The football career of Evergreen Park’s Omarrion Evans began in eighth grade.

It could have ended there, too.

Evans played a little bit for the Harvey Colts, but his 90-pound body didn’t seem right for the sport.

“I was underweight, so I didn’t get that much playing time,” he said. “I was eating hits, but the coaches said I was underweight. They weren’t going to let me play and didn’t want me to get hurt.

“I didn’t play much, and younger me, I just quit.”

Evans, who returned a year later to play two seasons on the lower levels at Richards, is in his second year at Evergreen Park. He weighs 155 now. And he opened the 2025 season with some electrifying plays.

The senior receiver/running back caught a 49-yard pass in the second quarter for a touchdown and added a 90-yard TD run in the

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