![]() ![]() Why the Hawks were great: They won the first of their three straight 8A titles behind QB Charlie Goro, the Tribune's 2008 player of the year, and RB Matt Perez, who earned the honor in 2009. Playoff victory margin: 26.4 points (Stevenson 63-29, Loyola 26-7, Barrington 42-0, Bartlett 23-6, Hinsdale Central 41-21). They outscored their opponents 590-117, including 202-44 in the playoffs, and the finished No. Future Illinois QB Reilly O'Toole passed for 3,187 yards and 42 TDs, and RB Matt Rogers rushed for 1,269 behind a line that included Kansas-bound Luke Luhrsen. They topped 40 points 11 times and allowed seven or fewer points nine times. They didn't win by fewer than 20 points until the final, when they won their second straight 7A title and seventh overall. Why the Tigers were great: They proved their bona fides early with a 44-7 rout of eventual 8A champ Maine South in Week 2 and never stopped rolling. Playoff victory margin: 30.2 points (Benet 49-7, Wheaton North 44-0, Glenbard West 40-20, Belleville East 41-7, Lake Zurich 28-17). So dynasties like the four-peats from Joliet Catholic (1975-78), Mount Carmel (1988-91) and Providence (1994-97) get one team on the list - as do repeat powerhouses such as Maine South 2008-09 and Richards 1988-89. Those four programs probably deserve to have more than their nine combined entries here, but a list of 32 teams that includes 20 or so from the same four schools isn't quite in the spirit of this type of projects. Likewise, Providence uses all its fingers to count its state championships - and Joliet Catholic and Mount Carmel have to use some of their toes. The Flyers from the year before might finish second, and the team before that might rank third. ![]() Louis' 1985 champs probably would win a poll as the state's greatest team. We have two teams from the 2010s, five from the 2000s, five from the 1990s, five from the 1980s, seven from the 1970s, three from the 1960s, two from the '50s, and one each from the '40s, '30s and 1910s. Each era is represented as fairly as possible. "It's going to be a really good turnout.1. ![]() "You are playing against your neighbors, friends and cousins," said Hopkins, a 2009 Marist grad. at Flo & Santos - Pizza & Pierogi at 1310 S. But the Rice fans will gather from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. The cost is $20 and includes a food-and-drink package.īrother Rice will not have a pregame party for students or buses. ![]() for Marist alumni 21 and older and their families. will also host a kickoff party from 3:30-5:30 p.m. No tailgating with alcohol will be allowed, per IHSA rules, Casey said. The parking lot will close at the end of the game. The lot entrance is off the outer drive at 18th Street. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for students and are good for all three games.įor those driving to the game, parking is available on the Waldron Deck for $22. The buses will leave from the school at 5 p.m. Marist played Mount Carmel at Soldier Field in 2015, and the Redhawks sent 450 students to the game on buses that left from their Mount Greenwood campus, Arvesen said.īridget Hopkins, director of student activities at Marist, expects to send at least that many students to the upcoming game.Ī pregame party for students with food and games will take place at 3:30 p.m. "There will be plenty of teasing going on in the parking lot." "Everybody is interested to see how this plays out," Casey said. The rivalry can also divide grade school pals and neighbors along lines that are either maroon and orange or red and white. This can set up for fathers who attended Brother Rice with children who chose Marist and vice versa. An all-boys school, Brother Rice has 760 students with roughly the same amount of young men as Marist, Casey said. Marist, which is coed, has about 1,700 students. "It's just an exciting way to open up your season, that's what struck me," he said.Īside from the on-field rivalry, Marist and Brother Rice have historically also competed for students on the Southwest Side. In terms of total points scored in the series, Brother Rice has a slight edge with 535 to Marist's 509. That said, the series is actually tied at 17-17, according to Patti Arvesen, Marist's director of marketing and communications.Ĭasey added that the games have been close, too. Since then, both Catholic schools have had a fair amount of streaks and big wins. The Brother Rice-Marist football rivalry dates back to 1975, according to Casey, who didn't hesitate to point out Brother Rice's initial dominance - winning the first six games of the series. ![]()
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