Was home from school on Thanksgiving break and attended that game. Great atmosphere. The other thing that stands out about that day, a friend that I went to college with from the Joliet area introduced me to Merichkas. Great day all around!I have attended hundreds of football games dating all the way back to the early 80's. One that particularly stands out to me is the 1992 JC/MC game. It was a rematch of the season opener won by MC. The rematch was a 5A semifinal game on a cold day in Joliet. A defensive battle highlighted by an unbelievable run by Matt Larson in which he absolutely ran over a MC linebacker in route to a 69 yard TD. MC was led by a young Donovan McNabb. Just a great battle of two heavyweights.
JOLIET CATHOLIC STUNS MT. CARMEL
There had to be a reason why Joliet Catholic`s 5,000-plus partisans seemed so tentative. Their hero, Matt Larsen, had just scored his second touchdown to provide the Hilltoppers with a 13-3 lead ov…www.chicagotribune.com