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). Lack of money and the general deterioration of the Chicago school system have all contributed to the demise of the Public League in athletics. Since then, Hyde Park, Phillips, Lane, Senn, Tilden, Harlan, South Shore, and Morgan Park have earned the gold medal at the state championships. They won the championship game Friday night, and they're still celebrating. As early as 1927, the CPL football champion met the CCL champion at Soldier Field for the city title. The next year they were undefeated 5A champions, finishing ranked No. Loyolas first offensive play was an 80-yard touchdown pass from Jake Stearney to Declan Forde on a flea flicker. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. That came after a little after the senior was down in pain on the Simeon sideline, suffering from a bad cramp. 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. 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. More importantly, they are the definition of 'team.' Quarterback Quayvon Skanes did it all with 141 yards on the ground and four touchdowns. 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 school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. 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 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. 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. 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. 16 nationally. Schweighardt had 94 receptions for 1,572 yards and 26 TDs, with McGoey adding 60, 1,274 and 21. Chicago was an early force in girls track but has faded from the scene. Walter Payton Girls Volleyball finished fourth in state in 2008. 2022 IHSA state football playoff scores and pairings, Ryan Keeler, former Nazareth football player, dies at age 20, Emerging Kankakee star Marques Easley picks up offers from Georgia, Alabama and more, Portal opens door to Illini for Glenbrook Norths Patrick Mahoney, New CPS football alignment unveiled: Amundsen, 15 other Public League teams eligible for state playoffs, Signing Day: Brother Rices Trey Pierce signs with Michigan, Chicago Sun-Times High School Football Player of the Year: Prairie Ridges Tyler Vasey, 2022 Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League football team, IHSA moves football finals to Illinois State, John Holecek on his next move and the decision to leave Loyola, Loyola football coach John Holecek steps down. 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. They won their five playoff games by a combined score of 194-19 and punted a total of 10 times in 14 games. Tennis was also a strong sport in the Chicago public schools, especially in the late `30s and early `40s. 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. 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 South Shore won the 1981 title after having been second in 1980. 5 in USA Today's national rankings. 15 in USA Today's national rankings. 1 on the list in the 800- and 800-medley relays. They finished No. Next fall, Amundsen will move up to the highest level of Public League football when it debuts in the newly reconfigured Red North. 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. 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. Other stars included QB Mark Benson (Northwestern), DT Gavin Pearlman (Illinois) and RB Pat Milz, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards. Morgan Parks Noah Malone (5) gets ready for a play against Simeon. Marek left as the Badgers' all-time rushing leader, and Lick was a starter for six seasons with the Bears. They did not allow a point throughout the playoffs, winning their four games by a combined 106-0. Individually, few Chicago public school athletes were as dominant as Ron Gora. 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 . In 2009 they ran through 8A undefeated again and finished ranked No. The Tars are No. All the pairings and scores for Class 8A through Class 1A. They also won the Prep Bowl in 1951 and 1952. Simeons Chau Smith (6) is forced out of bounds by Morgan Parks Deshun Britten (3). At the height of its popularity in the late 1930s, the bowl drew more than 100,000 fans. 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. Thurman was an All-Stater in football, basketball and track. When they say they are brothers they really mean it. State track and field titles have come in bunches for the CPL. The Wildcats . 21 in USA Today's national rankings. East St. Louis destroyed the Wolves 57-7 to win its tenth state championship. Most recently, CPS wrestling has gained notoriety with Bowen racking up regional titles. 2. Simeons Chau Smith (6) and Jelen Lee (4) hold off Morgan Parks Camron Fulton (1). 4. Trey Pierce is heading to one of the nations premier college football programs after signing his letter of intent with Michigan on Wednesday. We knew what type of game this would be, Culbreath said. 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. Wolverines coach Dante Culbreath was disappointed in his offensive lines performance against Prairie Ridge. 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. Simeon running back Chau Smith had 22 carries for 209 yards. 