Oliver Antonelli trusts his Cary-Grove football teammates to be good teammates, who pick each other up and pick up after each other.

It’s a byproduct of winning programs, after all.

Details matter for Antonelli, a varsity veteran and an aspiring doctor.

Before he joined the rest of the Trojans after they spent about 45 minutes lifting weights on the first official day of practice Monday, the senior linebacker figured he ought to take one more look inside the weight room.

“Yeah, I probably should do that,” Antonelli said with a nod and smile before hustling off to resume practice.

It’s learned behavior, and Antonelli is as good a learner as you’ll find.

“I think it’s really just tradition [at Cary-Grove],” Antonelli said. “When I was a sophomore, I was lucky enough to be brought up

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