Outlook: With superior skill and speed, Hillcrest once again is the team to beat. Bremen, which has 24 players with varsity experience, could contend.
1993 state qualifiers: Hillcrest (first round), Tinley Park (second round).
Players to watch: Mark Crotty (WR/FS, 5-8, 150), Oak Forest; Melvin Williams (RB, 6-0, 195), Rich Komar (QB, 5-9, 155), Tinley Park; Pat Darmon (G, 6-2, 300), Dan Kostopoulos (DT, 6-2, 200), T.F. South; Mike Luciado (QB, 5-8, 160), T.F. North; Kevin Johnson (OT/LB, 6-3 1/2, 230), Jose Falcone (RB/DB, 6-0, 210), Milton Taylor (QB/RB, 6-0, 175), Bremen; Dan Clark (QB, 6-3, 190), Dante Ray (DB/WR, 5-8, 175), Shane Mobley (RB/LB, 5-9, 180), Hillcrest.
Key games: Bremen at Hillcrest, Sept. 24; Hillcrest at T.F. South, Sept. 30; Bremen at Oak Forest, Oct. 7; Tinley Park at Hillcrest, Oct. 8; Bremen at T.F. South, Oct. 14.
Predicted ’94 finish: Hillcrest, Bremen, T.F. South, Tinley Park, Oak Forest, T.F. North.
