Green Machine at Chicago DePaul This Saturday, Get Your Tickets Here

November 9 - 1:00pm - 4A 2nd Round - DePaul College Prep High School
Green Machine (6-4) at Chicago (DePaul College Prep) (7-3)

Tickets - https://gofan.co/event/2180553?schoolId=IHSA
Watch - http://wb6network.com/

 

Chicago (DePaul College Prep) Rams
Conference:  Chicago Catholic League (CCL/ESCC)
Classification Enrollment: 833
2023 Record: 4-5
2024 Record: 7-3

2024 Schedule & Results
Chicago DePaul 35 Deerfield 28
Chicago DePaul 35 Woodstock (Marian) 7
Chicago DePaul 20 Chicago Heights (Marian) 7
Chicago DePaul 41 Chicago (St. Patrick) 0
Wilmette (Loyola) 35 Chicago DePaul 7
Chicago DePaul 39 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 23
Chicago DePaul 25 Mundelein (Carmel) 22
Wheaton (St. Francis) 41 Chicago DePaul 38
Lisle (Benet) 31 Chicago DePaul 24
4A Round 1
Chicago DePaul 48 Chicago (Dyett) 8

Playoff History (15-11)
Known As Gordon Tech
1974 (5A)
Won-Hinsdale (Central) 22-14
Won-Homewoodd-Flossmoor 17-16
Lost-East St. Louis 46-0

1980 (6A)
Won-Winnetka (New Trier East) 14-0
Won-Buffalo Grove 13-7
Won-Chicago (Lane) 15-8
Won-Burbank (Reavis) 6-0
(1980 6A State Champions)

1983 (6A)
Lost-Berwyn (Morton West) 8-7

1985 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Lane) 19-13
Won-Winnetka (New Trier) 7-0
Won-Oak Park-River Forest 155-6
Lost-Chicago (Brother Rice) 20-14

1986 (6A)
Lost-Chicago (Marist) 27-0

1988 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Senn) 32-14
Lost-Chicago (St. Rita) 27-6

1989 (6A)
Lost-Chicago (Lane) 21-14

1990 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Whitney Young) 26-0
Lost-Evanston 18-17

1992 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Schurz) 34-0
Lost-Park Ridge (Maine South) 14-6

2004 (5A)
Lost-Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 49-33

2005 (5A)
Won-Chicago (Crane) 40-0
Won-Midlothian (Bremen) 21-13
Lost-North Chicago 36-18

Known As DePaul College Prep
2015 (3A)
Lost-Elmwood-Brimfield 40-0

2024 (4A)
Won- Chicago (Dyett) 48-8

4A Bracket - North 2nd Round Schedule
#16 Geneseo (6-4) at #9 Chicago (DePaul) (7-3)
#4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (9-1) at #12 Burbank (St. Laurence) (7-3)
#7 Coal City (8-2) at #15 Rockford (Boylan) (6-4)
#6 Chicago (Ag Science) (8-2) at #3 Dixon (9-1)

4A Bracket - South 2nd Round Schedule
#1 Breese (Central) (10-0) at #9 Murphysboro (8-2)
#13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (6-4) at #12 Mt. Zion (7-3)
#2 Olney (Richland County) (10-0) at #10 Normal (University) (8-2)
#6 Cahokia (8-2) at #3 Waterloo (9-1)

4A Bracket - North 1st Round Results
#16 Geneseo (6-4) 42 #1 Chicago (Sullivan) (9-1) 0
#9 Chicago (DePaul) (7-3) 48 #8 Chicago (Dyett) (7-3) 8
#4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (9-1) 55 #13 Sandwich (5-5) 19
#12 Burbank (St. Laurence) (7-3) 35 #5 Richmond-Burton (7-3) 17

#15 Rockford (Boylan) (6-4) 26 #2 Chicago (South Shore) (9-1) 0
#7 Coal City (8-2) 41 #10 Johnsburg (6-4) 13
#3 Dixon (9-1) 35 #14 Marengo (5-5) 14
#6 Chicago (Ag Science) (8-2) 22 #11 Chicago (Clemente) (6-4) 12

4A Bracket - South
#1 Breese (Central) (10-0) 42 #16 Harrisburg (5-5) 7
#9 Murphysboro (8-2) 56 #8 Macomb (7-3) 33
#13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (6-4) 59 #4 Rochester (7-3) 58
#12 Mt. Zion (7-3) 42 #5 Carterville (7-3) 21

#2 Olney (Richland County) (10-0) 41 #15 Kewanee (5-5) 14
#10 Normal (University) (8-2) 41 #7 Manteno (7-3) 14
#3 Waterloo (9-1) 33 #14 Taylorville (5-5) 30
#6 Cahokia (7-2) 30 #11 Columbia (6-3) 17

BRAKEdown - Fun in Chicago, So We Get to Go Back

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

It's nice, isn't it, when you can drive into Chicago and back and be able to say, “We got just what we went for”?

