Why the Hilltoppers were great: The middle team of a three-peat that was led by RB J.R. Zwierzynski, one of the best Hilltoppers of all. Those four programs probably deserve to have more than their nine combined entries here, but a list of 32 teams that includes 20 or so from the same four schools isn't quite in the spirit of this type of projects. [1] CPL schools have enjoyed the top of the podium 22 times, 14 of those on the boys side. Mike McFarland of Parker won the sprint double in 1973, and Kelly Reed of Englewood was the last double winner in 1983. Morgan Parks Noah Malone (5) takes down Simeons Chau Smith (6) with the help of Napoleon Williams (9). Halfback Bill DeCorrevont, of Austin High School, carries the ball in the Prep Bowl on Nov. 27, 1937. Why the Celtics were great: Routed undefeated Richards 41-0 for their seventh state title, holding the Bulldogs to 76 total yards with DB Matt Gannon nabbing three interceptions. A look at the title games in Class 8A through Class 3A. David Rosengard currently serves as the Executive Director of Sports Administration for Chicago Public Schools. Why the Friars were great: They outscored opponents 317-32, including a 40-0 Prep Bowl win over Schurz that was highlighted by All-America RB Jim DiLullo's 224 yards and five TDs on 12 carries in front of 91,328 fans at Soldier Field. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. You get the ball last, it always seems like thats who wins.. They finished No. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. They outscored their opponents 600-209. Ranked No. He also caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacquez Woodland. Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza star in an inconsequential serving of empty cinematic calories. Since 1983, only three schools have made it to the state semifinals: Morgan Park (2005), Hubbard (2000, 2006) and Simeon (2014). They avenged their only 1970 loss with a 45-24 win against Hinsdale Central in the 1971 opener, and they outscored their remaining seven opponents 289-14. Elzy, who had offers from nearly 30 FBS colleges, committed to Illinois on Saturday at the All-American Game in San Antonio. Incoming freshmen can 'play-up' to either sophomore or varsity levels; the same with sophomores for the varsity. Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a statement after the win: "Before today, no Chicago Public Schools football team had ever won a state title. This was Kenwood's first trip to the City Championship and first City Title in school history. Playoff victory margin: 30.2 points (Benet 49-7, Wheaton North 44-0, Glenbard West 40-20, Belleville East 41-7, Lake Zurich 28-17). Robeson`s second-place Class 5A finish in 1982 is the lone Public League finalist since the state playoffs started in 1974. Its an amazing feeling, senior lineman Khalyl Warren said. 15 in USA Today's national rankings. Patrick Mahoney was talking to schools anywhere from NCAA Division I to Division III, where he could double as an offensive lineman and long snapper. They outscored their opponents 341-0 and allowed negative rushing yards for the season. Morgan Parks Napoleon Williams (9) runs for a touchdown against Simeon. Why the Corsairs were great: They rushed for 4,196 yards behind "The Great Wall of Carmel," an offensive line led by Dan Osterhout (6-2, 280), Drew Cairo-Gross (6-3, 295) and Luke Krombach (6-4, 255). They finished No. BG allowed only 489 rushing yards all season, an average of 35 per game, behind DT Jon Gustafsson (Illinois), a 6-foot-5, 260-pound monster from Sweden, and LB Jim Wagner (UCLA), a fellow All-Stater. In soccer, there are 4 divisions: Premier, 1st Division, 2nd Division, and 3rd Division respectively. In the first 15 years of the Public league's history a full plethora of sports were offered. Why the Redhawks were great: Senior RB Ryan Clifford had perhaps the state's best individual season ever, rushing 301 times for 2,673 yards and 44 TDs. The Public League hasn`t delivered a state championship team in any of those sports since 1973, when Hubbard won the state baseball title and placed third baseman Phil Klimas, center-fielder Phil Weinberg, right-fielder Mike Politakis and catcher Mike Horn on the all-tournament team. It was needed so they could get past that loss, because they were really hurt.. They defeated Englewood 111-0 in 1911 and Evanston 101-0 in 1912. It was easy to see the confidence Taft had coming into the game, as it went possession for possession with the top-seeded Wolverines. Chicago was an early force in girls track but has faded from the scene. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. For decades, its baseball teams have frequently represented the league at the state tournament. However, when the CPL schools began joining the IHSAA in 1926 (so as to participate in the state golf, tennis, and track and field contests, in which the IHSAA that year assumed joint sponsorship with the University of Illinois) the league then ended its sponsorship of girls' golf, tennis, and swimming, and cracked down on girls' interscholastic contests in the other sports. Metcalfe was followed by Phillips sprinter Ira Murchison and Murchison`s teammate, hurdler Willie Stevens, who were double winners in the 1951 state meet, where the Wildcats won the team title. ''When I was in school, the big thing was learning a trade,'' said Kerr, who went on to star at Illinois and in the NBA before becoming the Bulls`, first coach. The same Sunday, the girl went to the police station to inform them of the facts. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Phillips Academy High School football team made history Friday night with a 51-7 victory that made them state football champions. In the final two of those seasons, East outscored its opponents 526-93. [2][failed verification]. championships and the 1960 Olympic gold medal at 125.5 pounds. A school holding one of these trophies is recognized as having beaten a very large field of competitors for the city title. They outscored their opponents 455-159, including 191-38 in playoffs, and went 7-0 in the Catholic Blue. PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS - 2023: Wed 2-1: Fri 2-3: Tue 2-7: Thu 2-9: Sat 2-11 . During the 1920s, the Chicago Public League, which had unofficially abided by the Illinois High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) ban on all girls interscholastic contests, began to relax its strictures against interscholastic sports for girls. We knew what they were going to do, theyre consistent and theyre good at it, Culbreath said. Future Illinois QB Reilly O'Toole passed for 3,187 yards and 42 TDs, and RB Matt Rogers rushed for 1,269 behind a line that included Kansas-bound Luke Luhrsen. They won the championship game Friday night, and they're still celebrating. Why the Caravan were great: They knocked off three consecutive undefeated teams to take the title, starting with one of the best games in state history against Homewood-Flossmoor in the quarterfinals, when TE Mark Norville's 1-yard TD catch of a tipped pass on the final play in the rain at Gately Stadium allowed the Caravan to advance. The Wildcats win marks the first time a Chicago Public League school has ever won the Illinois High School Association's state championship game for football. The Indians won nine of 10 state titles from 1938 to 1947 and were second in 1944, 1948 and `49. Safety John Gorman had an astounding-for-the-time 11 interceptions. The team was named national champion by the National Sports News Service. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. Beutjer passed for a national-record 60 TDs with 3,946 yards and a 210.7 rating. Playoff victory margin: 25.8 points (West Aurora 31-0, Stevenson 49-0, Homewood-Flossmoor 34-28, Palatine 24-22, Marist 41-0). ''We were sons of immigrants, and fathers wanted their kids to go out and work after playing sports. Next fall, Amundsen will move up to the highest level of Public League football when it debuts in the newly reconfigured Red North. Simeon last played in the game in 2019 when it fell to St. Laurence by a point, 35-34. The Eagles rushing attac, led by quarterback Barah Abad and running back Jaiden Padilla, gashed the Simeon front time after time, finishing with 243 yards rushing. Mather ended the city's state championship drought by winning the title in the fall of 2011. That came after a little after the senior was down in pain on the Simeon sideline, suffering from a bad cramp. 1 all year, they beat No. The league in 1922 began sponsoring tennis, golf, and swimming competition, and became lax in its ban on the other sports, so that the girls began interschool competition in basketball, volleyball, and softball. They finished No. Playoff victory margin: 31.2 points (Lane 42-0, Sandburg 54-14, Naperville Central 40-26, Downers Grove North 38-6, Barrington 42-14). Carmel trailed Bloomington 26-25 late in the third quarter before Mike Serio responded with a 91-yard kickoff return that put the Corsairs up for good, and they outscored the Purple Raiders 22-0 in the fourth quarter to ice their only state title. 10. The defense was led by brother LBs Gus (eight sacks) and Jon (seven) Olofsson. Think of this as the Terrific 32 all-time playoff bracket. The school sport teams are stylized as the Titans. Williams also tackled Smith for a safety in the second quarter. Why the E-Rabs were great: The program has qualified for the IHSA playoffs only four times and not since 2001, but this team was one of the best collections of talent the state has seen. They finished No. The girl freed herself from the footballer and sent a message to a friend who came to the house to help her. Chicago Prep Bowl, an annual football game between the Chicago Catholic League and the Chicago Public League; Minnesota Prep Bowl, the high school football championship in Minnesota This page was last edited on 12 November 2020, at 12:13 (UTC). The championship trophy of the CPL is noted by "The Shield". The most city basketball championships for boys is a dead heat as Crane and Marshall each have 11 Shields. The records of the Illinois High School Association show Chicago public school champions