Monday, April 13, 2009

Top Ten most decorated private high schools

Driscoll Catholic High announced it will be closing after this academic school year. With such a prominent school making such big news, it got us thinking "what have been the most athletically-decorated schools since 2000."

A list like this is automatically going to draw some amount of argument from anybody, so here are the ground rules. We took the 11 most-covered sports (boys and girls basketball, track, soccer, boys baseball, football, wrestling, girls softball and volleyball) and recorded any state title or state runner-up. Extra points for various sports with title appearances.


10. Seton

Boys Basketball: 2A 2009
Girls Track: 1A 2001 Runner-up

9. Benet

Boys Soccer: 1A 2001, 2002
Girls Volleyball: 1A 2008


8. St. Francis

Football: 5A 2007 -- 5A 2008 Runner-up
Girls Volleyball: 1A 2002, 2003, 2004 -- 2A 2006 -- 1A 2000 Runner-up -- 3A 2007 Runner-up

7. Leo

Boys Basketball: 1A 2004
Boys Track: 1A 2002, 2003 -- 1A 2000 Runner-up, 2004 Runner-up

6. St. Rita

Football: 7A 2006
Wrestling: 2A 2003, 2004 -- 2A 2006 Runner-up

5. Providence

Football: 5A 2002 -- 6A 2001, 2004 -- 5A 2000 Runner-up
Wrestling: 2A 2000, 2001, 2002 -- 2A 2003 Runner-up, 2004 Runner-up, 2005 Runner-up

4. Driscoll

Baseball: 1A 2000 Runner-up
Girls Basketball: 2A 2009
Football: 3A 2004 -- 4A 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

3. Mount Carmel

Baseball: 2A 2005 Runner-up
Football:5A 2000 -- 6A 2002 -- 7A 2005 Runner-up -- 8A 2006 Runner-up
Wrestling: 2A 2002 Runner-up

2. Montini

Baseball: 1A 2005 Runner-up
Football: 4A 2004
Track: 1A 2005
Wrestling: 1A 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 -- 2A 2008 -- 2A 2007 Runner-up


1. Joliet Catholic

Baseball: 2A 2000 Runner-up, 2004 Runner-up
Football: 4A 2000 -- 5A 2001, 2003, 2004 -- 6A 2007
Girls Volleyball: 2A 2003, 2008

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad to see Seton on the list, a relative new comer, despite the school being around for over 40 years.

greyce said...

Isn't it interesting how much press St. Rita gets for baseball and yet they haven't been in a title game.

Anonymous said...

Do they still use am multiplier for private schools?

Anonymous said...

How has Driscoll remained competitive in football with such a small enrollment?

Annemarie said...

I'm surprised Fenwick isn't on the list.

Unknown said...

2 things...

Driscoll isn't dead yet - www.savedriscoll.org -- please advertise that.

Also, DC was a dominant baseball school in the 90s, winning state in 1992, 1994, and 1997.

Further, they have a 3rd place trophy in baseball in 1991 and 2006.

GP said...

Is there any room on the list for Loyola Academy?

Brian Cavers said...

St. Viator:

Soccer (boys): 2nd place when all one class (2000–01); State Champions A (2003–04)

Soccer (girls): State Champions (2001–02, 02–03, 04–05)

Anonymous said...

You forgot Providence Boys Soccer: 1A Runner up 2002

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