5 nationally. If a team pitches a shutout for an entire season in the middle of a streak of seven straight undefeated seasons it's in. The game was at NIU's campus in DeKalb. 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. Woodland was 5-for-13 for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Undefeated champions only. Their 1970 team that didn't allow a point all season earns the right to be called the best of the bunch. 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. 11 in USA Today's. Football Football Conference Schedules, Standings & Results Order Official IHSA State Final Photos from VIP! The CPL did not return to girls' interscholastics until the early 1970s, with the passage of Title IX by the federal government in 1972. Heres where things stand after all of the action. Quickly: Readers sound off on issues of the day, Speak Out reader opinion: We need Poker Face character in political debates, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. (Sorry, Roaring Twenties.). 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. 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. Nov 19. 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. 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. Since 1974, crowds have dramatically dwindled with the emphasis switching to earning a state championship. 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. Things have changed. 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. Since 1983, only three schools have made it to the state semifinals: Morgan Park (2005), Hubbard (2000, 2006) and Simeon (2014). The 1988 team, led by QB Efrem Haymore, outscored its opponents 520-66 and 200-40 in the playoffs. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. Key players included LB Bryan Cox, QB Kerwin Price, OL Anthony Buckner, RB Marvin Lampkin and WRs Art Sargent and Cortez Robinson. Why the Caravan were great: They knocked off three consecutive undefeated teams to take the title, starting with one of the best games in state history against Homewood-Flossmoor in the quarterfinals, when TE Mark Norville's 1-yard TD catch of a tipped pass on the final play in the rain at Gately Stadium allowed the Caravan to advance. Why 32? Taft played a good team, big shoutout to them and what theyre building over there.. 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. Since then, the city championship has been decided prior to the start of the state tournament. 1 all year, they beat No. The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. CPS SCORE! They trailed only once all season, 7-0 against Stagg in an eventual 42-13 win. They finished No. 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. 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. Kids were learning skills they would use after high school. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. Boys Football Records Menu. We have been through our ups and downs but we are still a family and we know how to pull back together.. Playoff victory margin: 26.4 points (Stevenson 63-29, Loyola 26-7, Barrington 42-0, Bartlett 23-6, Hinsdale Central 41-21). As of the end of the 2006 season, Chicago Vocational holds the record for most football city titles with nine, with Lane and Julian tied for second with eight. Holecek says hes done coaching at the high school level but isnt sure what his future holds. Sometimes it depends on who ends up with the ball last. They responded with a dominant effort against the Mustangs (7-5). 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. During that time the Wolverines had 262 wins against 130 losses. Championship Saturday, Feb. 12 . 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. 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. Morgan Parks Napoleon Williams (9) runs for a touchdown against Simeon. Simeon last played in the game in 2019 when it fell to St. Laurence by a point, 35-34. The Wolverines fought back. They finished No. The late Alvin Scott [19] is the second winningest H.S. They finished No. Go @ChiPubSchools ! Friday, November 27, 2015. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is celebrating a historic win over the holiday weekend. There was a time before spring and summer basketball leagues, meat-market recruiting camps and the age of specialization. They outscored their opponents 341-0 and allowed negative rushing yards for the season. Padilla finished with 102 yards and a touchdown. 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 CPL as it stands today is very diverse with nearly every major nationality and race represented in all sports. Why the E-Rabs were great: The program has qualified for the IHSA playoffs only four times and not since 2001, but this team was one of the best collections of talent the state has seen. CPL sanctioning of football dates back to 1913. 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. 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). He went on to play football at Michigan State. 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"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. They finished No. In girls' basketball, there are three divisions: Red, Blue, and Green. The Friars fell to Morgan Park in the first round of the state playoffs this season. See Chicago vs Detroit consensus picks and bet percentages for the point spread and Over/Under on March 1. . [8] All Rights Reserved. 