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. He knew, however, that it wouldnt let him not sit out the rest of the game. Then fate dealt him a winning hand. The Mid-Suburban League's first state champion was the only undefeated team in any class in 1986. The best thing for us was that we had a week off, Simeon football coach Dante Culbreath said. Chicago (Carver Military Academy),Chicago (Lindblom),Chicago (Morgan Park),Chicago (Noble/DRW Trading),Chicago (Noble/ITW Speer),Chicago (Phillips),Chicago (Steinmetz),Chicago (Urban Prep/Bronzeville),Chicago (Washington) vs. OSA @ Track and Field Center at Gately Park Wednesday, Mar 1, 2023 5:30pm Indoor Track & Field: Boys Varsity Challenger Meet Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. So, with those criteria in mind, here they are: the 32 best high school football teams in Illinois history, listed chronologically. 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. The next year they were undefeated 5A champions, finishing ranked No. Simeon coach Dante Culbreath holds the 2019 City Champions plaque after winning the game against Morgan Park. The National Weather Service is tracking a storm that could bring a decent accumulation of snow. They will face St. Laurence, a 28-0 winner against De La Salle, in the Prep Bowl next Friday. This game definitely has united the school with the community and is a bragging right for the city. QB Bart Macomber was a future All-American for Zuppke at Illinois. John Holecek is leaving Loyola. "To see the looks and the joy and feeling of excitement that they've accomplished something that's never been done before," said Troy McAllister, coach. Swimming titles in Illinois used to be owned by Lane Tech. Their 1970 team that didn't allow a point all season earns the right to be called the best of the bunch. U. of C.'s mens tennis adjusts to new team as defending champs Isi Frank Ativie, sports writer Updated Feb 16, 2023 0 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. CPL sanctioning of baseball goes back to the spring of 1914, and it entered the state tournament when that was formed in 1940. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. 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. The Wolverines fought back. Their numerous Division I players included 250-pound OL Jim Gatziolis, who played at Wisconsin and Nebraska. More importantly, they are the definition of 'team.' One of the more powerful teams from this time was the 1950 Chicago Mount Carmel outfit. Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. 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. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. They didn't allow a point in the first quarter all season while outscoring their opponents 387-37. Are there champions that lost a game or two that deserve to make the list? The league has had its share of state titles, with Lane, Fenger, Schurz and Hubbard taking their place atop the podium. Playoff victory margin: 31.8 points (Prosser 61-0, McHenry 42-23, Richards 49-20, Rock Island 39-0, Joliet Catholic 17-6). South Shore`s Lisa Chess is still tied for No. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. 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. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. East St. Louis' 1985 champs probably would win a poll as the state's greatest team. 8 in USA Today's national rankings. Fans of small- and medium-sized schools especially Bishop McNamara, Driscoll, Montini, Geneseo, Metamora, Rochester and Phillips' historic 2015 squad have a right to be upset at their teams' absence here, but their best squads just did not play the level of competition that make comparisons to the teams represented here possible. Good Luck! The strike threatened to take away Simeons chance at the state playoffs, so the players fought backall the way to the mayors office. Holecek says hes done coaching at the high school level but isnt sure what his future holds. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. 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. 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. Ralph Metcalfe, who later devoted his life to public service as a member of Congress, had perhaps the greatest high school career of any Chicago runner. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. 