Friday Night Drive’s 2025 Team of the Year

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Friday Night Drives twenty twenty five Team of the Year.
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Israel Abrams, Montini junior quarterback, Defensive Player of the Year
Cameron McGee brother, Rice, Sophomore defensive line. First Team is

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Israel Abrams, Montini junior. A four star prospect in the
twenty twenty seven class. Abrams threw for four thousand, seventy
two yards and forty touchdowns with six interceptions over fourteen games,
leading Montini to an IHSA four A state championship and
a second straight state title. Abrams, who rushed for two
hundred and twenty four yards and ten touchdowns, earned IHSFCA

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All State honors and was named both an All cc
L SCC player and the CCLSCC White's co MVP. Jonas
Williams Lincoln Way East senior, a USC commit who has
graduated high school early and will start college on January fifth,
Williams became the ihsa's all time leader in career passing

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yards eleven thousand, three hundred and forty seven and touchdowns
one hundred and forty seven. This season, A late season
ankle injury that caused him to miss two games kept
those numbers from being even higher. The six foot three,
two hundred and five pounder passed for two thousand, four
hundred and eighty eight yards and thirty five touchdowns this
season despite missing two games with an ankle injury. Lightning

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back Landed Nigga Dixon senior. Nigga rushed for a single
season school record two thousand, two hundred and eighty two
yards with a twelve point eighty nine yard average on
one hundred and seven to seven carries. He scored thirty
seven touchdowns with just one fumble, and ran for four
hundred and forty forty seven yards in one game on
twenty two carries. He added a receiving TD and two

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punt retires and scores for the Dukes as an IHFSCA
first team All stater and a unanimous first team All
BNC pick. TJ. Lewis, Bowling Brook junior, one of the
top running back recruits in the state for the class
of twenty twenty seven. Lewis ran for seven hundred and
eighty four yards on two hundred and twenty seven carries

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and scored twenty one rushing tds. He also had six
receptions for eighty one yards and a td Aaron Stewart,
Warren's senior Illinois recruit and IHSFCA Class eight A first
team All State pick, carried the ball a wopping three
hundred and thirty eight times this season for a one
hundred and tt two yards and scored forty six touchdowns,

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tied for fifth all time and recorded IHSA history. Two
time state champion wrestler carried the ball nine hundred and
twenty times over the last three seasons for seven thy
twenty yards, sixth all time in IHSA history, and scored
one hundred touchdowns, tied for fifth all time. Nine Quentin
Burrell Mount Carmel junior, A four star prospect with several

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Division One offers, Burrell led the Mount Carmel receiving corps,
making sixty seven catches for one one and twenty four
yards and fourteen touchdowns. Burrell, who brought two kickoffs back
for touchdowns this season, helped the Caravan finish fourteen to
zero and win a fourth straight state championship. Burrell is
the CCLESCC Blues Offensive Player of the Year and an

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IHSFCA All State selection. Jake sodon Nazareth senior and Illinois
state recruit who played four years of varsity football at Nazareth.
Sodone ended his senior campaign with forty eight catches for
nine hundred and ninety nine yards and seventeen touchdowns while
helping the Roadrunners reach the IHSA six A State semi finals.

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Sodonne earned ihs FCA All State and CCLESCC Green Offensive
Player of the Year awards this year. Dario Milivoevich Saint
Francis senior, the Southern Illinois commit who holds a preferred
walk on offer for Missouri, had an outstanding senior season,
catching fifty two passes for one thousand thirty yards and

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fifteen touchdowns while guiding Saint Francis to an IHSA five
A state championship win. Malivoyevich is an ihs FCA All
State honoree and the CCL EASCC Greens MVP Offensive Line.
Angelo Decensi Mantini senior. Decency holds multiple FCS offers and

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helped Montini's offense set multiple program records during its fourteen
and oh season, which ended with a Class four A
state championship. An All CCLCC honoree in the White Division.
Descensi is a six foot six, two hundred and eighty
five pounder who has been a three year starter for
the Broncos, winners of twenty four straight. Rico Schreber, Marist senior,
a three star prospect signed to Perdue. Schreber didn't allow

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a single sack and pass protection for the RedHawks. The
six foot seven, three hundred and fifteen pounder earned an
IHS FCA All State Award and was named both in
All All CCLACCC Player and the CCLACC Oranges co Lineman
of the Year. Struber was also dominant in the run game.
Bryce Tensa, Providence senior, a third degree black belt in

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taekwondo and a Lafayette football recruit. Tensa earned All CCL
e CC honors and was named the CCL CC Oranges
co Lineman of the Year. Tensa spurred a Providence rushing
attack that totaled three thousan five hundred and seven yards.
This season. The Celtics went ten to four and reached
the IHSA five A State Finals. Defensive line Cameron McGhee,

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brother Rice sophomore, a monster in the trenches. McGhee helped
comprise a defensive line that collectively won CCL SCC Blues
Lineman of the Year honor. The super sophomore and five
star prospect had fifty four tackles, twenty one tackles for loss,
ten point five sacks, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles,
and a fumble recovery for the Crusaders, who won the

