Maine South Cleared of Rumors that Players Tested Positive for Steriods

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois HIgh School Football Huddle

At a very early age, our parents teach us about lying and starting rumors.

Today, the Illinois High School Association has stopped a vicious lie about steriod use by some Maine South's football players. The Hawks have won back-to-back 8A state titles, and enter 2010 with a 28 game win streak.

It started yesterday when the Chicago Tribune reported that Maine South coach Dave Inserra started hearing rumors that some of his players failed state-mandated drug tests right after their championship victory.

Today, the IHSA said, the rumor was just that...a rumor. Below is the IHSA's response from its website.

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) has compiled the results of its Performance-Enhancing Drug Testing Program for the fall of 2009. There were zero positive test results among the 141 tests conducted by the Association during the fall sports seasons, which included girls swimming & diving, boys soccer and football. Of the 141 student-athletes tested, 117 student-athletes were tested for anabolic steroids and 24 student-athletes were tested for stimulants.

“We had intended to release the results of our fall drug testing at a later date,” said IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman, “but felt compelled to distribute it immediately to address a proliferation of false and damaging rumors about the test results of Class 8A football state champion Maine South. It is truly unfortunate that these rumors have persisted. It is our hope that these groundless accusations will not diminish the outstanding accomplishments of Maine South High School, its football coaching staff and its players.”

All-State QB from Prospect Changes Commitment from Northern Illinois to Illinois

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Prospect's Miles Osei has accepted a scholarship offer from Illinois.

Osei, who originally gave a verbal commitment to Northern Illinois, accounted for over 3,600 yards in total offense last season.

Chicago Sun-Times: Proviso West Star May Not Change Mind on USC

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Proviso West wide receiver Kyle Prater is expected to take a trip to California next week to possibly enroll at USC.

Prater had indicated that he was reconsidering his verbal commitment after Pete Carroll announced he was leaving the Trojans to the Seattle Seahawks. According to the newspaper, USC's hiring of Lane Kiffin may keep Prater in SoCal.

Morris HS Head Football Coach Searches for Successor

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

After stepping down as Morris' head football coach, George Dergo, who resigned to focus on his job as athletic director, must now find his replacement.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Dergo, who led the Redskins to the 2006 6A title and a runner-up finish in '07, hopes to have a new head coach by March. Dergo was 45-17 in five seasons with Morris.

Illinois High School Football Scores - Championships

Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday & Saturday, November 27-28, 2009

Championships

8A
Maine South 41 Marist 17

7A
Wheaton Warrenville South 31 Glenbard West 24 (2 OTs)

6A
Cary-Grove 34 Providence Catholic 17

5A
Montini 29 Joliet Catholic 28

4A
Metamora 41 Geneseo 7

3A
Stillman Valley 52 Unity 22

2A
Morrison 36 Maroa-Forsyth 14

1A
Tuscola 14 Lexington 7

Illinois High School Football Scores - 2nd Round Playoffs

Illinois High School Football Scores
Saturday, October 7, 2009

2nd Round Playoffs

CLASS 8A

#7 Downers Grove South 22, #2 Bolingbrook 20 Chicago Tribune game story
#1 Fremd 21, #9 Lake Park 14 Chicago Tribune game story
#3 Loyola 21, #6 Warren 7 Chicago Tribune game story
#1 Maine South 34, #9 Leyden 16 Chicago Tribune game story
#4 Marist 24, #5 Naperville Central 7 Chicago Tribune game story

CLASS 7A

#2 East St. Louis 48, #3 Minooka 20
#1 Glenbard West 27, #9 Rockton Hononegah 14
#11 Lake Zurich 30, #3 Crystal Lake South 28 Chicago Tribune game story
#15 Wheaton North 38, #10 Prospect 24 Chicago Tribune game story

CLASS 6A

#14 Belvidere North 29, #6 Hubbard 26
#1 Cary-Grove 48, #9 Highland Park 28 Chicago Tribune game story
#3 Crete-Monee 35, #11 Normal Community 10
#1 Danville 30, #9 Richards 20 Chicago Tribune game story
#2 De La Salle 33, #10 Crystal Lake Central 20 Chicago Tribune game story
#4 Lemont 49, #5 Morgan Park 26

