Playoff victory margin: 26.5 points (West Chicago 22-0, Rich Central 26-0, Lake Forest 33-0, LaSalle-Peru 25-0). Metcalfe, who would tie the world 100-meter record three times in his career, ran a 9.8 in the 100 and a 21.1 in the 220 in his senior year in 1930. PUBLIC LEAGUE BLUE PLAYOFFS - 2023: Fri 1-27: Mon 1-30: Thu 2-2: Sat 2-4: Tue 2-7 . 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. Thirteen games are in the books and it looks like we expected it to back in August. A daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute. All-inclusive participation-based program focused on skill development, sportsmanship, and intraschool competition for fifth through eighth graders. Why the Wildcats were great: RB LaMarr Thomas was an All-Stater in football and basketball, helping Thornton win the 1965 mythical football state championship and the 1966 hoops state title in the same school year. 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. The next day, 4,188 watched the Bears play the Cleveland Rams at Wrigley Field. For more than a century, Chicago Catholic League football has bordered on being legendary. Ranked No. [1] CPL schools have enjoyed the top of the podium 22 times, 14 of those on the boys side. 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). Key players included LB Bryan Cox, QB Kerwin Price, OL Anthony Buckner, RB Marvin Lampkin and WRs Art Sargent and Cortez Robinson. In girls' basketball, there are three divisions: Red, Blue, and Green. 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 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. 4. TV&Showbiz. U. of C.'s mens tennis adjusts to new team as defending champs Isi Frank Ativie, sports writer Updated Feb 16, 2023 0 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. 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 Lane Tech sprinter set three national records in the 100-yard freestyle from 1949 to `51 and two in the 50 freestyle. The last state title earned by the CPL was 1973 (Hubbard); since then, the closest the league has come to a state championship was Simeon's 4th-place finish in 1998. WR/DB John Newton was one of three players to start for both teams. 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. A look at the title games in Class 8A through Class 3A. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Probably. 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. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The most city basketball championships for boys is a dead heat as Crane and Marshall each have 11 Shields. 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. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. Morgan Parks Napoleon Williams (9) runs for a touchdown against Simeon. 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. John Holecek is leaving Loyola. Boys Football Records Menu. Marek, Lick and Norwick all played at Wisconsin. Crews (wearing #38 vs. his usual #4) was a wrecking ball again Saturday afternoon. Other stars included WR/S Joey Orlando, lineman Zach Timm and LBs Corby Ryan and Nick Catino. The league has had its share of state titles, with Lane, Fenger, Schurz and Hubbard taking their place atop the podium. 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 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. 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). 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. SCORE! football coach in the Chicago Public League. 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 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. 2014Curie 69, Young 66 4 OT, (later forfeited) 2013Young 60, Morgan Park 56, OT. When he started chugging and had space, he was a locomotive.. They really pushed it to the second level to allow me to be able to hit the holes and go for a lot of yards.. Are there champions that lost a game or two that deserve to make the list? They finished No. 1 all year, they beat No. In 2009 they ran through 8A undefeated again and finished ranked No. We pushed the offensive line this week and they stepped up.. The National Weather Service is tracking a storm that could bring a decent accumulation of snow. 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. Its the eleventh city title for the Wolverines (9-2). Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. They finished No. Simeons Chau Smith (6) runs the ball for a touchdown against Morgan Park. 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. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. Nearly every sport has four playing levels: Varsity, Sophomore, Freshman and Elementary. There are many websites and other sources to get school apparel. Toby Willis of Morgan Park won the 155-pound title in 1988 and is the last Public League champion. . The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. They finished No. All Rights Reserved. 2015Bogan 47, Simeon, 42. 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). 5 in USA Today's national rankings. 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. This group will rank as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in Mount Carmel history." 2 St. Laurence 14-6 in front of 23,000 at Soldier Field. Simeons Chau Smith (6) is tackled by Morgan Parks Semaj Brown (21). 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. The Wolverines feature one of the states top running backs in senior Andre Crews. The Friars fell to Morgan Park in the first round of the state playoffs this season. Wolverines coach Dante Culbreath was disappointed in his offensive lines performance against Prairie Ridge. Playoff victory margin: 25.8 (East Moline United 53-27, Pekin 41-0, Sandburg 14-13, Conant 36-22, Thornton 55-8). Abad accounted for 120 yards rushing with two rushing touchdowns and a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Harris. Chicago was an early force in girls track but has faded from the scene. Playoff victory margin: 24.8 (Normal West 45-0, Taylorville 49-8, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 52-35, Pontiac 28-20, Metamora 27-14). Simeon was demolished 49-0. 