Gene Chamberlain
Capsule previews of Elgin-Larkin, Chicago Christian-St. Edward, South Elgin-Streamwood, Johnsburg-Burlington Central, St. Charles East-St. Charles North.
In a year when winless Larkin rebuilt under first-year coach Dragan Teonic, Hunter has developed into the threat every offense needs for a base.
Friday night’s Upstate Eight Valley game is a must-win for Bartlett, while South Elgin would be playoff-eligible with a victory.
St. Charles East, Bartlett, Hampshire and Genoa-Kingston all are at the win-or-else point in their season at 3-4.
Thanks to a speedy front led by linemen Josh Van Rohr and Jake French, St. Edward (7-0, 3-0) met its biggest conference challenge of the season.
Bartlett coach Tom Meaney said Cameron Mays and his other junior corner, Trevaughn Stagen, will be up against three much taller Neuqua Valley receivers.
Capsule previews of Richmond-Burton at Burlington Central, Ridgewood at St. Edward, Cary-Grove at Jacobs, Bartlett at Neuqua Valley, Glenbard East at South Elgin.
When practice opens Nov. 10, Larkin’s basketball team will have two potentially solid additions in the form of transfers who had once been in the program.
At 5-9, 160 pounds, Allen is a sturdy back who will carry the ball more than 40 times a game, according to St. Edward coach Mike Rolando.