CLASS 5A

#3 Glenbard South 33, #6 Vernon Hills 27
#6 Joliet Catholic 35, #3 Cahokia 12
#12 Montini 42, #4 Marian Central 21 Chicago Tribune game story
#5 Peoria Richwoods 23, #4 Marion 14
#1 Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 42, #8 Chatham Glenwood 19
#9 Sycamore 42, #16 Wheaton Academy 0
#2 Washington 28, #7 Sterling 21
#7 Woodstock 42, #15 Lakes 17

CLASS 4A

#8 Geneseo 26, #16 Bishop McNamara 24
#11 Johnsburg 10, #14 Herscher 7
#5 Mendota 35, #13 Morris 0
#7 Metamora 50, #2 Champaign St. Thomas More 13
#4 Quincy Notre Dame 45, #5 Effingham 0
#2 Richmond-Burton 44, #7 Coal City 6
#1 Rochester 42, #8 Mount Carmel (Ill.) 14

CLASS 3A

#1 Carthage Illini West 62, #4 Monticello 26
#1 Greenville 29, #9 Fairfield 21
#15 Nashville 47, #7 Auburn 41
#12 Pana 36, #13 Anna-Jonesboro 29
#6 Sterling Newman Central Catholic 9, #7 Oregon 0
#1 Stillman Valley 35, #4 Winnebago 0

CLASS 2A

#1 Casey Westfield 43, #9 Red Bud 7
#2 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 60, #7 Aledo Mercer County 19
#6 Kewanee Annawan-Wethersfield co-op 33, #3 Amboy-LaMoille co-op 21
#6 Maroa-Forsyth 49, #14 Bismarck-Henning 7
#4 Marshall 16, #5 Williamsville 0
#1 Morrsion 42, #9 Lanark Eastland-Pearl City co-op 0
#5 Orion 21, #13 Knoxville 18
#10 Moqeaqua Central A&M 23, #2 Petersburg (PORTA) 0
#3 Tolono Unity 47, #6 DuQuoin 7
#2 Wilmington 57, #3 St. Joseph-Ogden 26

CLASS 1A

#2 Alexis United 28, #6 Heyworth 27
#12 Astoria South Fulton co-op 16, #13 Greenfield-Northwestern co-op 6
#3 Concord Triopia co-op 27, #6 Villa Grove 13
#3 East Dubuque 20, #7 Galena 9
#4 Lena-Winslow 20, #1 Dakota 7
#1 Lexington 20, #4 LeRoy 12
#8 Tuscola 21, #1 Mt. Sterling Brown County 18

Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, November 6, 2009

2nd Round Playoffs

CLASS 8A

#3 Glenbard North 27, #11 Sandburg 0
#5 Glenbrook South 44, #13 Proviso West 6
#10 Mount Carmel 23, #2 Stevenson 16

CLASS 7A

#5 O'Fallon 17, #1 Lincoln-Way East 16
#12 St. Charles North 20, #13 Elk Grove 14
#4 St. Rita 34, #8 Marian Catholic 14 Chicago Tribune game story
#2 Wheaton Warrenville South 30, #3 Geneva 16

CLASS 6A

#10 Prairie Ridge 31, #2 Marmion 7
#2 Providence 16, #10 Oswego 10 (OT)

CLASS 4A

#6 Breese Mater Dei 35, #14 Freeburg 14

CLASS 1A

#10 Jacksonville Routt 24, #15 Hardin Calhoun co-op 6

Public League Playoffs
2nd Round

Brother Rice 36, St. Laurence 0
King 20, Orr 8
Robeson 14, Harlan 6
Simeon 12, Curie 0

