They outscored opponents 630-170, including 195-63 in the playoffs, and finished No. Most recently, CPS wrestling has gained notoriety with Bowen racking up regional titles. 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. 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. WR/DB John Newton was one of three players to start for both teams. The most city basketball championships for boys is a dead heat as Crane and Marshall each have 11 Shields. However, an unofficial online source is the CPS fan store. Other stars included QB Mark Benson (Northwestern), DT Gavin Pearlman (Illinois) and RB Pat Milz, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards. I wanted to leave everything on the field. They finished No. 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. East St. Louis destroyed the Wolves 57-7 to win its tenth state championship. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. LB Nick Duffy led the defense with 131 tackles for a team that outscored its opponents 615-136 (216-60 in playoffs). 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). Think of this as the Terrific 32 all-time playoff bracket. 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. Another reason schools play for The Shield is the venues that they play in. Other stars included WR/S Joey Orlando, lineman Zach Timm and LBs Corby Ryan and Nick Catino. 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. EVENT PROGRAM: cpsathletics.com/event-programs/ 3 4 Simeon will face Fenwick in the Prep Bowl on Friday at. QB Bart Macomber was a future All-American for Zuppke at Illinois. 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. Simeon will play Fenwick in the Prep Bowl next week! 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. Go @ChiPubSchools ! 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. 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. 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. Origins of the Chicago Public League can be traced back to its predecessor, the Cook County High School League, which started during 1889-90. Arrest warrant issued for top NFL Draft prospect Jalen Carter, ABC7 Chicago says farewell Meteorologist Phil Schwarz, $1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Chicago. 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. Chronology; Champions and Runners-Up; Playoff Scores, by Year . It is an amazing opportunity and were grateful, Crews said. For more than a century, Chicago Catholic League football has bordered on being legendary. Please review the sports below to find additional IHSA / CPS program information. In girls' basketball, there are three divisions: Red, Blue, and Green. 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. 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. Whitney Young hurdler Mark Clancy and Chicago Vocational 800-meter runner Aaron Rogers were the last Public League state champions, with titles in 1987. 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. Simeon was demolished 49-0. 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. East St. Louis' 1985 champs probably would win a poll as the state's greatest team. 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 . Coincidentally, the schools' two head coaches, Simeon's Daunte . championships and the 1960 Olympic gold medal at 125.5 pounds. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is celebrating a historic win over the holiday weekend. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. Honorable mentions are below. 9 in USA Today national rankings. 5 in USA Today's national rankings. 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. Playoff victory margin: 30.6 points (Urbana 48-0, Decatur MacArthur 34-28, Prairie Ridge 35-3, Bloomington 33-7, Richards 41-0). The Lane Tech sprinter set three national records in the 100-yard freestyle from 1949 to `51 and two in the 50 freestyle. The school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. 2 St. Laurence 14-6 in front of 23,000 at Soldier Field. It is the most titles for any sports team in league history. 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. Tilden`s Bill Weick, who returned to his alma mater to coach for many years before moving to Mt. Football Premier League FA Cup Champions League Transfer News Boxing Rugby Racing Cricket Golf Tennis F1 MMA More. All Rights Reserved. Parker won the 1938 and `39 state titles; Senn won in 1940, `42 and `43. State Playoffs Information. Morgan Park scored on a 29-yard touchdown run by Napoleon Willliams and a 21-yard touchdown run by Deshun Britten. 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. The Friars fell to Morgan Park in the first round of the state playoffs this season. Denzell was amazing, Williamsville coach Aaron Kunz said. They didn't win by fewer than 20 points until the final, when they won their second straight 7A title and seventh overall. Playoff victory margin: 22.0 (Belvidere 30-13, T.F. Quarterback Quayvon Skanes did it all with 141 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. Its an amazing feeling, senior lineman Khalyl Warren said. 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. Kids were learning skills they would use after high school. PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE PLAYOFFS - 2023: Fri 1-27: Mon 1-30: Thu 2-2: Sat 2-4: Tue 2-7 . By Mike Clark Dec 8, 2022, 12:30pm PST High School Football IHSA moves football finals to Illinois State The girl freed herself from the footballer and sent a message to a friend who came to the house to help her. John Holecek is leaving Loyola. 