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. Dynasties get represented once. They didn't allow a point in the first quarter all season while outscoring their opponents 387-37. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. 8 in USA Today's national rankings. "We had alumni saying we couldn't win it but we're living our dreams through you guys," Watts said. Marek left as the Badgers' all-time rushing leader, and Lick was a starter for six seasons with the Bears. The Wolverines fought back. Crews would finish with 212 yards rushing on 24 carries and four touchdowns. 2022 Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League football team The All-Public League football team was selected by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators. Other stars included QB Mark Benson (Northwestern), DT Gavin Pearlman (Illinois) and RB Pat Milz, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. You get the ball last, it always seems like thats who wins.. 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. It was needed so they could get past that loss, because they were really hurt.. The championship trophy of the CPL is noted by "The Shield". LB Nick Duffy led the defense with 131 tackles for a team that outscored its opponents 615-136 (216-60 in playoffs). 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. 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 Knights were great: They showed New Lenox was more than just Providence, running up a point differential of 519-184 against a stacked schedule of 14 teams that combined to go 90-62. CPL sanctioning of basketball dates back to 1913, when the CPL was formed. The Intra-City Conference still cannot vie for either a state or city title. 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. George Halas, Dick Butkus, Johnny Kerr, Ralph Metcalfe, Phil Cavarretta, Sweetwater Clifton, Bill DeCorrevont and Chick Evans first tasted victory in Chicago. Likewise, Providence uses all its fingers to count its state championships and Joliet Catholic and Mount Carmel have to use some of their toes. 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. All Rights Reserved. They outscored their opponents 614-160, including 208-49 in playoffs, and finished No. All the pairings and scores for Class 8A through Class 1A. A school holding one of these trophies is recognized as having beaten a very large field of competitors for the city title. Good Luck! Other stars included WR/S Joey Orlando, lineman Zach Timm and LBs Corby Ryan and Nick Catino. Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (ISFA) 333 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616 P. (312) 674-5590 | F. (312) 674-5591 For more than a century, Chicago Catholic League football has bordered on being legendary. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. McHugh, Carey and FB Dan Shannon were named All-Americans, and OL Ted Cachey would be a captain at Michigan. Taft played a good team, big shoutout to them and what theyre building over there.. 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 . 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 public schools fielded competitive teams in almost all sports. 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. 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. Since then, the city championship has been decided prior to the start of the state tournament. The school sport teams are stylized as the Titans. The basketball ranks have enjoyed the most success at the state tournament of any sport sanctioned by CPS. Three players RB Ira Matthews, DE Jerry Holloway and LB Stuart Walker were selected in the NFL draft, and QB Dean Schlueter, RB Russell Pope and RB Joe Black were stars as well. 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 IHSA state finals may be on the move for the next five years. Strimel threw and ran for a TD in the state final. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. Ten players went on to play Division I football. 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. They outscored their opponents 341-0 and allowed negative rushing yards for the season. Then fate dealt him a winning hand. They did not allow a point throughout the playoffs, winning their four games by a combined 106-0. They finished No. The school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. Robeson`s second-place Class 5A finish in 1982 is the lone Public League finalist since the state playoffs started in 1974. Lane Tech has the most city titles in the sport of any school, having won its 24th title in 2022. Here are a few things to share about our selection process before you dive in: 1. The Indians won nine of 10 state titles from 1938 to 1947 and were second in 1944, 1948 and `49. 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. While basketball continues to carry on the tradition started by the great Du Sable and Marshall teams of the `50s, football started to decline when Butkus left town. Its the fourth time since 2016 that the Wolverines will have played in the Prep Bowl. [1] CPL schools have enjoyed the top of the podium 22 times, 14 of those on the boys side. 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. 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. The earliest known state track championship for a Chicago school dates to 1895 with Englewood. Sometimes it takes four quarters to win a football game, the coach said. Adolph Kiefer of Roosevelt set a world record in the 100-yard backstroke in 1935. CPL sanctioning of football dates back to 1913. 5 in USA Today's national rankings. [21] Between 1972 and 2002, the CPL had enjoyed status as sending its city champion to the Illinois State Finals in numerous other sports, including soccer, wrestling and softball. QB Cory Paus (UCLA) passed for 2,180 yards and 24 TDs. Each era is represented as fairly as possible. 