Owen Matela is heading off to play football at the next level soon, but it’ll be tough leaving Lyons.
The senior tight end and Miami (Ohio) recruit caught five passes for 59 yards in his final high school game on Nov. 7 as the Lions fell 22-14 to Bolingbrook in the Class 8A second round.
EJ Kuhlman ran 24 times for 118 yards and a touchdown for Lyons (8-4) and quarterback Brendan McCabe also rushed for a score. A senior like Matela and Kuhlman, McCabe also was 12-of-19 passing for 125 yards with two interceptions…