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FooTball (oFFenSe)
22nd Century Media chose the best football student-athletes based on coach recommendations
and player statistics in its seven-town southwest suburban coverage area and placed them on
one super team: Team 22. The team is made up of student-athletes from Lincoln-Way Central, LW
East, LW West, Providence Catholic, Andrew, Lockport Township, Tinley Park and Sandburg high
schools. This is its offensive squad.
FirST Team
Compiled by 22nd Century Media staff
Second Team
QB: Greyson Grimm, LW West
1,261 total yards, 13 touchdowns. 264
rushing for 6 touchdowns. All-SWSC.
RB: Ronin Gilbert, senior, Tinley
167 carries for 875 yards, 9 touchdowns, 5
100-plus-yard games. All-SSC Blue.
RB: Caleb Marconi, junior, LW West
839 yards rushing for a 6.2 per carry average
and 9 touchdowns.
WR: Chase Anderson, senior, LW East
18 receptions for 442 yards and 5
touchdowns.
WR: Billy Dozier, junior, LW West
20 catches for 372 yards, 5 touchdowns and
1 kickoff return for a touchdown.
WR: Jerrell Wright, junior, Provi
16 catches for 280 yards, with 3
touchdowns, 5 rushes for 50 yards.
OL: Adam Jumah, senior, Andrew
35 pancakes. Offense had 1,821 rushing
yards and 5 yards per carry.
OL: T.J. Galligani, senior, Provi
All-around athletic and All-CCL Blue.
OL: Marty O’Brien, senior, LW East
Another strength on an incredible Griffins’
O line.
QB: Jack Baltz, senior, LW East
2,283 yards total yards, 133 of
216 passing, with 31 touchdowns.
All-SWSC. Baltz was the engine
behind an incredibly explosive
offense in the 2018 season.
RB: Devon Williams, junior, LW
East
1,094 rushing yards on 146
carries, 19 touchdowns. Williams’
work on the ground not only led
him to plenty of end zones but
kept the Griffins a dual threat.
RB: Justin Ellis, senior, LW Central
950 rushing yards with 10
touchdowns, 330 yards receiving,
155 return yards. All-SWSC. Ellis
was all over the field, with 1,435
all-purpose yards.
WR: Jackson Ritter, senior, LW
East
52 receptions for 977 yards,
60 long, with 16 touchdowns, 4
kickoff returns for 102 yards, 43
long, 3 punt returns with 41 long.
All-SWSC as a tight end.
WR: Matt Judd, senior, LW East
38 receptions for 517 yards,
6 touchdowns. All-SWSC. Judd
worked this season to rack up big
yardage for East and found the
end zone several times himself.
WR: Conner McWilliams, senior,
LW Central
42 receptions for 525 yards, 2
touchdowns. 69 rushes for 400
yards, 5 touchdowns. McWilliams’
resumes as a catcher and rusher
were equally impressive.
OL: Anthony Sottosanto, senior,
LW East
The SouthWest Suburban
Conference Athlete of the Year for
offense. Period.
OL: Dane Eggert, senior, LW East
Eggert has been a consistently
tough presence on the Griffins’ O
line. All-SWSC.
OL: Brian White, senior, LW West
An All-SWSC this season from the Warrior.
OL: Martin Bender, senior, LW West
Another standout on the Warriors’ O line.
K: Dominic Dzioban, junior, LW East
11 of 15 field goals, 37 long, 67 of 69 extra
points.
Burns phoTography
Honorable mentions:
OL: Nate Mahoney, senior, LW
West
All-SWSC is impressive enough.
But Mahoney topped it with an
All-State season.
OL: Jake Renfro, junior, Provi
All-CCL Blue. He also took on both
long and short snapping duties for
the Celtics.
OL: Drew Parrish, senior, LW
Central
He could play center, guard and
tackle as needed for the Knights.
All-SWSC.
K: Ryan Barth, senior, Lockport
33 yards per punt, long of 60,
15 of 16 on extra points, 5 of 6
on field goals, with a long of 43
yards. All-SWSC. He made a mark
despite a struggling squad.
QB: Tommy Schiller, senior, Andrew.
RB: Brenden Martus, senior, Provi;
Donte Barber, senior, LW West;
John Bickel, junior, Andrew; Rocco
Iannantone, junior, Andrew; Dylan
Holstein, senior, LW West; De’Whon
Gavin, senior, Provi.
WR: Nick Gula, senior, LW West; A.J.
Henning, junior, LW East.
OL: Kadden Heatherwick, senior,
Andrew; Raymond Pustelnik, senior,
Lockport; Ryan Swims, senior, Andrew.