Illinois High School Football Scores - Week 9

Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, October 23, 2009

Argo 26, Evergreen Park 14
Barrington 40, Hoffman Estates 7
Bismarck 42, Schlarman 8
Bloomington 28, MacArthur 13
Bloomington Central Cath. 32, Rantoul 12
Bolingbrook 26, Lincoln-Way Central 13
Bureau Valley 28, Ottawa Marquette 21
Camp Point Central 63, Beardstown 6
Carlinville 39, Litchfield 20
Cary-Grove 57, Dundee-Crown 12
Casey-Westfield 53, Lawrenceville 0
Charleston 32, Highland 31
Clifton 41, Momence 12
Coal City 14, Plano 8
Crystal Lake South 36, McHenry 0
Curie 42, Brooks 0
Danville 54, Urbana 0
Deer Creek 38, Tremont 12
Deerfield 17, Glenbrook North 0
Dyett 14, Senn 6
East Peoria 27, Central 8
Elk Grove Village 14, Buffalo Grove 7
Fairbury Prairie Central 28, Normal U-High 2
Farmington 18, Manual 6
Fieldcrest 22, El Paso-Gridley 6
Flanagan/Woodland 41, Farmer City Blue Ridge 0
Flora 48, Edwards County 2
Galesburg 14, Pekin 13
Geneva 23, Batavia 0
Gibson City 28, Fisher 9
Glenbard North 27, Naperville Central 14
Glenbard West 28, Lyons 7
Grayslake Central 14, Streamwood 9
Greenville 26, Vandalia 7
Hampshire 18, Marengo 0
Harlan 23, Fenger 20
Harvard 27, Burlington Central 7
Heyworth 62, Ridgeview 38
Highland Park 13, Maine West 7
Hillcrest 28, T.F. North 13
Hinsdale Central 32, Proviso West 0
Huntley 16, Jacobs 6
IVC 35 , Limestone 7
Jerseyville 28, Morton 21
Johnsburg 38, Grayslake North 0
Joliet Memorial 55, Notre Dame 14
Kaneland 10, Yorkville 0
Kankakee 30, Moline 17
Knoxville 32, Rushville-Industry 6
Lake Zurich 42, Vernon Hills 0
Lemont 41, Bremen 6
Leyden 26, Addison Trail 0
Lincoln Park 21, Manley 8
Lincoln-Way East 35, Thornton 14
Mahomet-Seymour 41, Eureka/Roanoke-Benson 6
Maine South 28, New Trier 14 Chicago Tribune game summary
Marian Central 2, Driscoll 0
Marist 49, Marian Catholic 0
Marmion 18, Montini 7
Marshall 26, Red Hill 7
Metamora 43, Pontiac 42
Mt Sterling Brown County 34, Greenfield/Palmyra NW 0
Mundelein 7, Libertyville 0
Naperville North 41, West Chicago 0
Neuqua Valley 28, Elgin 0
Notre Dame 33, Springfield Lanphier 0
Oak Lawn 38, Rich South 0
Orr 20, Marshall 14
Oswego 27, Romeoville 0
Peotone at Westmont
Phillips 40, Douglass 0
Plainfield South 40, Oswego East 15
Prairie Ridge 37, Woodstock North 0
Princeville 40, Galva/Williamsfield 0
Providence 17, Mount Carmel 14 Chicago Tribune game story
Quincy Notre Dame 42 , Canton 6
Raby 20, DuSable 0
Richards 34, T.F. South 6
Richmond-Burton 47, North Boone 14
Richwoods 16, Mendota 9
Riverton 41, South Fork 6
Robeson 46, Vocational 19
Rochester 48, Olympia 20
Rock Island 26, Rich Central 20
Rockford Christian 36, Hope Academy 7
Rolling Meadows 46, Prospect 38
Sandburg 14, Lockport 10
Sandwich 20, Lisle 7
South Elgin 20, Larkin 14
St Thomas More 6, Hall 0
St. Edward 34, Wheaton Academy 28
St. Francis 14, Aurora Central 7
St. Ignatius 13, Leo 6
Stagg 20, Bradley-Bourbonnais 7
Stark County 26, Mercer County 18
Sterling 27, LaSalle-Peru 7
Stevenson 26, Warren 14
Stillman Valley 15, Oregon 8
Streator 2, Ottawa 0
Tri-Valley 21, LeRoy 20
Washington 35, Springfield 0
Waterloo 42, Lincoln 0
Waubonsie Valley 42, East Aurora 6
Wheaton Warrenville South 61, West Aurora 0
Wheeling 12, Hersey 8
Winnebago 28, Rockford Lutheran 6
Woodstock 37, Crystal Lake Central 36
Young 32, Crane 6

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Week 4

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Loyola knocked-off nationally-ranked Mount Carmel Friday night 28-15. The Caravan entered the game ranked #21 by USA Today. The Chicago Tribune has the game details.



