CSN Preps Power Rankings: No. 20 Oak Park-River Forest

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CSNChicago.com preps reporter "Edgy" Tim O’Halloran spotlights 100 high school football teams in 100 days. The first 75 team profiles focus on teams making strides across Chicagoland and elsewhere in the state. Starting Aug. 1, we’ll unveil the @CSNPreps Top 25 Power Rankings, leading up to kickoff on Friday, Aug. 26. View Edgy Tim's other football previews here.

School: Oak Park and River Forest

Head coach: John Hoerster

How they fared in 2015: 9-2 (5-1) West Suburban Silver Conference. OPRF made the Class 8A state playoff field. The Huskies defeated Fremd then lost to Palatine in second-round action.

Biggest storyline in 2016: Can the Huskies make a deeper state playoff run this season?

Names to watch this season: QB Jeremy Hunt, OL/DE Eddie Gorens

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Biggest holes to fill: Who will step up and be the featured running back for the Huskies in 2016?

EDGY's Early Take: OPRF welcomes back 10 returning starters (five offense, five defense) and this program never seems to be short on athletes. Look for Hunt (6-foot-3, 230 pounds) to return to form after suffering a season-ending mid-season injury in 2015. The Huskies will again be challenged in the West Suburban Silver, but have the goods on hand to make another state playoff run in 2016.

Huskies schedule:

Aug. 26 vs. Simeon (7 p.m.)

Sept. 2 at Addison Trail (7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 9 vs. Morton (7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 16 vs. Proviso West (6 p.m.)

Sept. 23 at Downers Grove North (7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 30 vs. York (7:30 p.m.)

Oct. 8 at Glenbard West (1:30 p.m.)

Oct. 14 vs. Lyons Township (7:30 p.m.)

Oct. 21 at Hinsdale Central (7:30 p.m.)

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