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QB Alexander Pratt looks to excel at the college level after a successful senior season at Homewood Floosmoor High School | The Crusader Newspaper Group

By Joseph Phillips, Sports Editor After finishing the 2021 IHSA football season with 1,048 yards, 90 completions, 7 touchdowns and 141 passing attempts in four games, senior quarterback Alexander Pratt, of the Homewood-Flossmoor Vikings, said he is now looking to take his game to the next level. Although Pratt’s senior football season was shortened due […]

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