Maine South Wins Third Straight Illinois 8A Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

Maine South beat Mount Carmel 28-7 on Saturday to win the Illinois Class 8A football championship.

The victory gave the Hawks three straight titles and denied the Caravan its 11th overall state championship.

Mike Nieto of the NW Indiana Times reports that Maine South was helped by the smallest guy on the field...5-4 Paul Preston.

Wheaton Warrenville South Wins Another Illinois Championship

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

Wheaton Warrenville South's win streak reached 26 games straight on Saturday when the Tigers beat Lake Zurich for the school's second straight Class 7A title.

The Chicago Tribune reports that the Tigers, who have now won three of the last five Class 7A titles, didn't win this one without a fight.  In fact, WWS trailed 17-14 going into the fourth quarter, which marked the first time this year that the Tigers trailed in the second half.

Rockford Boylan Wins First Illinois High School Football Championship

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

Rockford Boylan beat Marmion 48-19 Saturday to win the Class 6A championship.

The Chicago Tribune reports that the Titans bounced back from a 13-7 second quarter deficit. The key to the Titans first state title was four fumble recoveries and two interceptions.

Montini Claims Back-to-Back Illinois 5A Titles

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

In 2009, Montini became only the second team in Illinois history to win a state championship with four losses, Saturday Broncos claimed a second straight 5A title.

Montini beat Chatham Glenwood 34-21 behind a quick first quarter start. The Daily Herald reports that the Broncos converted three fumbles into a 21-point lead, and never looked back.

Rochester Wins Illinois Class 4A High School Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

Rochester won the battle of unbeatens Friday to win Illinois' Class 4A championship.

The Rockets beat Rock Island Alleman 24-7 behind a strong offensive performance of running back Colten Glazebrook, who accounted for 297 yards of total offense.  Both teams entered the game with 13-0 records.

The Quad City Times reports that the loss was the fourth straight in a championship games for Rock Island Alleman.

Illini West Gets Revenge on Stillman Valley to Win Illinois 3A Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

Coming into Friday's Class 3A title between Illini West and Stillman Valley, the only loss in the Chargers tasted in their last 40 games was at the hands of SV.

That came in last year's state semifinals when Stillman Valley beat the Chargers 21-14 in overtime.  It snapped Illini West's 26-game win streak and propelled the Cardinals to their fourth state title.

Friday, Illini West got revenge with a 22-20 win to capture the 2010 Class 3A crown.  One of the key plays was when the Chargers stopped Stillman Valley's two-point try after a 98-yard kickoff return by Nate Bond.

The Chicago Tribune reports the Illini West defense also had to come-up big in the final seconds of the game.

Newman Central Catholic Wins Illinois 2A Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

Sterling Newman Central Catholic beat  Maroa-Forsyth 48-7 to capture the Class 2A title.

The seven touchdowns tied the single-game scoring mark in a title game.  It was the second straight game that the mark was tied.  Lena-Winslow scored seven touchdowns in the 1A title game.

Lena-Winslow Captures First Illinois High School Football Crown

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

For the first time since the school was found 52 years ago, Lena-Winslow has an Illinois high school football championship trophy.

The Panthers beat Tuscola 47-14 on Friday to capture the state's Class 1A crown.  Lena-Winslow tied a state championship game with six rushing touchdowns.

The victory was the 13th in a row for the Panthers, who opened the season with a loss to Dakota in the opening week of the season...a loss they later avenged in the second round of the playoffs.

Illinois High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

Illinois High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 27, 2010


Playoffs
Championships


8A
Maine South  28  Mount Carmel  7

7A
Wheaton Warrenville South  28  Lake Zurich  17

6A
Rockford Boylan  48  Marmion  19

5A
Montini  34  Chatham Glenwood  21


Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, November 26, 2010

Playoffs
Championships

4A
Rochester  24  Alleman  7


3A
Illini West 22 Stillman Valley 20

2A
Newman Central Catholic 48 Maroa-Forsyth 7

1A
Lena-Winslow 47 Tuscola 14

Illinois High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Semifinals

Illinois High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 20, 2010

Playoffs
Semifinals

CLASS 8A
Maine South 29, Loyola 22
Mount Carmel 28, Homewood-Flossmoor 21

CLASS 7A
Lake Zurich 21, St Rita 0
Wheaton Warrenville South 41, Belleville East 7

CLASS 6A
Rockford Boylan 14, Prairie Ridge 7
Marmion 31, Danville 28

CLASS 5A
Montini 27, Kaneland 14
Chatham Glenwood 42, Peoria Richwoods 13

CLASS 4A
Rock Island Alleman 19, Sandwich 0
Rochester 50, Metamora 17

CLASS 3A
Stillman Valley 29, Tolono Unity 19
Carthage Illini West 30, Mount Carmel 14

