Aidan Crisci isn’t the biggest player wearing an Aurora Central Catholic football uniform, but the junior speedster definitely makes a difference.

It’s also not surprising to learn then that Crisci, a running back and defensive back who is listed at 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds on the Chargers’ roster, is a former hockey player.

He mixes it up.

“I’ve just always loved contact, so that’s why I come out there and do what I have to do,” Crisci said. “I just hit people.”

Crisci, who lives in Sugar Grove, played for the Romeoville Huskies through eighth grade.

“I’ve always been a smaller guy,” he said. “I came here and played football because they didn’t have a hockey team. I came in at 120 pounds, but I put in as much work as I could.

“I’m probably up to 153 pounds now.”

Especially in the f

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