The Maple Leafs did exactly that on Saturday, Nov. 2, beating first round playoff opponent Chicago Sullivan, 42-0.

The record will show that the #16 seed (Leafs) in the Class 4A northern Illinois bracket took down the #1 seed, a 9-0 Sullivan team that counted 22 uniformed players with seven two-way starters, so make no mistake, this was no upset.

We've discussed why in an earlier column – but we can say it was Geneseo's 77th overall playoff win – and the first one since 2015.

So, let's call it . . . historic.

“I'm happy for the kids,” said Geneseo Coach Matt Furlong.

The Leafs had their 42-0 lead by halftime, then finished the entire second half with JV players and freshmen. Clearly, they played well, too.

“Overall we executed well,” Furlong said. “We had some big plays where we got out to the perimeter and set the edge,” the coach said. “We hit a couple of downfield shots, too.”

“It went how it should have. We wanted to play physical and fast and knew that if we did, things should go well.”

Now, it's on to round two but back to Chicago for something completely different: DePaul College Prep, a Chicago Catholic League team.

The Rams are 7-3, with the losses to Wheaton St. Francis, Lisle Benet Academy and a national name, Loyola Academy. Except for Loyola, most DePaul games have been close.

The Rams have been able to put points on the board.

“They use a spread offense with a lot of stuff and formations,” Furlong said.

“The quarterback is dynamic; moves and scrambles well,” said the coach. “It's a quality offense.”

“Defensively, I don't think they've played many teams like us that get the snap from under center. We would like to establish the run early and hope it takes them a while to figure out our option.”

“When we get our running game established, it it gives us big play capability,” Furlong said.

“Against a quality team like this, we need great preparation on pre-snap things – making sure we're aligned right, and know and understand our assignments. If we do this, it will allow us to play 'free' at the snap,” the coach said.

“And that will be huge,” he added.

“Defensively, we need to eliminate the big play,” he said. “Controlling the football and eliminating turnovers will help that.”

Furlong said last week “was another good week of development for our players.”

And this will undoubtedly be another one. These extra weeks together after the regular season are simply invaluable to a football program.

THE GAME – kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9, at DePaul College Prep's on-campus stadium. The school, with an enrollment of 833, is at 3333 N. Rockwell St., on Chicago's near north side.

“I think we drove right past it on our way up to the Sullivan game,” Furlong said. The stadium, not too far west of Lake Michigan, is relatively new, with a stated capacity of 1,800.

Last week, Leafs fans traveled well and greatly out-numbered those cheering for Sullivan. Geneseo TV announcer Denny Diericx mentioned that a Geneseo crew had to be recruited to work the chains . . .and, my estimate of 8,000 seats at Winnemac Stadium was grossly overstated, but it was plenty big and it was a nice setting for a high school game in Chicago, just like Coach Furlong said it was.

Green Machine Crushes Sullivan, Advances To Round 2

November 2 - 4A 1st Round - Winnemac Stadium - Chicago
Green Machine (6-4) 42 Chicago Sullivan (9-1) 0

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
G-Kye Weinzierl 25 yard run (Carter Holke PAT) (7-0)
G-Malaki Jackson 11 yard run (Holke PAT) (14-0)
G-Holke 21 yard pass from Jackson McAvoy (Holke PAT) (21-0)

2nd Quarter
G-Kolten Schmoll-Burton 7 yard run (Holke PAT) (28-0)
G-Schmoll-Burton 11 yard run (Holke PAT) (35-0)
G-Weinzierl 31 yard pass from McAvoy (Holke PAT) (42-0)

3rd & 4th Quarters
No Scoring

Next Up
November 9 - 1:00pm - 4A 2nd Round - DePaul College Prep High School
Green Machine (6-4) at Chicago (DePaul College Prep) (7-3)

Tickets - https://gofan.co/event/2180553?schoolId=IHSA
Watch - http://wb6network.com/

 

Chicago (DePaul College Prep) Rams
Conference:  Chicago Catholic League (CCL/ESCC)
Classification Enrollment: 833
2023 Record: 4-5
2024 Record: 7-3

