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Marist football
CCL/ESCC football players from Mount Carmel, Marist, Nazareth, Fenwick, Joliet Catholic, Providence, St. Francis, Marian Catholic, Montini and IC Catholic Prep were named to the 2025 IHSFCA All-State team. Quentin Burrell, Jake Cestone and Israel Abrams were among the winners.
Defending state champions Mount Carmel and Loyola will collide for a second time after the Caravan defeated the Ramblers 35-24 in Week 9. St. Rita's rushing attack sparked a win over IC Catholic Prep, while Marist fell just short of the playoffs despite beating Niles Notre Dame.
On a fourth-and-inches from its own territory, Providence's Broden Mackert took the handoff and ran 81 yards to the end zone, putting the Celtics ahead 28-14 and closing the scoring on Providence victory over Marist.
Previously undefeated teams fell left and right and sets up some interesting chases for some schools in their quest to make the playoffs. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 4.
Joliet Catholic was attempting an 18-yard FG with 1.1 seconds left against Marist. The snap was low, Lucas Simulick picked it up and called "fire." He found Declan Wagner for a one-yard TD pass to give JCA its first win of the year
Five new teams broke into the Friday Night Drive Power Rankings based on strong performances in Week 1.
The number of teams undefeated through two weeks is about the same, but some of the names of the teams on the list are a bit surprising. Steve Soucie takes a look at what we learned in Week 2.
Here are highlights and notes from Week 1 results around the Chicago Catholic League/East Suburban Catholic Conference.
St. Rita quarterback Steven Armbruster became the program's all-time career touchdown pass record-holder, and running back Brandon Johnson Jr. scored with less than 18 seconds remaining to help the Mustangs beat Marist 28-21.
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