in swimming, cross country, golf, tennis, baseball and wrestling in addition to boys and girls basketball. They responded with a dominant effort against the Mustangs (7-5). "I was always taught you're not supposed to be rewarded for the things you're supposed to do and I feel like my priorities are what I'm supposed to do," Watts said. The teams played an unneeded bottom of the ninth so players could get in more work. College Football; Football; Golf; Hockey; Horse Racing; March Madness; Soccer; World Cup; Betting Guides. Likewise, Providence uses all its fingers to count its state championships and Joliet Catholic and Mount Carmel have to use some of their toes. Carter was charged with reckless driving and racing, both misdemeanors, by the Athens-Clarke County (Ga.) Police Department in relation to the death of Georgia football player Devin Willock and staffer Chandler LeCroy in January. 16 nationally. Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. Boys Football Records Menu. Key players included LB Bryan Cox, QB Kerwin Price, OL Anthony Buckner, RB Marvin Lampkin and WRs Art Sargent and Cortez Robinson. Most recently, CPS wrestling has gained notoriety with Bowen racking up regional titles. Ten players went on to play Division I football. RB Tim McHugh, an All-American, rushed for 1,198 yards and 18 TDs. They outscored their playoff opponents 199-70 and blitzed a talented Thornton team for 558 yards in the final to return to glory after falling in the 6A final the previous two years. Some of the schools that participated in the Cook County League still exist today: Crane (as English High and Manual Training), Englewood, Lincoln Park (as North Division), Hyde Park, Phillips (as South Division), Calumet, Marshall, Austin, Lake (now Tilden), and Lake View. They finished by knocking off undefeated Wheaton South in the semifinals and Maine South, which was making its third straight trip to the finals, in one of the state's best championship games ever. They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. Chicago public schools have won 17 state track team championships and provided the state with some of its greatest athletes. This group is relentless, Culbreath said. High school teammate Walter Romanowski was second at 112 in 1947 and went on to Cornell College, where he won the 1951 NCAA title at 130 and was voted the meet`s outstanding wrestler. A crowd of 12,000 filled the International Amphitheatre to see Phillips' Darius Clemons outplay Westinghouse's Mark Aguirre, Eddie Johnson and Skip Dillard in a duel of unbeaten teams that were ranked 1-2 in the state . The Wolverines fought back. The team averaged 10.7 per rushing attempt, with four backs averaging 100 or more yards per game behind a huge offensive line led by Keith Bruns, Joe Pieper and Gary Stajduhar. All-inclusive participation-based program focused on skill development, sportsmanship, and intraschool competition for fifth through eighth graders. After the game, Lenti still going strong in 2017 with 374 wins and 11 state titles and counting in his 34th season said: "I told the kids it was (a matchup of) two of the greatest traditions in state football history, and it was an opportunity for them to be remembered as one of the greatest teams at Mount Carmel. It happens. They won the Catholic League title with a 51-14 win against DePaul and the Prep Bowl 45-20 over Lane to complete a season in which they outscored their opponents 464-121. Their 1970 team that didn't allow a point all season earns the right to be called the best of the bunch. The Intra-City Conference still cannot vie for either a state or city title. Most noteworthy was Schurz`s Terry McCann, who won the 1952 state title at 112 and went on to the University of Iowa to win two NCAA. The senior had touchdown runs of seven and 26 yards. Between 1979 - when the League first gained entry into the state playoffs - and 1983, at least one Chicago Public school earned a state semifinal berth, with Robeson making it all the way to the Class 6A championship in 1982 before losing to (Rockford) Guilford. Other stars included WR/S Joey Orlando, lineman Zach Timm and LBs Corby Ryan and Nick Catino. Over the years they have included Soldier Field, the UIC Pavilion, United Center, International Amphitheater, Chicago Coliseum, Chicago Stadium, Wrigley Field, Comiskey Park-US Cellular Field, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago State University, Northeastern Illinois University, and DePaul University. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Ranking the all-time best in anything is a challenging task, but football is tougher than most. Schweighardt had 94 receptions for 1,572 yards and 26 TDs, with McGoey adding 60, 1,274 and 21. 