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. Its an amazing feeling, senior lineman Khalyl Warren said. South Shore`s Lisa Chess is still tied for No. 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. Kids were learning skills they would use after high school. But what the CCL's basketball teams did last week was almost unheard of, when 10 of the league's 14 teams brought home regional championships. They didn't win by fewer than 20 points until the final, when they won their second straight 7A title and seventh overall. We knew what type of game this would be, Culbreath said. championships and the 1960 Olympic gold medal at 125.5 pounds. Goro passed for 3,171 yards with 38 TDs, and Perez rushed for 1,145 and 22. LB Mark Zavagnin played at Notre Dame, and QB Mark Strimel played at Purdue. This was Kenwood's first trip to the City Championship and first City Title in school history. 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). Dreams that were almost realized last year when Phillips made it to the state championship, but lost. 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. Their numerous Division I players included 250-pound OL Jim Gatziolis, who played at Wisconsin and Nebraska. 16 nationally. Tennis was also a strong sport in the Chicago public schools, especially in the late `30s and early `40s. Each era is represented as fairly as possible. Their 27-8 opening win over West Chicago was their closest game. Tilden, coached by Hall-of-Famer Bob Hicks, won the 1946 and 1952 state titles. The Tars are No. But we did it anyway. But there are simply too many great teams. So dynasties like the four-peats from Joliet Catholic (1975-78), Mount Carmel (1988-91) and Providence (1994-97) get one team on the list as do repeat powerhouses such as Maine South 2008-09 and Richards 1988-89. In a Catholic League playoff game against Loyola, Marek couldn't play, but Sherwin Hunt filled in with 200 yards in a 26-8 win. Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza star in an inconsequential serving of empty cinematic calories. Simeon last played in the game in 2019 when it fell to St. Laurence by a point, 35-34. Bill DeCorrevont was the team's star, scoring 35 touchdowns in 10 games. Watts, a senior, has 25 scholarship offers. 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. Please review the sports below to find additional IHSA / CPS program information. 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. Badminton Girls Baseball Basketball Boys Girls Bowling Boys Girls Cross Country Boys Girls Football Girls Flag Football Golf Boys Girls Lacrosse Boys Girls Soccer Boys Girls Since then, the city championship has been decided prior to the start of the state tournament. They finished No. Englewood was the first public school to win a state title with its 1895 state track championship. 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The senior had touchdown runs of seven and 26 yards. 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. Under the Director are the City Wide Sport Coordinators, who govern competition in the sports that they are assigned. 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. Lack of money and the general deterioration of the Chicago school system have all contributed to the demise of the Public League in athletics. The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. Next fall, Amundsen will move up to the highest level of Public League football when it debuts in the newly reconfigured Red North. They finished No. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. Chronology; Champions and Runners-Up; Playoff Scores, by Year . They have proven to be the true definition of perseverance and determination. Between 1972 and 2002, the holder of The Shield gained automatic entry into the Illinois State Finals in most sports (except football). Crews would finish with 212 yards rushing on 24 carries and four touchdowns. The Indians won nine of 10 state titles from 1938 to 1947 and were second in 1944, 1948 and `49. We have been through our ups and downs but we are still a family and we know how to pull back together.. This group is relentless, Culbreath said. 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. Friday, November 27, 2015. A school holding one of these trophies is recognized as having beaten a very large field of competitors for the city title. CPL sanctioning of basketball dates back to 1913, when the CPL was formed. If a team pitches a shutout for an entire season in the middle of a streak of seven straight undefeated seasons it's in. They are fighting for each other.. We knew what they were going to do, theyre consistent and theyre good at it, Culbreath said. Congratulations to Coach Troy McAllister and his team on not only a perfect season, but on securing a spot in Illinois' sports history.". Origins of the Chicago Public League can be traced back to its predecessor, the Cook County High School League, which started during 1889-90. The strike threatened to take away Simeons chance at the state playoffs, so the players fought backall the way to the mayors office. He also caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacquez Woodland. Playoff victory margin: 20.2 (Clemente 42-8, Palatine 13-0, Naperville Central 28-8, Downers Grove South 24-10, Marist 26-6). [20] The Wolverines "blue machine" were Chicago Public League champs in 1983, 1986, 2000, 2003 and 2009. Beutjer passed for a national-record 60 TDs with 3,946 yards and a 210.7 rating. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. 11 in USA Today's. 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 was needed so they could get past that loss, because they were really hurt.. However, an unofficial online source is the CPS fan store. Chicago public schools fielded competitive teams in almost all sports. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. 