{"id":98409,"date":"2022-02-09T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=98409"},"modified":"2022-02-09T14:34:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:34:17","slug":"meet-some-of-the-chicago-catholic-leagues-top-unsigned-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/meet-some-of-the-chicago-catholic-leagues-top-unsigned-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet some of the Chicago Catholic League\u2019s top unsigned seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Alyssa Muir<br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>AJ Redd, who is expected to finish his career as St. Ignatius\u2019 all-time leader in games played, is one of the Chicago Catholic League\u2019s talented seniors, several of whom have not yet decided where they will be playing at the next level.<\/p>\n<p>These athletes all play significant roles on teams with major postseason aspirations. Additionally, they are all looking to compete in college, and their coaches are confident they will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s definitely going to play in college,\u201d Leo High School head coach Jamal Thompson said of Lion guard Cameron Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Catholic League includes 14 high school boys teams. This story doesn\u2019t reflect the unsigned girls players from the Girls Catholic Athletic Conference.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/uploads.knightlab.com\/storymapjs\/8ff24bec07fb9360dac84f0da5c0e9c1\/top-unsigned-senior-basketball-players-in-the-ccl\/index.html\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"800\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Alyssa Muir is a sports reporter at Medill from Tampa, Florida. 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