Jermaine Jones, Lucas Terveer and J.P. Neisewander might not be household names to the average high school football fan in the Sauk Valley.

Within the Newman football ranks, however, they have key roles – just not under the Friday night lights or in the heat of battle on a playoff Saturday afternoon.

Jones, Terveer and Neisewander are members of the Newman scout team, whose job is to learn the ins and outs of the Comets' opponent on a given week. This week, they're replicating the schemes run by the Wilmington Wildcats, who Newman will take on Saturday afternoon in a Class 3A quarterfinal.