Wauconda senior Jake Thorstenson doesn’t let roles define him.

Thorstenson has moved seamlessly into Wauconda’s prolific offense at quarterback. But he continues to start on defense too.

“I’m just a guy who just so happens to play quarterback,” he said. “When I play football, I go out there with no thoughts and do what I do. I’ve played since I was in second grade, so I know what I’m doing.”

Thorstenson certainly looked like he did during Wauconda’s 43-39 Northern Lake County Conference road win over Grant on Friday night. He completed 6 of 9 pass attempts for 102 yards and two touchdowns, both to junior wide receiver Luke Sickmeir on fourth down, and ran for several third-down conversions as well.

Thorstenson, who also plays baseball, finished with 31 rushing yards on nine carries a

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