Outlook: Coal City rates a strong favorite, with 20 starters returning from a team that reached the Class 2A playoffs. Lisle and Wilmington should battle for second.
1994 state qualifiers: Seneca (second round), Lisle (second round), Coal City (first round).
Quotable: Dwight coach Howard Rub: “Coal City will be a ton. They look similar to the way they were two years ago when they won the Class 2A title.”
Players to watch: Chris Bryam (OT-DT, 6-4, 260), Sandwich; Vince Beshoar (OL-DL, 5-11, 185), Adam Rodriguez (OL-DL, 6-1, 240), Robert Leasure (OL-DL, 5-10, 230), Coal City; Pat Kerrins (QB, 5-10, 160), Colin Mulacek (RB, 5-11, 175), Lisle; Mike Schmeder (QB, 6-1, 175), Curt Hansen (WR, 5-9, 170), Wilmington; Jason Clearwater (RB, 5-11, 175), Seneca; Nick Koonz (RB, 6-1, 175), Dwight; T.J. Godar (TB, 5-9, 170), Reed-Custer; Dan Schiradelly (TB, 5-10, 185), Plano.
Key games: Wilmington at Lisle, Sept. 2; Lisle at Coal City, Sept. 8; Coal City at Wilmington, Sept. 15.
Predicted ’95 finish: Coal City, Lisle, Wilmington, Seneca, Sandwich, Reed-Custer, Plano, Dwight.
