CHAMPAIGN—While DePaul Prep waited for star juniors Jaylan McElroy and Payton Kamin to get healthy, an unheralded group of players kept the team heading in the right direction and prepared for success when all the pieces were in place.
Senior Maurice Thomas, junior PJ Chambers and sophomore Makai Kvamme didn’t recede from the spotlight when McElroy and Kamin returned last month. The trio became key players on a team destined for the Class 2A state championship.
