With two weeks of the IHSA football season in the books, here is a look at one surprise for each Daily Chronicle area football team.
DeKalb: Production beyond Davon Grant
The Barbs have been able to get big plays from players beyond Davon Grant, the 6-foot-5 wide receiver and safety committed to Illinois. He has three catches for 68 yards and a touchdown and nine carries for 58 yards. He also has a fumble return for a touchdown.
But Jack Rosenow has been a reliable target, with three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown. Derrion Straughter has three catches for 67 yards. And although Sycamore kept Travis Moore in check in a 22-21 Spartans win in Week 1, he ran for almost 80 yards and a touchdown in a 26-8 win against Phillips.
Although he had to sit out Week 1, senior quarterback Cole