Chicago Christian
High School

2007 Schedule

8/24 7:00 @
Marengo
8/31 7:30 H
Tinley Park (HS)
9/8 1:00 @
Lake Forest (L.F. Academy)
9/15 1:00 @
*Chicago (Luther South)
9/21 7:30 H
*Aurora (A. Christian)
9/28 7:00 H
*Chicago (Luther North)
10/6 1:00 @
*West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
@ Wheaton College
10/12 7:30 H
*Rockford (Christian Life)
10/20 1:00 @
*Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran)
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*Conference Game

Stadium Direction

Week #4 vs.Lake Forest (L.F. Academy) (2-1)
9/17/2006

Caxys Give CC a Scare, But Lose Steam in 2nd Half

The Caxys traveled to 3-time defending champ Chicago Christian on Friday, playing their hearts out, but losing 49-26.   

The first half may have been on eof the teams best halves of football in the last few years accourding to head coach Matt Less. "We lost 49-26 but the score does not represent the effort and heart extended by our boys."

The Caxys started off the scoring and took a 6-0 lead early in the first quarter on a three play drive that included two passes to Ben Winship from Justin Haines.  One for 21 yards and the other for 47 yards and the touchdown.

After going back and forth, Chicago Christian added a TD late in the 1st quarter and at the start of the second quarter to take a 21-6 lead.  In the middle of the 2nd, Justin Haines made a 44 yard run and added a run for the 2 pt conversion to make it 21-14.  

The Knights answered immediately with their patented off-tackle play and took a 28-14 lead with about 4 min left in the half.  

After exchanging interceptions, the Caxys mounted a 44 yd drive capped off by a Justin Haines 5 yd TD run.  

With a minute and a half left the Knights tried a big pass play and Ben Winship picked it off and returned it to the Knights 42 yard line.

After a penalty and a 21 yard run by Haines, the Caxys had the ball on the 5 yard line with 30 seconds left.  Hanies pass three time but they all fell incomplete, but on the fourth attempt Haines rolled right and hit Bobby Coburn for a score as the clock expired, sending the Caxys into the half down by just 2 points 28-26.

Kareem El-Ali, went down with an injury to his knee and sat out the rest of the second half as the Knights took advantage of an L.F.A. team that looked to have like it might have been running out of steam late in the game as Chicago Christian scored midway thru the third and added two more TDs late in the fourth to put the game out of reach for the Caxys.    

Justin Haines finished up with 25 carries for 166 yards and 2 TDs and was 8-17 passing for 119 yard with 2 TDs and 3 int. Ben Winship had 6 catches for 109 yards and a TD.  

Next week we travel to Mooseheart stadium to face Aurora Christian.  

info submitted by Matt Less

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Team Accomplishments

State Champs
None

Runner up
None

Semifinals
None

Conference Champs
Private School League
2006, 2005, 2004*, 2003, 2002

*co-Champs

School Facts

Football Enrollment:
668.25

Conference:
Private School League

Class:
4A

School Colors:
Purple/Gold/White

Nickname:
Knights

Head Coach:
Mark Vander Kooi

Last Season's Record:
9-1

First Varsity Season:
1968

Past Player Watch
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2006 Schedule

8/25 7:30 H
Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) 594.00
9/1 7:30 H
Midlothian (Bremen) 1238.00
9/8 7:30 @
*South Holland (Seton Academy) 693.00
@ T.F. North
9/15 7:30 H
Lake Forest (L.F. Academy) 0.00
9/23 1:00 @
*Chicago (Luther North) 394.35
9/29 7:30 @
*Rockford (Christian Life) 539.55
10/6 7:30 H
*Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 651.75
10/13 7:30 H
*Chicago (Luther South) 389.40
10/21 1:00 @
*Aurora (A. Christian) 511.50
@ West Aurora

2005 Schedule

8/26 7:30 H
Westmont 581.00
9/2 7:00 @
Richmond (R.-Burton) 734.00
9/9 7:30 H
*South Holland (Seton Academy)
9/17 1:00 @
Lake Forest (L.F. Academy)
9/23 7:30 H
*Chicago (Luther North) 258.00
9/30 7:30 H
*Rockford (Christian Life) 337.00
10/8 1:00 @
*Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 403.00
10/15 1:00 @
*Chicago (Luther South) 230.00
10/21 7:30 H
*Aurora (A. Christian) 216.00

2004 Schedule

8/27 7:30 H
Westmont 532
9/3 7:30 H
Richmond (R.-Burton) 663
9/11 1:00 @ *
Aurora (A. Christian) 185
9/17 7:00 @
Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) 345
@ Hammond (Bishop Noll), IN
9/24 7:30 H
Lake Forest (L.F. Academy)
10/1 7:30 H *
Chicago (Luther South) 202
10/9 1:00 @ *
Rockford (Christian Life) 351
10/15 7:30 H *
Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 360
10/23 1:00 @ *
Chicago (Luther North) 269

2003 Schedule

8/30 1:00 @
Westmont 513
9/5 7:00 H
Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) 341
9/12 7:30 H *
Aurora (A. Christian) 170
9/19 7:30 H
Burbank (St. Laurence) 1536
9/26 @
Lake Forest (L.F. Academy) 321
10/4 1:00 @ *
Chicago (Luther South) 226
10/10 7:30 H *
Rockford (Christian Life) 405
10/18 1:00 @ *
Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 377
10/24 7:30 H *
Chicago (Luther North) 314

2002 Schedule

8/30 7:30 H
Westmont 473
9/7 7:00 @
Chicago (St. Francis de Sales) 354
@ Hammond (Clark), IN
9/13 7:30 H *
Melrose Park (Walther Lutheran) 422
9/20 7:30 H *
Rockford (Lutheran) 401
9/28 1:00 @ *
Aurora (A. Christian) 184
10/5 1:00 @ *
Rockford (R. Christian) 233
10/11 7:30 H *
Rockford (Christian Life) 386
10/19 1:00 @ *
Chicago (Luther North) 347
10/25 7:30 H *
Chicago (Luther South) 240
#### - Enrollment
*Conference Game