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). Playoff victory margin: 32.4 (Hirsch 61-8, Bremen 51-10, Providence 20-6, Rockford West 28-8, Peoria Central 40-6). Taft, which started the season 0-5, came into the game having won six of its last seven, including wins over Lane and Phillips, two teams it had lost to during conference play. a former Chicago Public Schools CEO and budget director, who has . As of the 2010-11 school year, the Jones Convocation Center at Chicago State University is the current host of the CPS basketball title games. Relentless Simeon beats Morgan Park, wins Public League championship. Pruitt currently governs competition in football, wrestling and lacrosse. Jones College Prep in 2012 and Lane in 1963 earned the only state cross country titles; Englewood earned runner-up status in 1955. football coach in the Chicago Public League. Jardine went 51-6 in five years at Fenwick and later was the head coach at Wisconsin from 1970-77. The All-Public League football team was selected by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators. They displayed offensive balance with 2,802 rushing yards and 2,799 passing yards, led by QB Emmett Clifford, RB Dara Laja and All-State brothers Sam and Jack Badovinac on the line. Fenger football team won Chicago prep bowls titles four times; 1937-38, 1939-40, 1944-45, 1953-54. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. A year after losing to Kenwood in the CPL championship game, Simeon is going back to the Prep Bowl after taking down the upstart Eagles 38-34 on a day where it felt like it was eight degrees outside with flurries flying throughout the game. 42 W. Madison StreetChicago, IL 60602773-553-1000, Chicago Public Schools Office of Sports Administration, 2651 W. Washington BoulevardChicago, IL 60612773-534-0700 | sportsad@cps.edu, Elementary Sports Registration Hard Copy (ENG / SPAN), Elementary CPS Concussion Information Form, High School Girls Flag Football Initiative, Prep Bowl: Catholic League vs. Public League, IHSA High School Transgender Student-Athlete Policy. They outscored their opponents 579-194, including 219-68 in the playoffs on the way to the first of the program's two state titles (2013). I really wanted [a state title] but this is an accomplishment too, Smith said. Phillips had seven busloads of students, teachers, parents and alumni make the trip. Why the Trojans were great: They were led by two of the greatest athletes in Illinois history: RB Leroy Jackson and end Homer Thurman. Why the Tigers were great: They proved their bona fides early with a 44-7 rout of eventual 8A champ Maine South in Week 2 and never stopped rolling. LB Nick Duffy led the defense with 131 tackles for a team that outscored its opponents 615-136 (216-60 in playoffs). Success in the state playoffs for the Public League has been fleeting at times, but since elementary football came on board in the late 1990s, the league has seen considerable progress in competing with outside competition. Renovation of Soldier Field in 2003 has seen a steady resurgence in crowds for the game, averaging around 20-25,000. 17 February 2023 Take Five with Principal Rashad Talley at Phillips High School Principal Talley wanted to become a school leader because of his desire to make an impact on a larger scale, as well as encouragement he received from mentors who told him that he had leadership potential. But since so many great teams that did not lose failed to make the list, it simply doesn't seem right to include a team that did. Playoff victory margin: 20.2 (Clemente 42-8, Palatine 13-0, Naperville Central 28-8, Downers Grove South 24-10, Marist 26-6). There wasn`t anywhere to go in sports.''. It happens. 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. This was Kenwood's first trip to the City Championship and first City Title in school history. Likewise, Providence uses all its fingers to count its state championships and Joliet Catholic and Mount Carmel have to use some of their toes. Strimel threw and ran for a TD in the state final. 11 in USA Today's national rankings after the 1999 team ranked No. Carmel, won the 1949 state title at 155 and then won two NCAA titles for Northern Iowa. Padilla finished with 102 yards and a touchdown. It could have been really easy for Simeon to hang its head and trudge along after it lost to Crete-Monee on November 5th in the IHSA State Playoffs. The teams played an unneeded bottom of the ninth so players could get in more work. They won their five playoff games by a combined score of 194-19 and punted a total of 10 times in 14 games. Marek, Lick and Norwick all played at Wisconsin. It`s been 10 years since Arthur Hill of CVS won the state diving title to become the last Public League state champion. East St. Louis destroyed the Wolves 57-7 to win its tenth state championship. "Our young men have an hour study hall after school. QB Mark Venegoni passed for 1,629 yards and 15 TDs and rushed for 782 and 17 but missed the championship game with an injury. Coincidentally, the schools' two head coaches, Simeon's Daunte . Leonard, the winningest coach in state history, has won more than 400 games and after the Cyclones 44-20 win against Providence, he will retire with six state championships. With the win, the Wolverines qualify for the Prep Bowl, the annual matchup between the Chicago Public League and the Chicago CatholicLeague. They won the championship game Friday night, and they're still celebrating. The team was named national champion by the National Sports News Service. It's the fourth time since 2016 that the Wolverines will have played in the Prep Bowl. Incoming freshmen can 'play-up' to either sophomore or varsity levels; the same with sophomores for the varsity. They finished No. Both Coach McAllister and Principal Matthew Sullivan credit the commitment of the team's players. The Indians won nine of 10 state titles from 1938 to 1947 and were second in 1944, 1948 and `49. Among the stadiums used to stage the city championship were the Chicago Coliseum, International Amphitheater, the UIC Pavilion, and recently the United Center. They responded with a dominant effort against the Mustangs (7-5). The Lane Tech sprinter set three national records in the 100-yard freestyle from 1949 to `51 and two in the 50 freestyle. 