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. Nearly every sport has four playing levels: Varsity, Sophomore, Freshman and Elementary. 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. Why the Saukees were great: Taking a team this talented and putting it in 1970s rural western Illinois turned out to be quite unfair. A daily sports newsletter delivered to your inbox for your morning commute. 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 CPL sanctioning of basketball dates back to 1913, when the CPL was formed. Under the Director are the City Wide Sport Coordinators, who govern competition in the sports that they are assigned. Congratulations to Coach Troy McAllister and his team on not only a perfect season, but on securing a spot in Illinois' sports history.". Why the Hilltoppers were great: It's hard to pick the best of their four straight 4A champions from 1975-78. Relentless Simeon beats Morgan Park, wins Public League championship. Honorable mentions are below. They finished No. They outscored their opponents 455-159, including 191-38 in playoffs, and went 7-0 in the Catholic Blue. The strike threatened to take away Simeons chance at the state playoffs, so the players fought backall the way to the mayors office. Probably. 2 St. Laurence 14-6 in front of 23,000 at Soldier Field. But since so many great teams that did not lose failed to make the list, it simply doesn't seem right to include a team that did. Renovation of Soldier Field in 2003 has seen a steady resurgence in crowds for the game, averaging around 20-25,000. 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. Then fate dealt him a winning hand. RB Russ Calabrese and Mike Mannott each rushed for more than 1,000 yards. 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. [1] CPL schools have enjoyed the top of the podium 22 times, 14 of those on the boys side. 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. . 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. Playoff victory margin: 35.0 (Danville 44-0, Lockport 58-12, Sandburg 13-0, Buffalo Grove 33-7, Brother Rice 46-0). Why the Mustangs were great: The small but sturdy team was coached by Buckley, a former Marine and three-sport star at Harvard. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. Why the Trojans were great: They were led by two of the greatest athletes in Illinois history: RB Leroy Jackson and end Homer Thurman. The CPL didn't play for a state championship until the 1926-27 school year, when it first gained entry into the IHSA. Nate Thomas had 228 yards rushing and three touchdowns for the Vikings (7-5). The game would be later dubbed the Prep Bowl in 1934 by Mayor Edward Kelly as a Thanksgiving fundraiser for the city's poor. A look at the title games in Class 8A through Class 3A. Simeon celebrates the Chicago Public League football championship after beating Taft 38-34 on Nov. 19, 2022, at Gately Stadium. 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. Safety John Gorman had an astounding-for-the-time 11 interceptions. 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. Pruitt currently governs competition in football, wrestling and lacrosse. They capped their undefeated season with a title in the inaugural state playoffs, and they also went undefeated the three seasons before. 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. The IHSA state finals may be on the move for the next five years. Tonight, we celebrate them as the pride of Bronzeville and all of Chicago. It`s been 10 years since Arthur Hill of CVS won the state diving title to become the last Public League state champion. 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. 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. Elzy, who had offers from nearly 30 FBS colleges, committed to Illinois on Saturday at the All-American Game in San Antonio. Ten players went on to play Division I football. Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. Davis, who has 25 years of teaching, coaching, and administrative experience in the Chicago Public Schools took over in 2003 after being selected by CEO Arne Duncan to replace Dr. J.W. Its the eleventh city title for the Wolverines (9-2). 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. 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. Future Bear TE Emery Moorehead helped pick up the slack with RB Kevin Keith. The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). 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. Until 2004, the trophy was made of wood with either a gold or silver plate notating champion or runner-up finish. The senior had touchdown runs of seven and 26 yards. 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. It was easy to see the confidence Taft had coming into the game, as it went possession for possession with the top-seeded Wolverines. Playoff victory margin: 26.5 points (West Chicago 22-0, Rich Central 26-0, Lake Forest 33-0, LaSalle-Peru 25-0). 10 in USA Today's national rankings. But there are simply too many great teams. 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