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Leo High School is also recognized as the 1941 high school football national champion. In particular, the 1937 and 1941 Prep Bowls are recognized as holding the state of Illinois' all-time records for attendance at a football game. The 1937 attendance was estimated at 110,000 spectators, which saw Leo lose to Austin High School, 26–0.
Jason Jefferson (born December 20, 1981) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. [1] He played college football at Wisconsin. Jefferson was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills and Atlanta Falcons.
The honorees include high-school athletes, such as Babe Baranowski who quarterbacked the 1937 Leo Catholic High School team in the Prep Bowl football game in Soldier Field, viewed by a record 120,000 spectators, [4] high-school coaches, college athletes from as far away as the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the University of ...
Live updates of the first round of the high school football playoffs around Peoria. ... The Lions (7-3) lost to state power Joliet Catholic (7-3) 40-16 in a Class 5A opener at Peoria Stadium ...
NorthWood defeated Leo, 45-33, in a Class 4A semistate title game Friday, advancing to next Saturday’s 4A title game against unbeaten East Central.
The advent of the state high school football playoffs further contributed to the decline in interest in the Prep Bowl. [10] 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.
With Division-I recruits on both teams, there will be plenty of star power when NorthWood and Leo face off in an IHSAA Class 4A football semistate contest Friday.
The Chicago Catholic League (CCL) is a high school athletic conference based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.All of the schools are part of the Illinois High School Association, the governing body for Illinois scholastic sports.