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Introducing the 2023 Naperville Sun Football All-Area Team

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Jack Cook is among 16 Naperville Central players on the team, and Luke Williams is among nine Naperville North players.

Cole Arl, Naperville North, senior, running back: Rushed for 1,118 yards and 13 touchdowns on 154 carries and had 18 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Conference offensive player of the year.

Christopher Bern, Naperville Central, senior, wide receiver: Had 46 catches for 900 yards and 11 touchdowns. All-conference.

Aiden Clark, Naperville Central, junior, running back: Rushed for 1,030 yards and 15 touchdowns on 199 carries and had 14 catches for 130 yards and one touchdown. All-conference.

Daniel Conway, Naperville Central, junior, lineman: Switched from defensive line to right tackle to solidify ground game. All-conference.

Jack Cook, Naperville Central, senior, quarterback: Completed 120 of 204 passes for 1,723 yards and 14 touchdowns. All-conference special mention.

Charlie Drohan, Waubonsie Valley, senior, lineman: Center anchored offensive resurgence. All-conference honorable mention.

Grant Ellinger, Naperville Central, senior, lineman: Anchored offense. Conference lineman of the year. Committed to Virginia.

Naperville North’s Andrew Jennings (65) snaps the ball during a nonconference game against Homewood-Flossmoor in Naperville on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.

Logan Ellison, Naperville Central, senior, kicker: Converted all of his extra-point attempts and 7 of 11 field-goal attempts. Handled kickoffs, with 80% resulting in touchbacks. Conference special teams player of the year.

Andrew Jennings, Naperville North, senior, lineman: Anchored offense that averaged 205 yards rushing. All-conference. Committed to Dayton.

Julian Johnson, Waubonsie Valley, senior, tight end: Had 25 catches for 326 yards and one touchdown. Also had 23 tackles, 14 hurries and three sacks as a defensive end. All-conference honorable mention. Committed to Minnesota.

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Joey Mattia, Neuqua Valley, senior, lineman: Had a blocking efficiency of 89.4 and 13 pancake blocks. All-conference.

Rocky Rosanova, Benet, senior, wide receiver: Had 51 catches for 770 yards and nine touchdowns. All-conference.

Lawson Grier, Naperville North, senior, lineman: Had 54 tackles, 18 for loss, eight sacks and six hurries, and returned a fumble for a touchdown. All-conference.

Andrew Hoffmann, Neuqua Valley, sophomore, defensive back: Had 39 tackles, five interceptions and a forced fumble. All-conference.

William Korosec, Naperville North, senior, defensive back: Had 44 tackles, six interceptions and 18 pass breakups. All-conference.

Christian Kuta, Naperville Central, senior, linebacker: Had 82 tackles, nine sacks, seven hurries, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. All-conference.

Neuqua Valley’s Miles Miskel (7) defends a pass intended for Naperville Central’s Christopher Bern (6) during a game in Naperville on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023.

Miles Miskel, Neuqua Valley, senior, defensive back: Had 35 tackles and two interceptions. All-conference.

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Matt Murphy, Naperville North, senior, linebacker: Had 82 tackles, 13 for loss, five sacks, seven hurries and one fumble recovery. All-conference.

Daniel Nussbaum, Naperville Central, junior, linebacker: Had 98 tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery. All-conference.

Maverick Ohle, Naperville Central, senior, lineman: Had 63 tackles, 10 for loss, five sacks, 13 hurries and one fumble recovery. All-state, conference defensive co-player of the year and defensive lineman of the year. Committed to Ohio.

Bryce Provis, Waubonsie Valley, senior, linebacker: Had 75 tackles, eight for loss, four sacks, nine hurries and one fumble recovery. All-conference.

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Luke Williams, Naperville North, senior, defensive back: Had 62 tackles and six interceptions. Also had 50 catches for 565 yards and five touchdowns. All-state, conference defensive co-player of the year. Committed to Purdue.

Nick Williamson, Neuqua Valley, senior, lineman: Had 48 tackles and three sacks and returned an interception for a touchdown. All-conference.

  • Dakota Brdar, Waubonsie Valley, senior, linebacker
  • Michael Burk, Benet, senior, linebacker
  • Sean Carroll, Waubonsie Valley, senior, defensive lineman
  • Logan Devick, Naperville Central, senior, wide receiver
  • Justin Dutkiewicz, Neuqua Valley, senior, defensive lineman
  • Luke Elsea, Waubonsie Valley, senior, quarterback
  • Jason Figg, Naperville Central, junior, defensive lineman
  • Sam Gehrs, Naperville North, senior, linebacker
  • Quinn Guerin, Benet, senior, offensive lineman
  • Gabriel Hill, Naperville North, sophomore, defensive lineman
  • Ryan Kubacki Jr., Benet, junior, quarterback
  • Ryan Mascari, Neuqua Valley, junior, offensive lineman
  • Nathan Monken, Naperville Central, senior, defensive back
  • Aaron Nussbaum, Naperville Central, junior, linebacker
  • Liam O’Donnell, Naperville Central, senior, offensive lineman
  • Owen Roberts, Waubonsie Valley, junior, defensive back
  • Liam Rooney, Benet, junior, defensive lineman
  • Austin Roush, Naperville North, junior, offensive lineman
  • Connor Sands, Naperville Central, junior, offensive lineman
  • Carter Stare, Neuqua Valley, senior, wide receiver
  • Easton Taylor, Neuqua Valley, senior, linebacker
  • Brady Teeple, Waubonsie Valley, senior, wide receiver
  • Tyler Threat, Waubonsie Valley, senior, running back/defensive back
  • Lucas Van Vlerah, Metea Valley, senior, athlete
  • Nick Zbylut, Naperville Central, junior, defensive back

Matt Le Cren is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.



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