Photos, videos, & stories by Vincent D. Johnson
A rundown of what every state does for a regular high school footbal season. Sometimes it seems like nobody is happy with how the high school football season goes in Illinois. Maybe, looking at some other states may give some of you a different perspective.
it’s not hard to see why my dresser is filled with high school tees.
Another Year of Opening Day To State Finals While the year cuts through the middle of the high school sports season, I do keep track of all the high schools I’ve covered and schools I’ve been to. This past year, … Continued
If you’re a high school sports fan and are into the look & style of team uniforms, as I am, this is the page for you to lose a good chunk of time. Occasionally I’d post photos of interesting jerseys … Continued
What do you do when you’re covering both teams in a game that ends in a do-or-die shootout?
Who had the biggest crowds this past weekend at the Illinois High School Association football state finals? Photos from the 2nd quarter of each game reveal the crowds for each school.
A selection of picturesque and artistic photos from high school football games during the 2024 season in Illinois.
Photos from the 2024 high school football game between Mount Carmel H.S. and Joliet Catholic Academy, on Aug. 26, 2007. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.
Photos that have never been seen before since I took them in 1999. A few were published online, most sat in a negative film holder for 25 years, until I scanned them in this summer.
Providence, Mount Carmel, Joliet Catholic, and Geneseo all have multiple game galleries.
Photos from Gordon Tech vs. St. Rita in high school football. A gallery of filmed scanned in from August of 2000.