Illinois High School Football Scores
Friday, September 18, 2009

Addison Trail 34, Morton 14
Alleman 7, Galesburg 0
Althoff 29, Mt. Vernon 3
AlWood/ROWVA 40, Elmwood/Brimfield 0
Amboy/LaMoille 28, Erie/Prophetstown 0
Andrew 27, Stagg 0
Aquin 53, Orangeville 20
Arthur-Lovington 48, Martinsville 27
Ashton-Franklin Center 15, Durand 6
Bismarck-Henning 35, Westville 12
Bloomington 47, Central 26
Bowen 25, Little Village 6
Boylan Catholic 57, Rockford East 6
Brown County 55, ISD 0
Bushnell-Prairie City/Avo 71, West Prairie 20
Calhoun 22, Carrollton 20
Carbondale 54, Centralia 18
Carlinville 13, Pana 0
Carmel 46, Benet 7
Cary-Grove 56, Woodstock North 0
Chicago Christian 19, St. Edward 16
CICS-Longwood 28, Rockford Christian Life 27
Clinton 14, Warrensburg-Latham 0
Coal City 37, Manteno 18
Community 10, Centennial 6
Crete-Monee 40, Rich East 6
Crystal Lake Central 42, McHenry 20
Crystal Lake South 38, Prairie Ridge 7
Curie 28, Lane 21
Danville 26, Community-West 0
Downers Grove South 37, Downers Grove North 22
Dunbar 48, Hyde Park 6
El Paso-Gridley 39, Farmer City Blue Ridge 6
Elgin 20, East Aurora 19
Fairbury Prairie Central 21, Mahomet-Seymour 14
Fenger 14, Hope 12
Fenton 33, Riverside-Brookfield 22
Flanagan/Woodland 14, Fieldcrest 0
Flora 26, Red Hill 20
Geneva 26, Glenbard South 24
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 22, LeRoy 14
Glenbard East 20, West Chicago 16
Glenbard North 32, Wheaton North 0
Glenbard West 31 Oak Park River Forest 12
Greenville 36, Hillsboro 3
Hall 49, Kewanee 13
Hampshire 32, Byron 0
Harlem 48, Auburn 0
Harvard 44, Rockford Lutheran 7
Herscher 21, Sandwich 7
Heyworth 38, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 24
Hinsdale Central 56, Lyons 42
Illini West 49, Aledo Mercer 14
Iroquois West/Tri-Point 31, Colfax Ridgeview 12
IVC 21, Mendota 14
Jacksonville Routt 53, Virginia/A-C Central 0
Joliet Catholic 31, St. Viator 28
Kaneland 21, Sycamore 14
Kankakee 32, Bloom 0
Knoxville Blue 48, Beardstown 13
Lake Park 42, Streamwood 7
LaSalle-Peru 35, Streator 6
Lemont 31, Oak Forest 15
Lewistown 41, Havana 8
Lexington 48, Fisher 10
Leyden 27, Hinsdale South 20
Limestone Rockets 49, Canton Little 6
Lincoln-Way Central 9, Homewood-Flossmoor 6
Lincoln-Way East 42, Lockport 7
Litchfield 42, Roxana 0
Loyola 28, Mt. Carmel 15
Marian Catholic 28, St. Joseph 7
Marist 35, Nazareth 14
Marmion 41, Marian 27
Marquette 26, Vandalia 12
Marshall 46, Manley 12
Mater Dei 38, Freeburg 35
Mather 34, Taft 13
Mattoon 34, Urbana 13
Metamora 42, Pekin 14
Morris 14, Geneseo 7
Mt Sterling Brown County 55, Jacksonville ISD 0
Mt Zion 42, Salem 0
Naperville North 55, West Aurora 25
Neuqua Valley 16, Bartlett 0
New Lenox 23, Brother Rice 21
Notre Dame 7, St. Patrick 0
Oak Lawn 20, Eisenhower 17
Olympia 31, Eureka/Roanoke-Benson Hor 6
Oregon 16, Burlington Central 14
Orion 28, Macomb 21
Oswego 41, Plainfield East 0
Ottawa 33, Dixon 14
Pawnee 45, Nokomis Coop 0
Peoria Heights 53, Galva/Williamsfield 14
Phillips 28, Bronzeville 13
Plainfield Central 33, Oswego East 0
Plano 26, Dwight 0
Polo 20, Galena 13
Porta 52, New Berlin 12
Princeville 45, Cambridge 3
Providence 23, Brother Rice 21
Proviso West 30, York 22
Quincy Notre Dame 56, Central 0
Rantoul 40, Normal U-High 13
Red Bud 32, Dupo 28
Rich Central 12, Rich South 8
Richards 32, Shepard 12
Richmond-Burton 35, Winnebago 16
Richwoods 48, Notre Dame 7
Ridgewood 36, Elmwood Park 7
Riverton 40, Pleasant Plains 15
Rochelle 39, Batavia 6
Rochester 49, Pontiac 7
Rock Island Alleman 7, Galesburg 0
Rockridge 30, Monmouth-Roseville 12
Roosevelt 21, Marine 0
Routt 53, Virginia 0
Seneca 33, Lisle 13
Sherrard 34, Farmington 6
Southwestern 51, East Alton-Wood River 6
St. Charles East 21, South Elgin 14
St. Laurence 46, Walther Lutheran 25
St. Rita 35, Fenwick 13
Stark County 45, North Fulton 6
Staunton 20, Mt. Olive 12
Sterling 28, Johnsburg 3
Stillman Valley 55, Marengo 0
Stockton 30, Milledgeville 6
T.F. North 20, Tinley Park 14
Triopia 49, West Central Coop 6
Tri-Valley 42, Tremont 22
Tuscola 22, Unity 13
United 28, Abingdon 21
Washington 31, Dunlap 2
Waubonsie Valley 35, St. Charles North 28
West Belleville 35, Granite City 7
Wheaton Warrenville South 24, Naperville Central 8
Willowbrook 42, Proviso East 26
Wilmington 47, Westmont 12
Woodruff 29, Manual 6
Woodstock 27, Huntley 24 (2OT)
Yorkville 30, DeKalb 8
Zion-Benton 42, North Chicago 8

