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Ethan Jackson is back home. And home looks a lot different.

Jackson played at Homewood-Flossmoor his freshman and sophomore years, then transferred to Leo as a junior. The senior guard is back this season with the Vikings.

“I love being back,” he said. “I’m playing with a new group of guys. It’s a younger team and I like taking the role as a leader. I’m glad I am back to finish with the team and community as a whole.”

Thanks in part to Jackson’s play, the visiting Vikings were able to finish off what was a tight game for three quarters Friday night with a 52-40 win over Lincoln-Way Central in a SouthWest Suburban Conference opener in New Lenox.

The 5-foot-10 Jackson scored five points and came up with a steal during an 8-2 run to help H-F

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