DeKalb is not the best middle school team in the region lol. They are good but they are dependant on the 2 running backs. Sparta, York, and Livingston are middle school teams in the area that are better. Their freshmen certainly are not better than uppermans either. Some of the upperman freshmen were out also. Namely the big RB/DE who hung a long TD run and a safety on Dekalbs varsity. And I'm Pretty sure one of those kids you named that's plays varsity was also playing JV rightly so since he is a freshman. Both teams are young and talented. But if your trying to predict DeKalb dominating the U in the short future your mistaken. I'm very familiar with the boys on both teams.