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. See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports The Fox Valley Conference champion upset . Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Paris Patterson (70) seals the edge against Prairie Ridge's Yaroslov Clark (71) while Robert Battle (9) sits in the pocket and looks downfield against Prairie Ridge during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. 2 St. Laurence 14-6 in front of 23,000 at Soldier Field. This years team joins the 1989 East Side team and Mundelein Carmel (2003) as the only ones to score eight. The Flyers celebrated their Class 6A championship, a 43-21 victory over Prairie Ridge. East St. Louis defeated the Prairie Ridge Wolves from Crystal Lake, Illinois, by a score of 57-7 to earn the Illinois Class 6A State Championship. We really felt like we had something to prove.. Orange Crush dancers lead a truck carrying members of the East St. Louis Senior High Marching Band during a parade on State Street to celebrate the football team winning the state championship on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. 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. Today, talent-wise, we met our match, he said. 2. Why the Tigers were great: Before TV, high school football drew huge crowds. It felt amazing, just doing it for the city, Flyers senior Miles McVay said. We had all 11 guys keying on him.. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com. 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). Girls Varsity Tennis falls to Walled Lake Central, 7-2; 3 matches go to . Playoff victory margin: 23.2 points (Lake Park 28-18, Barrington 30-7, Homewood-Flossmoor 48-21, Andrew 48-22, Addison Trail 52-22). Prairie Ridge struck first Saturday on Vaseys 14-yard touchdown run with 7:13 left in the first quarter. The East St. Louis Flyers went down early but then rolled for the rest of the game. East St. Louis won its second state title over the past four years and fourth under head coach Darren Sunkett in two decades. The "City of Champions" is bringing home another piece of hardware after dominating the state championship game on Saturday. . Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis fans cheer their team against Prairie Ridge during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. It would be four more minutes before the East St. Louis football team officially won its 10th state championship, but the party started with Sunkett the Flyers longtime coach getting an ice water bath that enthralled the mass of orange and blue clad fans in the stands. The Mid-Suburban League's first state champion was the only undefeated team in any class in 1986. The Flyers celebrated their Class 6A championship, a 43-21 victory over Prairie Ridge, with a parade down State Street. They outscored their playoff opponents 199-70 and blitzed a talented Thornton team for 558 yards in the final to return to glory after falling in the 6A final the previous two years. He scored another 8-yarder on the next drive as East St. Louis went into the locker room with a 22-7 lead. They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. The next day, 4,188 watched the Bears play the Cleveland Rams at Wrigley Field. 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). They are all the same size arent they? Sunkett said following East Sides 43-21 triumph over Prairie Ridge Saturday in DeKalb. Dynasties get represented once. Macon, who finished the day 13-of-19 for 306 yards, found Lovett on a 7-yard scoring play for his third touchdown pass of the day on the first play of the fourth quarter as the Flyers lead expanded to 28-14. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Dejerrian Miller (17) signals for a first down after catching a pass against Prairie Ridge's Drake Tomasiewicz (3) during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. The East St. Louis Senior High Flyers celebrated their Class 6A state football championship with a pep rally and parade down State Street. Bond nailed his sixth extra point. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com. This would have been Jaylon McKenzies senior year. Jackson won the state title in the 100-yard dash three years in a row and was selected 11th overall out of Western Illinois by the Redskins in the 1962 NFL draft. They finished No. Playoff victory margin: 17.2 (Thornton 38-21, Lincoln-Way Central 39-9, Brother Rice 32-6, Wheaton Warrenville South 14-7, Maine South 30-24 2OT). With the Wolves once again in Flyers territory, Perkins scooped up a fumble and rambled 90 yards for a touchdown a a 36-14 Flyers advantage. Im still tired, Perkins said in the post-game press conference. Butler is pastor of nearby Union Full Gospel Baptist Church and a full-time substitute teacher in the district. The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). Sean King, Special. The team averaged 10.7 per rushing attempt, with four backs averaging 100 or more yards per game behind a huge offensive line led by Keith Bruns, Joe Pieper and Gary Stajduhar. It was one of the best high school football games in state history, and the memory of that added a little juice to this years matchup between Prairie Ridge and the Flyers. It was the second hard shot he took as a kick returner to go along with all the hits he absorbed as the Wolves primary ball carrier. Are there champions that lost a game or two that deserve to make the list? Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com. 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. Dean Criddle has been a reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat for more than 32 years and currently covers public safety . 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 1912 team put up a point differential of 431-17, again with eight shutouts. East St. Louis scores 57 unanswered points to win 10th state championship. They displayed offensive balance with 2,802 rushing yards and 2,799 passing yards, led by QB Emmett Clifford, RB Dara Laja and All-State brothers Sam and Jack Badovinac on the line. Win Tickets! These guys are our first group since the eighties ato be at state three years in a row and if it wasnt for COVID it would have been four.. They cruised all season until the final, when they needed two touchdowns in the final three minutes to overcome Sacred Heart-Griffin. Each era is represented as fairly as possible. Quinnipiac had the easiest regional of the lot, crushing Merrimack 5-0 before beating Ohio State 4-1 in Bridgeport. 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. Just doing it for the city. 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. Last chance! East St. Louis football players Darius Walker (15), Tyres Williams (71) and Kevon Billingsley (50) dance at the end of a state championship victory parade on State Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. The Wolves, the No. But they topped the 5A poll much of the season before ultimately being grouped in the 6A bracket. Schweighardt had 94 receptions for 1,572 yards and 26 TDs, with McGoey adding 60, 1,274 and 21. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The East St. Louis Football Flyers earned their tenth high school football state championship on Saturday. Carmel trailed Bloomington 26-25 late in the third quarter before Mike Serio responded with a 91-yard kickoff return that put the Corsairs up for good, and they outscored the Purple Raiders 22-0 in the fourth quarter to ice their only state title. Joey Wright East St. Louis 57,. Playoff victory margin: 30.6 points (Urbana 48-0, Decatur MacArthur 34-28, Prairie Ridge 35-3, Bloomington 33-7, Richards 41-0). Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Christopher Bennett Jr (3) celebrates with Rico Bond (14) after scoring a touchdown against Prairie Ridge during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. The Wolves received the opening kickoff and looked every bit the powerful running machine that devoured the competition much of the season. This story was originally published December 2, 2019, 10:22 AM. It was time for the Flyers defense to show what it could do. Now is the time to mouse-proof where you live. John Tatum Sr., played basketball and baseball and was a member of the swimming team at Armstrong High, beginning a lengthy career of success in the pool. Im proud of these kids. 5 in USA Today's national rankings. 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. Jamariante Burgess (12) dances as he is introduced during a pep rally at East St. Louis Senior High to celebrate the state championship on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. . (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune). They finished No. We have great defensive coaches. On 11/26, the East St. Louis varsity football team won their neutral playoff game against Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake, IL) by a score of 57-7. Macons side-arm, on-the-run 21-yard strike to Dominic Lovett moved the ball to the 34-yard line. LB Mark Zavagnin played at Notre Dame, and QB Mark Strimel played at Purdue. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com. Set amongst 600 acres of rolling oak forests, the 1926 red-bricked and green-roofed clubhouse is one of the most recognized sites in golf. The 22-23 East St. Louis varsity football team roster. I was tired. In the state semifinal and final he rushed for a combined 514 yards and seven touchdowns. Sophomore running back TaRyan Martin and his five bodyguards made quick work of the Wolves defense as he ripped off a 34-yard touchdown run down the left side. St. Louis American 1.61K subscribers 1.5K views 3 years ago "The Tigers of East St. Louis' Lincoln High ran basketball, but the Flyers got one now" State Championships that is,. Why the Tigers were great: They proved their bona fides early with a 44-7 rout of eventual 8A champ Maine South in Week 2 and never stopped rolling. The youth football standout was murdered in May of 2019 and the Flyers have carried his memory with them ever since. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. You cant match up with that.. 