Bouncing back, Illinois recruit Liam Kelly looks to defend state title for Mount Carmel. ‘Best thing for me.’

Bouncing back, Illinois recruit Liam Kelly looks to defend state title for Mount Carmel. ‘Best thing for me.’

Mount Carmel senior Liam Kelly knows what it’s like to ride the express elevator and experience the emotional equivalent of whiplash. He’s gone through the rise, the plummet and rising again. Two years ago, as a sophomore wresting at 150 pounds, Kelly was so discouraged by going 2-2 and not earning a medal in the individual state tournament that he was ready to walk away. “My coaches and my brothers kept me going,” Kelly said. “At the time, I th…