CLASS 2A
Sterling Newman Central Catholic 46, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 12
Maroa-Forsyth 20, Casey-Westfield 12

CLASS 1A
Lena-Winslow 22, Lewistown 7
Tuscola 17, Mount Sterling Brown County 10 (OT)

PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP
Curie 40, Morgan Park 34

Illinois High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Quarterfinals

Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, November 12, 2010

Playoffs
Quarterfinals

8A
Homewood-Flossmoor 35 Naperville North 28
Mount Carmel 41 Lyons 10

Illinois High School Football Scores - Playoffs/2nd Round

Illinois High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 6, 2010

Playoffs
2nd Round

8A
Loyola 14 Fremd 7
Maine South 36 Bartlett 12
Palatine 42 Glenbrook South 14
Stevenson 10 South Elgin 7

7A
Belleville East 21 Belleville West 13
Carmel 42 Honoegah 6
Glenbard West 42 Lincoln-Way East 28
Lake Zurich 14 Prospect 7
Minooka 41 Plainfield South 38
Simeon 55 Schaumburg 50
Wheaton Warrenville South 44 Wheaton North 0

6A
Cary-Grove 35 Robeson 0
Crystal Lake South 28 Lake Forest 17
Danville 40 Lincoln-Way North 21
Lemont 28 Geneva 10
Marmion 28 T.F. South 27
Prairie Ridge 20 Morgan Park 6

5A
Chatham Glenwood 48 Jacksonville 47
Joliet Catholic 49 Sterling 7
Kaneland 34 Crystal Lake Central 7
Marian Central 40 Grayslake Central 7
Montini 28 Sycamore 7
Peoria Richwoods 49 Lincoln-Way West 13
Springfield 47 Marion 45

4A
Mendota 22 St. Edward 20
Metamora 48 Mount Zion
Pontiac 31 Illinois Valley Central 15
Richmond-Burton 42 Bishop McNamara 14
Quincy Notre Dame 42 Breese Mater Dei 21
Sandwich 10 Genesco 7
Vernon Hills 37 Tinley Park 22

3A
Aurora Christian 18 Wilmington 16
DuQuoin 35 Cartersville 0
Illini West 36 Camp Point-Southeastern 7
Mount Carmel (IL) 42 Nashville 24
Pana 21 Greenville 14
Stillman Valley 41 Immaculate Conception 21
Tolono Unity 24 St. Theresa 20

2A
Casey-Westfield 44 Carlinville 8
Clifton Central 56 Mercer County 27
Deer Creek-Mackinaw 55 Momence 6
Maroa-Forsyth 49 Westville 8
Morrison 42 Lanark Eastland 9
Stauton 42 Johnson City 7
Sterling Newman Central Catholic 54 Annawan-Wethersfield 12
Williamsville 31 Auburn 15

1A
East Dubuque 48 Alden-Hebron 21
Hardin (Calhoun) 19 Oakland 13
Lena-Winslow 28 Dakota 8
Lewistown 29 Cuba 0
Lexington 30 Toulon Stark County 20
Mount Sterling Brown County 13 LeRoy 12
Routt 48 Bridgeport Red Hill 20
Tuscola 54 Moweaqua Central A&M 36

Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, November 5, 2010

Playoffs
2nd Round

8A
Homewood-Flossmoor 34 Waubonsie Valley 28
Lyons 21 Sandburg 20
Mount Carmel 21 Neuqua Valley 14
Naperville North 29 York 10

7A
St. Rita 38 Harlem 21

6A
Crete-Monee 29 Rock Island 25
Rockford Boylan 34 Richards 12

4A
Rochester 53 Effingham 2
Rock Island Alleman 49 Longwood 6

East St. Louis Removed Again from Illinois High School Football Playoffs

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

The Illinois High School Association has asked a state court judge to remove a temporary restraining order that allowed East St. Louis to play its first round playoff game last weekend.

If the judge removes the order, the Flyers will once again be out of the IHSA postseason.

Last week the IHSA ordered East St. Louis to forfeit 10 wins in 2009 and all of its regular season wins this year. The original IHSA decision removed the Flyers from the postseason, but the the temporary restraining order allowed the team to return to the 7A playoffs and capture a 41-10 win over Belleville West.

The Chicago Tribune reports that once the judge makes his ruling, the IHSA will have to decide what to do with the 7A bracket, which could include giving East St. Louis' second round opponent, Belleville East, a bye or possibly putting Belleville West back in the tournament after last week's loss.