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. The Flyers, seeded No. Maybe I just wanted to show we`ve got kids who can hit, too.''. Here are a few things to share about our selection process before you dive in: 1. Football - Tennessee Titans Football - Washington Redskins . They finished No. Haydens 69-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter extended the lead to 56-7. 9 in USA Today national rankings. St. Laurence lost four fumbles and had a punt blocked that bitter cold night. Hats off to all those guys. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com. The Flyers beat Chatham Glenwood 50-28. We set this goal last year after losing the state championship, and the guys came out from January working their butts off, Flyers coach Darren Sunkett said. They capped their undefeated season with a title in the inaugural state playoffs, and they also went undefeated the three seasons before. LOUIS, Ill. - The Flyers football team is celebrating a perfect season and a ninth state title and the city of East St. Louis will honor the team's achievement with a championship. CHAMPAIGN Darren Sunkett picked ice chips out of the hood of his sweatshirt Saturday. After getting a stop, the Flyers then embarked on a 95-yard drive that chewed up most of the second quarter. East St. Louis Dejerrian Miller (17) reacts after catching a pass against Prairie Ridge. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, Chiefs Jerick McKinnon breaks down recovery process, Mahomes reveals how he celebrated first playoff win, TKO: Cheering dilemma, Jerry Jones or Tom Brady. They finished No. Sophomore Sael Reyes interception near the end zone helped East St. Louis end the half with the 22-7 margin. It was time for the Flyers defense to show what it could do. Theres really only one answer, Martin said. 1974: Glenbrook North-East St. Louis was a king waiting to be crowned. The Wolves returned to Zuppke Field on the success of its triple-option offense with senior quarterback Tyler Vasey as the primary playmaker. Its the most points ever scored in a Class 6A title game, breaking the old record of 56 set by Naperville Central in 1999. "We let them down last year." McVay is a 6-6, 330-pound senior committed to Alabama. And Robeson seemed to have the game under control when Mickey Pruitt, now with the Bears, lost a fumble on the Guilford 41 with 2:35 left. 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 No. Last chance! 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 their eighth touchdown, tying the Class 6A title game record for most in a game. 1 team in the Class 6A Illinois Associated Press poll, East St. Louis (12-2) won the programs 10th state championship and third since 2016. 2023 NCAA Division I Football Champions Panorama - South Dakota State Jackrabbits Fan Cave Decor. Their 1970 team that didn't allow a point all season earns the right to be called the best of the bunch. Battles nifty 26-yard touchdown run with 5:28 left in the third quarter, followed by Bonds PAT, swelled the lead to 36-7. 5 nationally. The tradition East St. Louis football has is a great feeling, Sunkett said. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' TaRyan Martin (6) carries the ball for a touchdown against Prairie Ridge's Drake Tomasiewicz (3) during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. If Prairie Ridge had any flicker of a comeback it was extinguished on the ensuing kickoff when Vasey received the kick and took a clean but hard hit that left him requiring attention from the teams trainer. The next year they were undefeated 5A champions, finishing ranked No. Think of this as the Terrific 32 all-time playoff bracket. Korhonen retired as the state's all-time coaching wins leader with 315. We had all 11 guys keying on him.. Vasey returned, ran four plays and the Wolves turned the ball over on downs. The Flyers compete in the Southwestern Conference. The Mid-Suburban League's first state champion was the only undefeated team in any class in 1986. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Michael Tillman (12) breaks up a pass intended for Prairie Ridge's Luke Vanderwiel (6) during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. Playoff victory margin: 30.2 points (Sandburg 43-6, Wheaton South 29-18, Larkin 42-6, Glenbard East 49-7, Schaumburg 56-31). Hard work pays We End on Top as State Champs #AllGasNoBrakes #RollTide #CityofChampions 0:23 1.9K views Photographer Chris Johns has posted a new gallery East St. Louis @ Lemont (IHSA 6A Semifinal) containing 68 photos. Sean King, Special. Dynasties get represented once. All in all, with title No. Are there champions that lost a game or two that deserve to make the list? The Flyers from the year before might finish second, and the team before that might rank third. Sean King, Special to STLhighschoolsports.com, East St. Louis' Bryce Harrison (23) pressures Prairie Ridge's Tyler Vasey (7) during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. 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. 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. Playoff victory margin: 32.4 (Hirsch 61-8, Bremen 51-10, Providence 20-6, Rockford West 28-8, Peoria Central 40-6). They cruised all season until the final, when they needed two touchdowns in the final three minutes to overcome Sacred Heart-Griffin. The Wolves ran once and attempted two passes that fell incomplete and were forced to punt. (It starts) with the five guys in front of me doing their jobs, Martin said. This week's top HS football teams in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Mom isnt sure whether its better to leave or to put up with his lying and using. Though their paths have separated since, the two teams still have some rough and tumble games.. When they have D-I talent up and down the lineup and right now we dont even have a kid that is going to play in college, the matchup is tough.. Other stars included WR/S Joey Orlando, lineman Zach Timm and LBs Corby Ryan and Nick Catino. Martin rushed 17 times for 174 yards and three scores. We have a great deal of respect for (Vasey). Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. Andy Bebar scored from the 7 with 6:27 left and Tom Seneker used Moore`s crunching block to score the go-ahead two-point conversion. he latest guest on my weekly 20 Minutes podcast is East St. Louis head coach and athletic director Darren Sunkett. The offense scored 40 or more eight times, while the defense allowed 20 or more only twice. RB Rich Shutt had 1,566 yards and 17 TDs on 161 carries, and DE Nick Bisgrove 18 sacks. TROY, Ill. Triad High didnt have to look far to find its new football coach. The Flyers turned on the mercy-rule running clock on the first play of their next drive as Battle went deep to junior receiver Rico Bond for a 41-yard touchdown and a 50-7 lead. We were really going out and doing it for my brother Jaylon, McVay said. In 1998, East St. Louis Lincoln High School consolidated with East St. Louis High.[2]. Probably. With the state football playoffs, the nature of the sport in Illinois high schools changed forever. 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. Georgia smashed TCU, 65-7, when all was said and done. Thats a wrap! 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Marek left as the Badgers' all-time rushing leader, and Lick was a starter for six seasons with the Bears. Let it be noted that the first play from scrimmage in the first state championship football game played in Illinois was a pass play for a first down. This years team joins the 1989 East Side team and Mundelein Carmel (2003) as the only ones to score eight. Nov 29 Weight Program to Spring Conditioning to Summer Camp to the Season. 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Two years of Flyers football during that period were the subject of a book, The Right Kind of Heroes. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. It was big (for me to win it) because I wanted to come back and finish (state), said Battle. The Flyers then secured victory for all intents in purpose on the first drive of the second half as Battle connected with junior Jesse Watson on a 27-yard scoring strike and Bond added the point after for a 29-7 bulge with 8:43 left. They finished No. They were named national champion by the National Sports News Service. We were out-athleted today, thats for sure.. Here we go: St. Louis Battlehawks 2023 schedule released - St. Louis Argus ABC, dome, ESPN, FX, return, schedule, XFL Here we go: St. Louis Battlehawks 2023 schedule released Their first home game of the season will be Sunday, March 12, at 3 p.m. against the Arlington Renegades. The next year's team extended the Bulldogs' win streak to 28 behind QB John Rutkowski. These guys stepped up this year. And with [East St. Louis] being so fast.. Prairie Ridge struck first Saturday on Vaseys 14-yard touchdown run with 7:13 left in the first quarter. The Wolves never got it going again. Cary-Grove used its triple option to upset East St. Louis and Luther Burden, the top team and top player in the state. Needless to say, the Flyers impressed Prairie Ridge coach Chris Schremp. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. East St. Louis 48 - Crystal Lake Prairie Ridge 20 Scott's Notes: When the Flyers win their ninth state championship on Saturday, it will mark the first time in history that the City of. 8 in USA Today's national rankings. Getsy will coach the American Team on Feb. 4 in Mobile, Ala. Playoff victory margin: 31.2 points (Lane 42-0, Sandburg 54-14, Naperville Central 40-26, Downers Grove North 38-6, Barrington 42-14). 1 large school in the STLhighschoolsports.com rankings and the No. East St. Louis players celebrate their victory over Prairie Ridge for the state 6A football championship at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. They went 14-0 and earned their ninth. 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. They did not allow a point throughout the playoffs, winning their four games by a combined 106-0. Bond nailed his sixth extra point. 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. 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 6A championship game Saturday at Memorial Stadium on the campus . On Saturday, Nov. 26, East Side captured its 10th state. They outscored opponents 630-170, including 195-63 in the playoffs, and finished No. Fans of small- and medium-sized schools especially Bishop McNamara, Driscoll, Montini, Geneseo, Metamora, Rochester and Phillips' historic 2015 squad have a right to be upset at their teams' absence here, but their best squads just did not play the level of competition that make comparisons to the teams represented here possible. 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. East St. Louis Senior High School won the 2008 Class 7A football state championship against Geneva High School. Southwestern Boys Win, O'Fallon Tops East St. Louis 7. . Vasey had 25 carries for 126 yards and one touchdown. Future Bear TE Emery Moorehead helped pick up the slack with RB Kevin Keith. That`s where linebacker Jack Moller came in. 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. 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). Caleb Downs, Rueben Bain, Jackson Arnold, Roderick Robinson headline list of this fall's top performers. Playoff victory margin: 23.0 (Willowbrook 22-0, East St. Louis 48-12, Richards 28-0, Buffalo Grove 15-9). They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. From 1976 to the beginning of the 1995 season, the Flyers' coach was Bob Shannon. They defeated Englewood 111-0 in 1911 and Evanston 101-0 in 1912. Prairie Ridges Tyler Vasey (7) looks on after taking second place in the IHSA Class 6A state football game against East St. Louis. 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. They finished No. This would have been Jaylon McKenzies senior year. Thats all we heard from the time we lost the state championship last year until this week. Gillespie said his first state champs were his best, but the '78 team's defensive dominance gives them the edge here. "It felt amazing, just doing it for the city," Flyers senior Miles McVay said. 