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Class seven A state champions McGhee is an all CCLASCC winner.
Braden Jones Mount Carmel Senior, a four star prospect signed
to USC, Jones recorded eighty five tackles, including fifteen TFLs,
while adding nine point five sacks and six pass breakups.
Jones spearheaded a Mount Carmel defense that limited Oswego to

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three points in a Class eight A state championship victory.
As a junior, Jones recorded seventy five tackles, twelve TFLs,
seven one a half sacks, and five PBUs Jalen Torres
Saint Francis Senior, a two way standout in Lindenwood. Recruit.
Torres recorded an outstanding one hundred and fourteen tackles, twenty

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nine tackles for loss, ten point five sacks, and nineteen
hurries with a force fumble. Torres, who started on the
offensive line and had sixty four pancake blocks, was named
an IHS FCA All State winner and in CCESCC Green selection.
This season. Linebacker Hagen Considein Byron Senior two way standout

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rushed for Class three A championship game record three hundred
and sixty seven yards with three touchdowns and fifty six
point fifty win over Tolno Unity in Class three A final.
Finished the season with eighty five tackles, nine tackles for
loss and three interceptions. At linebacker rushed for two thousand
and twenty four yards at over twelve yards per carry

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with thirty four touchdowns. Roman Quobique Mount Carmel Junior, another
elite twenty twenty seven prospect rostered by the Caravan. Inguobiqu
posted one hundred and fifteen tackles, thirteen point five tackles
for loss, seven sacks, three forced fumbles, three pass breakups,
two interceptions, and one fumble recovery. Guobique earned all CCLSCC

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honors and anchored the Mount Carmel defense during its Class
eight A title run. Sean Rice Saint Lawrence Junior and
all CCL SCC honoree who helped Saint Lawrence reach the
IHSA six A state semi finals. Rice wrangled up one
hundred and twenty three tackles, ten tackles for loss, five interceptions,

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and two forced fumbles for the Vikings. Rice, who also
played tight end this season, is a top two two
twenty seven player with offers from multiple Division one programs,
including Illinois Santino Tanuda Montini senior Tanuda, a standout wrestler
who earned All CCL, ECC and IHSFCA All State Honorable
Mention recognition this football season, had an astonishing one hundred

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and sixty five tackles, along with thirty six tackles for loss,
eight sacks, an interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble
recovery for Montini, which went fourteen to zero and won
the Class four A state title. In sensif back wise E. L.
Edmond Bradley Bourbinet Senior Edmund will graduate from Bradley Bourbonet
as one of the most talented playmakers in program history.
The Daily Journal Player of the Year became a repeat

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first team All stater when he made the Class six
A squad this fall. After registering forty nine catches for
eight hundred and twenty eight yards and sixteen touchdowns and
nine carries for seven teams touchdowns. The Pittsburgh State recruit
also repeated on the All Southwest Valley Conference team. His
Boiler career ended with seventy nine catches for one three
hundred and twenty four yards and twenty four touchdowns, eight
interceptions and six special teams touchdowns. Jake T's Fenwick junior

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one of the top class of twenty twenty seven prospects
in the state. These dominated on both sides of the
ball for the Friars, who stunned East Saint Louis to
win the Class six to a state title. At running back,
these ran for one hundred ninety two yards and fourteen
touchdowns on one hundred and forty three carries, while adding
thirty catches for three hundred and sixty yards and three touchdowns.

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At safety, these compiled fifty nine tackles, six tackles for loss,
five force fumbles, four interceptions, three sacks, and one defensive touchdown.
Mariano velasco Oswego senior two way standout had thirty catches
for seven hundred and forty two yards and nine touchdowns.
At receiver defensively had six interceptions, four return for touchdowns,

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with forty nine tackles, five tackles for loss and five
pass break ups for Class eight A runner up All
Conference in SPC West and Class eight A All State
pick holds offers from air Force and Butler second team.
Johnny O'Brien Friend Senior, Trey Taylor, Carmel junior, Lennon Back

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Carden Kerrn Morris senior, Casey Etheridge, Princeton Senior, Ryan Kentman
Wilmington Senior, Snyer Brett Bergran Batavia senior, Davon Grant de
Kalb Senior, Kitton Rinky, Saint Charles North Senior offensive line,

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Brogan Kalisvick Morris Junior, Ryan Myers Batavia Senior, Zach Oland
Wilmington Senior defensive line Jaden Daniel Glenbard West Senior, Chris
Kowski Nazareth Jr. Brayden Park's brother Rice Junior linebacker, Foley

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Calcagno Icy Catholic Prep. Senior, Max Hetltt Glenbard West Senior,
Tony Minnick Batavia senior, Michael Murphy Fenwick Senior defensive back
Commy Thieves, Fenwick Senior Cedric Terrell, the third, kanka Kee Senior,

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Luke Vandervel Prairie Ridge Senior,