Deep in Dundee-Crown ’s “Bowl,” football coach Mike Steinhaus, a Mount Everest of a man at 6-foot-4 and built like he could still play tight end like he did back in the day at D-C and Ball State, summons leaders Tristan Gatenby and Kadin Malone.

If Gatenby and Malone flanked their head coach, they would be eye level with a middle button on his shirt. Size matters in football, alas.

Heart does too, so Steinhaus has trust in Gatenby (5-8, 175 pounds) and Malone (5-6, 165) to show their teammates they way, which includes maintaining positivity when the team’s win-loss record in recent years has included too much negativity.

“They do the work,” Steinhaus said. “They’re the ones in the weight room, on the field and in the classroom who do the right things.”

Squinting won’t be required if

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