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SEASON PREVIEWS:
GRANT
Coach: Bryan Mark
Key returning players: Seniors – Zach Kowalik, Zack Cooper, Alex Jamusz, Matt Koch, Moses Melesio and Nathan Munsterman; Junior – Rudy Frescas.
Key newcomers: Sophomores – Chris Cooper, Jose Gordiano, Sam Lee, Ricardo Martin and Rafa Torres; Freshmen – Will Gonzalez, Danny Talavera and Angel Uriostegui.
Outlook: Grant features a nice mix of veterans and youth as eight underclassmen join the Bulldogs roster this season.
ROUND LAKE
Coach: Hugo Tellez
Key returning players: Seniors – Christian Gomez, Erwin Paz and Freddie Ramirez; Juniors – Vladimir Manriquez and Alejandro Sotelo.
Key newcomers: Seniors – Luis Aguilar, Alberto Gomez, Giovanni Guzman, Misael Hidrogo and Sergei Wawrzyniak.
Outlook: Ramirez will lead the Panthers in its fast-paced offense.
ANTIOCH
Coach: Marni Polakow
Key returning players: Seniors – Danny Brito, Jordan Keller and Lucas Semitka; Junior – Alex Ruano; Sophomore – RJ Vasquez.
Key newcomers: Sophomore-Gabe Tijerina; Freshmen-Alex Keeler and Krystian Nikolov.
Outlook: Antioch lost some scoring to graduation, but with some new talent, the Sequoits look to get better as the season progresses.
CARMEL
Coach: Ray Krawzak
Key returning players: Seniors – Scott Cloe, Braco Lasso and Ryan McKernan; Junior – Jacob Spheeris; Sophomores – Austin Ehren and Rob Rao.
Key newcomers: Juniors – Michael Alemu and Luke Johnson.
Outlook: Carmel returns its entire defensive unit from last season and will be led by its returning group of seniors.
GRAYSLAKE CENTRAL
Coach: Tom Hamilton
Key returning players: Seniors – Josh Garcia, Conner Gossell, Paul Kulis, Chris Quiroz, Ethan Rockel and Ben Sizelove; Juniors – Randy Betancourth, Richard Cruz, Leo Orozco, Trevor Veenstra, Bryan Wehde and David Young; Sophomore – Ethan Mendoza.
Key newcomers: Seniors – Joel Carreon, Evan Cavalier and Abdiel Espinoza.
Outlook: Rams return a lot of talent from last year's 15-6 team.
GRAYSLAKE NORTH
Coach: Adam DeCaluwe
Key returning players: Seniors – Sean Dameron, Kyle Hensley, Julian Jimenez, Cole Karabinus, JC Thomas and Chris Zamora; Juniors – Christian Guerrero, Grant Nickolson, Jason Rhodes and Ben Tompoles.
Key newcomers: Seniors – Patrick Blashe and Zach Nadeau; Juniors – Carlos Alfaro, Jack Critzer, Marlon De Ita, Brandon LeBaron and Tyler Salvador.
Outlook: The Knights lost a lot of talent to graduation but should gain experience as the season progresses.
LAKES
Coach: Kevin Kullby
Key returning players: Seniors – Foster Dore, Zack Espinosa and Marco Novakovic; Juniors – Nick Dydo and Sean O'Brien.
Key newcomers: Sophomores – Jeffery MIlostan, Wade Palmy and Danny Wieczorek.
Outlook: Lakes has a nice core returning as it looks to make a run in conference play.
LIBERTYVILLE
Coach: Andy Bitta
Key returning players: Seniors – Nate Edmunds, Trucker Goebeler, Liam O'Connell, Jacob Rasmussen, Kevin Reilly.
Key Newcomers: Freshmen – Thomas Pearson and Ryan Wittenbrink.
Outlook: After losing 12 players to graduation, Libertyville still has some talent and hopes to finish toward the top in conference.
MUNDELEIN
Coach: Ernie Billittier
Key returning players: Seniors – Jake Fiolka, Donnie Kvien, Yann Nsoga and Eddie Suaste; Junior – Jose Ortega.
Key newcomers: Juniors – Danny Ford, Nick Ramirez and Elliot Sachnoff.
Outlook: The Mustangs have a nice group of young players poised for a run in the postseason.
VERNON HILLS
Coach: Mike McCaulou
Key returning players: Senior – Matt Hong; Juniors – Aaron Castellanos, Andrew Kim, Brennan Reback and Chris White.
Key newcomers: Seniors – Joseph Lee and Jose Sanchez; Junior – Ryan Kim.
Outlook: The Cougars will be young but should be very competitive this season.
WAUCONDA
Coach: Michael Jacobs
Key returning players: Seniors – Max Bermann, Teddy Kolarov and Alex Reyes; Juniors – Tiaga Miyaryo, Danny McNutt and Sean Sullivan; Sophomore – Erik Hernandez.
Key newcomers: Sophomore – Christopher Fox.
Outlook: Coach Jacobs inherits a very young team that will get better as the season goes on.
WARREN
Coach: Jason Ahonen
Key returning players: Seniors – Ivan Esquivel, Alex Fratila and Matt Height; Juniors – Richie Flores and Kody Anderson.
Key newcomers: Juniors – Bryan Galvan, Noe Rodriguez and Jack Tully.
Outlook: This could be a special season for Warren as they return a lot of experience from last year's 15-win team.