George Halas, Dick Butkus, Johnny Kerr, Ralph Metcalfe, Phil Cavarretta, Sweetwater Clifton, Bill. Coaches will create an intraschool schedule. They finished No. Playoff victory margin: 10.0 points (Bogan 24-7, Marist 7-0, Homewood-Flossmoor 13-12, St. Rita 18-7, East St. Louis 21-7). This was Kenwood's first trip to the City Championship and first City Title in school history. Coincidentally, the schools' two head coaches, Simeon's Daunte . LB Nick Duffy led the defense with 131 tackles for a team that outscored its opponents 615-136 (216-60 in playoffs). Future NFL All-Pro lineman Eric Steinbach played for the 1995-97 champs and set a state record with 26 sacks his final year. Text is available under the Creative Commons . It was first played in 1927, though after a forfeit in 1928, was not played again until 1933, and was the premier high school football event in Illinois until the IHSA formed the state . 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. The 1912 team put up a point differential of 431-17, again with eight shutouts. They routed eventual 5A champion Joliet Catholic 41-14 in a Week 9 showdown before outscoring their 6A competition 233-85 in the playoffs. Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza star in an inconsequential serving of empty cinematic calories. Trey Pierce is heading to one of the nations premier college football programs after signing his letter of intent with Michigan on Wednesday. (Sorry, Roaring Twenties.). 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. The earliest known state track championship for a Chicago school dates to 1895 with Englewood. In 2022, the league has expanded from 22 teams to 50, and has incorporated teams from Rockford and the Western Suburbs as the league vies to become a sanctioned IHSA sport. The Intra-City Conference still cannot vie for either a state or city title. 3. 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. 8 in USA Today's national rankings. 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. Go @ChiPubSchools ! The All-Public League football team was selected by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators. Simeons Chau Smith (6) runs the ball for a touchdown against Morgan Park. 2 St. Laurence 14-6 in front of 23,000 at Soldier Field. 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. Four plays later, the Eagles were up 34-26 after Stephen Carrera scored on a three-yard scamper. All-inclusive participation-based program focused on skill development, sportsmanship, and intraschool competition for fifth through eighth graders. Both Coach McAllister and Principal Matthew Sullivan credit the commitment of the team's players. The elementary school sports program which offers 17 sports for girls and boys in grades five through eight for 500 schools was developed in the late 1990s by the league as a way to close the athletic gap between the CPL and its parochial counterpart, the Chicago Catholic League/Girls Catholic Athletic Conference. Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. 10 in USA Today's national rankings. 10 February 2023 There's no question who is the top team in the girls' ranks: Marshall, with 23 championships - the most by a single sports team (boys or girls) in league history. Playoff victory margin: 24.8 (Normal West 45-0, Taylorville 49-8, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 52-35, Pontiac 28-20, Metamora 27-14). The season is all wrapped up. The Flyers from the year before might finish second, and the team before that might rank third. In their previous Prep Bowl playoff games they defeated St. Rita 39-6 and Leo 34-6. They finished No. They finished No. Think of this as the Terrific 32 all-time playoff bracket. Brogan Amherdt entered Saturdays Class 6A state semifinal game against St. Ignatius having never attempted a field goal. 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. Mount Carmel didnt leave anything to doubt, solidly beating Batavia 44-20 at Memorial Stadium. 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. 