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. More importantly, they are the definition of 'team.' By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. 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. The game has changed so dramatically that it makes it extremely difficult to compare teams from different eras. The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. 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. Loyolas first offensive play was an 80-yard touchdown pass from Jake Stearney to Declan Forde on a flea flicker. 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. How about a great team that ran into another great team in a great game during the playoffs? Both Coach McAllister and Principal Matthew Sullivan credit the commitment of the team's players. They defeated Englewood 111-0 in 1911 and Evanston 101-0 in 1912. The offense scored 40 or more eight times, while the defense allowed 20 or more only twice. Denzell was amazing, Williamsville coach Aaron Kunz said. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Phillips Academy High School football team made history Friday night with a 51-7 victory that made them state football champions. Please review the sports below to find additional IHSA / CPS program information. With the exception of soccer, football, girls basketball and baseball, each sport in the CPL has two distinct playing divisions: Red and Blue. Among the stadiums used to stage the city championship were the Chicago Coliseum, International Amphitheater, the UIC Pavilion, and recently the United Center. 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. 2. Their six Division I players included QB Shawn Lazier, the coach's son. My freshman year, we we won the city championship with a bunch of great seniors against Morgan Park, so just to have another opportunity, this time our senior year, to win the city championship again and go play in the Prep Bowl is a great opportunity., 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. 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. 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. South 28-0, Barrington 31-7, Normal 34-15). The Wolverines fought back. Morgan Park scored on a 29-yard touchdown run by Napoleon Willliams and a 21-yard touchdown run by Deshun Britten. 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. Then fate dealt him a winning hand. LB Nick Duffy led the defense with 131 tackles for a team that outscored its opponents 615-136 (216-60 in playoffs). Its the fourth time since 2016 that the Wolverines will have played in the Prep Bowl. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. Coaches will create an intraschool schedule. The Tars are No. 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 first state title for CPL basketball came in 1958 with Marshall, four years after Du Sable earned the league's first ever state championship berth. Tennis was also a strong sport in the Chicago public schools, especially in the late `30s and early `40s. By 2022, the girls' flag program expanded to the Rockford . 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: 23.0 (Willowbrook 22-0, East St. Louis 48-12, Richards 28-0, Buffalo Grove 15-9). Until 2004, the trophy was made of wood with either a gold or silver plate notating champion or runner-up finish. Most recently, CPS wrestling has gained notoriety with Bowen racking up regional titles. Ten players went on to play Division I football. Williams also tackled Smith for a safety in the second quarter. They trailed only once all season, 7-0 against Stagg in an eventual 42-13 win. Championship Game Team Information Box Scores & Play-by-Play; 2021-22: standings & scores: qualifiers: 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A: 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A : 1A: 1 2 2A: 1 2 3A: 1 2 4A: 1 2 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. RB Dave Matichak, QB Mark Morel and future Bears lineman Tom Thayer led the offense, and defensive standouts included DL John Piazza and DBs Paul Carberry and Tim Tyrell. Morgan Parks Noah Malone (5) gets ready for a play against Simeon. David Rosengard currently serves as the Executive Director of Sports Administration for Chicago Public Schools. Pruitt currently governs competition in football, wrestling and lacrosse. 11 in USA Today's national rankings after the 1999 team ranked No. 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. 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. 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. Since then, Hyde Park, Phillips, Lane, Senn, Tilden, Harlan, South Shore, and Morgan Park have earned the gold medal at the state championships. Under the Director are the City Wide Sport Coordinators, who govern competition in the sports that they are assigned. In the final two of those seasons, East outscored its opponents 526-93. They finished No. The Public League still is turning out big names like Terry Cummings, Mark Aguirre, Eddie Johnson and Tim Hardaway but, with an occasional exception, the stars that the Public League turns out are basketball players. The championship trophy of the CPL is noted by "The Shield". They capped a run of three straight state titles, finishing with national rankings of 2 in 1984 and 4 in 1983. He went on to play football at Michigan State. As early as 1927, the CPL football champion met the CCL champion at Soldier Field for the city title. A daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute. Prairie Ridge knocked the Wolverines out of the state playoffs two weeks. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The Kenwood Academy Broncos, reigning Chicago Public League football champions, were off to a rough start this season. Tonight, we celebrate them as the pride of Bronzeville and all of Chicago. Why the Flyers were great: They were led by future Illini All-American LB Dana Howard, QB Rollie Nevilles, RBs Chris Moore and LaGrant Suggs and WR Homer Bush, who would win a World Series as a utility player with the 1998 Yankees. On the second and third Simeon touchdowns, he accounted for all but six of the 120 yards. It was really just my offensive line, he said. It took all four quarters, all the way down to the last second, but theyre built for this. