High School Football
Illinois High School Football State Championships
Gould replaces Sam Baker, who held the job for four seasons. He met with Rolling Meadows players Friday morning.
The time has finally arrived: Sanctioning flag football as IHSA sport gives girls avenue into game
The first championship game will be played in October.
Beeler, the No. 24 senior in Illinois according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, signed his letter of intent with Michigan State on Wednesday.
There’s no getting around the fact that Public League football has struggled mightily in the IHSA playoffs in recent years.
Chris Goffer succeeds Sinque Turner, who turned the Broncos into one of the Public League’s elite programs before leaving last month to take over at Simeon.
Chris Burgess has committed to Notre Dame.
<sub>IHSA Football State Championship Scores</sub>
Friday, Nov. 24
Class 1A | Camp Point Central 14, Lena-Winslow 0
Class 2A | Wilmington 28, Athens 3
Class 3A | Byron 69, Mt. Carmel, Ill. 7
Class 4A | Rochester 59, St. Laurence 38
Saturday Nov. 25
Class 5A | Nazareth 38, Joliet Catholic 20
Class 6A | Cary-Grove 23, East St. Louis 20
Class 7A | Mount Carmel 35, Downers Grove North 10
Joliet Catholic, which has won a record 15 state championships, led 20-10 at halftime.
It was a statement playoff run for St. Laurence and a respectable title-game loss for a program striving to join the elite.
DJ Stewart rumbled 41 yards for a touchdown on his first carry and added two more scores as the Mustangs beat the Broncos 21-7 at Lane Stadium.
It’s the third state title for Wilmington, which won the Class 2A state title in 2021 and the 3A championship in 2014.
All the scores from this weekend’s title games at ISU.
A look at all six games involving local teams.
The All-Public League football team was selected by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators.
Downers Grove North, Cary-Grove and Nazareth rise and Hope Academy debuts.
This Joliet Catholic team does many of the same things right as its predecessors. But it also has a dimension not often seen: a potent passing game directed by quarterback Andres Munoz.
Dupree had four carries for 74 yards and two touchdowns and two catches for 100 yards and two more Saturday.
A look at five of this weekend’s best games.
A look at the high school football playoff picture.
The top four teams continue to dominate and Wilmington makes its season debut.
Results from all the ranked teams.
The defending Class 8A champion Ramblers will play York in the semifinals.
Alessio Milivojevic picked Morgan Park apart with short passes and ran for two scores. One was a physical 13-yard blast in which he broke multiple tackles.
Kasper threw two touchdown passes and ran for one in the Warriors’ 42-7 victory against Sandwich in the Class 4A state quarterfinals on Friday in West Chicago.
A look at five of this weekend’s best games.
Marquee Sports Network announced on Tuesday that it will televise this year’s Prep Bowl, which will be held at Lane on Nov. 24 at 1 p.m.
Twenty-three proposals were revealed, including one that resurrects the concept of districts for football.
If you look at the list of total state championships, three of the top four schools (Joliet Catholic, Mount Carmel, Providence) are private.
It’s a major shakeup as seven new teams join before the state quarterfinals.
Results from all the ranked teams.
The Mustangs rallied from 11 points down at halftime to beat Sycamore 27-21 in a Class 5A second-round game.
Donovan Dey ran for 229 yards and three touchdowns in Carmel’s 50-7 clock win at Antioch in the second round of the Class 5A playoffs on Saturday.
Elliott and the Caravan ran off 49 straight points en route to a 49-15 win in Chicago.
The Griffins held Minooka to -2 rushing yards.
Breaking down five of this weekend’s best games.
Downers Grove North jumps, Lyons returns and Nazareth makes the cut.