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. Its the eleventh city title for the Wolverines (9-2). But thats when the Wolverines defense showed up finally stopping the Taft offense on the Eagles next two possessions, forcing the upstart squad to turn the ball over on downs both times. The figure includes a newly agreed upon payment from the county of $13.5 million along with the $15 million a federal jury awarded Bryants widow, Vanessa Bryant, at a trial in August. They finished No. It always feels good to get something with my boys.. Friday, November 27, 2015. Boys Football Records Menu. By Mike Clark Dec 8, 2022, 12:30pm PST High School Football IHSA moves football finals to Illinois State The mid-1920s saw the adoption of such exotic sports as gymnastics, rifle marksmanship, fencing, indoor golf, and speed skating, but none of these sports ever attracted more than a small percentage of the schools. They won their five playoff games by a combined score of 194-19 and punted a total of 10 times in 14 games. They outscored their opponents 600-209. The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. Nearly 90 points were scored in the Class 5A state championship game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, but the deciding moment was defensive. WLS. Things have changed. The defense was led by brother LBs Gus (eight sacks) and Jon (seven) Olofsson. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The basketball ranks have enjoyed the most success at the state tournament of any sport sanctioned by CPS. 5 nationally. Playoff victory margin: 30.6 points (Urbana 48-0, Decatur MacArthur 34-28, Prairie Ridge 35-3, Bloomington 33-7, Richards 41-0). The Friars fell to Morgan Park in the first round of the state playoffs this season. EVENT PROGRAM: cpsathletics.com/event-programs/ 3 4 Abad accounted for 120 yards rushing with two rushing touchdowns and a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Harris. Mike McFarland of Parker won the sprint double in 1973, and Kelly Reed of Englewood was the last double winner in 1983. 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. The figure includes a newly agreed upon payment from the county of $13.5 million along with the $15 million a federal jury awarded Bryants widow, Vanessa Bryant, at a trial in August. All the scores from the state title games in Champaign this weekend. The Kenwood Broncos football team celebrates winning the city championship at Lane Stadium, 2601 W. Addison St., Saturday, Nov. 20 Aaron Gettinger Kenwood Academy punched their ticket to the Chicago Prep Bowl with a resounding 25-7 bashing of the Simeon Career Academy Wolverines Saturday afternoon at Lane Stadium in Roscoe Village. On November 27, 2015, Phillips became the first Chicago Public school to win an Illinois state title with a 51-7 win over Belleville Althoff to win the Class 4A state championship. Simeons Chau Smith (6) is forced out of bounds by Morgan Parks Deshun Britten (3). I feel like, me being a senior, I have to get back in the game with my brothers and make a mark, he said. 11 in USA Today's national rankings after the 1999 team ranked No. We knew they were going to to run the ball, but we had to step up and stop it.. Halfback Bill DeCorrevont, of Austin High School, carries the ball in the Prep Bowl on Nov. 27, 1937. The game was at NIU's campus in DeKalb. South 28-0, Barrington 31-7, Normal 34-15). 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. 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. 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. The teams played an unneeded bottom of the ninth so players could get in more work. Woodland was 5-for-13 for 106 yards and two touchdowns. You get the ball last, it always seems like thats who wins.. With the win, the Wolverines qualify for the Prep Bowl, the annual matchup between the Chicago Public League and the Chicago CatholicLeague. Playoff victory margin: 26.4 points (Stevenson 63-29, Loyola 26-7, Barrington 42-0, Bartlett 23-6, Hinsdale Central 41-21). Dunbar was second in 1978. Playoff victory margin: 23.0 (Willowbrook 22-0, East St. Louis 48-12, Richards 28-0, Buffalo Grove 15-9). Jackson won the state title in the 100-yard dash three years in a row and was selected 11th overall out of Western Illinois by the Redskins in the 1962 NFL draft. For more than a century, Chicago Catholic League football has bordered on being legendary. Going to the school directly or if some schools offer it the school webpage, is one source to get school or team apparel. Today, coaches in the high school sector of the CPL actively recruit the elementary division to fill their ranks, as opposed to earlier years where most kids came into the high school athletic arena with little or no experience. 2015Bogan 47, Simeon, 42. Why the Saukees were great: Taking a team this talented and putting it in 1970s rural western Illinois turned out to be quite unfair. Crews would finish with 212 yards rushing on 24 carries and four touchdowns. Here are a few things to share about our selection process before you dive in: 1. The Wolverines feature one of the states top running backs in senior Andre Crews. They beat Vocational 42-7 in the Prep Bowl behind 231 yards and four TDs from RB John Byrne in front of 81,270 fans at Soldier Field, capping a season in which they outscored opponents 348-60. Arrest warrant issued for top NFL Draft prospect Jalen Carter, ABC7 Chicago says farewell Meteorologist Phil Schwarz, $1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Chicago. Loyolas first offensive play was an 80-yard touchdown pass from Jake Stearney to Declan Forde on a flea flicker. All that is left, in most sports, is history. 