Portraits East St. Louis’ Toriano Pride poses for a portrait at Clyde C. Jordan Stadium on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in East St. Louis, Ill. Pride is the Post-Dispatch All-Metro Football Defensive Player of the Year. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Liberty’s Chloe Netzel poses for a portrait at Liberty High School in Lake St. Louis, Mo., on Friday, March 26, 2021. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Emma McIntyre, New Haven’s 2021 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete, poses for a portrait at New Haven High School on Saturday, May 8, 2021, in New Haven, Mo. McIntyre plans to attend Columbia University in New York. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Missouri State senior running back Chris Douglas poses in the Plaster Sports Complex on Sept. 12, 2011. Douglas often can be seen around campus sporting dressy apparel. CBC’s Jeremiah McClellan, the 2023 Post-Dispatch All-Metro offensive football player of the year, poses for a portrait, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, at Christian Brothers College High School in Town and Country, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-Dispatch Timberland’s Carly Glendinning poses for a portrait at Timberland High School on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, in Wentzville, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com at XYZ on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in XXXXX, Mo. XXXX is a 2022 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete for XXXX High School. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Missouri State’s Kyle Weems Scenes from a Christmas jazz concert by the Route 66 Jazz Orchestra, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at First Unity Church in St. Louis County, Mo. Francis Howell head basketball coach Grant Agbo poses for a portrait, Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Francis Howell High School near Weldon Spring, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com De Smet’s Caleb Redd, the 2023 Post-Dispatch All-Metro defensive football player of the year, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at De Smet Jesuit High School in Creve Coeur, Mo. Michael Gulledge, Special to the Post-Dispatch Carron family photo shoot in Lawrenceton, Mo., on Dec. 25, 2015. Michael Gulledge East St. Louis’ Luther Burden III and St. Mary’s Kevin Coleman Jr. pose for a portrait at Mathews-Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, in St. Louis. Burden and Coleman are the Post-Dispatch All-Metro Football Co-Offensive Players of the Year. Michael Gulledge, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com Scenes from a Christmas jazz concert by the Route 66 Jazz Orchestra, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, at First Unity Church in St. Louis County, Mo.