Illinois High School Football Scoreboard - Week 3

Illinois High School Football Scores
Thursday, September 10, 2009

ACT Charter 30 Kelvyn Park 20
Agricultural Science 32 Bowen 14
Collins 24 Hirsch 0
Perspectives Charter-Calument 40 Juarez 0
Roosevelt 33 Wells 12
Sullivan 26 Marine Military Academy 6
Taft 25 Foreman 24
Urban Prep 40 Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville 0

North Chicago Football Program Suspended After Fight

by Jeff Fisher
Illinois High School Football Huddle

North Chicago will not be playing its scheduled game with Vernon Hills tomorrow night. Today, the Illinois High School Athletic Association suspended all levels of the football program because of a fight that broke-out in last Friday's game against Simeon.

The game was called after just seven minutes and Simeon leading 21-0; Simeon was declared the winner.

According to a news release on the IHSA website, the North Chicago teams will be allowed to continue to practice, but will forfeit tomorrow night's Vernon Hills game. North Chicago administration officials will meet with the IHSA next week to discuss the remainder of the 2009 season.

“There is no place in high school athletics for the actions that occurred at the football contest between North Chicago and Simeon,” said Marty Hickman, Executive Director of the Illinois High School Athletic Association “Sportsmanship is at the forefront of the IHSA’s mission and this is a very serious incident that necessitated serious consequences.”

“Hopefully, this troubling incident will serve as a teachable moment for both of these schools, as well as all the other student-athletes, coaches and fans who enjoy high school athletics in Illinois,” added Hickman. “We can’t change what took place last week, but those who enjoy the privilege of participating in interscholastic activities must understand they are obligated to conduct themselves in a manner that reflects the ideals of good sportsmanship.”

Simeon will be allowed to continue its season, however, several players involved in the incident will be disciplined, according to the news release.

North Chicago is coached by former Chicago Bear Glen Kozlowski.