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. You dont want to deal with shootouts, Culbreath said. John Holecek is leaving Loyola. After an incredible back and forth game, Simeon is your 2022 Chicago Public League Football Champions (38-34 Final)!Congrats to the Wolverines and congrats to Taft on a great year!! Playoff victory margin: 26.5 points (West Chicago 22-0, Rich Central 26-0, Lake Forest 33-0, LaSalle-Peru 25-0). Simeon will play Fenwick in the Prep Bowl next week! This years game will pit Simeon and Fenwick and will be played at Fenwicks home field at Triton College, November 25, at 11 a.m. Fenwick made the game by defeating St. Laurence Thursday and will be playing its second Public League opponent in a matter of weeks. Simeon running back Chau Smith had 22 carries for 209 yards. 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. A tradition that has been a staple of the CPL baseball ranks has been the city title game played in either of the major league stadiums, Wrigley Field or Guaranteed Rate Field (formerly Comiskey Park). 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. Origins of the Chicago Public League can be traced back to its predecessor, the Cook County High School League, which started during 1889-90. "We had alumni saying we couldn't win it but we're living our dreams through you guys," Watts said. Why the Trojans were great: They were led by two of the greatest athletes in Illinois history: RB Leroy Jackson and end Homer Thurman. Englewood was the first public school to win a state title with its 1895 state track championship. Other stars included WR/S Joey Orlando, lineman Zach Timm and LBs Corby Ryan and Nick Catino. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. The Wildcats . The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). They won the championship game Friday night, and they're still celebrating. While basketball continues to carry on the tradition started by the great Du Sable and Marshall teams of the `50s, football started to decline when Butkus left town. There wasn`t anywhere to go in sports.''. CPL sanctioning of football dates back to 1913. Hes at a different level. Why the Caravan were great: Mount Carmel capped its undefeated season with a 17-6 win over Joliet Catholic in the 5A title game, holding the Hilltoppers to 183 yards, all on the ground. QB Bart Macomber was a future All-American for Zuppke at Illinois. The last individual state champions have been Travis Hammons of Hubbard (2005) and Max Schneider of Lane Tech (2009, 2012). Playoff victory margin: 32.4 (Hirsch 61-8, Bremen 51-10, Providence 20-6, Rockford West 28-8, Peoria Central 40-6). The Chicago Public High School Athletic Association, commonly known as the Chicago Public League (CPL), is the interscholastic competition arm of the Chicago Public Schools. We knew what they were going to do, theyre consistent and theyre good at it, Culbreath said. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. Beutjer passed for a national-record 60 TDs with 3,946 yards and a 210.7 rating. In soccer, there are 4 divisions: Premier, 1st Division, 2nd Division, and 3rd Division respectively. 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. Ten players went on to play Division I football. Simeons Chau Smith (6) and Jelen Lee (4) hold off Morgan Parks Camron Fulton (1). TV&Showbiz. CPS SCORE! Morgan Parks Napoleon Williams (9) runs for a touchdown against Simeon. It was easy to see the confidence Taft had coming into the game, as it went possession for possession with the top-seeded Wolverines. Their numerous Division I players included 250-pound OL Jim Gatziolis, who played at Wisconsin and Nebraska. Future Bear TE Emery Moorehead helped pick up the slack with RB Kevin Keith. He also played free safety during the playoffs and had two interceptions in the semifinals and another in the final against Addison Trail while throwing four and three TDs in those games. PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS - 2023: Wed 2-1: Fri 2-3: Tue 2-7: Thu 2-9: Sat 2-11 . One of the more powerful teams from this time was the 1950 Chicago Mount Carmel outfit. 