Travis Stamm ‘25 has been a four-year starter on LT’s varsity football team, and even though there have been many memorable moments throughout his LT career, with the IHSA 8A State Playoffs looming, the best may be yet to come for Stamm and the Lions. 

This senior season has been a memorable one so far for Stamm. Already having broken the LT career receptions and receiving touchdowns record earlier in the season, Stamm ended up breaking LT’s career receiving yards record during LT’s week six game against Oak Park River Forest on a deep go route that Stamm hauled in for a touchdown. Even Stamm’s quarterback, Dominic Pisciotti ‘25, thought it was one of the most special moments of his career and was honored to be a part of LT history. 

“It was a really special moment, not just for me, but especially for [Stamm], just because he broke that record,” Pisciotti said. “Especially with it being on a big play like that, it’s just special.”

Stamm mentioned the record-breaking reception as a favorite moment of his, along with the last three games against the Hinsdale Central Red Devils, which were all wins for the Lions. But, Stamm says his favorite moment was beating the often pesky Glenbard West Hilltoppers on Sept. 21, Homecoming Saturday. 

“Beating Glenbard West was special,” Stamm said. “[We] lost to them a couple of times, but I got a pick six to seal the game and celebrated with my grandpa, and that was a good deal.”

Not only is Stamm playing wide receiver, but he’s been used as a cornerback on the defensive side of the ball as well. As one could imagine, playing every snap on both sides of the ball is pretty taxing on the body. 

“You definitely feel it in the morning, but I’m willing to do anything for these guys,” Stamm said. “I prepare throughout the week, hydrate every day, I stay on top of it. It’s tough, but there’re other guys that do it. Mack Long ‘25 has been doing a phenomenal job, same with Patrick Cheney ‘26 situationally.” 

As Stamm reaches the end of his high school career, he reflects on what he wishes he could tell himself when he was a freshman on varsity. 

“I wish I could tell myself, ‘don’t blink’,” Stamm said. “There’s a lot of times where I said, ‘we’ve got next year,’ or ‘we’ve got next play.’ But, before you know it, we’re right here. We’ve only got a couple of guaranteed weeks left. I try to remember to keep my mind where my feet are.”

Pisciotti and Stamm both said that a rigorous work ethic and a great rapport between the both of them have really contributed to their success throughout their senior seasons. 

“There isn’t a route he’s run during a game that we haven’t run during practice a thousand times,” Pisciotti said. “We’re always on the same page. I can go out there with my eyes closed, and I know Travis is going to come down with the ball.”

Stamm is committed to Illinois State to further pursue his dream of playing in the NFL in the future as a wide receiver primarily. The Redbirds had been in contact with Stamm since his sophomore year, and after visits to Normal, Ill., the coaching staff expressed continued interest. Illinois State gave Stamm his first Division One offer during a regional camp at Lindenwood University in Missouri. 

“They were the first people that realized my potential, and they were the first people that gave me that offer,” Stamm said. “That meant something to me; schools in the ACC and Big Ten talked to me, but I didn’t get much out of them. [Illinois State] kept up their promises on their end. They were the earliest and the most consistent, for sure.”

With the Lions and Stamm having won six games so far, they have already surpassed their regular season win total from last year. Stamm and the Lions look to make strides and make a run deep into the postseason and potentially bring home LT’s first IHSA 8A Division state championship.