However, an unofficial online source is the CPS fan store. Mather ended the city's state championship drought by winning the title in the fall of 2011. They outscored their opponents 341-0 and allowed negative rushing yards for the season. On the second and third Simeon touchdowns, he accounted for all but six of the 120 yards. They outscored their opponents 455-159, including 191-38 in playoffs, and went 7-0 in the Catholic Blue. 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. 10 in USA Today's national rankings. Individually, few Chicago public school athletes were as dominant as Ron Gora. Simeon last played in the game in 2019 when it fell to St. Laurence by a point, 35-34. They were packed with Division I talent during the streak, including LB Kevin Lowe (Illinois), LB Ron Ghrist (Missouri), QB Jay Carlton (Colorado State), DE Tom Bunting (Utah), lineman John Ruzich (Michigan State), QB Tom McCartney (Illinois) and DBs Bruce Callender and Charlie Hubbard (both Western Illinois). The next year they were undefeated 5A champions, finishing ranked No. 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. 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. They won the championship game Friday night, and they're still celebrating. 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. Robeson`s second-place Class 5A finish in 1982 is the lone Public League finalist since the state playoffs started in 1974. 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 They finished No. The Ramblers outscored their opponents 558-123, including 179-50 in the 8A playoffs and 164-42 in the tough-as-nails Catholic Blue. Why the Lions were great: Five-foot-six QB Babe Baranowski (Illinois, Georgetown) was described as the "legend of his day." Why the Ramblers were great: They finally broke through for the program's first state title since 1993 after years of close calls. The most city basketball championships for boys is a dead heat as Crane and Marshall each have 11 Shields. Thurman was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track. Simeons Jacquez Woodland (1) rolls out with the ball during the game against Morgan Park. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. Its the eleventh city title for the Wolverines (9-2). The team averaged 312 rushing yards per game behind DiLullo, Dan Dinello and Tim Wengierski. During that time the Wolverines had 262 wins against 130 losses. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). Simeons Chau Smith (6) and Jelen Lee (4) hold off Morgan Parks Camron Fulton (1). Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. Champions League. Friday, November 27, 2015. 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!! CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Phillips Academy High School football team made history Friday night with a 51-7 victory that made them state football champions. In 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. Here then is our view of the top 32 high school football teams in Illinois history. LB Nick Duffy led the defense with 131 tackles for a team that outscored its opponents 615-136 (216-60 in playoffs). In the first 15 years of the Public league's history a full plethora of sports were offered. It was really just my offensive line, he said. Playoff victory margin: 31.8 points (Prosser 61-0, McHenry 42-23, Richards 49-20, Rock Island 39-0, Joliet Catholic 17-6). Incoming freshmen can 'play-up' to either sophomore or varsity levels; the same with sophomores for the varsity. 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. Junior QB Owen Daniels passed for 1,477 yards and 14 TDs before going on to a productive career as an NFL tight end. 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. 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. 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The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. TV&Showbiz. Chicago was an early force in girls track but has faded from the scene. 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. Heres where things stand after all of the action. 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. They capped a run of three straight state titles, finishing with national rankings of 2 in 1984 and 4 in 1983. The strike threatened to take away Simeons chance at the state playoffs, so the players fought backall the way to the mayors office. The governance of the CPL is set through the Department of Sports Administration and Facilities of CPS. The defense was led by brother LBs Gus (eight sacks) and Jon (seven) Olofsson. SHARE 2022 Public League boys basketball tournament scores and . 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. Phillips won the historic championship by beating over Althoff Catholic from Belleville, 51-7. 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. Sometimes it depends on who ends up with the ball last. Crews (wearing #38 vs. his usual #4) was a wrecking ball again Saturday afternoon. 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. Playoff victory margin: 22.0 (Belvidere 30-13, T.F. Why 32? LB Mark Zavagnin played at Notre Dame, and QB Mark Strimel played at Purdue. Simeons Chau Smith (6) runs the ball for a touchdown against Morgan Park. Swimming titles in Illinois used to be owned by Lane Tech. 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. Watts, a senior, has 25 scholarship offers. Key players included LB Bryan Cox, QB Kerwin Price, OL Anthony Buckner, RB Marvin Lampkin and WRs Art Sargent and Cortez Robinson. There wasn`t anywhere to go in sports.''. This game definitely has united the school with the community and is a bragging right for the city. He knew, however, that it wouldnt let him not sit out the rest of the game. Tilden, coached by Hall-of-Famer Bob Hicks, won the 1946 and 1952 state titles. Congratulations to Coach Troy McAllister and his team on not only a perfect season, but on securing a spot in Illinois' sports history.". They finished No. 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. But there are simply too many great teams. 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. Things have changed. State Playoffs Information. Beginning with the Great Migration coming in the 1920s, a number of schools became predominantly African American, notably Phillips (started as South Division), DuSable (started as New Phillips), Dunbar, Forrestville (now King), Carver; and later into the second half of the 20th century with Julian, Simeon, Curie, Orr, and Kennedy. It took all four quarters, all the way down to the last second, but theyre built for this. Undefeated champions only. South 28-0, Barrington 31-7, Normal 34-15). Their numerous Division I players included 250-pound OL Jim Gatziolis, who played at Wisconsin and Nebraska. The game has changed so dramatically that it makes it extremely difficult to compare teams from different eras. 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. Then fate dealt him a winning hand. How about a great team that ran into another great team in a great game during the playoffs? 1 all year, they beat No. At the height of its popularity in the late 1930s, the bowl drew more than 100,000 fans. Their six Division I players included QB Shawn Lazier, the coach's son. Simeon coach Dante Culbreath holds the 2019 City Champions plaque after winning the game against Morgan Park. 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. Simeon running back Chau Smith had 22 carries for 209 yards. Smith who retired that year. A school holding one of these trophies is recognized as having beaten a very large field of competitors for the city title. "I was always taught you're not supposed to be rewarded for the things you're supposed to do and I feel like my priorities are what I'm supposed to do," Watts said. And that focus has also paid off with academics. 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. Marek, Lick and Norwick all played at Wisconsin. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is celebrating a historic win over the holiday weekend. Trey Pierce is heading to one of the nations premier college football programs after signing his letter of intent with Michigan on Wednesday. Safety John Gorman had an astounding-for-the-time 11 interceptions. [20] The Wolverines "blue machine" were Chicago Public League champs in 1983, 1986, 2000, 2003 and 2009. PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE PLAYOFFS - 2023: Fri 1-27: Mon 1-30: Thu 2-2: Sat 2-4: Tue 2-7 . They finished No. Ten players went on to play Division I football. 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