Maddest you have been after a HS game as a fan?
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CG losing to eventual champs PR in the second round of the 2017 playoffs. CG was up 13-10 and Samson Evans rips off a 66 yard run with 7.8 seconds left to win the game.
1991 LA lost to Glenbard North in the semis. Misetic, Baisley, Patton ... didn't think they'd ever assemble that level of talent ever again.
When Saint Derek of Rochester divined out of his butthole any penalty he wanted 20 yards onto the field.
I don’t condone this ... I really don’t ... but someone’s Mama hit him with a water bottle. And that’s awful, I know. I keep telling myself that. But I’m still kinda smiling.
I don’t condone this ... I really don’t ... but someone’s Mama hit him with a water bottle. And that’s awful, I know. I keep telling myself that. But I’m still kinda smiling.
Worse than the Kenwood game?
I was at the 89 game MC lost to Rita. It was the first time I had ever seen MC lose a game in person.
Yes bc that 89 SR team was awesome. They beat powerhouse MC and I am pretty sure MC was in 5A that year so there would be no rematch. I thought SR was winning the title that year. I remember drowning my sorrows in white castles with my dad after leaving gately
You are prob right that Kenwood was a more embarrassing loss since they were not talented whereas CVS had some athletes. I was not at the Kenwood gane. But from what I was told, it was an embarrassing performance where SR has the ball almost the entire game but kept getting penalties and turnovers.
What's there to be mad about if you played your best on every play with the rest of your team but still lost? Nothing to be mad about.
I'm sure some East Side people will remember this, but mine has to be HS basketball. '89 Quarterfinals East Aurora/ESL. Tie game with 50 seconds left and EA had the ball, called two timeouts to set up a play and as they tried to get it in to Wyatt, it was stolen and pushed down court as time was running out. McKinney pulls up at about 22' and drains a shot to win and eventually go on to be the 3 time state champs.
2010 JCA lost at Peoria Richwoods. Stupid fake punt. My family was afraid to get in the car with me for the drive home.
I am shocked...shocked. Am I missing something? The maddest people have ever been after a game and no mention of refs anywhere.
No Stagg or Rita fans that made the trip to Edwardsville are posting.
I was angrier at Derek for INFLUENCING the refs than the refs themselves, strangely.
Fall of 99 the IC knights were up 13-12 heading into halftime on MCC in Woodstock. Phantom late hit on 4th and long leads to a score. MCC wins 27-13. That was a crushing loss.
That was my introduction to homecooking in Woodstock.
CVS had DL All American Greg Wilkins and a real good LB whose name escapes me but yes, I was stunned when I heard that news...
All.... There can only be one for the rodent. The 1995 title game between SHG and Providence. The Cyclones by just about all of the media (especially in the Chicago area) were supposed to not have a chance in hell and get blown out quickly by the Celtics. SHG handled NLP late into the fourth quarter and lead 17-7 with a fresh set of downs. And then the self inflicted implosion like I've never seen to this day occurs. The final NLP 22 SHG 17. If I recall correctly NLP ended up ranked #10 in the nations final poll among all teams. Ratsy
I was there for that game. Memory is a bit fuzzy, but do I recall snow and/or really low temps that day? Or maybe I'm confusing that loss with the semifinal loss to Thornton the year before.
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Great topic thread, I got a few, All equally heartbreaking but MC top 5
5. Losing to SCN in 2018 Semi, Tyler “F’ing” Nubin. But MC was at the 1 yard line for the go ahead score with a minute left and a mishandled snap on 3rd and a blocked FG on 4th then losing in double OT....
4. DLS loss in second round of 93 after beating them 30-0 2 weeks earlier. McNabbs senior year
3. Losing to Rita 13-7 in week 9 of 1989. Not stunner because Rita was ranked #1 but only loss the class of 91 would have in 4 years.
2. I will lump these into 1 group, all equally devestating. The JCA disasters. 1991, up 24-6 with 6 min left in 4th QUARTER vs Mike Alstott and crew.....L in double OT.....1992 semi finals, after winning 27-6 in week one, lost in the semi final 13-11 ending our quest for 5 Championships in a row. 1993, up by 2 scores with 4 min left in 4th QUARTER....lost....1994, Ever see the movie All the Right Moves? It happened in real life. MC intercepts a JCA desperation pass with 30 seconds on the two yard line. All MC had to do is get the snap and take a knee to win. John Welsh fumbles the snap, JCA recovers at 1. Time for one more play, they run it in....SCREW YOU JCA! LOL!!
