Illinois Top 10 – Week 3
High School Football America Illinois Top 10 No. 1 Lincoln-Way East (3-0), LW: #1 No. 2 Simeon (3-0), LW: #8 No. 3 Nazareth Academy (3-0), LW: #6 No. 4 East St. Louis (2-1), LW: #9 No. 5 Phillips Academy (1-2),…
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Illinois Top 10 – Week 2
High School Football America Illinois Top 10 No. 1 Lincoln-Way East (2-0), LW: #1 No. 2 Loyola Academy (2-0), LW: #2 No. 3 Phillips Academy (1-1), LW: #3 No. 4 Maine South (2-0), LW: #4 No. 5 Prairie Ridge (2-0),…
Illinois high school football kicker boots state record 8 FG’s
Wheaton Warrenville South (Illinois) junior kicker Jack Olsen set a new single-game state record for field goals in a game last Friday Friday. He made eight field goals during a 26-0 victory over Metea Valley. Olsen’s kicked field goals of of…
Lincoln-Way East No. 1 in first in-season Illinois Top 10
Defending 8A champ Lincoln-Way East heads the first in-season High School Football America Illinois Top 10 that is created with our proprietary algorithm. The Griffins are currently ranked No. 64 in our national Top 100. High School Football America Illinois…
Raby High high school football coach’s opening week of camp keeps student-athletes away from Chicago violence
Having lived twice in Chicago and working closely with a homeless shelter on the west side of the city, I’m well aware of the violence in some of the poorest areas of the city. Last weekend, Chicago had 74 shootings…
2018 Illinois high school football schedules
The Illinois High School Association has released its statewide 2018 schedule. Click here to see your team’s schedule. In all, we’ve now posted schedules from 18 different states. Other 2018 state schedules Florida Georgia Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan…
Rewind Wednesday: High School Football America Radio Show with three former NFL Players Coaching High School Football
Rewind Wednesday takes you back to the High School Football America Radio Show on December 1, 2011. This was a special show that featured three former NFL’ers who were head coaches at the high school. First, I was joined by Don…
Soldier Field will not host Chicago High School Football Kickoff Classic this year
The Chicago High School Football Kickoff Classic is moving out of town, at least for 2018. This year’s tripleheader will be played at Northern Illinois University’s Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. Officials had to move the event, which began in 2005,…
Illinois looking at overhauling high school football
Are high school football conferences/leagues a thing of the past in Illinois? According to a Chicago Sun Times story, the Illinois High School Association could be looking at splitting the state into districts that would do away with conferences. According…
Five Former Illinois High School Football Players Chosen In 2018 NFL Draft
Five former Illinois high school football players were taken in the 2018 NFL Draft that was held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Below are the players and where they played their high school football. Illinois High School Football Players…