7 in USA Today's national rankings. Simeons Chau Smith (6) runs the ball for a touchdown against Morgan Park. They didn't win by fewer than 20 points until the final, when they won their second straight 7A title and seventh overall. Since then, the city championship has been decided prior to the start of the state tournament. After coming up short in the Chicago Public League (CPL) championship game earlier this month, the Kenwood Academy Lady Broncos beat the Simeon Lady Wolverines in a blowout 105-34 game for the IHSA Class 4A regional title. They outscored their opponents 614-160, including 208-49 in playoffs, and finished No. Text is available under the Creative Commons . It`s been 10 years since Arthur Hill of CVS won the state diving title to become the last Public League state champion. All Rights Reserved. "We had alumni saying we couldn't win it but we're living our dreams through you guys," Watts said. Playoff victory margin: 25.8 (East Moline United 53-27, Pekin 41-0, Sandburg 14-13, Conant 36-22, Thornton 55-8). One exception: The Pittsfield team from 1970 defeated its opponents 341-0. The Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that it selected ISUs Hancock Stadium to host the state football finals for the next five years. After suffering a narrow season opening loss to Glenbard North (21-18) on August 27, and the loss of a quarterback due to injury sustained during the match, the Broncos are turning their luck around. Playoff victory margin: 35.0 (Danville 44-0, Lockport 58-12, Sandburg 13-0, Buffalo Grove 33-7, Brother Rice 46-0). Why the Huskies were great: Coached by Zuppke, who went on to coach Illinois, in 1910-12 and then in 1913 by Glenn Thistlewaite, who later coached at Northwestern and Wisconsin, Oak Park won four mythical national titles in 1910-13 while playing in Boston, Toledo and Portland, Ore., going undefeated in 1911-12. Chicago Catholic League - State Championships - Football - Prep Bowl Prep Bowl The Prep Bowl is an annual contest played between the Chicago Catholic League and the Chicago Public League and is played at Chicago's Soldier Field. Why the Saukees were great: Taking a team this talented and putting it in 1970s rural western Illinois turned out to be quite unfair. RB Mike Mentz and QB Mike Budde led the offense, with LBs Rory Steinbach and Matt Eggert and DBs Mark Reiter and Gannon leading the defense. They were named national champion by the National Sports News Service. The team averaged 312 rushing yards per game behind DiLullo, Dan Dinello and Tim Wengierski. Trey Pierce is heading to one of the nations premier college football programs after signing his letter of intent with Michigan on Wednesday. Go @ChiPubSchools ! 2015Bogan 47, Simeon, 42. Thirteen games are in the books and it looks like we expected it to back in August. Playoff victory margin: 17.2 (Thornton 38-21, Lincoln-Way Central 39-9, Brother Rice 32-6, Wheaton Warrenville South 14-7, Maine South 30-24 2OT). East St. Louis' 1985 champs probably would win a poll as the state's greatest team. The boys' baseball team won an Illinois state title and placed first in 1945-46 and were public league champions four times; 1945-46, 1951-52, 1970, 1985-86. The CPL did not return to girls' interscholastics until the early 1970s, with the passage of Title IX by the federal government in 1972. On the city level, football has been long dominated by schools south of Madison Avenue, but north side powers like Lane and Schurz have also hoisted The Shield as league titleholders. The next day, 4,188 watched the Bears play the Cleveland Rams at Wrigley Field. The game was at NIU's campus in DeKalb. More importantly, they are the definition of 'team.' Their 46-0 rout of Brother Rice in the Class 6A championship concluded a three-year run in which the Flyers went 40-0 with three 6A titles. Marek left as the Badgers' all-time rushing leader, and Lick was a starter for six seasons with the Bears. Football Premier League FA Cup Champions League Transfer News Boxing Rugby Racing Cricket Golf Tennis F1 MMA More. Taft played a good team, big shoutout to them and what theyre building over there.. The advent of charter schools in the late 1990s and early 2000s yet saw another expansion of the league as schools such as CICS, Noble Network of Charter Schools, and ACE Technical Charter High School were included. Why the Mustangs were great: They were led by two all-time greats, RB Billy Marek and OL Dennis Lick, and two other All-Staters, OL John Rock and DT Joe Norwick. During that time the Wolverines had 262 wins against 130 losses. However, an unofficial online source is the CPS fan store. Crews would finish with 212 yards rushing on 24 carries and four touchdowns. Quarterback Quayvon Skanes did it all with 141 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. So, with those criteria in mind, here they are: the 32 best high school football teams in Illinois history, listed chronologically. Wrestling has accounted for two state team titles and 37 individual titles. Why the Wildcats were great: RB LaMarr Thomas was an All-Stater in football and basketball, helping Thornton win the 1965 mythical football state championship and the 1966 hoops state title in the same school year. Each era is represented as fairly as possible. But there are simply too many great teams. Its the fourth time since 2016 that the Wolverines will have played in the Prep Bowl. 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