Looks like this will be homework assignment this week for the @NBCSCPreps Wednesday live segment. So who are some of the greatest IHSA football state champions over the past decade and why?
Top IHSA teams over the last decade?
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Naz first title team has to be up there. That OL was ridiculous.
If we are talking football, 2015 LA Ramblers
https://www.chicagotribune.com/spor...l-football-teams-spt-1119-20171118-story.html
If we are talking girls lacrosse, 2017 LA Ramblers.
https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/high-...ary-career-as-two-time-midwest-player-of-year
All others are debatable
https://www.chicagotribune.com/spor...l-football-teams-spt-1119-20171118-story.html
If we are talking girls lacrosse, 2017 LA Ramblers.
https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/high-...ary-career-as-two-time-midwest-player-of-year
All others are debatable
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Yes! Glad you said it not me.
2014 Naz
2015 Loyola
2010 WWS
Are the 3 that stand out to me personally without doing any research.
Or the PR team that beat Naz....or possibly the PR team the year before that beat SHG (that would be my vote). Samson was pretty good!
He was exceptional. I would have added 2017 PR but I’m not sure who was better. 2016 or 2017 PR.
IMO 2016 was much more dynamic. Used a stable of weapons highlighted by Samson. 2017 was Samson and some more Samson.
Yeah that’s kinda what I thought. I felt the wrath of 2017 version but only heard of 2016ms exploits.
2014 SHG, 14-0 with 13 running clock wins.
2017 Rochester, 14-0, great senior class, held off a very good Morris team in the finals.
2017 Rochester, 14-0, great senior class, held off a very good Morris team in the finals.
Ha, I said it would be under 20 minutes for someone from The Posse to show and you gave it to me in 18 minutes!
We have a new member? Nice! Welcome to the club @eagles2k3!Ha, I said it would be under 20 minutes for someone from The Posse to show and you gave it to me in 18 minutes!
I thought about mentioning 2015 Montini and while me and Montini are on much better terms I’m not quite there yet.Ha, I said it would be under 20 minutes for someone from The Posse to show and you gave it to me in 18 minutes!
09- Maine South
10- WWS
11- The Brook
12- MC
13- MC
14- Providence
15- LA
16- ESL
17- LWE
18- Naz
10- WWS
11- The Brook
12- MC
13- MC
14- Providence
15- LA
16- ESL
17- LWE
18- Naz
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The Brook - 2011.
Might have had the best secondary in the past 10 years. Also had Aaron Bailey and Antonio Morrison.
Might have had the best secondary in the past 10 years. Also had Aaron Bailey and Antonio Morrison.
The 2017 Flyers Defense was ridiculous - anyone remember the kid after the title game with the heavy chain draped over him? That nasty D, which was the 89 Blocks team. However, the O was not as dominant even with Jeff Thomas.
Got me thinking, this year’s O with that D ... Lawdy Lawdy! I’d take that to Texas and ask for Next after the title game.
Got me thinking, this year’s O with that D ... Lawdy Lawdy! I’d take that to Texas and ask for Next after the title game.
The 2015 team was pretty impressive but LA that year is the best team in the last 10 years, IMO.
I am not from the Posse!!! Blasphemy.Ha, I said it would be under 20 minutes for someone from The Posse to show and you gave it to me in 18 minutes!
In fact I used to get annoyed by the Posse but I also give credit where credit is due. That team was stacked!
That team was impressive too. Could score on you at will and always in good field position because nobody would kick to Love (except JCA but that didnt usually end well). The 2014 team could just beat you up and run it 50 times a game if they wanted. What I find most impressive with 2015 and now the 2019 team is replacing all 5 Offensive Lineman.
Underrated attribute on both teams. Hallmark of a great program is the reload and OL is the hardest place to reload, as a whole.
How about the 2009 Cary Grove Trojans? 14-0 Beat Providence 34-17 who was touted to have had the hardest schedule in the state that year.
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Thanks for the LA shout out MCH. QB1 that year did not play in the second half and ended up playing less than QB2 because of the blowouts. Coach Holecek is so humble that he cleared the bench in the 2nd half so the opponents would not be embarrassed. The team had D1 and D3 players throughout as well the following years player of the year in Jake Marwede playing as a junior. The dline had Ben Leroy who was a dominant 300 pound dtackle for NIU, and just as dominant in high school. A great team that was humble, gracious and totally stand up. A pleasure to watch.
The JCA team with Ty Issac
2014 Stevenson team that beat Homewood
Prairie ridge team with Samson
2014 Stevenson team that beat Homewood
Prairie ridge team with Samson
Those trophies are on 16th Street in Lombard, in case the JCA faithful want a peek.
I was watching that game on TV. During the pregame one of the announcers was talking about how good Providence was and was sure that they were going to be at Cary Grove. According to him, surely Providence was going to win because they had such a winning tradition and playoff experience. I just remember thinking you have no idea.
Good call! Jordan was a FREAK! So fun to watch!
Montini in the State Title game was the only one to survive a running clock from Springfield Griffin
LA in 2015 beat Palatine by only 24-22 and Homewood -Flossmoor by one TD. Numerous teams were better than LA 2015.
Palatine was the snow game no? H-F was formidable that year as well.
