Joliet Catholic Captures 13th Illinois High School Football Championship

After a two year drought, Joliet Catholic is back in the winners circle. Saturday Joliet Catholic pounded Lemont 49-7 for the Illinois Class 6A high school football championship.

Connor Krisch was the star of the Hilltopper ground show that amassed 415 yards to Lemont's 63. Krisch ran for 168 yards and four touchdowns. Lemont entered the game averaging over 300 yards a game on the ground.

To read more about the Hilltoppers record 13th state high school football title, click here.

How Do You Spell Dynasty?? D-R-I-S-C-O-L-L

Believe it or not, but Driscoll's (Addison, IL) seventh consecutive high school football championship isn't a national record. In fact, the Highlanders' are only halfway home.

Driscoll (14-0) beat Bloomington Central Catholic (13-1) 48-24 Friday to win the Illinois 4A state high school football championship. It was Driscoll's 35th straight playoff victory.

The Highlanders were led by David Schwabe and Tim Franken. Schwabe rushed for 238 yards. Franken finished with 159 yards rushing and five touchdown.

To read more about the victory, click here.

Here's a look at the national records for consective championships...

14 - St. Louis (Honolulu, Hawaii) 1986-99
14 - Sioux Falls Washington (South Dakota) 1951-64
9 - Phoenix Union (Arizona) 1920-28
8 - Salt Lake (Utah) 1898-1905
7 - Driscoll (Addison, IL) 2001-2007
7 - Animas (New Mexico) 1984-90
7 - Massillon (Ohio) 1935-41
7 - Massillon (Ohio) 1948-54
7 - Sydney (Montana) 1987-93

Galena Captured Illinos 1A Crown

All eyes may have been on Tuscola's Michigan-bound quarterback John Weinke going into the Illinois 1A championship game against Galena, but it didn't take long for Galena QB Gavin Kaiser to get some attention.

Kaiser amassed 362 yards in total offense as Galena won its third state title with a 35-7 win over the defending state champs.

Kaiser rushed for 93 yards on six carries, he was 10-of-15 in the passing department for 145 yards and he also returned two kickoffs for 124-yards, including a 91-yard touchdown return that tied the game at 7-7 in the second quarter.

To read a game recap, click here.

Joliet Catholic Goes For Record 13th Illinois Title

After a two year absence from an IHSA championship game, Joliet Catholic (12-1) will go after an Illinois state record 13th high school football championship on Saturday when the Hilltoppers play Lemont (11-2) in the 6A championship game at the University of Illinois.

It should be a ground war with both teams having excellent rushing attacks with five runners over the 1,000 yard mark this year. Joliet Catholic features three running backs that have rush for 1,000 yards (Tyler Hudetz 1,561 yds., Brandon Geiss 1,233 yds. and Connor Krisch 1,011 yds.). Lemont leading rusher is Bobby Earnest who's run for 1,771 yards and 27 touchdowns. Quarterback Brett Nagel has rushed for 1,443 yards and 21 scores.

Joliet has one twelve straight since losing its opener to arch-rival Mount Carmel. The Hilltoppers have averaged 46 points a game and 476 yards in total offense per game. Lemont, which is making its first championship game appearance, is averaging 37 points a game and 313 yards per game rushing.

To read more about the 6A title game, click here.

Plano Goes Back-To-Back in Illinois 3A Final

Plano is now the two-time IHSA 3A champs after a 32-7 win over Columbia on Friday. Plano's win featured an amazing 12-minute-6-second drive. To read a complete recap, please click here.

Dakota Crushes Westville for Illinois 2A Title

Dakota won its second Illinois high school football championship in three years beating Westville 50-12 on Friday in the state's 2A title game.

Derek Schurch led the way completing 9-of-14 passing for 209 yards and three touchdowns. Dakota also shutdown Illinois all-time leading rusher Caleb Pratt. Pratt only had 63 yards on his first 27 carries, but then against Dakota reserves he busted an 82-yard touchdown run.

Pratt ended his career with 8,477 yards and 121 touchdowns, which is also a state record. This season Pratt rushed for 3,010.

For a complete game wrap, click here.

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Illinois High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Semifinals

USA Today Super 25
Glenbard North 28 #22 Mt. Carmel 21

CLASS 8A
#14 Glenbard North 28, #1 Mt. Carmel 21

CLASS 7A
#1 Wheaton Warrenville South 26, #3 East St. Louis 0
#4 Lake Zurich 17, #7 Carmel 7

CLASS 6A
#2 Joliet Catholic 45, #1 Normal 13
#6 Lemont 27, #4 Oak Forest 20

CLASS 5A
#1 Metamora 62, #3 Marion 34
#5 Morris 10, #7 Marian Central Catholic 9

CLASS 4A
#1 Driscoll 41, #2 Coal City 14
#1 Bloomington Central Catholic 35, #2 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) 34

