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Catholic High School Football Players Receive All-State Honor
St. Rita, Brother Rice and Marist were among the local schools represented on the IHSA coaches' list following the spring campaign.
CHICAGO, IL — Few people understand football players more than their coaches. That's why the honor of being named to the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association All-State Teams is a special one.
Football players from across the state of Illinois were recently voted to the list following a shortened spring campaign, that was preceded by a postponed fall season, for 2020-2021.
The following local players were voted to the all-state teams by the IHSFCA:
2020-2021 IHSFCA - State Team 8A
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Myles Jones, lineback, senior, Brother Rice High School, Chicago; Coach Brian Badke
Honorable mention:
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Ryan Whelan, defensive end, senior, Brother Rice High School, Chicago; Coach Brian Badke
Matt Rolek, wide receiver/defensive back, senior, Marist High School, Chicago: Coach Ron Dawczak
2020-2021 IHSFCA - State Team 5A
Kaleb Brown, running back/wide receiver, junior, St. Rita of Cascia High School; Coach Todd Kuska
Michael Gaughan, lineback, junior, St. Rita of Cascia High School; Coach Todd Kuska
Darius Brown, quarterback, senior, St. Laurence High School, Burbank; Coach Adam Nissen
Honorable mention:
Bodie Turner, offensive line, senior, St. Rita of Cascia High School; Coach Todd Kuska
Patch editor Eric DeGrechie contributed to this report.
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