2013 IHSA Football Championships

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AmateurSports365 ticker... IHSA Football Championship... CLASS 8A-Naperville Central 13, Loyola 10; CLASS 7A-Mount Carmel 30, Lake Zurich 0; CLASS 6A-Batavia 34, Richards 14; CLASS 5A-Sacred Heart-Griffin 38, Montini 28; PREP BOWL-St Rita 35, Simeon 20; CLASS 4A-Rochester 16, Geneseo 8; CLASS 3A-Stillman Valley 43, St. Joseph-Ogden 41 OT; CLASS 2A-Sterling Newman Central 40, Staunton 13; CLASS 1A-Lena-Winslow 28, Downs Tri-Valley 21
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Here is our recap from championship weekend in Dekalb, IL.
 
CLASS 8A STATE FINAL
Naperville Central 13, Loyola 10
DEKALB - Decisions decisions.... in passed weeks, coach John Holecek made a few gutsy decisions that proved to be genius, but on Saturday night, it cost the team. Coach decided to attempt a field goal instead of going for it on fourth-and-goal at Naperville Central's 5-yard line with his team trailing 6-2 with 5 minutes, 39 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

"It was 5 or 6 yards, so it wasn't a gimme," Holecek said of the field goal attempt. "Obviously, (I) regret it now. But the defense was playing very well at the time. Momentum seemed to shift.

"I thought if we kicked the field goal it would be a one-point game, a good stop and field position. That was the safer choice at the time. In hindsight, we should've pulled it."

Jake Kolbe was 8-of-15 passing for 140 yards for Naperville Central. Michael Kolzow had four catches for 71 yards and Ben Andreas had three receptions for 71 yards. Kevin Clifford ran for a team-best 40 yards on 11 carries.

For Loyola, Penn finished 30-of-40 for 238 yards passing and also ran 12 times for 50 yards. Owen Buscaglia had 12 catches for 91 yards.

The title was the second for the Redhawks in their third trip to the finals.

CLASS 7A STATE FINAL
Mount Carmel 30, Lake Zurich 0
DEKALB - Matt Domer and Mount Carmel's offense crashed the party.

Domer, an Illinois recruit, rushed for a game-high 176 yards and two touchdowns to help Mount Carmel to a 30-0 victory at Huskie Stadium.

"We played grind-it-out, smash-mouth football and we eventually popped a few long ones today." Mount Carmel running back Matt Domer.

The Caravan, who won Class 8A last season, have 12 titles overall, including 11 under coach Frank Lenti. The program has won state titles in Class 5A, 6A, 7A and 8A.

"Every championship is special and we're proud to win consecutive state titles," Lenti said. "We had good senior leadership and we worked really hard all season."

Lake Zurich hadn't allowed more than 24 points in a game this season. The Caravan's 30 were the most the Bears had given up since Oct. 29, 2011 when they topped Geneva 35-32.

On the other side of the ball, Mount Carmel's defense, led by defensive tackles Enoch Smith Jr. and Steve Richardson, gave up just 3 yards on the ground and 11 passing after halftime.

"The defensive line was focused on stopping the run and the guys in the back were focused on stopping the pass," Richardson said. "We had a great pass rush and then had great coverage. It was good for us."

Key performers: Lake Zurich — Sean Lynch, 16 tackles; Colton Moskal, 11 tackles. Mount Carmel — Steve Richardson, 2 sacks; Marko Boricich, 3-for-4, 33 yards, 2 TDs.

   
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CLASS 6A STATE FINAL
Batavia 34, Richards 14
DEKALB - Richards strength of a defense was no match for Batavia, who won its first state championship with a 34-14 victory at Huskie Stadium. QB1 Micah Coffey thrilled Batavia's boisterous boosters with 229 yards and two touchdowns on 15-of-18 passing, and Anthony Scaccia rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns on 33 carries in leading the Bulldogs (13-1) to their 12th straight victory.

"I always say we live and die with how our offensive line does," Coffey said. "In the beginning of the year our guys were a little young. We start three juniors and they've grown immensely throughout the year. They came out today and dominated the line of scrimmage in the first half, and that allowed us to get that big lead. I credit it all to our offensive line."

Richards (12-2) handed Batavia its only loss of the season, 31-26 in Week 2.

Player of the game: Micah Coffey, Batavia, 15-for-18, 229 yards, 2 TDs.

Key performers: Batavia — Anthony Scaccia, 33 carries, 189 yards, 3 TDs; Mike Moffatt, 6 catches, 127 yards, 1 TD; INT. Richards — Romeo Johnson, 7 carries, 97 yards; Hasan Muhammad-Rogers, 226 yards passing, 1 TD; 65 yards rushing, 1 TD.

CLASS 5A STATE FINAL
Sacred Heart-Griffin 38, Montini 28
DEKALB - Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin beat the Broncos for the seventh time — and first time in the playoffs — since the 2002 season, 38-28 at Huskie Stadium.

Sacred Heart-Griffin's defense held Montini (13-1) to seven points in the final three quarters and quarterback Gabe Green rushed for a game-high 149 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cyclones (14-0) to their fourth state title since 2005.

"(Sacred Heart-Griffin) had a great game plan and they did a terrific job on both sides of the ball," Montini coach Chris Andriano said. "These guys (on our team) got a lot of good memories from a terrific year."

Player of the game: Gabe Green, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin, 11-for-20, 105 yards; 26 carries, 145 yards, 3 TDs.

Key performers: Montini — Alex Wills, 23-for-56, 316 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT; Tyler Tumpane, 9 catches, 137 yards. Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin — Malik Turner, 4 catches, 67 yards; Anthony DiNello, 8 carries, 66 yards, 2 TDs.

PREP BOWL
St Rita 35, Simeon 20
CHICAGO - Daniel Gleaves broke through the middle of Simeon's punt protection, blocked the kick and returned it 28 yards for a touchdown. The play gave St. Rita a seven-point halftime lead and the Mustangs cruised to a 35-20 victory at Soldier Field.

Senior quarterback Tommy Mister completed 4 of 10 pass attempts for 111 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He added 10 carries for 44 yards with another touchdown to pace the Mustangs (12-2), who hadn't won 12 games in a season since the 2006 state Class 7A championship year.
"Our coaches did a great job at halftime switching things up and getting the passing game going," Mister said. "Sometimes we come out slow … and we just come out on fire after halftime."

Player of the game: D.J. Miles, St. Rita, 18 carries, 102 yards, 2 TDs.
Senior running back D.J. Miles had 18 carries for 102 yards and two touchdowns, his second cementing the victory.

"I just wanted to go out with a bang for my last game," Miles said. "We just wanted to go out with a win."

Key performers: St. Rita — Tommy Mister, 4-for-10, 110 yards, 1 TD; 1 rush TD; Daniel Gleaves, 28-yard punt block return TD. Simeon — Christian Plummer, 9-for-20, 225 yards, 3 TDs; Matthew Fleming, 3 catches, 126 yards, INT.

CLASS 4A STATE FINAL
Rochester 16, Geneseo 8

CLASS 3A STATE FINAL
Stillman Valley 43, St. Joseph-Ogden 41 OT

CLASS 2A STATE FINAL
Sterling Newman Central 40, Staunton 13

CLASS 1A STATE FINAL
Lena-Winslow 28, Downs Tri-Valley 21
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