Apollo Conference top returners

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Moving on to another quality conference in central Illinois, today we tackle the Apollo Conference. Home to teams such as Mt Zion, Mattoon and Effingham, this is always a tough league with more than one team moving past the first round of the playoffs. There are a few players in the league who I have discussed already in separate articles (Pat Brock-Mt Zion) so I am not going to focus on them today, but the other players in this conference. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["271903"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A literal threat to score anywhere on the field, this top WR for the Braves scored 15 touchdowns on receptions in 2022 and had almost 1000 yards receiving. He has a soft hands, runs crisp routes and is athletic enough to make any catch anywhere on the field. Not a burner in regards to speed, he has enough quickness to get open against any defense. 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