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38 | November 23, 2016 | The tinley orlaNd junction park prairie sports SPORTS<br />
tinleyjunction.com<br />
opprairie.com<br />
22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach<br />
recommendations and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage<br />
area to place them on one super team — Team 22. The team is made up of studentathletes<br />
from Lincoln-Way Central, LW East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew,<br />
Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high schools. This is its offensive squad.<br />
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff<br />
quarterback<br />
running back<br />
running back<br />
wide receiver<br />
Jake Arthur, senior, LW East<br />
126-of-189 for 1,719 yards,<br />
74 long, 18 touchdowns,<br />
5 interceptions. A big-time<br />
passer, Arthur also had 26<br />
carries for 76 yards this<br />
season, leading the Griffins<br />
deep into the playoffs.<br />
Tavares Moore, junior,<br />
Lockport<br />
1,284 rushing on 220<br />
carries, 13 catches for 174<br />
yards, 11 touchdowns total.<br />
All-SWSC. A good blocker as<br />
well as a runner, his best<br />
game came against Lincoln-<br />
Way Central when he rushed<br />
for 175 yards on 33 carries.<br />
Nigel Muhammad, senior,<br />
LW East<br />
878 yards on 147 carries,<br />
65 long, 20 touchdowns.<br />
All-SWSC. Muhammad<br />
played a big part in the<br />
passing/rushing combo<br />
that made the Griffins’<br />
offense difficult to slow all<br />
season.<br />
Matt Pollack, junior, LW<br />
Central<br />
968 yards on 52 catches,<br />
10 touchdowns. All-SWSC.<br />
With 56 rushes for 512<br />
yards and 4 touchdowns<br />
added to his receiving,<br />
Pollack had more than<br />
1,500 all-purpose yards as<br />
the team MVP.<br />
wide receiver<br />
wide receiver<br />
Offensive line<br />
Offensive line<br />
Jeremy Nelson, senior, LW<br />
East<br />
879 yards on 55 catches, 74<br />
long, 10 touchdowns. Nelson<br />
was one of two standout<br />
targets for quarterback Jake<br />
Arthur, racking up yards and<br />
finding his way into the end<br />
zone for the Griffins.<br />
Nick Zelenika, senior, LW<br />
East<br />
685 yards on 64 catches,<br />
42 long, 6 touchdowns.<br />
All-SWSC. Zelenika was<br />
the other big-time receiver<br />
for the Griffins, helping<br />
to keep the attention of<br />
defenders split all season.<br />
Nate Henry, senior, LW<br />
West<br />
All-SWSC. Henry proved<br />
to be a big part of a line<br />
that allowed the Warriors’<br />
offense to work this<br />
season.<br />
Sam Diehl, senior, LW<br />
East<br />
All-SWSC. Diehl’s play was<br />
key to the Griffins having a<br />
big offensive attack, and<br />
he played at an All-State<br />
level all season.<br />
Offensive line<br />
BurNs phoTography<br />
Offensive line<br />
Offensive line<br />
kicker<br />
First team<br />
Eric Hypke, senior, LW<br />
Central<br />
All-SWSC. An anchor for<br />
the line at right tackle,<br />
Hypke made way for<br />
the team’s 2,500 yards<br />
rushing.<br />
George Kringas, senior,<br />
Lockport<br />
A two-year starter, he<br />
was tenacious and<br />
hard-working, despite<br />
being undersized. He<br />
contributed to the Porters’<br />
ability to run the ball well.<br />
All-SWSC.<br />
Chris Toth, senior,<br />
Sandburg<br />
All-SWSC. The Eagles’<br />
tackle only allowed 1 sack<br />
and had 12 pancakes.<br />
At 6-foot-7, 305 pounds,<br />
he was a nightmare for<br />
defensive linemen.<br />
Ben Davis, senior, Lockport<br />
17-of-19 extra points, 6-of-7<br />
field goals. 1,138 yards<br />
passing for 12 touchdowns.<br />
All-SWSC. Hell of an arm;<br />
hell of a leg. The Porters’<br />
quarterback also punted<br />
and kicked, excelling all<br />
around.<br />
second team<br />
QB: Ryan Zientara, junior, Tinley<br />
1,546 passing yards, 876 rushing yards,<br />
15 touchdowns.<br />
RB: Mitch Hosman, senior, LW Central<br />
600 yards rushing, 8 touchdowns. All-<br />
SWSC.<br />
RB: Nico Muto, senior, LW Central<br />
Missed half the games this season and still<br />
made an impact.<br />
WR: Jamare Parker, senior, Sandburg<br />
867 yards on 55 catches, 7 touchdowns.<br />
All-SWSC.<br />
WR: Patrick Cooper, senior, Lockport<br />
483 yards on 36 catches, 4 touchdowns.<br />
All-SWSC.<br />
WR: Nico Planeta, junior, Providence<br />
340 yards on 21 catches for, 3<br />
touchdowns.<br />
OL: Mario Rodrigues, senior, LW Central<br />
A major part of the Knights’ offense.<br />
OL: Dan Heilbron, senior, Andrew<br />
All-SWSC. One of the T-Bolts’ biggest<br />
standouts.<br />
OL: Jake Taylor, senior, LW East<br />
As if the Griffins needed more great<br />
linemen.<br />
OL: Jake Buhe, junior, LW East<br />
Another solid blocker on an impressive<br />
line.<br />
K: Eduardo Favela, junior, Providence<br />
20-of-22 extra points, 3-of-5 field goals.<br />
Honorable mentions<br />
QB: Hunter Campbell, senior, LW Central;<br />
Collin Friedsam, senior, Sandburg; Jared<br />
Drake, senior, Providence; Max Shafer,<br />
senior, LW East.<br />
RB: Brendan Morrissey, junior, LW East;<br />
Richie Warfield, senior, Providence; Austin<br />
Hoffman, junior, Lockport.<br />
WR: Dakota Kotowski, junior, Providence.<br />
K: Karl Kosary Jr., senior, Andrew.
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