LF places 7 on all-NSC football team

INSIDE THE PRESS BOX: Lake Forest Football

— Five Lake Forest High School players have earned first-team all-North Suburban Conference honors. The list includes senior quarterback Danny Carollo, senior running back Quinn Julian, senior running back Chris Meng, senior linebacker Francis Nicholson and senior defensive back Matthew Clifford.

Two Scouts were honorable mentions: senior defensive lineman Jaxon Mills and senior wideout Jack Skinner.

Carollo had impressive stats. He completed 149 of 251 passes for 1,881 yards and 22 touchdowns. He was picked off seven times in 11 games for the 7-4 Scouts.

Julian was a true duo threat. He rushed for 881 yards on 132 carries, while he caught 42 passes for 722 yards. He reached the end zone 29 times.

Meng averaged just under 5.0 yards per carry, finishing with 236 yards on 48 rushing attempts.

Nicholson finished with 27 tackles, including one sack and four tackles for loss.

Clifford, who was limited to five games due to injury, ended up with 35 tackles and two fumble recoveries.

Mills recorded 26 solo tackles to go along with two sacks and five TFLs, while Skinner caught 15 passes for 153 yards.

The team’s other offensive stat leaders were senior Brian Doherty (36 catches, 398 yards, 3 TDs), junior Reed Thomas (20 catches, 246 yards, 2 TDs) and junior Evan Swint (53 carries, 292 yards, 2 TDs).

On the defensive end, junior linebacker Cal Wonham led the team in tackles (49) to go along with two sacks and four TFLs. Sophomore linebacker John Deering had 48 tackles in nine games with two sacks, six TFLs and one interception.

Senior lineman Palmer Ferris had 32 tackles, include two for losses, while senior defensive back Jon DiValerio was in on 30 stops with two TFLs to go along with two interceptions.

Senior Ryan Gattari made two of three field goals and connected on 27 of 35 PAT kicks for 33 points.