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. Fenger football team won Chicago prep bowls titles four times; 1937-38, 1939-40, 1944-45, 1953-54. The Kenwood Academy Broncos, reigning Chicago Public League football champions, were off to a rough start this season. CPL sanctioning of baseball goes back to the spring of 1914, and it entered the state tournament when that was formed in 1940. The team averaged 312 rushing yards per game behind DiLullo, Dan Dinello and Tim Wengierski. Lane Tech has the most city titles in the sport of any school, having won its 24th title in 2022. Prior to 1972, the Lane boys' swim team enjoyed nine state titles in the 1930s and 1940s, the earliest domination of any sport by any CPL team. 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Their other stars included RB Larry Snoddy, QB Butch Mech, FB Mark Callanan,DE Ray Jakubiak, LB JenkinsDavis and linemen Clarence Kennedy, William Murphy, Rick Jones and Joe Banasiak. Phillips ranked poorly across the board when it became a turnaround school in 2010 Now, grades, attendance and graduation rates are up and colleges are taking notice. The Tars are No. The 1937 city championship is legendary for packing an estimated 120,000 about 45,000 over capacity into Soldier Field to see Austin defeat Leo 26-0 on Nov. 28. Simeon last played in the game in 2019 when it fell to St. Laurence by a point, 35-34. The Wolverines fought back. Marek left as the Badgers' all-time rushing leader, and Lick was a starter for six seasons with the Bears. This group will rank as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in Mount Carmel history." South Shore`s Lisa Chess is still tied for No. The championship trophy of the CPL is noted by "The Shield". 15 in USA Todays national rankings. This game definitely has united the school with the community and is a bragging right for the city. In 2009 they ran through 8A undefeated again and finished ranked No. The school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. will practice Mondays and Tuesdays with intraschool game days to be played any day of the week. Playoff victory margin: 20.2 (Clemente 42-8, Palatine 13-0, Naperville Central 28-8, Downers Grove South 24-10, Marist 26-6). It is the most titles for any sports team in league history. Padilla finished with 102 yards and a touchdown. It`s been 10 years since Arthur Hill of CVS won the state diving title to become the last Public League state champion. Relentless Simeon beats Morgan Park, wins Public League championship. Nearly every sport has four playing levels: Varsity, Sophomore, Freshman and Elementary. ''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. In addition, the advent of the Chicago Conference Championship game in 2004 has given the second division an opportunity to earn at least one piece of hardware before being seeded into the Prep Bowl tournament. They outscored their opponents 455-159, including 191-38 in playoffs, and went 7-0 in the Catholic Blue. Playoff victory margin: 31.2 points (Lane 42-0, Sandburg 54-14, Naperville Central 40-26, Downers Grove North 38-6, Barrington 42-14). Dreams that were almost realized last year when Phillips made it to the state championship, but lost. Chicago Academy : 15: Intrinsic-Belmont: Juarez : 18: Juarez : Julian : 7: Julian : Julian : 10: Solorio Playoff victory margin: 22.0 (Belvidere 30-13, T.F. 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. 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. Other greats to win state championships include Austin`s Abe Woodson, who would go on to football stardom at Illinois and with the San Francisco 49ers; Olympian Sunder Nix of Phillips and world record-holder Jim Golliday of Phillips. Key players included LB Bryan Cox, QB Kerwin Price, OL Anthony Buckner, RB Marvin Lampkin and WRs Art Sargent and Cortez Robinson. 11 in USA Today's. Swimming titles in Illinois used to be owned by Lane Tech. Marek, Lick and Norwick all played at Wisconsin. Here then is our view of the top 32 high school football teams in Illinois history. Undefeated champions only. Every year The Shield is contested in a number of professional or major college stadiums. Sometimes it depends on who ends up with the ball last. Why the Bison were great: After losing to all-time great East St. Louis teams in the semifinals the previous two seasons, the Bison defense took it out on the state's biggest class in 1986. Korhonen retired as the state's all-time coaching wins leader with 315. Why the Hawks were great: They won the first of their three straight 8A titles behind QB Charlie Goro, the Tribune's 2008 player of the year, and RB Matt Perez, who earned the honor in 2009. Smith who retired that year. Similarly, a recent run of dominant Class 6A champions from Prairie Ridge, Nazareth, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin and Cary-Grove were too hard to differentiate from each other to include one over the others. State track and field titles have come in bunches for the CPL. 