2024 Schedule & Results
Chicago DePaul 35 Deerfield 28
Chicago DePaul 35 Woodstock (Marian) 7
Chicago DePaul 20 Chicago Heights (Marian) 7
Chicago DePaul 41 Chicago (St. Patrick) 0
Wilmette (Loyola) 35 Chicago DePaul 7
Chicago DePaul 39 Arlington Heights (St. Viator) 23
Chicago DePaul 25 Mundelein (Carmel) 22
Wheaton (St. Francis) 41 Chicago DePaul 38
Lisle (Benet) 31 Chicago DePaul 24
4A Round 1
Chicago DePaul 48 Chicago (Dyett) 8

Playoff History (15-11)
Known As Gordon Tech
1974 (5A)
Won-Hinsdale (Central) 22-14
Won-Homewoodd-Flossmoor 17-16
Lost-East St. Louis 46-0

1980 (6A)
Won-Winnetka (New Trier East) 14-0
Won-Buffalo Grove 13-7
Won-Chicago (Lane) 15-8
Won-Burbank (Reavis) 6-0
(1980 6A State Champions)

1983 (6A)
Lost-Berwyn (Morton West) 8-7

1985 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Lane) 19-13
Won-Winnetka (New Trier) 7-0
Won-Oak Park-River Forest 155-6
Lost-Chicago (Brother Rice) 20-14

1986 (6A)
Lost-Chicago (Marist) 27-0

1988 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Senn) 32-14
Lost-Chicago (St. Rita) 27-6

1989 (6A)
Lost-Chicago (Lane) 21-14

1990 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Whitney Young) 26-0
Lost-Evanston 18-17

1992 (6A)
Won-Chicago (Schurz) 34-0
Lost-Park Ridge (Maine South) 14-6

2004 (5A)
Lost-Country Club Hills (Hillcrest) 49-33

2005 (5A)
Won-Chicago (Crane) 40-0
Won-Midlothian (Bremen) 21-13
Lost-North Chicago 36-18

Known As DePaul College Prep
2015 (3A)
Lost-Elmwood-Brimfield 40-0

2024 (4A)
Won- Chicago (Dyett) 48-8

4A Bracket - North 2nd Round Schedule
#16 Geneseo (6-4) at #9 Chicago (DePaul) (7-3)
#4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (9-1) at #12 Burbank (St. Laurence) (7-3)
#7 Coal City (8-2) at #15 Rockford (Boylan) (6-4)
#6 Chicago (Ag Science) (8-2) at #3 Dixon (9-1)

4A Bracket - South 2nd Round Schedule
#1 Breese (Central) (10-0) at #9 Murphysboro (8-2)
#13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (6-4) at #12 Mt. Zion (7-3)
#2 Olney (Richland County) (10-0) at #10 Normal (University) (8-2)
#6 Cahokia (8-2) at #3 Waterloo (9-1)

4A Bracket - North 1st Round Results
#16 Geneseo (6-4) 42 #1 Chicago (Sullivan) (9-1) 0
#9 Chicago (DePaul) (7-3) 48 #8 Chicago (Dyett) (7-3) 8
#4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (9-1) 55 #13 Sandwich (5-5) 19
#12 Burbank (St. Laurence) (7-3) 35 #5 Richmond-Burton (7-3) 17

#15 Rockford (Boylan) (6-4) 26 #2 Chicago (South Shore) (9-1) 0
#7 Coal City (8-2) 41 #10 Johnsburg (6-4) 13
#3 Dixon (9-1) 35 #14 Marengo (5-5) 14
#6 Chicago (Ag Science) (8-2) 22 #11 Chicago (Clemente) (6-4) 12

4A Bracket - South
#1 Breese (Central) (10-0) 42 #16 Harrisburg (5-5) 7
#9 Murphysboro (8-2) 56 #8 Macomb (7-3) 33
#13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (6-4) 59 #4 Rochester (7-3) 58
#12 Mt. Zion (7-3) 42 #5 Carterville (7-3) 21

#2 Olney (Richland County) (10-0) 41 #15 Kewanee (5-5) 14
#10 Normal (University) (8-2) 41 #7 Manteno (7-3) 14
#3 Waterloo (9-1) 33 #14 Taylorville (5-5) 30
#6 Cahokia (7-2) 30 #11 Columbia (6-3) 17

GHS Cross Country Is State Bound!