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. State track and field titles have come in bunches for the CPL. 10. The Intra-City Conference championship is the only title that that division can attain, having no opportunity to vie for the Varsity or State championships. 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. In baseball, various divisions are notated by the names of famous major league baseball players, with the highest competition division being the Jackie Robinson conference. It always feels good to get something with my boys.. 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. 10 February 2023 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 Are there champions that lost a game or two that deserve to make the list? Since 1983, only three schools have made it to the state semifinals: Morgan Park (2005), Hubbard (2000, 2006) and Simeon (2014). 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. The Red division is considered the highest level of competition citywide, while the Blue features programs just starting or not quite as talented. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. QB Anthony Kropp passed for 3,010 yards and 31 TDs. 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. 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. Lane Tech has the most city titles in the sport of any school, having won its 24th title in 2022. SHARE 2022 Public League boys basketball tournament scores and . 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. Simeon was demolished 49-0. All Rights Reserved. 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. A look at the title games in Class 8A through Class 3A. Then get their pads, walk down to mandrake park then practice for two hours walk back get on a bus, maybe two buses, go home and finish homework and come back and do it all again," Principal Sullivan 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. (Sorry, Roaring Twenties.). 8 in USA Today's national rankings. Crews (wearing #38 vs. his usual #4) was a wrecking ball again Saturday afternoon. 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 . Calvin Davis currently holds this position. In soccer, there are 4 divisions: Premier, 1st Division, 2nd Division, and 3rd Division respectively. 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. Jan 14 Come on out to Whitney Young H.S as our student-athletes compete in the small, medium and large and co-ed division competitions to be crowned this year's Chicago Public League Cheer and Dance Champions. 9 in USA Today national rankings. Playoff victory margin: 26.4 points (Stevenson 63-29, Loyola 26-7, Barrington 42-0, Bartlett 23-6, Hinsdale Central 41-21). 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. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. Marek, Lick and Norwick all played at Wisconsin. CPL sanctioning of basketball dates back to 1913, when the CPL was formed. 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. All the scores from the state title games in Champaign this weekend. Friday, November 27, 2015. Taft played a good team, big shoutout to them and what theyre building over there.. The game was at NIU's campus in DeKalb. The suburban schools joined by University High formed the Suburban League (Chicago area). The next day, 4,188 watched the Bears play the Cleveland Rams at Wrigley Field. I wanted to leave everything on the field. Why the Falcons were great: The Falcons had many great teams under Rexilius, and stars including QBs Chuck Long and Kent Graham, but this was his most dominant squad. 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. It was the largest margin of victory in a title game in state history. We pushed the offensive line this week and they stepped up.. Whitney Young hurdler Mark Clancy and Chicago Vocational 800-meter runner Aaron Rogers were the last Public League state champions, with titles in 1987. They beat Tilden 46-13 in front of 95,000 fans at Soldier Field to win the Prep Bowl on Nov. 29, 1941, eight days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Why 32? Ranked No. The future Northwestern star, who would share a backfield with Otto Graham for the Wildcats, scored nine TDs on 10 touches in a 93-0 rout of McKinley. 10 in USA Today's national rankings. 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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. Playoff victory margin: 30.2 points (Sandburg 43-6, Wheaton South 29-18, Larkin 42-6, Glenbard East 49-7, Schaumburg 56-31). Why the Hilltoppers were great: It's hard to pick the best of their four straight 4A champions from 1975-78. 2012Simeon 53, Curie 49 Arrest warrant issued for top NFL Draft prospect Jalen Carter, ABC7 Chicago says farewell Meteorologist Phil Schwarz, $1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Chicago. They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. Englewood was the first public school to win a state title with its 1895 state track championship. SCORE! Coincidentally, the schools' two head coaches, Simeon's Daunte . Local players expected to sign during the early signing period, which runs from Dec. 21 to 23. He won the 100 and 220 titles three straight years for Tilden. 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 Celtics were great: They were the middle team of an undefeated three-peat with 1994 (5A) and 1996 (4A) that along with 1997's team won a large-school-record 50 straight games, the most in Illinois since the IHSA playoffs began in 1974. 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. Future NFL All-Pro lineman Eric Steinbach played for the 1995-97 champs and set a state record with 26 sacks his final year. Their 1970 team that didn't allow a point all season earns the right to be called the best of the bunch. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. The last individual state champions have been Travis Hammons of Hubbard (2005) and Max Schneider of Lane Tech (2009, 2012). 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. If a team pitches a shutout for an entire season in the middle of a streak of seven straight undefeated seasons it's in. He knew, however, that it wouldnt let him not sit out the rest of the game. The late Alvin Scott [19] is the second winningest H.S. The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. 