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Kenosha News sports writer Jeffrey Zampanti called the Bradford football team’s 56-48 victory at Lake Forest (Ill.) Friday night “the most entertaining high school football game I’ve ever seen.”

Almost as entertaining and informative were Zampanti’s text messages back to me at the office concerning Bradford, the shootout and Lake Forest quarterback and Notre Dame recruit Tommy Rees.

Here’s a sampling:

8:01 p.m.: “Rees 8-of-8, 101 yards, TD.”

8:07 p.m.: “This Rees is unreal.”

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8:08 p.m.: “Best high school QB I’ve ever seen, bar none.”

8:09 p.m.: “They can’t stop him.”

8:10 p.m.: “He’s making a mockery of them.”

8:11 p.m.: “Unbelievable arm. He’s like a surgeon.”

8:19 p.m.: “Think Peyton Manning on the field with a bunch of high schoolers.”

8:46 p.m.: “35-28 (Lake Forest leading).”

8:47 p.m.: “Let me remind you we’re not even close to halftime.”

8:48 p.m.: “Plenty of time left for a couple more scores.”

9:02 p.m.: “Rees 18-of-20, 242 yards, 4 TDs ... (Bradford’s Melvin) Gordon 5 (carries)-121 (yards), TD ... (Bradford’s Gino) DeBartolo 6-62, 2 TD. 1-of-1, 41 yards, TD.”

9:40 p.m.: “This is a wild one.”

9:42 p.m.: “This is highly entertaining.”

9:46 p.m.: “As far as two high-powered offenses, I’ve never seen anything like it.”

10:16 p.m.: “Wow.”

1:09 a.m.: “Probably the most difficult assignment I’ve ever had.”

1:10 a.m.: “I just finished adding up the yardage. Nearly 1,300 yards.”

1:15 a.m.: “Rees 39-54 for 499 yards, 6 touchdowns.”

David Marran is Sports Editor of the Kenosha News and enjoys receiving text messages from his reporters in the field during games.