November 2 - 2A Metamora Sectional - Black Partridge Park

Maple Leafs Results
6th: Dylan Gehl (14:51.90)
15th: Jaxon Sottos (15:26.00)
46th: Henley Bourne (16:10.86)
47th: Graysen Carlson (16:11.31)
58th: Aidan Bries (16:30.50)
70th: Kaden Elmer (16:40.96)
79th: Max Johnson (16:48.50)

Dylan Gehl (Photo Submitted)

Overall Standings (State Qualifiers Only)
Morton (73)
Normal University (113)
Washington (123)
Metamora (136)
Morris (152)
Geneseo (166)
Chicago Brother Rice (206)

Maple Leafs & Lady Leafs (Photo Submitted)

Lady Leafs Results
7th: Brooklyn Smith (17:56.68)
24th: Evelyn DeBaene (19:14.14)
26th: Lucille Wachtel (19:17.04)
59th: Jeslen Rink (20:00.42)
70th: Ayla Schultz (20:21.88)
84th: Hannah Stone (20:56.63)
93rd: Elanor DeBlieck (21:32.12)

Brooklyn Smith (Photo Submitted)

Overall Standings (State Qualifers Only)
Morton (93)
Washington (99)
Normal University (105)
Morris (119)
Dunlap (128)
Joliet Catholic (147)
Lemont (169)
Geneseo (169)

Lady Leafs (Photo Submitted)

Next Up: IHSA 2A State Championship
November 9 - Detweiller Park - Peoria (Course Map)
2A Girls Race: 11:00am
2A Boys Race: 12:00pm

 

Green Machine At Chicago Sullivan, Ticket Info & More

November 2 - 1:00pm - 4A 1st Round - Winnemac Stadium
#16 Green Machine (5-4) at #1 Chicago Sullivan (9-0).
Gates open at 12:00.

Tickets - https://gofan.co/event/2123829?schoolId=IHSA
Watch - http://wb6network.com/

 

Chicago (Sullivan) Tigers
Conference: CPL White-North
Classification Enrollment: 580
2023 Record: 4-5
2024 Record: 9-0

2024 Schedule & Results
Chicago Sullivan 57 Chicago (Uplift) 0
Chicago Sullivan 30 Chicago (Phoenix) 16
Chicago Sullivan 12 Chicago (Curie) 6
Chicago Sullivan 14 Chicago (Lake View) 0
Chicago Sullivan 26 Chicago (Crane) 8
Chicago Sullivan 20 Chicago (UP/Bronzeville) 6
Chicago Sullivan 26 Chicago (Senn) 0
Chicago Sullivan 6 Chicago (North Lawndale Charter) 0
Chicago Sullivan 12 Chicago (Mather) 0

Playoff History (0-16)
1979 (4A): Lost-Norridge (Ridgewood) 40-8
1980 (4A): Lost-Cary-Grove 26-8
1981 (4A): Lost-Richton Park (Rich South) 34-12
1982 (4A): Lost-Olympia Fields (Rich Central) 28-0
1984 (4A): Lost-Lisle (Benet) 24-0
1985 (4A): Lost-Elmwood Park 28-0
1988 (4A): Lost-Midlothian (Bremen) 18-14
1989 (4A): Lost-Oak Lawn (Richards) 45-12
1990 (4A): Lost-Midlothian (Bremen) 34-6
1991 (5A): Lost-Skokie (Niles West) 33-8
1994 (5A): Lost-Park Ridge (Maine South) 23-0
2017 (4A): Lost-Norridge (Ridgewood) 49-14
2018 (4A): Lost-Marengo 47-20
2019 (4A): Lost-Elmhurst (IC Catholic) 28-0
2021 (4A): Lost-Richmond-Burton 56-0
2022 (4A): Lost-Chicago (UP/Bronzeville) 32-6

4A Bracket - North
#16 Geneseo (5-4) at #1 Chicago (Sullivan) (9-0)
#9 Chicago (DePaul) (6-3) at #8 Chicago (Dyett) (7-2)
#13 Sandwich(5-4) at #4 West Chicago (Wheaton Academy) (8-1)
#12 Burbank (St. Laurence) (6-3) a #5 Richmond-Burton (7-2)

#15 Rockford (Boylan) (5-4) at #2 Chicago (South Shore) (9-0)
#10 Johnsburg (6-3) at #7 Coal City (7-2)
#14 Marengo (5-4) at #3 Dixon (8-1)
#11 Chicago (Clemente) (6-2) at #6 Chicago (Ag Science) (7-2)