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. They finished No. 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). Next fall, Amundsen will move up to the highest level of Public League football when it debuts in the newly reconfigured Red North. The last Chicago player to win a boys state title was Dave Nelson of Taft in 1955; Young`s Katrina Adams, now a professional, won the state girls title in 1983 and `84. Division I players included Byrne (Indiana), OL Larry Smith (Michigan State), OL Joe Kosiak (Nebraska, Drake) and All-State QB Jim Klutcharch (Purdue), and assistant George Perles was the head coach at Michigan State from 1983-94. Why the Bulldogs were great: They dominated the state for two seasons with two largely different groups in 1988 and 1989. Walter Payton Girls Volleyball finished fourth in state in 2008. 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. 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. 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. 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 responded with a dominant effort against the Mustangs (7-5). Thurman was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track. 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. Thirteen games are in the books and it looks like we expected it to back in August. Junior QB Owen Daniels passed for 1,477 yards and 14 TDs before going on to a productive career as an NFL tight end. Simeon was demolished 49-0. South Shore`s Lisa Chess is still tied for No. They outscored their opponents 614-160, including 208-49 in playoffs, and finished No. Quarterback Quayvon Skanes did it all with 141 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. 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 Mustangs were great: The first Chicago team to win a football state championship outscored its opponents 399-58, including 113-21 in the playoffs. Korhonen retired as the state's all-time coaching wins leader with 315. Dreams that were almost realized last year when Phillips made it to the state championship, but lost. Tilden`s Bill Weick, who returned to his alma mater to coach for many years before moving to Mt. 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. They finished No. Other stars included QB Mark Benson (Northwestern), DT Gavin Pearlman (Illinois) and RB Pat Milz, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards. 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. They routed eventual 5A champion Joliet Catholic 41-14 in a Week 9 showdown before outscoring their 6A competition 233-85 in the playoffs. The most notable high-school competition in Chicago was the Prep Bowl, which began in 1927 and pitted the Public League football champion against the Catholic League champion annually in Soldier Field . Incoming freshmen can 'play-up' to either sophomore or varsity levels; the same with sophomores for the varsity. The next year they were undefeated 5A champions, finishing ranked No. Toby Willis of Morgan Park won the 155-pound title in 1988 and is the last Public League champion. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. The strike threatened to take away Simeons chance at the state playoffs, so the players fought backall the way to the mayors office. The Wolverines feature one of the states top running backs in senior Andre Crews. Three other schools from this League have since gone to other leagues around the area: University High, which plays in the Independent League, Lyons Township High of LaGrange and Oak Park High, both of which now play in the West Suburban Conference. 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. Playoff victory margin: 31.8 points (Prosser 61-0, McHenry 42-23, Richards 49-20, Rock Island 39-0, Joliet Catholic 17-6). In 2009 they ran through 8A undefeated again and finished ranked No. Swimming titles in Illinois used to be owned by Lane Tech. One of the more powerful teams from this time was the 1950 Chicago Mount Carmel outfit. Playoff victory margin: 22.0 (Belvidere 30-13, T.F. 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. Future Bear TE Emery Moorehead helped pick up the slack with RB Kevin Keith. All Guides; 16 in USA Today's national rankings and beat the nucleus of Naperville Central's 1999 greats 56-42 in Week 6 and 40-26 in the quarterfinals. Why the Wildkits were great: Even without superb RB Howard Jones, who missed the season with a broken arm, the Wildkits were unbeatable. This group will rank as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in Mount Carmel history." 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 history of what is now the Chicago Public League is a long and storied one with greats and even legends on its rosters in nearly every sport. Championship Saturday, Feb. 12 . Good Luck! In all, Marques Easley has more than 30 Power Five offers, including 11 from the SEC and 10 from the Big Ten. The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). Smith who retired that year. Here then is our view of the top 32 high school football teams in Illinois history. Simeon celebrates the Chicago Public League football championship after beating Taft 38-34 on Nov. 19, 2022, at Gately Stadium. 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). Charlie Martin and Bobby Sullivan each rushed for more than 1,000 yards, and other stars included QB Steve Massman, TE Rick Jacobsen, LBs Jim Fletcher, Steve DeFalco and John Friedery and OLs Keith Burlingame and Bob Graham. They will face St. Laurence, a 28-0 winner against De La Salle, in the Prep Bowl next Friday. A school holding one of these trophies is recognized as having beaten a very large field of competitors for the city title. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The league has had its share of state titles, with Lane, Fenger, Schurz and Hubbard taking their place atop the podium. PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE PLAYOFFS - 2023: Fri 1-27: Mon 1-30: Thu 2-2: Sat 2-4: Tue 2-7 . Until the advent of the Illinois state playoffs in 1974, the Prep Bowl was the main attraction of the fall season, attracting crowds in upwards of 100,000 in its heyday and averaging close to 65,000. 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