10, 240/SENIOR/OFFENSIVE LINE

TWO-YEAR STARTER at guard be-

came a two-way starter early in 2012.

One of the key components to a Red-

irds offense that

ushed for 3,573

ards and 45 TDs

n a 10-game

eason. aye

s way nto a

tart ng spot at

an a a

sac . t ree-year

letterman.

ACADEMICS:

Straight As; ofcer

on National Honor Society; 30 on ACT.

WHATS AHEAD: Likely to attend

Bradley and study psychology.

OTHER SPORTS: Track and eld

(weights).FAVORITE FOOD: Pizza Works

MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW: As

a sophomore he and fellow lineman

created a dance that became known

as the Dallas Shufe.

QUOTE: You can always wish certain

things would have turned out different,

but I dont have any regrets.

BROCKHOOVERW A S H I N G T O N6-0, 240/SENIOR/OFFENSIVE LINE

FOUR-YEAR LETTERMAN and two-year

starting tackle for team that had 3,863

ards of offense this season and

p aye n a

state quarternals

or the third time

in four years. His

oc sprung

ust n arre

or clinching TD

in a Week 2 win

at c woo s.

Returned for play-

offs after missing

two games with a

knee injury.

ACADEMICS: 3.2 GPA; honor roll

WHATS AHEAD: Monmouth, Milliken,

McKendree are among the interested.

INTERESTED IN STUDYING: Athletictraining, physical therapy

SUMMER JOB: Washington Park

District

FAVORITE FOOD: Burgers

TOUGHEST PLAYER FACED: Sam Ryan

of Metamora

VEHICLE: 2001 Ford Focus

QUOTE: We proved a lot of peoplewrong by making it back to the quarters.

LUCAS FEHLN O T R E D A M E5-11, 235/SENIOR/OFFENSIVE LINE

PLAYED TACKLE BOTH WAYS for a

resurgent team that won eight games,

including twice in the ostseason for

the rst time since

1999. Moved from

center to tackle

for an offense that

rushed for nearly

3,000 yards. At DT

he had 17 take-

downs. A three-

year letterman.

ACADEMICS: 3.9

GPA; 29 on ACT.

WHATS AHEAD:

Likely through with football, hes

considering Iowa, Eastern and Indiana

State.

HOBBIES: Hunts waterfowl

FAVORITE FOOD: Hot wings

FAVORITE CLASS: Anatomy with Mr.

Sullivan

VEHICLE: 1999 Chevy Blazer

TOUGHEST PLAYER FACED: Josh

Augusta of Central

FAVORITE PRO TEAM: Bears

QUOTE: If I could do it all over again I

wouldnt do anything different.

CONNOR KINDREDM O R T O N5-9, 170/SENIOR/KICKER-PUNTER

REPEAT ALL-AREAhonoree was the

only area kicker to lead his team in

scoring. As a fourth-year PK he was

10-for-11 on eld goals, with a career

long from 46 yards against Limestone.

He was 19-for-20 on point-after

kicks and had

touchbacks on

38 of 42 kickoffs.

He averaged 35.5

yards on punts.

ACADEMICS: A-B

studentWHATS AHEAD:

Wants to kick or

punt in college;

considering a walk-

on bid at Louisville or Kentucky.

OTHER INTERESTS: Snowboarding

PETS: 3 dogs, 1 rabbit

MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW: Hes a

knives salesman

TOUGHEST OPPONENT: The wind

QUOTE: Four years ago no way was I

thinking I might be a college football

player.