East. St. Louis vs Cary-Grove, in the Class 6A state championship game at Northern Illinois' Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson).
East. St. Louis vs Cary-Grove, in the Class 6A state championship game at Northern Illinois' Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson).
Joliet Catholic's Jordan Anderson (23) gets ready to collide with Sacred Heart-Griffin's Madixx Morris (6) on the way to gaining some of his 306 yards rushing during the IHSA Class 4A State Final in DeKalb on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Daily Southtown).
Kankakee Fenwick, in the Class 5A state championship game at Northern Illinois' Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Pioneer Press).
Illinois varsity high school IHSA Class 3A Football State Finals game between the Rockets of Unity from Tolono and the Tigers of Byron, at NIU in DeKalb on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (photo by Vincent D. Johnson)

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Illinois varsity high school IHSA Class 3A Football State Finals game between the Rockets of Unity from Tolono and the Tigers of Byron, at NIU in DeKalb on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (photo by Vincent D. Johnson)

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Illinois varsity high school IHSA Class 3A Football State Finals game between the Rockets of Unity from Tolono and the Tigers of Byron, at NIU in DeKalb on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (photo by Vincent D. Johnson)

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Illinois varsity high school IHSA Class 2A Football State Final game between the Hornets of Nashville and the Wildcats of Wilmington, at NIU in DeKalb on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (photo by Vincent D. Johnson)

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Illinois varsity high school IHSA Class 1A Football State Final game between the Hawks of Carrollton and the Panthers of Lena-Winslow, at NIU in DeKalb on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (photo by Vincent D. Johnson)

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