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. East St. Louis scores 57 unanswered points to win 10th state championship. Playoff victory margin: 31.8 points (Prosser 61-0, McHenry 42-23, Richards 49-20, Rock Island 39-0, Joliet Catholic 17-6). Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The Flyers entered the old Class 5A state final, the biggest division at the time, with a 12-0 record, a host of sensational running backs nicknamed the. For some with the condition, sounds activate the brains vision centers. Georgia quarterback. Originally we were aiming for Top 25. Previous. With Glenbrook trailing 13-6 early in the fourth quarter, Don Broadbridge, who began his football career as a third-string quarterback on the freshman B team, threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Sam Poulos. 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. 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. McVay, senior left guard Paris Patterson, senior left tackle Brandon Henderson, senior center Tim Pitts and senior right guard Terran Scarborough were a force that no in-state opponent could match this season. We let my brother in the sky down last year and it wasnt going to happen again., East St. Louis' Sael Reyes (2) runs back an interception against Prairie Ridge during a state 6A championship game at Memorial Stadium in Champaign on Saturday, Nov 26, 2022. In the last game of his illustrious career Vasey rushed 25 times for 107 yards and one score. The season hes had, hes been amazing, Prairie Ridge coach Chris Schremp said. Our team of experts has selected the best teeth whitening gel out of hundreds of options. 1982: Rockford Guilford-Never had a Public League team come this close. East St. Louis played in its third consecutive championship game, and had the playoffs not been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 Sunkett believes it would have been four. 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. The school serves about 1,438 students in grades 9 to 12 in the East Saint Louis Public Schools district. Their 46-0 rout of Brother Rice in the Class 6A championship concluded a three-year run in which the Flyers went 40-0 with three 6A titles. On 11/12, the East St. Louis varsity football team won their neutral playoff game against Crete-Monee (Crete, IL) by a score of 45-0. Those mistakes cant happen, especially with our offense, Vasey said. You have permission to edit this article. Its the fourth title in Sunketts tenure, which began at the turn of the century. He and 6-5, 300-pound Paris Patterson, an Arkansas recruit, have anchored East St. Louis offensive line for four years. The company said it will also be making changes to its hardware portfolio and consolidating its leased office locations. STLHighSchoolSports.com is the most comprehensive source of stats, scores and stories from any and all area high schools. The reason he was so effective? 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. The youth football standout was murdered in May of 2019 and the Flyers have carried his memory with them ever since. St. Laurence`s Ernie Wulff, a second-string fullback, scored from the 7 to tie the game and Matt Oskalunas kicked the extra point to win it. Ten players went on to play Division I football. The Flyers rolled to 57 unanswered points, picked up more than 200 yards of offense in both half and cruised to 28 points in the third quarter. Giants head coach Brian Daboll was part of five Super Bowl champions during two stints as an assistant with the Patriots and he coached in . 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. Their numerous Division I players included 250-pound OL Jim Gatziolis, who played at Wisconsin and Nebraska. "The defense still felt bad from last year," said East St. Louis coach Darren Sunkett, whose team fell to Cary-Grove 37-36 in . Free shipping for many products! The 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship was over by halftime. The next day, 4,188 watched the Bears play the Cleveland Rams at Wrigley Field. The Flyers secured the 10th state football title, East St. Louis also defeated Prairie Ridge, Thats a wrap! 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. LOUIS, Ill. - The East St. Louis community came together Wednesday for a celebration of champions. 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. Unbearable loss, Spirit animal? Team: Schedule | Roster | Overall Stats | League Stats | Tournaments | Honor roll League: Schedule | Standing . Saturday's 57-7 drubbing against Prairie Ridge - one of the state's premiere triple-option teams - to win the Class 6A state championship should silence any doubters. Why the Tigers were great: They possessed possibly the greatest offense the state has ever seen, led by QB Jon Beutjer (Iowa, Illinois) and WRs Jon Schweighardt (Northwestern) and Eric McGoey (Illinois). Battle found senior linebacker and tight end Antwon Jojo Hayden for a 2-point conversion to give East Side an 8-7 lead with 5:10 remaining in the first. No one injured. Why the Bulldogs were great: They dominated the state for two seasons with two largely different groups in 1988 and 1989. We set this goal last year when we lost in the state championship (to Cary-Grove). 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. Schweighardt had 94 receptions for 1,572 yards and 26 TDs, with McGoey adding 60, 1,274 and 21. Their closest wins were 27-7 over Thornridge and Joliet. It was a masterful performance a year after he felt utterly responsible for the Flyers one-point championship game loss. They outscored their opponents 614-160, including 208-49 in playoffs, and finished No. So, with those criteria in mind, here they are: the 32 best high school football teams in Illinois history, listed chronologically. The final in what may have been one of the biggest upsets in state championship history: 1981: Joliet Catholic-More than 20,000 fans in Dyche Stadium saw the collision between two undefeated teams, and when Joliet Catholic coach Gordon Gillespie said after the Class 5A victory over Deerfield, ''We have the best team in Illinois,'' few could argue. 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