Sophomore QB Rory Funke has helped carry Dexter Southfield (6-2) to a Class A NEPSAC bowl berth, and he’s only getting better.

Dexter Southfield coach Casey Day realized Funke’s talent early on.

“We’ve had a couple other guys in between years, but Rory was a Day 1 starter from the first day he came on campus,” said Day. “He just had a (sense of) maturity, competitiveness, and really an advanced level of leadership for a kid who was a freshman in high school at the time.”

Funke’s parents were athletes at Boston College. His father, Jerod, was a football player, while his mother, Gabrielle, played multiple sports. She starred in field hockey and lacrosse.

Rory’s older brothers are linemen. His oldest sibling, Jack, is a junior offensive tackle at Boston College. Dominic is a dominant sen

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