Unity's Mitch Curry and Seth Gooch and SJ-O's Jake Bock were named to the 2010 Illinois High School Football Coaches Association team, marking the second straight year the two schools totaled three all-state players.
Bock is a two-time selection after setting 11 offensive records at SJ-O this season.
SJ-O coach Dick Duval said Bock’s numbers and accolades speak for themselves. The Spartans set a team regular-season rushing record this season, and SJ-O returned to the Class 3A state quarterfinals for the first time in three years.
“It is a credit to him and the offensive line,” Duval said.
Curry’s versatility made him a worthy all-state pick to Unity coach Scott Hamilton.
“If I was to put together an o-line from my 17 years here, Mitch is definitely one of the five guys on that list,” he said. “I don’t know if we’ve ever had a lineman as big who could move and make so many plays.”
Gooch was also an easy choice.
“Seth’s a tremendous playmaker. He’s a kid that always wanted the ball in big situations, and nine times out of ten — maybe even more — he delivered for us,” Hamilton said.
The 2010 IHSFCA all-state team
Willie Allen (Sr) Hales Franciscan
Phillip Arnold (Sr) Pana
Jeremy Bailey (Sr) Wilmington
Seth Baxter (Sr) DuQuoin
Jake Bock (Sr) St. Joseph-Ogden
Dylan Bone (Sr) Greenville
Jacob Buehne (Jr) Breese Central
Jack Carlisle (Sr) Illini West
Jacob Conley (Sr) C.P. Central SE
Tanner Crum (Sr) Mount Carmel
Mitch Curry (Sr) Unity
David Gill (Sr) Nashville
Seth Gooch (Sr) Unity
Bruce Gray (Sr) Chicago Leo
Josh Griffin (Sr) Paris
Sam Miller (Sr) Aurora Christian
Matthew Miller (Sr) Virden-North Mac
Ser Whitaker (Sr) Illini West
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