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. Since 1974, crowds have dramatically dwindled with the emphasis switching to earning a state championship. So since the state's playoffs are divided into eight classes, with 32 teams competing in each division, we expanded the list. It was the largest margin of victory in a title game in state history. The Wildcats beat Altoff Catholic High School. They are fighting for each other.. 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. By 2022, the girls' flag program expanded to the Rockford . 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. On the second and third Simeon touchdowns, he accounted for all but six of the 120 yards. 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. 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). They beat Curie in the city playoffs last week and on Friday Simeon knocked off arch-rival Morgan Park 30-16 in the Public League championship game at Gately Stadium. The suburban schools joined by University High formed the Suburban League (Chicago area). "We had alumni saying we couldn't win it but we're living our dreams through you guys," Watts said. It was really just my offensive line, he said. Simeon coach Dante Culbreath holds the 2019 City Champions plaque after winning the game against Morgan Park. Harrison earned the city's first boys' state soccer title in 1973 and Schurz finished second in 1977; Lake View finished fourth in 2008. Chicago public schools fielded competitive teams in almost all sports. Incoming freshmen can 'play-up' to either sophomore or varsity levels; the same with sophomores for the varsity. 2012Simeon 53, Curie 49 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. The earliest known state track championship for a Chicago school dates to 1895 with Englewood. will practice Mondays and Tuesdays with intraschool game days to be played any day of the week. My first recollection of high school football in the Chicago area: . ''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. Why the Tigers were great: They possessed possibly the greatest offense the state has ever seen, led by QB Jon Beutjer (Iowa, Illinois) and WRs Jon Schweighardt (Northwestern) and Eric McGoey (Illinois). 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. 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. 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. 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. Mount Carmel didnt leave anything to doubt, solidly beating Batavia 44-20 at Memorial Stadium. They trailed only once all season, 7-0 against Stagg in an eventual 42-13 win. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. [20] The Wolverines "blue machine" were Chicago Public League champs in 1983, 1986, 2000, 2003 and 2009. State track and field titles have come in bunches for the CPL. They cruised all season until the final, when they needed two touchdowns in the final three minutes to overcome Sacred Heart-Griffin. Walter Payton Girls Volleyball finished fourth in state in 2008. 8 in USA Today's national rankings. Parker and Senn earned boys' state tennis titles during the 1930s and 1940s. Gillespie said his first state champs were his best, but the '78 team's defensive dominance gives them the edge here. Why the Wildkits were great: Even without superb RB Howard Jones, who missed the season with a broken arm, the Wildkits were unbeatable. Austin won the title 26-0 over Leo Catholic before 120,000 spectators at Soldier Field in. 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. Then fate dealt him a winning hand. Why the Flyers were great: They were named national champs by USA Today and the National Sports News Service, the last team from Illinois to earn that title a fitting honor for perhaps the state's all-time best team. Simeons Chau Smith (6) is forced out of bounds by Morgan Parks Deshun Britten (3). 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. 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 Ramblers were great: They finally broke through for the program's first state title since 1993 after years of close calls. State Championship Games Class 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A: Friday, November 25, 2022 Site: University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana | Directions | Parking Tickets: $15 per day at gate Digitial Ticket: $15 plus TicketMaster Fee | Order Here 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. Under the Director are the City Wide Sport Coordinators, who govern competition in the sports that they are assigned. 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. . Ten players went on to play Division I football. In their previous Prep Bowl playoff games they defeated St. Rita 39-6 and Leo 34-6. 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Taft played a good team, big shoutout to them and what theyre building over there.. Lane Tech has the most city titles in the sport of any school, having won its 24th title in 2022. He knew, however, that it wouldnt let him not sit out the rest of the game. All the scores from the state title games in Champaign this weekend. 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. George Halas, Dick Butkus, Johnny Kerr, Ralph Metcalfe, Phil Cavarretta, Sweetwater Clifton, Bill. 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. 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. RB Tim McHugh, an All-American, rushed for 1,198 yards and 18 TDs. 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 Chicago mayor and the 50 City Council members will have to deal with 66 members of . 