No. 8 Warren out to prove it is ‘not a team to mess with’

Warren’s offensive linemen hit the sled to work on blocking technique during practice. (Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times)

Defense is king in Gurnee. Coach Bryan McNulty’s defense at Warren is one of the most dependably dominant units in the state every season.

So pay attention when McNulty says this about his team’s line play: ‘‘It’s as solid a group as we’ve had. They are pretty good, especially the defensive line. The offensive line is younger but really coming together. We have good depth and some recruitable-type kids.’’