What makes Lucas elite: He's the heart-and-soul leader of a team that has very high expectations ... and scored three times in the last 11 minutes to lead a wild comeback over Peekskill.

This year's edition of the Elite 11 senior football players is highlighted ... Press all-state players with Humphreys leading his team to the WIAA Division 5 state championship game last season.

and he's the only one who helped his team to a CIF Southern Section semifinal. Back for his senior year, Rodriguez checks in at No. 5 on The Desert Sun's annual preseason Elite 11, where we ...