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5 Best: Friday 2nd Round Games

5 Best: Friday 2nd Round Games
Scott Burgess
Scott Burgess November 4, 2024 @ 09:00 AM
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Tyler Minda
Tyler Minda 6'1" | 175 lbs | TE | 2026
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Jeraius Rice Jr
Jeraius Rice Jr 5'11" | 190 lbs | RB | 2025
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Tykell Hammers
Tykell Hammers 6'1" | 183 lbs | WR | 2025
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Rico Clay
Rico Clay 6'3" | 180 lbs | DB | 2025
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Jake Stanish
Jake Stanish 6'4" | 230 lbs | DL | 2025
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Caden O’Rourke
Caden O’Rourke 6'5" | 215 lbs | DL | 2025
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Trey Zvonar
Trey Zvonar 6'4" | 215 lbs | TE | 2025
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Gavin Wade
Gavin Wade 5'11" | 190 lbs | LB | 2025
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Jacob Alexander
Jacob Alexander 6'4" | 210 lbs | DL | 2026
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Jonas Williams
Jonas Williams 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB | 2026
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Travis Stamm
Travis Stamm 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR | 2025
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Johnny O’Brien
Johnny O’Brien 6'3" | 200 lbs | QB | 2026
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Brennan Saxe
Brennan Saxe 6'3" | 170 lbs | ATH | 2025
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Brayden Trimble
Brayden Trimble 6'0" | 160 lbs | WR | 2025
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Bradyn Little
Bradyn Little 6'0" | 195 lbs | QB | 2025
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JC Anderson
JC Anderson 6'7" | 230 lbs | TE | 2026
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Jacob Harvey
Jacob Harvey 6'1" | 175 lbs | WR | 2026
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<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Which games on Friday night does Prep Redzone have circled?&nbsp; Here are our <strong>5 Best: Friday 2<sup>nd</sup> Round Games!</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#13 Peoria Notre Dame @ #12 Mt. Zion</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams pulled off seeding upsets in the first round.&nbsp; Mt. Zion has a ton of headlining prospects including Illini commit wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='278901' first='Brayden' last='Trimble'], top 5 overall junior tight end [player_tooltip player_id='212319' first='JC' last='Anderson'], and another star junior wide out in [player_tooltip player_id='212314' first='Jacob' last='Harvey'].&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#1 Lincoln Way East @ #17 Minooka</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>You will see several of these as the top overall seeds have to go on the road in week 2 because of the odd playoff set up.&nbsp; Lincoln Way East is led by Oregon junior quarterback commit [player_tooltip player_id='800191' first='Jonas' last='Williams'] who has had a monster season.&nbsp; Northwestern commit [player_tooltip player_id='832141' first='Caden' last='O'Rourke'] is a big time defender and Miami (OH) verbal [player_tooltip player_id='830853' first='Trey' last='Zvonar'] gives Williams a reliable weapon.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='801702' first='Jacob' last='Alexander'] is a superstar junior that can rush the passer and do it all defensively.&nbsp; For Minooka watch out for junior tight end [player_tooltip player_id='1399999' first='Tyler' last='Minda'] who checks inside the Redzone top 100!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#15 Downers Grove South @ #2 Lyons</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lyons has a ton of under the radar prospects led by Illinois State commit wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='583759' first='Travis' last='Stamm']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#10 Fremd @ #7 Naperville Central</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fremd has another Big 10 junior quarterback commit in [player_tooltip player_id='499431' first='Johnny' last='O'Brien'].&nbsp; He has lit it up all year long and his connection with [player_tooltip player_id='299479' first='Brennan' last='Saxe'] has been a historic one this season!&nbsp; Naperville Central defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1291993' first='Jake' last='Stanish'] is their leader headed to Buffalo.&nbsp; Linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='830847' first='Gavin' last='Wade'] is also a top 100 prospect in the senior class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#15 Moline @ #2 Quincy</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These two rivals have met in some classic games on the hardwood and you know Moline would like nothing more than to take out Quincy during their historic season.&nbsp; Big fan of Quincy defensive back [player_tooltip player_id='1292113' first='Rico' last='Clay'].&nbsp; They are loaded on the offensive side with quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='278885' first='Bradyn' last='Little'], wide receiver [player_tooltip player_id='1292164' first='Tykell' last='Hammers'], and running back [player_tooltip player_id='1292203' first='Jeraius' last='Rice Jr'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->

Which games on Friday night does Prep Redzone have circled?  Here are our 5 Best: Friday 2nd Round Games!

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