No stars, no problem: Lincoln-Way East hands Homewood-Flossmoor first loss of season

Lincoln-Way East is a giant of Illinois high school football. Coach Rob Zvonar has built one of the elite programs in the state during the last 25 years. Recently, the Griffins have featured some of the most talented players in school history. But that isn’t the case this season. Zvonar jokingly refers to his team as ‘‘the kids that were left over at the playground.’’ Lincoln-Way East surprised everyone with a victory against Brother Rice in Week 1. Then the Griffins went to Kankakee and won in…