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John Brownridge, UNI, the faces of winter photo shoot at the News Gazette on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

JOHN BROWNRIDGE

Uni High boys’ basketball

➜ His favorite athlete is ... Giannis Antetokounmpo.

➜ His favorite team is ... the Milwaukee Bucks.

➜ If he could attend any one sporting event in person, it would be ... a World Cup final.

➜ His favorite sport besides basketball is ... soccer.

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Cam Grant, Fisher, at the faces of winter photo shoot at the News Gazette on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

CAM GRANT

Fisher boys’ basketball

➜ His favorite athlete is ... Kobe Bryant.

➜ His favorite team is ... the Chicago Bulls.

➜ If he could attend any one sporting event in person, it would be ... the NBA Finals.

➜ His favorite sport besides basketball is ... football.

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Jaylen McElmurry, Rantoul, at the faces of winter photo shoot at the News Gazette on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

JAYLEN McELMURRY

Rantoul boys’ basketball

➜ His favorite athlete is ... Skyy Clark.

➜ His favorite team is ... the Carolina Panthers.

➜ If he could attend any one sporting event in person, it would be ... a basketball national championship game.

➜ His favorite sport besides basketball is ... volleyball.

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Timmy Wilson, Heritage, at the faces of winter photo shoot at the News Gazette on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022.

TIMMY WILSON

Heritage boys’ basketball

➜ His favorite athlete is ... Brad Wilson.

➜ His favorite team is ... Duke men’s basketball.

➜ If he could attend any one sporting event in person, it would be ... the Super Bowl.

➜ His favorite sport besides basketball is ... football.

College/Prep Sports Reporter

Colin Likas covers Illinois football and high school sports at The News-Gazette. His email is clikas@news-gazette.com, and you can follow him on Twitter (@clikasNG).