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In 1979, the Prep Bowl was retooled. Before this, it was a standalone game that pitted the champion of the Chicago Catholic League against the champion of the Chicago Public League. The retooled Prep Bowl game became the final game of an Prep Bowl invitational playoff. In 1979, both the finals and semifinals were held at Soldier Field. [11]
The Prep Bowl is an annual contest played between the Chicago Catholic League and the Chicago Public League and was long for most of its history played at Chicago's Soldier Field. It was first played in 1927, though after a forfeit in 1928, was not played again until 1933, and was the premier high school football event in Illinois until the ...
In addition to the two Chicago Prep Bowl titles, the school won eight Catholic League division titles, had nine appearances in the Catholic League championship game, plus two conference titles in the Chicagoland Prep League. Their 1943 record was 9-1-1. Coach Max Burnell. The Dragons tied with Mt. Carmel 0-0 in Catholic League Championship game.
November 22 Soldier Field hosted the 52nd Annual Catholic League Championship between Weber and Mount Carmel. [2] Weber defeated Chicago Vocational 34–13 in the 1964 Prep Bowl. Critical to the success of Weber's 1964 season and Prep Bowl victory was defensive back Rich "Chico" Kurzawski. [109] [110] [200]
The game would be later dubbed the Chicago Prep Bowl in 1934 by Mayor Edward Kelly as a Thanksgiving fundraiser for the city's poor. Until the advent of the Illinois state playoffs in 1974, the Prep Bowl was the main attraction of the fall season, attracting crowds in upwards of 100,000 in its heyday and averaging close to 65,000.
8 — Teams from the 24-team Chicago Catholic League still in the playoffs: Wilmette Loyola, Chicago Mount Carmel, Chicago St. Rita, LaGrange Park Nazareth, Wheaton St. Francis, Joliet Catholic ...
JHS and HCS, both longtime members of the New Orleans-area "Catholic League" district of the LHSAA, compete annually [133] in Louisiana's second-oldest high school football rivalry. It is also "the fifth oldest continuously played prep rivalry in the country." [134] The most notable game in the series was for the 1963 3A state title; HCS won. [135]
From the Sixth Annual County Fair College Combine to the Southwest Ohio Small School Combine, Southwest Ohio football programs have created opportunities to showcase their athletes for college ...