Outlook: Seneca returns 11 starters, including QB Pete Madden. Class 2A state champion Coal City has tradition, but no starters back.
1993 state qualifiers: Coal City (won Class 2A state title), Seneca (second round), Dwight (first round).
Quotable: Wilmington coach Jeff Reents: “When you have success in this conference, you know you’re doing a good job.”
Players to watch: Matt Marques (TE, 6-2, 215), Pete Madden (QB, 6-2, 190), Seneca; Evan Von Qualen (TE/LB, 6-1, 205), Chris McPherson (QB, 6-1, 195), Reed-Custer; Dan Shiradelly (TB, 5-10, 170), Plano; Chris Byram (OT/DT, 6-4, 235), Sandwich.
Key games: Seneca at Coal City, Sept. 9; Seneca at Dwight, Oct. 14.
Predicted ’94 finish: Seneca, Dwight, Coal City, Plano, Reed-Custer, Lisle, Sandwich, Wilmington.
