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Expert Predictions of the 2024 IHSA Football State Championship, Top Players
The 2024 Illinois High School Association Football State Championships are here. Sixteen of the state's top teams meet in eight title games scheduled for Friday and SaturdayHancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University in Normal.
Below, you'll find everything you need to know about each title game, plus predictions from Journal Star's Adam Duvall. Last week he went 0-1 in his semifinal predictions and is 141-42 (.770) for the season.
CLASS 1A
Lena-Winslow vs. Belleville Althoff Catholic
- When:10am Friday
- Ranks, records:No. 1 BAC (13-0), No. 2 LW (13-0)
- Championship record (last title):LW6-1 (2022). BAC 3-2 (1990).
- Coaches:LW Ric Arand (260-66 in 28 years). BAC Austin Frazier (33-19 in 5 years).
- Players to watch:BAC RB Dierre Hill, DL/TE Jason Dowell, WR/DB Charleston Coldon. LW OL/DL Luke Kempel, RB/DB Alec Schlichting.
- Did you know?Belleville Althoff won back-to-back Class 3A state championships in 1989 and 1990.
- Prediction:Lena-Winslow 21, Belleville Althoff 15
CLASS 2A
Palos Heights Chicago Christian vs. Maroa-Forsyth
- When:Friday 1 p.m
- Ranks, records:RV PHCC (12-1), No. 4 MF (12-1)
- Championship record (last title):PHCC 0-0 (first appearance). MF 2-10 (2012).
- Coaches:PHCC CJ Cesario (12-1 in one year). MF Josh Jostes (236-64 in 25 years).
- Players to watch:PHCC DL/OL Brock Sperling, RB/DB Kenny Jager. MF TE/LB Grant Smith, WR/DB Mitch Williams.
- Did you know?Maroa-Forysth made three straight Class 2A title games in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
- Prediction:Maroa-Forysth 28, Palos Heights Chicago Christian 27
IHSA semifinal coverage: Scoreboard | Top Performers | Farmington's finish | Championship schedule
CLASS 3A
Lombard Montini vs Monticello
- When:Friday 4:00 PM
- Ranks, records:No. 3 LM (11-2), No. 7 M (11-2)
- Championship record (last title):LM6-3 (2015). M1-0 (2018).
- Coaches:LM Mike Bukovsky (55-30 in 8 years). M. Cullen Welter (130-45 in 16 years).
- Players to watch:LM WR Santino Florio, DL/OL Jonathan Hayes, DL Nicky Castaldo. MDL/OL Mason High, QB/DB Ike Young.
- Did you know?Monticello plays in the Illini Prairie Conference, with Illinois Valley Central.
- Prediction:Lombard Montini 34, Monticello 18
CLASS 4A
Chicago DePaul vs. Mount Zion
- When:7pm Friday
- Ranks, records:Unranked DePaul (10-3), RV MZ (10-3)
- Championship record (last title):DePaul 0-0 (first appearance). MZ 0-0 (First appearance).
- Coaches:DePaul Mike Passarella (26-39 in 7 years). MZ Patrick Etherton (64-26 in 9 years).
- Players to watch:DePaul QB Juju Rodriguez, DB Avry Bellis. MZ TE/DL JC Anderson, WR/DB Brayden Trimble, WR/DB Jacob Harvey.
- Did you know?Mt. Zion defeated Limestone 37-7 in Week 1 this season.
- Prediction:Mount Zion 27, Chicago DePaul 24
CLASS 5A
LaGrange Park Nazareth Academy vs. Joliet Catholic Academy
- When:10am Saturday
- Ranks, records:Yes. 1 Naz (11-2), No. 3 JCA (10-3)
- Championship record (last title):Naz 5-2 (2023). PCA 15-5 (2021).
- Coaches:Naz Tim Racki (161-69 in 20 years). JCA Jake Jaworski (69-24 in 8 years).
- Players to watch:Naz LB/DL/TE Gabe Kaminski, QB Logan Malachuk, OL/DL Sam Stec, WR/DB Garrett Reese. JCA LB Daniel Rouse, RB Larry Stringham.
- Did you know?Nazareth defeated Joliet Catholic 16-13 in Week 5 and 38-20 in last season's Class 5A title game.
- Prediction:Joliet Catholic 21, Nazareth 20
CLASS 6A
Geneva vs. East St. Louis
- When:Friday 1 p.m
- Ranks, records:No. 3 Generation (12-1), No. 1 ESL (12-1)
- Championship record (last title):Generation 0-2 (none). ESL 10-5 (2022).
- Coaches:Gen. Troy Thorgesen (33-13 in four years). ESL Darren Sunkett (223-64 in 24 years).
- Players to watch:Gen OL/DL Joe Pettit, WR Talyn Taylor. ESL RB TaRyan Martin, DB Charles Bass III, DL Kenandre' McClendon, WR Christopher Bennett Jr., DL Keylan LaGrant, LB Mekhi Mixon.
- Did you know?East St. Louis will participate in its fifth straight Class 6A state championship game.
- Prediction:East St. Louis, 42, Geneva 20
CLASS 7A
Batavia vs. Chicago Mount Carmel
- When:4pm Saturday
- Ranks, records:No. 3 Bat (12-1), No. 1 CMC (10-3)
- Championship record (last title):Bat 2-2 (2017). CMC 15-5 (2023).
- Coaches:Bat Dennis Piron (141-25 in 14 years). CMC Jordan Lynch (74-12 in seven years).
- Players to watch:Bat DB/RB Chase Osborne, DL Xavier Blanquel. CMC QB Jack Elliott, LB Matthew Mucha, DL Braeden Jones.
- Did you know?Chicago Mt. Carmel is going for its third consecutive Class 7A state championship after defeating Bativa 44-20 in the 2022 Class 7A state title.
- Prediction:Chicago Mount Carmel 31, Batavia 24
CLASS 8A
Wilmette Loyola Academy vs. Elmhurst York
- When:7pm Saturday
- Ranks, records:No. 6 Loyola (11-2), RV York (11-2)
- Championship record (last title):Loyola 5-5 (2023). York 0-0 (first appearance).
- Coaches:Loyola Beau Desherow (25-2 in two years). York Don Gelsomino (11-2 in one year).
- Players to watch:Loyola QB Ryan Fitzgerald, RB/DB Drew MacPherson, LB Donovan Robinson, TE Brendan Loftus, DE Tommy Ghislandi. York QB Bruno Massel, RB Jimmy Conners.
- Did you know?Loyola goes for a three-peat in Class 8A, defeating this year's semifinal opponent, Frankfort Lincoln-Way East, in the final two Class 8A state title games.
- Prediction:Loyola Academy 34, Elmhurst York 13
(This story has been updated to add new information.)
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