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. 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. CPL sanctioning of baseball goes back to the spring of 1914, and it entered the state tournament when that was formed in 1940. They were named national champion by the National Sports News Service. We knew what type of game this would be, Culbreath said. With the exception of soccer, football, girls basketball and baseball, each sport in the CPL has two distinct playing divisions: Red and Blue. At the height of its popularity in the late 1930s, the bowl drew more than 100,000 fans. They outscored their opponents 590-117, including 202-44 in the playoffs, and the finished No. SCORE! Between 1972 and 2002, the holder of The Shield gained automatic entry into the Illinois State Finals in most sports (except football). 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 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 (Sorry, Roaring Twenties.). Simeon running back Chau Smith had 22 carries for 209 yards. The Friars fell to Morgan Park in the first round of the state playoffs this season. The league in 1922 began sponsoring tennis, golf, and swimming competition, and became lax in its ban on the other sports, so that the girls began interschool competition in basketball, volleyball, and softball. They also won the Prep Bowl in 1951 and 1952. 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. Marek, Lick and Norwick all played at Wisconsin. 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). 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. 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. The CPL as it stands today is very diverse with nearly every major nationality and race represented in all sports. I didnt want to leave the game knowing I could have done something better.. The next year's team extended the Bulldogs' win streak to 28 behind QB John Rutkowski. Why the Bulldogs were great: They dominated the state for two seasons with two largely different groups in 1988 and 1989. The defense was led by brother LBs Gus (eight sacks) and Jon (seven) Olofsson. RB Tim McHugh, an All-American, rushed for 1,198 yards and 18 TDs. Simeons Chau Smith (6) runs the ball for a touchdown against Morgan Park. 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. 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. Simeon celebrates the Chicago Public League football championship after beating Taft 38-34 on Nov. 19, 2022, at Gately Stadium. Abad accounted for 120 yards rushing with two rushing touchdowns and a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Harris. Since 1974, crowds have dramatically dwindled with the emphasis switching to earning a state championship. Jardine went 51-6 in five years at Fenwick and later was the head coach at Wisconsin from 1970-77. The Red division is considered the highest level of competition citywide, while the Blue features programs just starting or not quite as talented. Morgan Parks Jayon Moffat (4) is taken down during the game against Simeon. 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. Carmel, won the 1949 state title at 155 and then won two NCAA titles for Northern Iowa. Gillespie said his first state champs were his best, but the '78 team's defensive dominance gives them the edge here. He also caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jacquez Woodland. 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. They will face St. Laurence, a 28-0 winner against De La Salle, in the Prep Bowl next Friday. They finished No. 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. Please review the sports below to find additional IHSA / CPS program information. Playoff victory margin: 22.0 (Belvidere 30-13, T.F. 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. Ranked No. Those four programs probably deserve to have more than their nine combined entries here, but a list of 32 teams that includes 20 or so from the same four schools isn't quite in the spirit of this type of projects. 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. Why the Wildkits were great: Even without superb RB Howard Jones, who missed the season with a broken arm, the Wildkits were unbeatable. 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. The Chicago Public High School League was formed in the summer of 1913, when the Cook County High School League broke apart as a result of the Chicago Board of Education's desire to be responsible for a league in which all the schools would be under its jurisdiction. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Their 1970 team that didn't allow a point all season earns the right to be called the best of the bunch. Playoff victory margin: 35.0 (Danville 44-0, Lockport 58-12, Sandburg 13-0, Buffalo Grove 33-7, Brother Rice 46-0). Nearly 90 points were scored in the Class 5A state championship game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, but the deciding moment was defensive. You dont want to deal with shootouts, Culbreath said. Halfback Bill DeCorrevont, of Austin High School, carries the ball in the Prep Bowl on Nov. 27, 1937. 10 February 2023 With the win, the Wolverines qualify for the Prep Bowl, the annual matchup between the Chicago Public League and the Chicago Catholic League. 5 nationally. The Flyers from the year before might finish second, and the team before that might rank third. Its an amazing feeling, senior lineman Khalyl Warren said. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is celebrating a historic win over the holiday weekend. 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. They defeated Englewood 111-0 in 1911 and Evanston 101-0 in 1912. Champions League. They finished No. 2. