Photos, videos, & stories by Vincent D. Johnson
Each year I cover the IHSA football state finals I’ve tried to capture photos showing the amount of fans each school brings to the game. Partially because someone is always claiming their school brought the most fans and because even … Continued
Photos from the 2024 high school football game between Lemont H.S. and Oak Forest H.S., on Sept. 22, 2023. Photos that didn’t get published in the paper are available for download. Links to the story and past photo galleries too.
Tonight I photographed a group of football players from DuSable High School in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. You may have heard of them. Recently the team, along with Fenger High, was featured on every TV news cast in Chicago, and surprise … Continued
The 3 biggest female centered high school football stories I’ve covered
More photos from this game are here –> https://vincentdjohnson.zenfolio.com/7A-state-final-2021-st-rita-v-wheaton-north
I was in the perfect place for a game ending photo. Lucky? As they say luck is all about how you position yourself.
Mount Carmel and Thornwood’s 1st Round Playoff Game Started With A Splat! In 25 years of photographing high school football, this first round playoff game might have been the wettest I’ve ever seen! Mount Carmel was the away team, but … Continued
it feels like this game is still being played and in just seconds you’ll hear the roar of the crowd, but you don’t know from which side that roar will come from.
While 2020 and Covid had made empty stadiums common place, the reason there were no fans allowed at the Simeon vs Phillips game was for a more immediate safety concern.
As if the specter of a winless season wasn’t enough, a dreary fog set a somber mood in as two football teams took the field for their last chance at winning.