IHSA football: 2024 Week 5 games to watch around Peoria, Illinois
Here are 3 big matchups to watch around Peoria for Week 5 of the high school football season.
PEORIA — Leshawn Stowers declared his future Wednesday when he settled on a college destination after he completes his final season at Peoria High this winter.
The 6-foot-5 class of 2025 star guard for the Lions has chosen Miami (Ohio) from a list of offers that included Bradley, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, Indiana State, Wyoming, Purdue Fort Wayne, IU Indy, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Green Bay, Eastern Illinois and Incarnate Word.
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Rated as a 3 or 4 star prospect by various rankings services, Stowers said on social media “This what yall been waiting for?! 100% committed.”
Stowers was a unanimous selection for Big 12 Conference first-team honors last season, which included a six-game stretch in which he scored 22, 20, 16, 24, 25 and 16 points.
The Lions were eliminated from the IHSA Class 3A postseason in February with a 69-33 loss to Metamora in the Geneseo Regional title game.
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