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The Lions (7-3) lost to state power Joliet Catholic (7-3) 40-16 in a Class 5A opener at Peoria Stadium. —one season after playing in the 5A state championship game.
Construction of the school began in 1962, with the first classes held in September 1964. It has undergone six additions since. The first, completed in the early 1980s, added a bookstore to the cafeteria, additional space around the maintenance area, a multi-purpose room by the gymnasiums (primarily used for dance and wrestling), six additional classrooms, and a greenhouse.
Check out all the scores from Friday and Saturday's quarterfinal games in the Illinois state football playoffs for the IHSA. ... 6 Joliet Catholic (8-3) at 2 Peoria (9-2) at Peoria Stadium, 2 p.m.
During the 2008–2009 school year, Central and West began to separate their football programs, causing the West mascot to become the Tiger again, leaving Central as the Steelmen. The split began with Joliet's freshmen football team dividing. By the 2010–2011 school year, Joliet Central and Joliet West will have their own football teams.
The dedication ceremony was held on September 14, 1951. The stadium was originally used to hold sporting events for schools in the Joliet Area. Upon opening in 1951, Joliet Catholic High School and Joliet Township High School became tenants as their schools’ football teams began playing their home games at the stadium.
Joliet is home to three high schools that bear its name: Joliet Central, Joliet West, and Joliet Catholic Academy (JCA), in addition to the closed Joliet East, [33] each of which has sports programs. JCA has been a major football powerhouse for many years and has won more state football titles than any other team in the state, with 15 as of ...
Sacred Heart-Griffin football just didn't have the size or strength to match Joliet Catholic in the second round of the 5A playoffs
Originally consisting of a single school, Joliet Township High School (now known as Joliet Central High School), the district was expanded for the 1964–1965 school year with two new additional schools, Joliet East High School (closed in 1983, building now used for the Joliet Job Corps) and Joliet West High School (still in operation).