CLASS 3A
#3 Columbia 40, #1 Greenville 39
#5 Plano 14, #3 Aurora Christian 8

CLASS 2A
#2 Dakota 34, #4 Orion 7
#2 Westville 27, #1 Casey-Westfield 19

CLASS 1A
#4 Tuscola 48, #7 Arcola 6
#1 Galena 28, #5 Cuba North Fulton (Coop) 0

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, November 16, 2007

Semifinals

8A
Naperville North 20 Homewood-Flossmoor 8

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Quarterfinals

Illinois High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 10, 2007

CLASS 8A
#14 Glenbard North 32, #2 Fremd 28
#1 Mt. Carmel 21, #5 Maine South 14

CLASS 7A
#1 Wheaton South 34, #2 Morgan Park 0
#7 Carmel 16, #6 De La Salle 0
#4 Lake Zurich 28, #1 Rockford Boylan 17
#3 East St. Louis 34, #1 Geneva 26

CLASS 6A
#6 Lemont 48, #2 Prairie Ridge 34
#1 Normal 29, #13 Providence 0
#2 Joliet Catholic 33, #3 Rock Island 7

CLASS 5A
#1 Metamora 35, #2 Pontiac 14
#8 Belvidere at #5 Morris, 6
#7 Marian Central Catholic 34, #14 Nazareth 27
#8 Charleston at #3 Marion, 6

CLASS 4A
#1 Driscoll 48, #4 Chicago Christian 7
#1 Bloomington Central Catholic 38, #3 Decatur St. Teresa 7
#2 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) 28, #4 Mascoutah 7

CLASS 3A
#5 Plano 26, #1 St. Joseph-Ogden 22
#3 Columbia 23, #2 Carterville 14
#1 Greenville 35, #5 Marshall (Ill.) 21
#3 Aurora Christian 32, #7 Amboy-LaMoille (Coop) 26

CLASS 2A
#4 Orion 35, #1 Flanagan-Woodland (Coop) 7
#1 Casey-Westfield 17, #2 Red Bud 0
#2 Dakota 17, #3 Morrison 7
#2 Westville at #1 Maroa-Forsyth, 7

CLASS 1A
#7 Arcola 35, #3 Greenfield-Northwestern (Coop) 14
#1 Galena 39, #6 Cambridge 14
#4 Tuscola at #1 Mt. Olive, 2
#5 Cuba North Fulton (Coop) at #3 Toulon Stark County, 6

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs Quarterfinals

Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, November 9, 2007

CLASS 8A
#2 Naperville North 21, #6 Lincoln-Way East 7
#16 Homewood-Flossmoor 17, #4 Brother Rice 14

CLASS 6A
#4 Oak Forest 15, #1 Richards 6

CLASS 4A
#2 Coal City 35, #3 Harvard 0

Illinois High School Football Quarterfinals

Nationally-ranked Mount Carmel taking on Maine South on Saturday is the marquee match-up in the quarterfinal round of the IHSA 8A football playoffs. The game at Gately Stadium will feature two of the top junior quarterbacks in Illinois.

Mount Carmel, which is ranked #22 in the latest USA Today Super 25, is led by John Lynch while Charlie Goro leads Maine South. It will be a contrast in styles with Lynch being a running quarterback with 1,045 yards and 9 rushing TDs this year and Goro fires away, completing 76-percent of his passes for 2,500 yards and 24 touchdowns.

Click here to read a preview of the game.

Want to find out how Chicago Tribune high school sports writer Bob Sakamoto sees the quarters, click here.

Below you'll find all of the quarterfinal match-ups...

Friday, November 9, 2007

CLASS 8A
#4 Brother Rice at #16 Homewood-Flossmoor, 7
#2 Naperville North at #6 Lincoln-Way East, 7

CLASS 6A
#4 Oak Forest at #1 Richards, 7

CLASS 4A
#3 Harvard at #2 Coal City, 7

SATURDAY, November 10, 2007

CLASS 8A
#5 Maine South at #1 Mt. Carmel, 1 at Gately
#2 Fremd at #14 Glenbard North, 7

CLASS 7A
#4 Lake Zurich at #1 Rockford Boylan, 1
#1 Geneva at #3 East St. Louis, 3
#7 Carmel at #6 De La Salle, 6
#1 Wheaton South at #2 Morgan Park, 7:45 at Gately

CLASS 6A
#1 Normal at #13 Providence, 1
#2 Prairie Ridge at #6 Lemont, 6
#3 Rock Island at #2 Joliet Catholic, 6

CLASS 5A
#1 Metamora at #2 Pontiac, 1
#8 Belvidere at #5 Morris, 6
#14 Nazareth at #7 Marian Central Catholic, 6
#8 Charleston at #3 Marion, 6

CLASS 4A
#4 Chicago Christian at #1 Driscoll, 1
#1 Bloomington Central Catholic at #3 Decatur St. Teresa, 1
#2 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) at #4 Mascoutah, 1

CLASS 3A
#5 Plano at #1 St. Joseph-Ogden, 1
#3 Columbia at #2 Carterville, 1
#5 Marshall (Ill.) at #1 Greenville, 2
#7 Amboy-LaMoille (Coop) at #3 Aurora Christian, 5