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is celebrating a historic win over the holiday weekend. Playoff victory margin: 23.2 points (Lake Park 28-18, Barrington 30-7, Homewood-Flossmoor 48-21, Andrew 48-22, Addison Trail 52-22). Playoff victory margin: 29.6 (Notre Dame 42-18, Crystal Lake South 55-7, Rockford Boylan 42-14, Minooka 40-20, Bloomington 54-26). The National Weather Service is tracking a storm that could bring a decent accumulation of snow. 2015Bogan 47, Simeon, 42. With the win, the Wolverines qualify for the Prep Bowl, the annual matchup between the Chicago Public League and the Chicago CatholicLeague. 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. Key players included LB Bryan Cox, QB Kerwin Price, OL Anthony Buckner, RB Marvin Lampkin and WRs Art Sargent and Cortez Robinson. Why the Saukees were great: Taking a team this talented and putting it in 1970s rural western Illinois turned out to be quite unfair. 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 . The Eagles werent the only ones with a stout running attack, however. 10 in USA Today's national rankings. Toby Willis of Morgan Park won the 155-pound title in 1988 and is the last Public League champion. CPS SCORE! Public League Boys Basketball Championship teams. They outscored opponents 630-170, including 195-63 in the playoffs, and finished No. They finished No. 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. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). Quarterback Quayvon Skanes did it all with 141 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. Nearly every sport has four playing levels: Varsity, Sophomore, Freshman and Elementary. 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 . In their previous Prep Bowl playoff games they defeated St. Rita 39-6 and Leo 34-6. Fenger football team won Chicago prep bowls titles four times; 1937-38, 1939-40, 1944-45, 1953-54. 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). Friday, November 27, 2015. 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. Why the Griffins were great: After dominating an independent schedule of teams that went a combined 91-60, they ran through a gauntlet of top programs in the playoffs in the school's fifth year. So since the state's playoffs are divided into eight classes, with 32 teams competing in each division, we expanded the list. 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. "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. 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. They have proven to be the true definition of perseverance and determination. Thurman was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track. Simeons Chau Smith (6) and Jelen Lee (4) hold off Morgan Parks Camron Fulton (1). In the first 15 years of the Public league's history a full plethora of sports were offered. Simeon was demolished 49-0. The late Alvin Scott [19] is the second winningest H.S. They finished No. 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. 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. Simeon coach Dante Culbreath holds the 2019 City Champions plaque after winning the game against Morgan Park. Phillips won the historic championship by beating over Althoff Catholic from Belleville, 51-7. 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. Tonight, we celebrate them as the pride of Bronzeville and all of Chicago. We knew what they were going to do, theyre consistent and theyre good at it, Culbreath said. Coincidentally, the schools' two head coaches, Simeon's Daunte . The teams played an unneeded bottom of the ninth so players could get in more work. WLS. 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. Goro passed for 3,171 yards with 38 TDs, and Perez rushed for 1,145 and 22. 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. Mather ended the city's state championship drought by winning the title in the fall of 2011. The Kenwood Broncos cemented their place as one of the premier Chicago Public League football teams in CPS after defeating perennial powerhouse Simeon in the City Championship 25-7. Chronology; Champions and Runners-Up; Playoff Scores, by Year . The strike threatened to take away Simeons chance at the state playoffs, so the players fought backall the way to the mayors office. Until 2004, the trophy was made of wood with either a gold or silver plate notating champion or runner-up finish. It was the largest margin of victory in a title game in state history. Trey Pierce is heading to one of the nations premier college football programs after signing his letter of intent with Michigan on Wednesday. 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. 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. 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. They are fighting for each other.. They didn't win by fewer than 20 points until the final, when they won their second straight 7A title and seventh overall. 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. The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. The league has had its share of state titles, with Lane, Fenger, Schurz and Hubbard taking their place atop the podium. Walter Payton Girls Volleyball finished fourth in state in 2008. The Wolverines feature one of the states top running backs in senior Andre Crews. On the second and third Simeon touchdowns, he accounted for all but six of the 120 yards. "To see the looks and the joy and feeling of excitement that they've accomplished something that's never been done before," said Troy McAllister, coach. Simeons Jacquez Woodland (1) rolls out with the ball during the game against Morgan Park. But we did it anyway. One of the more powerful teams from this time was the 1950 Chicago Mount Carmel outfit. PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS - 2023: Wed 2-1: Fri 2-3: Tue 2-7: Thu 2-9: Sat 2-11 . 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. 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