No. 35 Loyola Academy beats No. 177 Lincoln-Way East for Illinois 8A title

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Loyola Academy beat Lincoln-Way East Saturday night to win the school’s second straight Illinois 8A high school football championship. The 26-15 win gives the Ramblers five overall state football titles.

Both teams entered the game unbeaten and ranked in the High School Football America 300 national rankings. Loyola was ranked No. 35. The Griffins were ranked No. 177.

The win caps a perfect 14-0 season for LA. LWE finishes 13-1.

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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.