CLASS 2A
#1 Flanagan-Woodland (Coop) at #4 Orion, 1
#3 Morrison at #2 Dakota, 1
#2 Red Bud at #1 Casey-Westfield, 2
#2 Westville at #1 Maroa-Forsyth, 7

CLASS 1A
#1 Galena at #6 Cambridge, 1
#3 Greenfield-Northwestern (Coop) at #7 Arcola, 1:30
#4 Tuscola at #1 Mt. Olive, 2
#5 Cuba North Fulton (Coop) at #3 Toulon Stark County, 6

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 2nd Round

Illinois High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 3, 2007

Playoffs - 2nd Round

CLASS 8A
#5 Maine South 29, #4 Glenbrook South 12
#2 Fremd 17, #7 Loyola 14

CLASS 7A
#4 Lake Zurich 10, #5 Rolling Meadows 7
#6 De La Salle 27, #3 Cary-Grove 26 (OT)
#2 Morgan Park 34, #6 Glenbard West 27
#3 East St. Louis 26, #2 Moline 7
#7 Carmel 28, #2 Glenbrook North 22 (OT)

CLASS 6A
#13 Providence 24, #12 Bloomington 13
#3 Rock Island 28, #6 Peoria Richwoods 12
#4 Oak Forest 21, #5 Hubbard 20
#6 Lemont 21, #3 Grant 7

CLASS 5A
#8 Belvidere 42, #1 Robeson 40
#5 Morris 21, #13 Rochelle 7
#7 Marian Central Catholic 29, #2 Montini 15
#14 Nazareth 35, #6 Geneseo 7
#1 Metamora 49, #4 Washington (Ill.) 13
#2 Pontiac 27, #6 Normal University 6
#8 Charleston 28, #4 Mt. Vernon 12
#2 Mattoon 28, #3 Marion 27

CLASS 4A
#1 Driscoll 42, #8 Chillicothe Illinois Valley Central 7
#4 Chicago Christian 28, #5 Mendota 0
#1 Bloomington Central Catholic 21, #4 Quincy Notre Dame 14
#3 Decatur St. Teresa 21, #2 Dunlap 14
#4 Mascoutah 42, #1 Anna-Jonesboro 28
#2 Mt. Carmel (Ill.) 41, #3 Breese Mater Dei 20

CLASS 3A
#1 St. Joseph-Ogden 26, #9 Wilmington 7
#5 Plano 41, #4 Aledo-Westmer (Coop) 21
#7 Amboy-LaMoille (Coop) 24, #2 Petersburg-PORTA (Coop) 13
#3 Aurora Christian 59, #11 Savanna West Carroll 18
#1 Greenville 17, #9 DuQuoin 7
#5 Marshall (Ill.) 21, #13 Carlinville 3
#2 Carterville 7, #10 Tolono Unity 6
#3 Columbia 48, #11 West Frankfort 13

CLASS 2A
#1 Flanagan-Woodland 42, #8 Clifton Central 6
#2 Dakato 18, #7 Sterling Newman 13
#3 Morrison 45, #6 Forreston 14
#2 Westville 28, #6 Tremont 15
#1 Casey-Westfield 21, #5 Auburn 7
#2 Red Bud 35, #3 Bridgeport Red Hill 0
#4 Orion 41, #12 Farmington 20

CLASS 1A
#1 Galena 27, #4 Milledgeville 0
#3 Toulon Stark County 13, #2 Princeville 6
#1 Mt. Olive 41, #8 Cerro Gordo (Coop) 3
#6 Cambridge 44, #2 Alden-Hebron 14
#4 Tuscola 62, #5 Concord Triopia-Meredosia-Chambersburg (Coop) 8
#7 Arcola 26, #2 Jacksonville Routt 24
#5 Cuba North Fulton 23, #1 Lewistown 16
#3 Greenfield-Northwestern (Coop) 12, #6 Sidell Jamaica Salt Fork (Coop) 7

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 2nd Round

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard
Friday, November 2, 2007

Playoffs - 2nd Round

CLASS 8A
#16 Homewood-Flossmoor 20, #9 Andrew 11
#1 Mt. Carmel 34, #9 Palatine 0
#14 Glenbard North 35, #6 York 13
#2 Naperville North 37, #7 Bolingbrook 14
#4 Brother Rice 21, #12 Hinsdale Central 20
#6 Lincoln-Way East 43, #14 Neuqua Valley 14

CLASS 7A
#1 Wheaton Warrenville South 26, #4 St. Rita 22
#1 Rockford Boylan 23, #9 Rockford Guilford 6
#1 Geneva 35, #4 St. Charles East 14

CLASS 6A
#1 Normal 35, #8 Ottawa 12
#1 Richards 36, #8 Glenbard South 19
#2 Prairie Ridge 56, #7 Oswego 36
#2 Joliet Catholic 51, #7 Crete-Monee 26

CLASS 4A
#3 Harvard 23, #6 Oregon 14
at #2 Coal City 42, #7 Genoa-Kingston 14

CLASS 2A
#1 Maroa-Forsyth 48, #5 Niantic Sangamon Valley 24