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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, (left) weighs in at 103.5 pounds as Dominick Passolano records the weight of wrestlers before the start of the IHSA regional tournament at Shepard High School.
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, drinks Gatorade and eats a peanut butter and jelly sandwich after weighing in at 103 pounds before the start of the IHSA regional tournament at Shepard High School. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P12/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, (left) competes in his second-round match at 103 pounds with Sandburg's Jimmy Panozzo during the IHSA regional tournament at Shepard High School. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P18/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, (top) competes in his second-round match at 103 pounds with Sandburg's Jimmy Panozzo during the IHSA regional tournament at Shepard High School. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P19/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, (left) is declared the winer over Sandburg's Jimmy Panozzo in his second-round match at 103 pounds during the IHSA regional tournament at Shepard High School. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P20/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, eats a sausage and egg biscuit before the start of the IHSA regional tournament at Shepard High School. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P16/sunday
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  • At 103 pounds, Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, (third from left) appears dwarfed in size as he is surrounded by other wrestlers and coaches on the sidelines during the IHSA regional tournament at Shepard High School. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P21/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, jogs during a recent practice at Bloom Trail High School. Wilbanks competes at 103 pounds. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P24/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, does sit-ups during a recent practice at Bloom Trail High School. Wilbanks competes at 103 pounds. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P26/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, (right) wrestles with teammate Tyshon Edmond during a recent practice at Bloom Trail High School. Wilbanks competes at 103 pounds. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P27/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, prepares a salad at his Chicago Heights home after attending practice earlier in the night. Wilbanks said he eats almost only salads during the season so he can make weight at 103 pounds. "I try my best to stay out of the kitchen. In my house, all the food smells good; my grandmother is a really good cook. Sometimes I go right to sleep to avoid the temptations." (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P03/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, eats a salad at his Chicago Heights home after attending practice earlier in the night. Wilbanks said he eats almost only salads during the season so he can make weight at 103 pounds. He usually eats alone because he gets home after other family members have gathered for a meal. "I try my best to stay out of the kitchen. In my house, all the food smells good; my grandmother is a really good cook. Sometimes I go right to sleep to avoid the temptations." (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P02/sunday
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  • A red velvet layer cake is tempting as Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, eats a salad at his Chicago Heights home after attending practice earlier in the night. Wilbanks said he eats almost only salads during the season so he can make weight at 103 pounds. Wilbanks didn't touch the cake that other family members had eaten earlier. "I try my best to stay out of the kitchen. In my house, all the food smells good; my grandmother is a really good cook. Sometimes I go right to sleep to avoid the temptations." (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P01/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, reveals a University of Iowa wrestling shirt as he dresses in layers before going out for a run in his Chicago Heights neighborhood. Top-ranked Iowa is a place Wilbanks said he would like to end up at. "If I could go to Iowa, I would love to go there. I like how they wrestle; they have some of the best kids in the nation wrestling for them," he said. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P07/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, gets dressed to go out for a run in his Chicago Heights neighborhood. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P08/sunday
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  • Bloom Township wrestler Jerald Wilbanks, 17, wrestles at 103 pounds. (Brett Roseman/SouthtownStar) wrestler_P29/sunday
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