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BRANDON MCCORMICKE L M W O O D / B R I M F I E L DSENIOR / QUARTERBACK

WHEN CALLED UPON McCormick did

not disappoint. In a rush rst offense,

the signal caller

was one of the

best at managing

the game. He

completed 67

percent of his

passes with 13

touchdowns

and just two

interceptions. He set

program records for

single-season andcareer completions,

completition percentage, yards and TDs.

SEASON STATS: 815 passing yards, 15

total touchdowns.

HONORS: First team all-Prairieland Blue

ACADEMIC HONORS: 3.7 GPA, National

Honor Society

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Steve the

pirate Purchase, because he is a realpirate

QUOTE: I will never foget the perfect

season with so many hard-working

teammates.

CHRISJACKSONM A C O M B

SENIOR / RUNNING BACK

AFTER MISSING the nal three games

last season, he nished the year with an

area best in rushing

yards and touch-

downs as Macomb

made the Class 3A

quarternals. He

rushed for 100 or

more yards in all

but two games this

season.

SEASON STATS:

2,052 rushing yards,

25 touchdowns

HONORS: Class 3A rst team all-state;

rst team all-West Central South

ACADEMIC HONORS: Honor roll,

National Honor Society

FAVORITE PRO PLAYER: Chicago Bears

RB Matt Forte

ONE THING ABOUT COACH SEARS NO

ONE KNOWS: He is very fashionable

QUOTE: I nished this season with

no regrets and made some of the best

memories of my life.

BRANDON EVANSDEER CREEK-MACKINAW

SENIOR / FULLBACK

EVANS WAS THE go-to-guy out of

the backeld, guiding the Chiefs to a

second straight

undefeated

regular season.

He became the

schools all-time

leading rusher as

he nished his

three-year varsity

career with over

4,000 yards.

SEASON STATS:

1,432 rushing yards,

17 touchdowns

HONORS: Class 2A rst team all-state,

rst team all-Heart of Illinois

FAVORITE ESPN REPORTER: Erin

Andrews she does a very good job.

QUOTE: I had a great time playing with

all my friends. We accomplished a lotthese past two seasons, breaking team

and individual records. I couldnt have

asked for more.

DALTON MILLERS T A R K C O U N T Y

SENIOR / RUNNING BACK

MILLER LED Astrong ground attackwith over 1,500 yards and helping the

Rebels to the

Class 2A semis.

The punishing

back recorded a

season-high 255

yards against

Annawan/

Wetherseld. Healso sealed a sec-

ond-round win over

Deer Creek-Mackinaw

with an interception.

SEASON STATS: 1,528 rushing yards,

16 touchdowns

HONORS: Class 2A 1st team all-state,

rst team all-Lincoln Trail

FAVORITE FOOD: Mac and cheese

FAVORITE TV SHOW: Storage Wars

QUOTE: This past season was great.

I accomplished all my goals and we

made it to the seminals and will never

forget these four years.

GAGE BEEKMANL E W I S T O W N

SENIOR / WIDE RECEIVER

THE SENIOR WAS Ajack-of-all-trades, leading the Indians to a third

consecutive Class

1A playoff berth.

Beekman was

the teams leader

in rushing and

receiving and

scored eight ways.

SEASON STATS:

708 receiving

yards, 686 rushing

yards, 18 total

touchdowns

HONORS: First team all-Prairieland

Black

ONE THING ABOUT COACH WINKLER

NO ONE KNOWS: He is a sweetheart like a giant teddy bear.

FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook

QUOTE: Not a lot of people expected

us to make the playoffs but we pulled it

together and got it done. I would like to

thank coach Winkler and Bennet for a

memorable career.

BRANDON STIERSDEER CREEK-MACKINAW

SENIOR / TIGHT END

THE BIG POSSESSION RECEIVERcame down key catches. He also

played a vital role

in the running

game, with key

blocks that

opened up wide

running lanes.

SEASON STATS:

21 receptions,426 yards and

four touchdowns.

HONORS: First team

all-Heart of Illinois

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Never losing to

Tremont.

