What High Schools don’t have football but probably should?

[crazylegs777]

What current High Schools in Illinois don’t have football but should? If any reason is known why not post it. I think Southland College Prep would be able to field a decent team & always thought that the since moved Illiana Christian would have done well

 

[UlbKA91]

What current High Schools in Illinois don’t have football but should? If any reason is known why not post it. I think Southland College Prep would be able to field a decent team & always thought that the since moved Illiana Christian would have done well

SCP seems to be at 7:3 or even 8:2 female to male ratio. They'd have to be in that far flung other private conference with Hope, AC and Eds or even some agglomeration (ICE Pellet Division?) with Lisle and Westmont, although they could probably out-scheme some of the Southland and CPS schools.

 

[LTHSALUM76]

I think a better question should be..."What current high schools in Illinois 'have' football and shouldn't?"

 

[saints78]

Beecher they seem pretty solid in most sports. Do they co-op with anyone for football. Always wondered if your growing up in Beecher and you want to play football or wrestle do you just have to move!

Also Yorkville Christian they have won state in basketball and wrestling kind of surprised they don't have a football team especially since that area doesn't have a ton of close private schools and Yorkville is exploding.

 

[crusader_of_90]

What current High Schools in Illinois don’t have football but should? If any reason is known why not post it. I think Southland College Prep would be able to field a decent team & always thought that the since moved Illiana Christian would have done well

Gilbault.

 

[RoaminCatholic]

Gilbault.

Heckuva a soccer program though! I believe they're 10+ in boys soccer trophies since 2000.

 

[RoaminCatholic]

Rock Island Alleman

 

[cornerrat]

Rock Island Alleman

All.... Good they are back up and running on all cylinders. Ratsy

Catholic education is “MVP” as Alleman varsity football returns

ROCK ISLAND – Over Super Bowl weekend it was announced that Alleman High School in Rock Island will be back in Western Big Six Conference with a varsity team in the fall of 2025.

thecatholicpost.com

 

[ClownBaby]

I always thought Timothy Christian could have a nice program. They have good enrollment number and K-12 set up lends itself to getting kids involved in football.

 

[jotapepe]

All.... Good they are back up and running on all cylinders. Ratsy

Catholic education is “MVP” as Alleman varsity football returns

ROCK ISLAND – Over Super Bowl weekend it was announced that Alleman High School in Rock Island will be back in Western Big Six Conference with a varsity team in the fall of 2025.

thecatholicpost.com

Except that Alleman's HFC resigned, or perhaps got resigned... serious doubt about whether they field a team.

 

[net-se]

teutopolis.

 

[LPCoachDB]

Except that Alleman's HFC resigned, or perhaps got resigned... serious doubt about whether they field a team.

I hope they are able to field a team but I know it will be tough for them to compete with the other schools in the conference. Alleman has really fallen on hard times. Their enrollment this year is 2.5 students above the 327 in my graduating class at Alleman in 1967. I don't know all the reasons for the decline but there are obviously some serious issues. I surmise that football is among the least of their concerns in staying a viable option for the community.

 

[JAYC14]

Newark High School

 

[MMA_Det]

De La Salle

I am sorry… too soon????

 

[Quags57]

Lake Forest Academy.

Just on the other side of the trees from the Bears' practice facility.

 

[colin2229]

Lake Forest Academy.

Just on the other side of the trees from the Bears' practice facility.

They do have a program

 

[colin2229]

I always thought Timothy Christian could have a nice program. They have good enrollment number and K-12 set up lends itself to getting kids involved in football.

Agreed.

Their superintendent would like to add it but the community doesn’t want it.

 

[cornerrat]

Except that Alleman's HFC resigned, or perhaps got resigned... serious doubt about whether they field a team.

All.... I know but the show must go on as they say. Likely someone on his staff unless they have an individual nearby retired out of hs football willing to come back for one season. Ratsy

 

[cornerrat]

I hope they are able to field a team but I know it will be tough for them to compete with the other schools in the conference. Alleman has really fallen on hard times. Their enrollment this year is 2.5 students above the 327 in my graduating class at Alleman in 1967. I don't know all the reasons for the decline but there are obviously some serious issues. I surmise that football is among the least of their concerns in staying a viable option for the community.

All.... Yes they will once again take some lumps. But enthusiasm is high among the kids. Official enrollment by the way being shown for the 2025 season is 285.00. Ratsy

 

[Quags57]

They do have a program

Sorry, they don't. They had gone to 8-man football, but then discontinued the program.

With 445 kids in the school, they should have a program.

 

[DMurph11]

I think a better question should be..."What current high schools in Illinois 'have' football and shouldn't?"

Nazareth. 100%.

 

[mullin17]

What current High Schools in Illinois don’t have football but should? If any reason is known why not post it. I think Southland College Prep would be able to field a decent team & always thought that the since moved Illiana Christian would have done well

Indiana Illiana Christian is adding football next year https://www.illianachristian.org/news/illiana-announces-plans-for-football-team/

 

[colin2229]

Sorry, they don't. They had gone to 8-man football, but then discontinued the program.

With 445 kids in the school, they should have a program.

Very cool

 

[colin2229]

Sorry, they don't. They had gone to 8-man football, but then discontinued the program.

With 445 kids in the school, they should have a program.

My b.

Used to play them in HS and figured they still had a team.

 

[AlabamaTimberwolf]

teutopolis.

The Shoes don't want football...

 

[AlabamaTimberwolf]

Effingham St. Anthony

~~Same reason as Teutopolis...

 

[MMA_Det]

I am surprised by the fact that East St Louis doesn’t have a Frosh/Soph or JV program

With the amount of success that the program has, it shocks me to know that it is done without developing the younger guys through outside of varsity competition

 

[Quags57]

My b.

Used to play them in HS and figured they still had a team.

where did you play?

 

[ignazio]

Northridge.
Good chance they will with the new campus.

 

[ramblinman]

Northridge.
Good chance they will with the new campus.

I've not seen or heard anything about a new campus for them. What scoops can you share?

 

[RoaminCatholic]

teutopolis.

I'm confident Wooden Shoes wouldn't translate well to the gridiron. But I've been wrong before...

 

[colin2229]

What current High Schools in Illinois don’t have football but should? If any reason is known why not post it.

IMSA…😉

 

[guerinfbfan]

Teutopolis and St. Anthony are some of the best known 1A & 2A basketball programs in Illinois. I think their continued success in basketball and baseball is more than enough reason to go on without football.

Teutopolis could probably get by with their enrollment, but St. Anthony is a bit small for football.

 

[ramblinman]

University High School in Chicago with ~600 students.

 

[colin2229]

Several schools have gone 8man that I wish were still 11man. South Beloit, Polo and Amboy come to mind.

Polo - made the playoffs 6 years in a row before switching to 8man.
Amboy was a 3A playoff team not too long before going 8man.

 

[crusader_of_90]

Father McG in a few years.

 

[Quags57]

University High School in Chicago with ~600 students.

U-high didn't have football when I played them in the early 70's.

And since the U of C dropped football in 1939 and didn't return until the last 60's, not sure they ever did.

 

[Golden Warrior]

I think a better question should be..."What current high schools in Illinois 'have' football and shouldn't?"

if you don't make the playoffs for 25+ years, maybe you should consider something else besides football.