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Burlington Central Rockets

Coach: Brian Iossi

2024 record: 8-3, 7-2

Schedule: Aug. 29 at Crystal Lake South; Sept. 5 Cary-Grove; Sept. 12 at Jacobs; Sept. 19 Prairie Ridge; Sept. 26 at Hampshire; Oct. 3 at McHenry; Oct. 10 Huntley; Oct. 17 at Crystal Lake Central; Oct. 24 Dundee-Crown

Worth noting: The Rockets look to build off last season, when they earned a state playoff berth for the first time in 10 years and then won their first postseason game since 2006. Senior Landon Arnold takes over at QB after FVC Offensive Player of the Year Jackson Alcorn graduated. Arnold will have good protection up front with a group that includes senior offensive linemen Zach Hultgren (Miami Ohio commit), Aidan Nuno (UW-Eau Claire), Ray Mugavero, Brady Williamson, Akashdeep Sidhu an

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