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. It was easy to see the confidence Taft had coming into the game, as it went possession for possession with the top-seeded Wolverines. CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Phillips Academy High School football team made history Friday night with a 51-7 victory that made them state football champions. There wasn`t anywhere to go in sports.''. Since 2004, it is now made of black marble with gold trimming and plated with a silver sculpture of the sport the trophy was earned in. 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. 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. 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. 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!! 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. 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. The list is dominated by teams that currently play in Class 7A and 8A and those that competed in 5A and 6A before 2001's class expansion. Class matters. One exception: The Pittsfield team from 1970 defeated its opponents 341-0. Their closest wins were 27-7 over Thornridge and Joliet. Why the Lions were great: Five-foot-six QB Babe Baranowski (Illinois, Georgetown) was described as the "legend of his day." 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). Why the Wildkits were great: Even without superb RB Howard Jones, who missed the season with a broken arm, the Wildkits were unbeatable. At the height of its popularity in the late 1930s, the bowl drew more than 100,000 fans. The same Sunday, the girl went to the police station to inform them of the facts. The offense scored 40 or more eight times, while the defense allowed 20 or more only twice. It`s been 10 years since Arthur Hill of CVS won the state diving title to become the last Public League state champion. Tilden`s Bill Weick, who returned to his alma mater to coach for many years before moving to Mt. I really wanted [a state title] but this is an accomplishment too, Smith said. 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. 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). They capped a run of three straight state titles, finishing with national rankings of 2 in 1984 and 4 in 1983. The National Weather Service is tracking a storm that could bring a decent accumulation of snow. Smith who retired that year. Coincidentally, the schools' two head coaches, Simeon's Daunte . Here then is our view of the top 32 high school football teams in Illinois history. That came after a little after the senior was down in pain on the Simeon sideline, suffering from a bad cramp. The 1988 team, led by QB Efrem Haymore, outscored its opponents 520-66 and 200-40 in the playoffs. Their six Division I players included QB Shawn Lazier, the coach's son. The states top high school football coach is moving on after 17 years. 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. To date, every championship game that was held at the United Center earned more fans than the present state championship sites of Carver Arena in Peoria and Redbird Arena in Bloomington combined. The school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. (Sorry, Roaring Twenties.). 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. You get the ball last, it always seems like thats who wins.. 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. 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. The next year they were undefeated 5A champions, finishing ranked No. 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. Champions League. 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. Individually, few Chicago public school athletes were as dominant as Ron Gora. Prairie Ridge knocked the Wolverines out of the state playoffs two weeks. Nearly 90 points were scored in the Class 5A state championship game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, but the deciding moment was defensive. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. 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? This game definitely has united the school with the community and is a bragging right for the city. Other than the 35-31 Week 2 win over Bolingbrook, the Wolverines hadnt really been tested until the loss to the Warriors, so it wasnt sure what was going to happen with the top-seeded Wolverines took the field against Taft in the Chicago Public League Football Championship Game at Gately Stadium. In their previous Prep Bowl playoff games they defeated St. Rita 39-6 and Leo 34-6. Simeons Chau Smith (6) runs the ball against Morgan Park. PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS - 2023: Wed 2-1: Fri 2-3: Tue 2-7: Thu 2-9: Sat 2-11 . I wanted to leave everything on the field. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is celebrating a historic win over the holiday weekend. 10 in USA Today's national rankings. 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. This is the second straight year that the Bronzeville neighborhood team has fought for the 4A title, losing last year. They won their five playoff games by a combined score of 194-19 and punted a total of 10 times in 14 games. As early as 1927, the CPL football champion met the CCL champion at Soldier Field for the city title. They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. George Halas, Dick Butkus, Johnny Kerr, Ralph Metcalfe, Phil Cavarretta, Sweetwater Clifton, Bill DeCorrevont and Chick Evans first tasted victory in Chicago. Simeons Chau Smith (6) is forced out of bounds by Morgan Parks Deshun Britten (3). Tonight, we celebrate them as the pride of Bronzeville and all of Chicago. 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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. 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. 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. Why the Hilltoppers were great: It's hard to pick the best of their four straight 4A champions from 1975-78. They defeated Englewood 111-0 in 1911 and Evanston 101-0 in 1912. He was a member of the 1932 and 1936 Olympic teams, winning silver medals in the 100. 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