The guy his teammates call Dream is living one at Union.
Senior Alishawuan Taylor has been on both sides of the high school win-loss column. He wants nothing more than to end at the top after starting at rock bottom.
Before helping Union to its first league title since 2009 last season, Taylor starred at Rockford (Ill.) High School on a team that snapped a 27-game losing streak his sophomore year.
The transition west to a school accustomed to winning was more than an eye-opener.
“It’s a big change,” he said.
Are bigger things now in store for the Titans this year? Last season included a seven-game winning streak to reach the 4A state playoffs, only to see it end in what players call a disappointing first-round exit to Sumner.
That’s when Taylor and others saw a change in the team’s thinking — Union can take that next step.