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 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. They are fighting for each other.. [1] CPL schools have enjoyed the top of the podium 22 times, 14 of those on the boys side. I really wanted [a state title] but this is an accomplishment too, Smith said. Wendell Phillips Academy, the landmark Bronzeville high school that boasts Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke as alumni, can now claim the first state title by a public league football team. Why the Ramblers were great: They finally broke through for the program's first state title since 1993 after years of close calls. Playoff victory margin: 30.6 points (Rich East 60-6, Champaign Centennial 43-6, Kankakee 46-6, Richards 17-0, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 22-17). He knew, however, that it wouldnt let him not sit out the rest of the game. They did not allow a point throughout the playoffs, winning their four games by a combined 106-0. 10 in USA Today's national rankings. Robeson`s second-place Class 5A finish in 1982 is the lone Public League finalist since the state playoffs started in 1974. He also caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacquez Woodland. Quickly: Readers sound off on issues of the day, Speak Out reader opinion: We need Poker Face character in political debates, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. It was the largest margin of victory in a title game in state history. Walter Payton Girls Volleyball finished fourth in state in 2008. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. Among the stadiums used to stage the city championship were the Chicago Coliseum, International Amphitheater, the UIC Pavilion, and recently the United Center. The game would be later dubbed the Prep Bowl in 1934 by Mayor Edward Kelly as a Thanksgiving fundraiser for the city's poor. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. 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. 1 on the state all-time list with a 11.6 100 meters and is second on the list with a 23.9 in the 200. Complete list of Chicago Public League basketball championships, Downers Grove North beats Young: We wanted to come at these city guys, Is this the Catholic Leagues year? 11 teams advanced to sectionals and are dreaming of state, Orioles, Pirates dont need umpires to finish game, Arrest warrant issued for top draft prospect Jalen Carter, Kobe Bryant family agrees to $28.5 million settlement over crash site photos, Rain or snow coming later this week; NWS says stay tuned, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre cant be taken seriously, or humorously, 2014Curie 69,Young 66 4 OT, (later forfeited). The Kenwood Broncos cemented their place as one of the premier Chicago Public League football teams in CPS after defeating perennial powerhouse Simeon in the City Championship 25-7. Some coordinators handle multiple sports: one example is Mickey Pruitt, a graduate of Robeson and former member of the Chicago Bears. 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). 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. Since 1974, crowds have dramatically dwindled with the emphasis switching to earning a state championship. championships and the 1960 Olympic gold medal at 125.5 pounds. Basketball, on the other hand, continues to flourish, with four state champions in the `80s, but that is just about all the Public League has. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. The CPL didn't play for a state championship until the 1926-27 school year, when it first gained entry into the IHSA. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. 21 in USA Today's national rankings. Simeon was demolished 49-0. When they say they are brothers they really mean it. We have two teams from the 2010s, five from the 2000s, five from the 1990s, five from the 1980s, seven from the 1970s, three from the 1960s, two from the '50s, and one each from the '40s, '30s and 1910s. Simeon celebrates the Chicago Public League football championship after beating Taft 38-34 on Nov. 19, 2022, at Gately Stadium. The teams played an unneeded bottom of the ninth so players could get in more work. They finished No. Championship Saturday, Feb. 12 . Adolph Kiefer of Roosevelt set a world record in the 100-yard backstroke in 1935.