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. Vasey had 25 carries for 126 yards and one touchdown. East St. Louis is generally considered the top team in the state, regardless of class. Needless to say, the Flyers impressed Prairie Ridge coach Chris Schremp. I just wanted to come back and finish, Battle said. RBs Bob Hanlon and Robert Kelly went on to play for Notre Dame's 1943 national champions. QB Bart Macomber was a future All-American for Zuppke at Illinois. In the championship, running back TaRyan Martin ran for three touchdowns and Robert "Pops" Battle threw for two touchdowns and ran for another. Prairie Ridge marched 67 yards on 11 plays as Vasey scored a 14-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead with 7 minutes and 13 seconds to play in the first. BG allowed only 489 rushing yards all season, an average of 35 per game, behind DT Jon Gustafsson (Illinois), a 6-foot-5, 260-pound monster from Sweden, and LB Jim Wagner (UCLA), a fellow All-Stater. It was a masterful performance a year after he felt utterly responsible for the Flyers one-point championship game loss. (The board usually decides on rehiring coaches in November.) Example video title will go here for this video. East St. Louis, the all-time winningest program in Illinois high school football history with a record of 791 wins 197. Only a fraction went to charity, state says. Why the Bulldogs were great: They dominated the state for two seasons with two largely different groups in 1988 and 1989. The five guys in front of me work hard every game.. The. Future NFL All-Pro lineman Eric Steinbach played for the 1995-97 champs and set a state record with 26 sacks his final year. 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. The Ramblers outscored their opponents 558-123, including 179-50 in the 8A playoffs and 164-42 in the tough-as-nails Catholic Blue. East St. Louis offense also was virtually unstoppable, amassing 569 yards to go with the 57 points. "We are . East St. Louis amassed 592 yards of total offense on the day. East St. Louis' 1985 champs probably would win a poll as the state's greatest team. The Flyers only two minutes to respond, as Martin scampered 34 yards for a touchdown. 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East St. Louis Football (2022) Standings. East St. Louis also defeated Prairie Ridge 43-21 in the 2019 title game. Members of the East St. Louis Senior High Flyers duck under a railroad bridge as they ride aboard an East St. Louis fire truck during a state championship victory parade on State Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. They didn't win by fewer than 20 points until the final, when they won their second straight 7A title and seventh overall. He also played free safety during the playoffs and had two interceptions in the semifinals and another in the final against Addison Trail while throwing four and three TDs in those games. Why the Lions were great: Five-foot-six QB Babe Baranowski (Illinois, Georgetown) was described as the "legend of his day." They won their five playoff games by a combined score of 194-19 and punted a total of 10 times in 14 games. Once we got here we did a great job.. On the next play Battle showcased his speed and footwork with a slick run that included making three defenders miss as he scored a 26-yard touchdown to make it 36-7 with 5:28 in the third. Prairie Ridge (12-2) made its fifth championship game appearance since 2011, won back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017 and lost the 2019 championship to East St. Louis. At the high school level, we offer a wide range of sports for our student-athletes: East St. Louis Sr. High school sports are spearheaded by the all-time winning Football program in the state of Illinois, winning 7 state championships and 2 national championships in school history. 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. Their other stars included RB Larry Snoddy, QB Butch Mech, FB Mark Callanan,DE Ray Jakubiak, LB JenkinsDavis and linemen Clarence Kennedy, William Murphy, Rick Jones and Joe Banasiak. Us stepping up with that stop out of the half and the offense taking the ball down the field, it turned the tide of the game.. Why the Hilltoppers were great: It's hard to pick the best of their four straight 4A champions from 1975-78. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Dominic Dixon (34) hits Prairie Ridge's Tyler Vasey (7) in the backfield for a loss during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Paris Patterson (70) and Brandon Henderson (77) double team Prairie Ridge's Gavin Tinch (65) during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. Other stars included QB Mark Benson (Northwestern), DT Gavin Pearlman (Illinois) and RB Pat Milz, who rushed for more than 1,000 yards. Bill DeCorrevont was the team's star, scoring 35 touchdowns in 10 games. Members of the East St. Louis Senior High Marching Band play on a flatbed truck as it rolls in a state championship football victory parade on State Street on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. The offense scored 40 or more eight times, while the defense allowed 20 or more only twice. Future Bear TE Emery Moorehead helped pick up the slack with RB Kevin Keith. