Team previews

Bloom Blazing Trojans

Coach: Dante Culbreath

2024 record: 3-5, 2-4

Schedule: Aug. 29 Gage Park; Sept. 6 Argo; Sept. 12 at Coal City; Sept. 20 Thornridge; Sept. 27 Rich Township; Oct. 3 at Thornwood; Oct. 10 at Kankakee; Oct. 17 at Crete-Monee; Oct. 25 Thornton

Worth noting: They’ve had three or four wins in every season since a winless 2020 campaign, and now this fall the Blazing Trojans will look to take the next step and make their first playoff trip since 2017. The Blazing Trojans have a new head coach who has plenty of postseason familiarity. That would be Dante Culbreath, whose alma mater Simeon never missed a postseason and won 114 games in his 13 seasons as the Wolverines head coach.

The Bloom defense was serviceable for much of last season, surrendering just

See Full Page