8A Quarterfinals Prospect Previews

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This weekend is a monster slate of games as the IHSA state quarterfinals will be taking place.&nbsp; We are looking at the biggest games of the weekend including here at all four 8A matchups!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#9 Stevenson at #1 Lincoln Way East</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We just saw Lincoln Way East on Friday night where they obliterated the competition with their pure fire power.&nbsp; The top junior in the state Oregon commit [player_tooltip player_id='800191' first='Jonas' last='Williams'] is a superstar at the quarterback position.&nbsp; He has a ton of weapons to get the ball to including [player_tooltip player_id='1292272' first='Talan' last='White'] and Miami (OH) verbal [player_tooltip player_id='830853' first='Trey' last='Zvonar'].&nbsp; Pair of monsters on the edge in Northwestern senior [player_tooltip player_id='832141' first='Caden' last='O'Rourke'] along with elite junior [player_tooltip player_id='801702' first='Jacob' last='Alexander'].&nbsp; Stevenson's highest ranked prospects re senior [player_tooltip player_id='730619' first='Luke' last='Nelson'] and junior defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='1400018' first='Anthony' last='Adams'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#20 Maine South at #12 Loyola</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is probably the game of the weekend.&nbsp; Ton of star power on both sides of the ball.&nbsp; Maine South sophomore quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='342339' first='Jameson' last='Purcell'] has more than lived up to his #2 overall ranking by posting just incredible numbers this season.&nbsp; Senior running back [player_tooltip player_id='833296' first='Michael' last='Dellumo'] is a force behind him in the backfield while he has [player_tooltip player_id='830244' first='Zak' last='Stoilov'] and Petr Strbc protecting him up front.&nbsp; Eastern Illinois commit [player_tooltip player_id='503737' first='Tyler' last='Fortis'] is an impact defensive lineman.&nbsp; Loyola is stacked with the pure volume of prospects they have.&nbsp; Led by Washington athlete commit [player_tooltip player_id='1291979' first='Donovan' last='Robinson'] who checks in at #10 overall.&nbsp; Iowa walk on commit [player_tooltip player_id='1292076' first='Ryan' last='Fitzgerald'] has been one of the premier quarterbacks all season.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='1292068' first='Brendan' last='Loftus'] a high quality pass catcher at tight end.&nbsp; Fellow Iowa commit [player_tooltip player_id='831094' first='Drew' last='MacPherson'] is an exciting player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#7 Naperville Central at #2 Lyons</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fun matchup here as Naperville Central will travel to Lyons.&nbsp; Naperville Central has [player_tooltip player_id='1291993' first='Jake' last='Stanish'] who is a defensive lineman that recently flipped to Vanderbilt that ranks among the top 30 overall prospects in the class.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='830847' first='Gavin' last='Wade'] and [player_tooltip player_id='331560' first='Deshaun' last='Williams'] are two very good seniors still on the board.&nbsp; For Lyons Illinois State commit [player_tooltip player_id='1292095' first='Travis' last='Stramm'] is the Redbird's second big verbal in this class.&nbsp; He checks in at #78 overall in the class.&nbsp; Also have wide out [player_tooltip player_id='299527' first='Jack' last='Grigus'] and linebacker [player_tooltip player_id='1083593' first='Patrick' last='Cheney'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>#27 Warren at #14 York</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is another battle of lower seeded squads that have prospects to watch.&nbsp; Warren senior athlete [player_tooltip player_id='819665' first='Antonio' last='Moore'] checks in the top 300 seniors.&nbsp; Another athlete that really intrigues us is #72 overall junior X'Zvion Montgomery.&nbsp; Notre Dame commit defensive lineman [player_tooltip player_id='163858' first='Joseph' last='Reiff'] is one of the premier prospects at his position in the senior class and #18 overall.&nbsp; Exciting signal caller [player_tooltip player_id='832150' first='Bruno' last='Massel'] continues to make plays for the Dukes.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->