When Darin Ashiru transferred to Batavia last December from Plainfield North, comparisons to former players for the Bulldogs became inevitable.

Ashiru has a similar skill set and even personality to Isaiah Brown , last season’s field-stretching star. The comparison is an easy one to make for junior quarterback Michael Vander Luitgaren .

“We joke around with Darin a lot, saying he’s literally Little Zay,” Vander Luitgaren said. “They both run crispy routes. One-on-one, I know where I’m going. Throwing to Darin is like throwing to Zay.”

By this point of the season, Ashiru and Vander Luitgaren have developed an easy chemistry. And the results showed Friday during a 24-21 DuKane Conference win in overtime at rival Geneva.

Ashiru finished with seven catches for 111 yards to lead Batav

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