Sycamore will enter the 2025 season without its leading passer from last year, two leading receivers, leading rusher and four leading tacklers.

But senior linebacker and running back Cooper Bode said he’s liked what he’s seen so far and is confident the Spartans can continue their run of success. The team has only missed the postseason twice since 2007.

“I think the intensity we practice with, we watch film with, everything we do, it’s just the most intense I’ve seen a team,” said Bode, a three-year starter. “It’s very physical, very demanding. We demand a lot of each other, just like our coaches demand a lot from us.”

The Spartans haven’t lost more than two games in a season since 2021, and they reached the Class 5A semifinals that year even with a 5-4 regular season. Last year, the

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