These days, Portage senior offensive tackle Christian Partlow can joke about his size.

So the 6-foot-4 1/2, 280-pound Partlow laughed about that half-inch.

“I was going to round to 6-5, but I have to be honest,” he said.

But what Partlow experienced last season was no laughing matter.

“Last year, I had a rough time at home,” he said. “I lost a bunch of weight. I was like 230. I just started to take everything more seriously. I overcame that hurdle.

“It just got to the point where it took a toll on me. But things are good now.”

Partlow has been able to boost his mental and physical health.

“I started eating a lot more,” he said. “I tracked my protein and my calories and took the weight room as far as I could. I’ve been doing everything right.

“I’ve just been taking the steps. I’ve b

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