His little brother, who’s not so little, got the deep red hair that many would envy and also was blessed with a quarterback’s arm.

AJ Berndt, Cary-Grove’s senior point guard, is 6 foot 2 with a lean physique. He guesses his brother Jackson, a thick 6-3 sophomore who quarterbacked the football team to two playoff wins this fall, got the hair color from his grandparents.

“I didn’t get that red,” AJ Berndt said.

Big brother did get a jump shot. Like little brother, who’s his basketball teammate, AJ Berndt can aim a ball, compete and lead a team to victory.

He showed that again Wednesday night, pacing Cary-Grove to a 59-52 win over visiting Crystal Lake South in a Fox Valley Conference opener. Berndt posted career bests of 26 points and seven 3-pointers as the Trojans beat the Gators f

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