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During the 2008 - 2009 school year, Central and West began to again divide the schools' athletic programs, allowing the West mascot to become the Tiger once again, leaving Central as the Steelmen. The split began with Joliet's freshman football team dividing.
The full 256-team field for the 2023 high school football playoffs has been released. It includes 10 programs from the Tri-County area. Pairings and brackets go live at 8 p.m.
The IHSA football playoffs continue across Illinois as the high school football postseason enters its third weekend. ... 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 first football game was played in the stadium was on September 14, 1951 between Joliet Catholic High School and Rock Island Alleman High School. In 1952, the track around the football field was opened for racing. The track was a quarter mile, which is a good size for midget race cars.
USA Today named its first All-USA High School Football Team in 1982. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982. [1] [2] In addition, two members of the team are named the USA Today High School Offensive Player and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. The newspaper also selects a USA Today High School Football Coach of the Year ...
Each year, American newspaper USA Today awards outstanding high school American football players with a place on its All-USA High School Football Team. The newspaper names athletes that its sports journalists believe to be the best football players from high schools around the United States. The newspaper has named a team every year since 1982 ...
The Northern Illinois High School Conference (NIHSC) was founded in 1916 as a high school football conference. Boys track and basketball soon followed, and other sports were added over time. Original members included Freeport High School, Rockford High School, Joliet High School, Elgin High School, DeKalb High School, Aurora East High School ...