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Here are five Herald-News area players to watch for the 2025 season.
Seneca high school football
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If you needed to choose one player to represent the 2024 Fighting Irish, senior fullback Brody Rademacher – the 2024 Times Football Player of the Year – might fit the bill perfectly.
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We are proud to present The Times 2024 All-Area Football Team, with 22 first-team selections and 22 more honored as second-teamers from area teams Marquette, Seneca, Streator, Sandwich, Ottawa, Fieldcrest and Flanagan-Cornell/Woodland.