Benet offensive lineman Patrick Flavin, Naperville Central wide receiver Hayden Daniels and Naperville North linebacker Nick Lifka are among the juniors who will be recognized Wednesday as part of the Tom Lemming Underclassman All-Area Team. Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald will be the banquet's keynote speaker.

The team's selection committee included: the recruiting expert Lemming; Taylor Bell of the Chicago Sun-Times; and ex-college coaches Randy Taylor and Bob Chmiel, who combined have worked at UCLA, Minnesota, Michigan and Notre Dame. The players -- including a few seniors -- chosen from the greater Chicago area are:

Four Benet players were named to the East Suburban Catholic Conference honor roll: senior offensive lineman John Cannova; junior offensive lineman Pat Flavin; senior defensive lineman Nick Melka; and senior linebacker Mike Runger. For the entire all-ESCC list, click here. The conference's individual awards are listed below.

Most Valuable Player: Julian Sipiora, St Viator
Most Valuable Offensive Player: Mike Perish, Marist
Most Valuable Offensive Lineman: Dan Foreman, Joliet Catholic
Most Valuable Defensive Player: Jake Stockman, Joliet Catholic
Most Valuable Defensive Lineman: Steve Lester, Carmel Catholic
Coach of the Year: Dave Mattio, Marian Catholic

Check out this feature on Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour. Lars Anderson writes:

At Benet Academy...LeFevour played in a rush-heavy double wing. Because he attempted only a dozen passes a game, he attracted little interest from I-A schools. Even after he sent video to 30 programs, including Notre Dame and every team in the Big Ten, he received scholarship offers only from Central Michigan, Ball State, Eastern Michigan and Eastern Illinois. "I went to football camps and thought I had as much talent as anyone, but looking back I was just raw," says LeFevour, whom some NFL scouts rate as a first- or second-round pick. "I had to learn how to be a quarterback."

This box score from Saturday may have been left on the cutting room floor after Benet's 36-24 victory. Benet (2-1) next hosts Carmel on Friday night at Benedictine.

BENET 36, ST. JOSEPH 24
Benet 0 20 16 0 -- 36
St. Joseph 7 10 0 7 -- 24
SJ -- Boddy 52-yard pass from Meredith (Castanon kick)
BA -- Kamykowski 5-yard run (pass failed)
SJ -- Nance 57-yard pass from Meredith (Castanon kick)
BA -- Howe 89-yard kickoff return (run failed)
SJ -- Castanon 30-yard field goal
BA -- Flood 15-yard pass from Terna (Howe run)
BA -- Howe 5-yard run (Howe run)
BA -- Howe 9-yard run (Kamykowski run)
SJ -- Meredith 4-yard run (Castanon kick)

TEAM STATISTICS
BA SJ
First downs 19 12
Rushes-yards 41-169 15-59
Comp.-Att.-Int. 13-20-0 24-37-1
Passing yards 241 303
Total yards 410 362
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-yards 9-70 5-35

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING: Benet -- Howe 19-76, Boyle 6-36, Kamykowski 6-35, Terna 10-22. St. Joseph -- Meredith 10-23, Boddy 4-22, Carr 3-19, Robison 1-(-5).
PASSING: Benet -- Terna 13-20-0 241. St. Joseph -- Meredith 24-37-1 303.
RECEIVING: Benet -- Flood 3-81, Nelligan 3-67, Howe 3-62, Melka 1-16, Kamykowski 1-8, Ziffra 1-8. St. Joseph -- Boddy 5-115, Quintana 8-80, Nance 2-64, Polak 3-24, Jackson 4-16, Ginwright 1-9, Carr 1-(-5).

In what was a fairly obvious choice, Central Michigan players have again elected senior quarterback Dan LeFevour and junior linebacker Nick Bellore co-captains.

LeFevour, a Benet graduate who is entering his fourth season as Central Michigan's starting quarterback, will lead the Chippewas into Arizona for Saturday night's season opener.

LeFevour and Bellore were co-captains in 2008. They will be joined by one or two gameday captains that are elected on a weekly basis throughout the season.

"Naperville Sports Weekly" will be back on the air just as the prep football season begins again. The show starts its third season on Naperville Community Television on Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Viewers have three ways to watch: Channel 17; NCTV17.com through simultaneous streaming and on-demand; and iTunes podcast. The complete schedule can also be found at NCTV17.com.

The half-hour program has highlights and features from Benet, Naperville Central, Naperville North, Neuqua Valley and Waubonsie Valley.

Dan LeFevour is back in the spotlight. On Monday the Central Michigan senior was one of 33 quarterbacks named to the Davey O'Brien Award watch list. The honor goes to the country's best college quarterback.

Last week the Chippewas were picked to win the Mid-American Conference West Division and the MAC championship game in the conference's preseason poll.

The university has also put up another LeFevour billboard at Comerica Park, across the street from Ford Field in Detroit.

The 6-foot-3-inch quarterback out of Benet ranks 14th in NCAA Bowl Subdivision history with 11,702 yards of total offense. Among active Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks, LeFevour enters 2009 first in career completions, attempts and total offense, second in passing yards and fourth in touchdown passes.

Central Michigan opens at Arizona on Sept. 5 and then travels to Michigan State on Sept. 12.

(Photo courtesy of Central Michigan / ESPN.com.)