Jack Cunningham is The Star's Football Offensive Player of the Year
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The Ventura High football team had been eliminated in the first round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs two straight seasons. The senior class had never experienced a playoff victory. And yet, from the first kick of the ball the 2025 postseason, these Cougars were different. Jack Cunningham returned the opening kickoff of Ventura’s unforgettable playoff ride 98 yards for a touchdown. “To start the playoffs like that,” Cunningham said, “it really just showed what we were capable of.” Three weeks later, the Channel League champions delivered their first CIF-SS championship in 25 years. Five weeks later, they played in their first CIF-State championship bowl. “It was a great feeling,”...