DEKALB—Class 7A had essentially the most pregame flash and sparkle. Michigan recruit JJ McCarthy and Nazareth’s load of Power Five prospects matched up in opposition to conventional powerhouse Mount Carmel and Justin Lynch, the brother of Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch. Maybe it was the fixed misty rain or the biting chilly wind, however this wasn’t a sport for flash. It was gained within the trenches, the place the Caravan dominated. Mount Carmel rushed for 316 yards and held Nazareth to only 20 yards on the bottom. The Caravan gained 37-13 to assert their 13th state title. Mount Carmel’s run to the state title, no less than offensively, was primarily based on