Alonzo Enriques, a Morris resident who will turn 14 years old in February, did not need much time to get noticed as a football player.

On Nov. 4, Enriques completed his first season with the Morris Warriors youth organization. When Enriques and the varsity were defeated by Lemont one round shy of the River Valley Youth Football League's Super Bowl, Enriques was feeling down.

His spirits were lifted when he and his family were approached and Enriques was given the chance to play for the eighth-grade Team Chicago in the 2012 Football University National Championship. The FBU National Championship is an invitation-only All-Star tournament between teams from all over the country.