4A Bracket - South
#16 Harrisburg (5-4) at #1 Breese (Central) (9-0)
#9 Murphysboro (7-2) at #8 Macomb (7-2)
#13 Peoria (Notre Dame) (5-4) at #4 Rochester (7-2)
#12 Mt. Zion (6-3) at #5 Carterville (7-2)

#15 Kewanee (5-4) at #2 Olney (Richland County) (9-0)
#10 Normal (University) (7-2) at #7 Manteno (7-2)
#14 Taylorville (5-4) at #3 Waterloo (8-1)
#11 Columbia (6-3) at #6 Cahokia (7-2)

GHS Girls Swim Club Competed At WB6 Championship

(Submitted By Coach Gina Schweitzer)

The girls traveled to Galesburg High School the past Saturday for Girls Swimming WB6.

Jordan Thomas represented our team in the JV division. She placed 4th in the 50 free and 5th in the 100 breaststroke dropping over 5 seconds!

Jordan Cechowicz swam the 100 fly and earned a 6th place finish and dropped over 2 seconds. In the 100 breaststroke she finished with an 8th place finish.

Nyna Schweitzer swam the 50 free and placed 9th. In the 100 breaststroke she placed 10th.

Off to Sectionals in Peoria on Nov 9th.

Left To Right: Jordan Thomas, Jordan Cechowicz, & Nyna Schweitzer (Photo Submitted)

Jordan Cechowicz (Photo Submitted)

Nya Schweitzer (Photo Submitted)

BRAKEdown - Some Good Things Happened for the Leafs

By Keith Brake
Geneseo Current

Geneseo Football Coach Matt Furlong wanted his first Leafs team to be playing its best football during weeks seven through nine of the season.

He said last week's 34-13 win over Rock Island, was, “start to finish, our best performance of the year. And we wanted to do that.”

“For the most part, we played clean. We did have some penalties and a fumble – things we can work on.”

Geneseo made the playoffs qualifying 244th out of 256 teams chosen.

“And our (playoff draw) was not a bad one,” the coach said.

Instead of being sent south like the last two years, the Maple Leafs were sent northeast, into Chicago, “where we definitely have a chance to get to round two,” he said. Back to first round opponent Chicago Sullivan in a bit . . .

Leafs limited Rocks' speed

“We took away their effectiveness with their spread, their outside zone runs and their toss plays,” Furlong said. “They were trying to get their good running back the ball out in space.”

It didn't happen often enough for the Rocks. So . . Geneseo finished a 5-4 regular season. It's noteworthy that just one sub-.500 team made it into this year's field of 256.

The Leafs are the 16th seed in the north division of Class 4A. They'll be taking on the top seed, Chicago Sullivan, at 1 p.m. Saturday at Winnemac Stadium on the city's far north side.

Sullivan is 9-0, one of just two northern bracket teams with that record. The other 9-0 team is seeded number two. The seeding order is all determined by number of wins and playoff points earned. It leads to some early round mismatches.

With 16 playoff appearances, Sullivan is a fairly regular playoff team. But, they've never won a game. That's right, 0-16. Most of them were not close.

Sullivan's enrollment is 580. Not big, but one team in their league, Curie, counts 3,019 students. Four others have 1,392 or more.

Furlong spent 19 years at Cary-Grove, a northwest suburb just 38 miles from Sullivan's neighborhood. He knows something about the relative strengths of the city's many leagues.

For example, he said, Sullivan tends to be organized better than Chicago Comer, a team the Leafs have been playing in the early season.

“Sullivan's defense has size and speed and an aggressive style. We'll have to execute our best stuff,” Furlong said.

“On offense, they spread you out and run the ball out of it,” the coach said. “They have good skill kids.”

“On offense, too, they play physical and aggressive and try to hit you with the big play.”

The Bulldogs' defense is yielding just four points a game. Just one team has scored more than one touchdown against it.

On offense, they're scoring a modest 22.5 points a game.

A pastoral setting in the city

Winnemec Stadium is at 5105 N. Leavitt St. “If you're going to play a game in Chicago, it's a good place to play,” Furlong said.

The stadium is located in a leafy 22-acre park about 2.5 miles north of Wrigley Field and 8.5 miles north of downtown. The stadium was remodeled fairly recently, and if you're worried about finding a seat, don't be. It's plenty big. I would guess 8,000 seats, maybe more, and more than they'll need for this one.

You might worry more about finding parking, because the park, owned jointly by the Chicago Public Schools and the City, has numerous venues, for soccer, baseball, hiking and biking. I'd suggest looking it up on the Chicago parks website.