Byron (14-0) rushed for 530 yards in a 69-7 win over Mt. Carmel in the Illinois 3A state championship game Friday at Illinois State University. It is the largest margin of victory in a state championship game and the most points ever scored in a 3A title game.
Byron now owns back-to-back titles. The Tigers have now played in four of the last five 3A championship games.
🏆🏈🐯 Byron wins the 2⃣0⃣2⃣3⃣ #IHSA Class 3⃣A Football State Championship over runner-up Mt. Carmel!!!
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.
