Austin won the title 26-0 over Leo Catholic before 120,000 spectators at Soldier Field in. Here are a few things to share about our selection process before you dive in: 1. Tilden`s Bill Weick, who returned to his alma mater to coach for many years before moving to Mt. Other stars included WR/S Joey Orlando, lineman Zach Timm and LBs Corby Ryan and Nick Catino. Likewise, Providence uses all its fingers to count its state championships and Joliet Catholic and Mount Carmel have to use some of their toes. 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 Mustangs were great: The small but sturdy team was coached by Buckley, a former Marine and three-sport star at Harvard. The championship trophy of the CPL is noted by "The Shield". Thurman was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track. When they say they are brothers they really mean it. George Halas, Dick Butkus, Johnny Kerr, Ralph Metcalfe, Phil Cavarretta, Sweetwater Clifton, Bill. 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. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. 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. The Friars fell to Morgan Park in the first round of the state playoffs this season. With the win, the Wolverines qualify for the Prep Bowl, the annual matchup between the Chicago Public League and the Chicago Catholic League. 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. Sometimes it depends on who ends up with the ball last. Wrestling has accounted for two state team titles and 37 individual titles. The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. The Ramblers outscored their opponents 558-123, including 179-50 in the 8A playoffs and 164-42 in the tough-as-nails Catholic Blue. 4. LB Mark Zavagnin played at Notre Dame, and QB Mark Strimel played at Purdue. Elzy, who had offers from nearly 30 FBS colleges, committed to Illinois on Saturday at the All-American Game in San Antonio. David Rosengard currently serves as the Executive Director of Sports Administration for Chicago Public Schools. Brogan Amherdt entered Saturdays Class 6A state semifinal game against St. Ignatius having never attempted a field goal. You dont want to deal with shootouts, Culbreath said. Playoff victory margin: 23.2 points (Lake Park 28-18, Barrington 30-7, Homewood-Flossmoor 48-21, Andrew 48-22, Addison Trail 52-22). The states top high school football coach is moving on after 17 years. The Illinois High School Association announced Wednesday that it selected ISUs Hancock Stadium to host the state football finals for the next five years. 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. Junior QB Owen Daniels passed for 1,477 yards and 14 TDs before going on to a productive career as an NFL tight end. Morgan Parks Noah Malone (5) gets ready for a play against Simeon. All Rights Reserved. Denzell was amazing, Williamsville coach Aaron Kunz said. I wanted to leave everything on the field. 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. Simeon celebrates the Chicago Public League football championship after beating Taft 38-34 on Nov. 19, 2022, at Gately Stadium. John Holecek is leaving Loyola. All that is left, in most sports, is history. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. 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. The Mid-Suburban League's first state champion was the only undefeated team in any class in 1986. 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. 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. They finished No. Four plays later, the Eagles were up 34-26 after Stephen Carrera scored on a three-yard scamper. Scott, coached Simeon, from 1972 through 2004. If a team pitches a shutout for an entire season in the middle of a streak of seven straight undefeated seasons it's in. Class matters. PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS - 2023: Wed 2-1: Fri 2-3: Tue 2-7: Thu 2-9: Sat 2-11 . However, an unofficial online source is the CPS fan store. 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. 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. Playoff victory margin: 31.2 points (Lane 42-0, Sandburg 54-14, Naperville Central 40-26, Downers Grove North 38-6, Barrington 42-14). The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). Simeon running back Chau Smith had 22 carries for 209 yards. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Playoff victory margin: 30.2 points (Benet 49-7, Wheaton North 44-0, Glenbard West 40-20, Belleville East 41-7, Lake Zurich 28-17). 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Champions League Home; Scores & Matchups; Odds; News & Analysis; Teams; Standings; Betting Sites; . They finished No. 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). In the year before the IHSA playoffs began, they outscored opponents 369-49, with the offense averaging 6.5 yards per play and the defense allowing 1.9. I feel like, me being a senior, I have to get back in the game with my brothers and make a mark, he said. This was Kenwood's first trip to the City Championship and first City Title in school history. 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 . The offense scored 40 or more eight times, while the defense allowed 20 or more only twice. All the scores from the state title games in Champaign this weekend. He knew, however, that it wouldnt let him not sit out the rest of the game. 7 in USA Today's national rankings. CPS SCORE! (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). This group is relentless, Culbreath said. Lane Tech has the most city titles in the sport of any school, having won its 24th title in 2022. 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. Beginning in 2010 Simeon won the state championship four times in a row. Beutjer passed for a national-record 60 TDs with 3,946 yards and a 210.7 rating. Loyolas first offensive play was an 80-yard touchdown pass from Jake Stearney to Declan Forde on a flea flicker. 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). 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). 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!! As early as 1927, the CPL football champion met the CCL champion at Soldier Field for the city title. ''We were sons of immigrants, and fathers wanted their kids to go out and work after playing sports. They will face St. Laurence, a 28-0 winner against De La Salle, in the Prep Bowl next Friday. 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. The CPL didn't play for a state championship until the 1926-27 school year, when it first gained entry into the IHSA. Playoff victory margin: 25.8 points (West Aurora 31-0, Stevenson 49-0, Homewood-Flossmoor 34-28, Palatine 24-22, Marist 41-0). Are there champions that lost a game or two that deserve to make the list? 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. South 28-0, Barrington 31-7, Normal 34-15). Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued a statement after the win: "Before today, no Chicago Public Schools football team had ever won a state title. Every year The Shield is contested in a number of professional or major college stadiums. Simeons Chau Smith (6) and Jelen Lee (4) hold off Morgan Parks Camron Fulton (1). 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. Morgan Parks Noah Malone (5) takes down Simeons Chau Smith (6) with the help of Napoleon Williams (9). Watts, a senior, has 25 scholarship offers. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. 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 team was named national champion by the National Sports News Service. For decades, its baseball teams have frequently represented the league at the state tournament. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. 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. 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. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. 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. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. 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