By Toby Hammes
Before he became the most dynamic athlete in Manhattan High’s football history, before the title-game heroics, before the Miami pledge and the All-State recognition, JJ Dunnigan was simply a kid recovering from foot surgery, wondering where football would take him.
Two years later, it has taken him everywhere.
The senior wide receiver and defensive back powered Manhattan to a state championship, delivered the most dominant postseason stretch of his career and cemented himself as the most naturally gifted player head coach Joe Schartz has ever coached.