FAVORITE PRO PLAYER: Michael Vick.

FAVORITE SIDELINE REPORTER: JimMattson its got to be the hair.

QUOTE: I will never forget our senior

class career record of 22-2. We were

pretty successful.

BRODYWELKERL E W I S T O W NSENIOR / OFFENSIVE LINE

AN ALL CONFERENCE performer on

both sides of the ball, the left tackle

allowed plenty

of time to his

QB and provided

running lanes fora four-headed

rushing attack

that chewed up

over 2,000 yards.

HONORS: First

team all-Prairieland

Black

HIGHLIGHT OF

SEASON: Getting an interception as adefensive lineman.

FAVORITE MOVIE: Friday Night Lights.

SOMETHING PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW:

I take pilot lessons.

FAVORITE CLASS:Agriculture.

QUOTE: A lot of younger players

stepped up this season to help get

us to the playoffs again. Not a lot ofpeople expected us to win many games

this season.

TREYHUGHESN O R T H F U L T O N

SENIOR / OFFENSIVE LINE

WITH HIM ANCHORING the trenches

on offense, NF

racked up nearly

3,000 yards of of-

fense. He suffered

a broken leg ina season-ending

loss to Elmwood/

Brimed.

HONORS: First

team all-Prairi-

eland Black.

ACADEMIC HONORS:

3.6 GPA, 28 ACT

SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE DONT

KNOW: I have a daughter

FAVORITE PRO PLAYER: Demarcus

Ware, Dallas Cowboys DE

HOBBIES: Hunting, playing video games

TOUGHEST PLAYER FACED: Ryan

Wilbur, Elmwood/Brimeld

QUOTE: One of the highlights of theseason was winning the Coal Trophy

after beating last years conference

champs, Lewistown.

KOLIN OKEEFET R E M O N T

SENIOR / OFFENSIVE LINE

A four-year player, OKeefe was the

anchor of the line

which produced

two 1,000-yard

rushers and also

threw for 1,000.

WHATS NEXT:

Air National

Guard and attend

ICC after basic

training.

HIGHLIGHT OF

SEASON: I got an

interception as a

defensive lineman in my last game.

FAVORITE FOOD: Im a lineman, Ill

take whatever is given to me!

HOBBIES: Fishing and going to sport-

ing events.

FAVORITE MOVIE: Rudy

QUOTE: I believe I accomplished

and performed what I was meant to

do. I just wish I could have made the

playoffs one year of my high school

career.

LOGAN DOUGLASU N I T E D

SENIOR / OFFENSIVE LINE

DOUGLAS WAS Adominating force on

both sides of the ball and helped leadthe Red Storm

to a fourth con-

secutive Class 1A

postseason berth.

With Douglas

anchoring the

offensive line,

United rushed for

over 2,600 yards.HONORS: Class 1A

all-state, rst team

all-Lincoln Trail

ACADEMIC HONORS:Academic all-

state, National Honor Society

HIGHLIGHT OF SEASON: Standing on

the U of I turf to receive my all-state

award.FAVORITE TEAM: Pittsburgh Steelers

FAVORITE PRO PLAYER:A.J. Hawk,

Green Bay Packers LB

QUOTE: It was a great pleasure to play

for United and I wouldnt be as good with-

out the amazing coaches that we have.

MATTGEITNERK N O X V I L L E

SENIOR / OFFENSIVE LINE

The two-time all-area pick proved a

force on both sides of the ball, leadingthe Blue Bullets

into the Class 2A

postseason.

HONORS: First

team all-Prairi-

eland Blue, Class

2A honorable

mention all-state

HOBBIES:Archery,

key club, pep club

and 4-H

HIGHLIGHT OF SEA-

SON: Beating Beardstown in dramatic

fashion on homecoming.

OTHER SPORTS: Basketball and track.

TOUGHEST PLAYER FACED: Dalton

Miller, Stark County

FAVORITE FOOD:Taco Pizza

QUOTE: I have had the greatest time

of my life with all of my teammates this

year and will never forget all the fun

times we had.A

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