Portrait of Metamora senior Brad Herman: this year’s large-school football Player of the Year (Adam G. / Journal Star)

I have to give Brad some kudos; sadly, I’m not always impressed by the charisma of high school and college athletes. But this guy was relaxed, truly interested in helping me create a nice portrait and never complained even once of the bitter 20-degree windchill. Thanks, man.

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Travel travel travel, yet I still managed to produce a rushed multimedia piece on high school football. Far from perfect, especially trying to match the audio recordings from three different games on different equipment… It’s the product of four talented photographers, spending week after week covering the insanity and often inanity of Friday nights under the lights.

The Snap: an exploration of high school football (be patient, for pjstar.com is quite a jalopy)