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. 15 in USA Today's national rankings. Things have changed. They won their five playoff games by a combined score of 194-19 and punted a total of 10 times in 14 games. Its the fourth time since 2016 that the Wolverines will have played in the Prep Bowl. Chicago Academy : 15: Intrinsic-Belmont: Juarez : 18: Juarez : Julian : 7: Julian : Julian : 10: Solorio 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. Dynasties get represented once. Westinghouse 65, Public League championship, 1977. Simeon was demolished 49-0. 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. This group will rank as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in Mount Carmel history." All Rights Reserved. The CPL didn't play for a state championship until the 1926-27 school year, when it first gained entry into the IHSA. Until 2004, the trophy was made of wood with either a gold or silver plate notating champion or runner-up finish. The same Sunday, the girl went to the police station to inform them of the facts. The next year's team extended the Bulldogs' win streak to 28 behind QB John Rutkowski. Ranked No. South Shore`s Lisa Chess is still tied for No. Football Football Conference Schedules, Standings & Results Order Official IHSA State Final Photos from VIP! 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. Playoff victory margin: 24.8 (Normal West 45-0, Taylorville 49-8, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 52-35, Pontiac 28-20, Metamora 27-14). 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 . The Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that it selected ISUs Hancock Stadium to host the state football finals for the next five years. Simeon running back Chau Smith had 22 carries for 209 yards. Dreams that were almost realized last year when Phillips made it to the state championship, but lost. Chris Gruber added 1,130 rushing yards for the 2000 team, which outscored its opponents 541-202, including 201-77 in playoffs and 311-86 in the first half. They also won the Prep Bowl in 1951 and 1952. [8] They outscored their opponents 455-159, including 191-38 in playoffs, and went 7-0 in the Catholic Blue. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Phillips Academy High School football team made history Friday night with a 51-7 victory that made them state football champions. CPL sanctioning of basketball dates back to 1913, when the CPL was formed. Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. All the pairings and scores for Class 8A through Class 1A. CPL sanctioning of baseball goes back to the spring of 1914, and it entered the state tournament when that was formed in 1940. 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. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. 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Jardine went 51-6 in five years at Fenwick and later was the head coach at Wisconsin from 1970-77. 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. Morgan Parks Napoleon Williams (9) runs for a touchdown against Simeon. 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 Wolverines fought back. Likewise, Providence uses all its fingers to count its state championships and Joliet Catholic and Mount Carmel have to use some of their toes. Wrestling has accounted for two state team titles and 37 individual titles. What started with 22 teams in Chicago Public Schools as the Chicago Public League Girls Flag Football in 2021 has grown to 66 CPS teams. This year, they had a perfect season, winning every game. Tonight, we celebrate them as the pride of Bronzeville and all of Chicago. 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. Schweighardt had 94 receptions for 1,572 yards and 26 TDs, with McGoey adding 60, 1,274 and 21. It was easy to see the confidence Taft had coming into the game, as it went possession for possession with the top-seeded Wolverines. 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. Simeon celebrates the Chicago Public League football championship after beating Taft 38-34 on Nov. 19, 2022, at Gately Stadium. Simeon last played in the game in 2019 when it fell to St. Laurence by a point, 35-34. 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. Friday, November 27, 2015. Why 32? If a team pitches a shutout for an entire season in the middle of a streak of seven straight undefeated seasons it's in. Text is available under the Creative Commons . Fenger football team won Chicago prep bowls titles four times; 1937-38, 1939-40, 1944-45, 1953-54. 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. Here then is our view of the top 32 high school football teams in Illinois history. Nearly every sport has four playing levels: Varsity, Sophomore, Freshman and Elementary. 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. A daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute. 11 in USA Today's national rankings after the 1999 team ranked No. When the boys championship was contested for the first time at the United Center in 2000, the league set a new state attendance record in basketball as 20,002 patrons watched Westinghouse earn the crown against Whitney Young. It's the fourth time since 2016 that the Wolverines will have played in the Prep Bowl. The basketball ranks have enjoyed the most success at the state tournament of any sport sanctioned by CPS. Crews (wearing #38 vs. his usual #4) was a wrecking ball again Saturday afternoon. 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. 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