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Christopher Bennett Jr (3) reacts after scoring a touchdown against Prairie Ridge during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. I dont think the trophy is any larger than the ones in 4A or 5A. They finished No. Bi 22/07/2021. East St. Louis romps to 10th state football championship, East St. Louis Flyers are no stranger to IHSA state championship appearances, East St. Louis set to battle Prairie Ridge in IHSA 6A finals seeking 10th state title, East St. Louis rallies for win in 6A semifinals, now on doorstep of 10th state title, IHSA Class 6A semifinal live update: East St. Louis hangs on, headed to state title game, 1 win from title game, East St. Louis again faces a familiar opponent in semifinal. Kevon Billingsley (50) brings receivers coach Terry Fenton to the floor to lead a chant during an East St. Louis Senior High state championship pep rally in the gym on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com. QB Anthony Kropp passed for 3,010 yards and 31 TDs. 16 nationally. The East St. Louis Flyers captured another football state championship in Illinois 6A on Saturday, with a dominating 57-7 win over Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge at the University of Illinois in Champaign. Key players included LB Bryan Cox, QB Kerwin Price, OL Anthony Buckner, RB Marvin Lampkin and WRs Art Sargent and Cortez Robinson. The 2021 IHSA Football State Championship games will air live on statewide television via Gray Media's IHSA TV Network on Friday and Saturday November 26-27 The eight state title games will be contested at Huskie Stadium on the campus of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. The counter was the biggest play they run so we had to make sure we got over top and shut down (Vasey).. The 6-foot and 170-pound signal caller hit junior receiver Jesse Watson for a 27-yard touchdown to push the lead to 29-7 with 8:43 in the third. Apr 4. Messenger: The culture wars come to Bud Light. Fans on the go can also watch the games via their mobile devices on the NFHS Network at www.IHSA.tv. STLHighSchoolSports.com is the most comprehensive source of stats, scores and stories from any and all area high schools. 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. They avenged their only 1970 loss with a 45-24 win against Hinsdale Central in the 1971 opener, and they outscored their remaining seven opponents 289-14. Talent-wise, we obviously met our match, Wolves coach Chris Schremp said. The Flyers secured the 10th state football title in program history by virtue of a 57-7 win against Prairie Ridge in the IHSA Class. South 28-0, Barrington 31-7, Normal 34-15). By Jimmy. Playoff victory margin: 26.4 points (Stevenson 63-29, Loyola 26-7, Barrington 42-0, Bartlett 23-6, Hinsdale Central 41-21). All in all, with title No. I cant say enough about our group of guys. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com. 2 seed, wrapped up at 12-2 while seeing their nine-game winning streak snapped. Junior Rico Bond made the extra point. The guys came out from January until June and worked their butts off, Sunkett said. Why the Hilltoppers were great: The middle team of a three-peat that was led by RB J.R. Zwierzynski, one of the best Hilltoppers of all. Shannon remains the face of East . The SIUE graduate was elected in 2020 to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame as a sports writer. We let them down last year.. 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. In 2009 they ran through 8A undefeated again and finished ranked No. Kickoff Returners: Christopher Bennett Jr, Jesse Watson Punter: Christopher Bennett Jr Punt Returners: Christopher Bennett Jr, Jesse Watson Placekicker: Rico Bond Placekick Holder: Robert "Pops" Battle Starters Offense Offense Averages Backs: 5-10, 175 Line: 6-3, 295 Receivers: 5-11, 160 Defense Defense Averages Defensive Backs: 6-0, 176 Joining Burgess is Brian Bonnett (72) and Kevon Billingsley (50). On December 16, 2016, the East St. Louis Flyers football team was welcomed to the United States District Courthouse in East St. Louis for a reception to recognize the team's outstanding 14-0 state championship season. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. East St. Louis immediately responded with a 72-yard, six-play drive. Last chance! We were out-athleted today, thats for sure.. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. McVay is a 6-6, 330-pound senior committed to Alabama. They finished No. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Christopher Bennett Jr (3) carries the ball for a touchdown against Prairie Ridge during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. It sounds like a corny, old-school word. The Flyers celebrated their Class 6A championship, a 43-21 victory over Prairie Ridge. 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