2016 Player of the Year candidates?
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Samson Evans Prairie Ridge gets my vote
A close second in my book, no question. Evans just so dominant it's impossible to ignore.
Agree on most dynamic player but ESL wins with defense as much as Thomas and PR doesn't win w/o Samson
Samson Evans 100% with a tip of the cap to Alex Peete from Johnsburg and Jordan Rowell of IC.
Evans takes down Montini and SHG in the same year and a very very good Dekalb team.
Peete goes toe to toe with the Cox brothers from Rochester and almost does it.
Rowell a man amongst boys but in that conference and in 3A? Not doing it against the highest competition. Not saying he cant, he'd be a great running back at any level, but my money is on Evans.
Evans takes down Montini and SHG in the same year and a very very good Dekalb team.
Peete goes toe to toe with the Cox brothers from Rochester and almost does it.
Rowell a man amongst boys but in that conference and in 3A? Not doing it against the highest competition. Not saying he cant, he'd be a great running back at any level, but my money is on Evans.
Samson Evans.
The Thomas kid from East Side is awfully talented, but Evans means everything to PR.
The Thomas kid from East Side is awfully talented, but Evans means everything to PR.
Love the Bob Shannon picture!! What a great coach!
MVP - absolutely Evans. That kid is awesome.
Best player - someone who makes you quake and because you have no answer - Jeff Thomas.
Best player - someone who makes you quake and because you have no answer - Jeff Thomas.
Absolutely not meaning to diminish anything Sampson has done ... but Dergo comparisons?
Dergo played every snap and prolly even washed team uniforms and kept the grass cut - that's how much he did for Morris.
Cru, I was curious as I hadn't seen Evans play before. The talk he's getting is his one of Illinois best ever.
Dergo in my opinion is the best hs player in IHSA history. Morris hero for all eternity.
Sorry Hilltopper friends.
Dergo looks like a nice back, but how good could he really be if no one offered him in football?
It's not like that JCA team was any good in that video.
It's not like that JCA team was any good in that video.
He had a full ride to Illinois on a wrestling scholarship. He was a once in a generation football player, but an even better wrestler.
Really just trying to get a rise out of you guys. Specifically @JCHILLTOPPERS because that JCA team was ranked #4 in the nation. Browsed the records and it looks like he scored a few points.
Respectfully disagree. He was a two time champ (undefeated last 2 years) and a 3x qualifier. That's all very impressive and he was a fanastic wrestler but that's hardly generational. Lots of guys won 2 state titles not many guys had the football career Dergo did. At least on the high school level, he obviously believed (as did College football program) that his ceiling was as a wrestler in college. I think his college wrestling career was a little bit of a disappointment however. In terms of HS football careers this state hasn't seen many like it.
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