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 dominant powers were such traditional powers as Hyde Park, Lane Tech, Crane Tech, Englewood, joined by new powers Senn, Lindblom, Schurz, and Tilden Tech. Mike McFarland of Parker won the sprint double in 1973, and Kelly Reed of Englewood was the last double winner in 1983. 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. We knew what they were going to do, theyre consistent and theyre good at it, Culbreath said. He rushed for 539 yards and 12 TDs as a sophomore in 1999, 2,073 and 29 in 2000 and 2,340 and 37 in 2001. Beutjer passed for a national-record 60 TDs with 3,946 yards and a 210.7 rating. 4. Kids were learning skills they would use after high school. On Saturday September 10, the Chicago Public League (CPL) and the Chicago Bears will kick off the second season of High School Girls Flag Football in the state of Illinois. 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). After coming out of halftime with a 27-26 lead, the Eagles tried an onside kick to start the half and recovered it at the Simeon 46-yard line. It always feels good to get something with my boys.. Toby Willis of Morgan Park won the 155-pound title in 1988 and is the last Public League champion. They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. Under the direction of Coach Terry Brennan, who would soon jump to the head job at Notre Dame, the Caravan swept to an 11-0-0 record that included both the Catholic League and city championships. Pruitt, 48, who is the regional athletic director in charge of football for Chicago Public Schools, said of the nearly 90 Chicago Public League teams, only about 10 have three levels of. They capped a run of three straight state titles, finishing with national rankings of 2 in 1984 and 4 in 1983. 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). As recent as 2009, due to the explosion of new high schools in the league, changes in state qualification have now allowed the division champions in the Chicago Conference to also participate in the state tournament, which means at least eight CPS programs will battle in the Downstate Dance. By 2022, the girls' flag program expanded to the Rockford . Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. In their previous Prep Bowl playoff games they defeated St. Rita 39-6 and Leo 34-6. Crews (wearing #38 vs. his usual #4) was a wrecking ball again Saturday afternoon. 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. Why the Bulldogs were great: They dominated the state for two seasons with two largely different groups in 1988 and 1989. They are fighting for each other.. Champions League. Why the Wildkits were great: Even without superb RB Howard Jones, who missed the season with a broken arm, the Wildkits were unbeatable. They outscored their opponents 341-0 and allowed negative rushing yards for the season. Eight of the ten girls' titles also belong to Marshall, thanks to the state's all-time winningest coach in the sport, Dorothy Gaters, who at last count was near 830 wins for her career after winning the state championship in class 3A in 2008 along with the Whitney Young girls team who won the class 4A state title in the first year of the class expansion from 2 classes to 4. 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. One exception: The Pittsfield team from 1970 defeated its opponents 341-0. 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. RB Rich Shutt had 1,566 yards and 17 TDs on 161 carries, and DE Nick Bisgrove 18 sacks. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. 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. Why 32? Nate Thomas had 228 yards rushing and three touchdowns for the Vikings (7-5). Lenti's first champs started a run of four straight state titles and, led by quick RB Nairobi Allen, outscored the opposition 341-79, including 83-33 against their stacked playoff opponents. Playoff victory margin: 26.4 points (Stevenson 63-29, Loyola 26-7, Barrington 42-0, Bartlett 23-6, Hinsdale Central 41-21). Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a statement after the win: "Before today, no Chicago Public Schools football team had ever won a state title. The school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. Making the best of challenges that opponents from suburban and parochial schools may not face. 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