1. Losing to Maine South in 1995 State Title game. This hurts as it was the year MC lost Kevin Dowling. A lot went wrong for MC that game but shame on that ref for calling roughing the kicker on that last play giving MS another shot to kick the game winner. Was not roughing. Kicker played it good. Can’t fall for that in a state game.
5. Losing to SCN in 2018 Semi, Tyler “F’ing” Nubin. But MC was at the 1 yard line for the go ahead score with a minute left and a mishandled snap on 3rd and a blocked FG on 4th then losing in double OT....
4. DLS loss in second round of 93 after beating them 30-0 2 weeks earlier. McNabbs senior year
3. Losing to Rita 13-7 in week 9 of 1989. Not stunner because Rita was ranked #1 but only loss the class of 91 would have in 4 years.
2. I will lump these into 1 group, all equally devestating. The JCA disasters. 1991, up 24-6 with 6 min left in 4th QUARTER vs Mike Alstott and crew.....L in double OT.....1992 semi finals, after winning 27-6 in week one, lost in the semi final 13-11 ending our quest for 5 Championships in a row. 1993, up by 2 scores with 4 min left in 4th QUARTER....lost....1994, Ever see the movie All the Right Moves? It happened in real life. MC intercepts a JCA desperation pass with 30 seconds on the two yard line. All MC had to do is get the snap and take a knee to win. John Welsh fumbles the snap, JCA recovers at 1. Time for one more play, they run it in....SCREW YOU JCA! LOL!!
1. Losing to Maine South in 1995 State Title game. This hurts as it was the year MC lost Kevin Dowling. A lot went wrong for MC that game but shame on that ref for calling roughing the kicker on that last play giving MS another shot to kick the game winner. Was not roughing. Kicker played it good. Can’t fall for that in a state game.
I can still see McNabb fumbling heading in for a score in the second half. I knew then they were going to lose.
I think DLS QB got hurt the morning of the game so this was with some sophomore. Horrible game. Rest In Peace to Jeff Cronin who recently passed away and was a Captain on that MC team
Funny. First, when you have a near-50-year relationship with St. Rita football like me, this whole thread could be filled with many Mustang heartbreakers. But still so proud of the program that has competed at a pretty elite level since the early 70s.
I’ve seen too many games and have too much respect for refs to pin a game on them. But I will anyway, justifying it by seeing nearly 300 games and 20 or so heartbreakers, and only saying 2 games were not officiated with the very best intentions which is a very minimal number.
1983 at ESL semifinals 16 flags in a driving rainstorm, puddled field which saw ESL win 8-0
2001 at Edwardsville semifinals loss 21-14.
Phantom pass interference and sportsmanlike calls to extend Ed’s drives and phantom holds on running plays to stop St. Rita drives all in the last 20 minutes. Watching it, knowing you weren’t leaving with a victory was brutal.
Great post. I called my psychiatrist and she is allowing me to post my St. Rita top 5 heartbreakers.
5. 2001 semifinals at Edwardsville. See previous post.
4. 2007 26-22 loss second round at WWS. St. Rita dominated the first half and WWS owned the second half
3. 2013 20-15 second round loss to MC. Easily the two best teams in 7A that year with DGN a distant third have to meet in the second round due to quads. St. Rita up 15-13 with 6 minutes left when MC does one of their patented clock melting scoring drives.
2. 2008 35-28 Quarterfinal loss at ESL. Up 28-7 on the road. A couple of offense and special teams miscues and a whole lot of Terry Hawthorne led to such a brutal night. Both teams left it all on the field.
1. 1990 27-14 Quarterfinal loss at Thornton. Up 14-13 with a minute thirty left AND getting the ball back, St. Rita loses by two scores. Yes, you read that correctly.
Hate to get to the end of the list and miss many but (dis?)honorable mention goes to:
1985 7-6 Quarterfinal loss to BR on a 5 yard out route that goes 95 yards in the mud pit
1986 Kenwood loss.
1988 semifinal MC loss
1989 CVS loss. @McCaravan I think the LB you’re thinking of was Reese or Reece. He played and looked like Clemsons Isaiah Simmons that day. Maybe a CPS old timer can chime in.
Sadly and I guess proudly, attended them all.
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I was listening to the game on the radio. When it looked like SHG had it won, Sam Madonia started talking about Ken Leonard getting his first state title. Within a play or two, SHG fumbled and the floodgates opened.
SHG DL and future New York Giant/MMA fighter Matt Mitrione had an incredible game.
Not an SHG fan, but I felt their pain that night.
Week 9 in 1978, Rich Central hosts Tinley Park (both 8-0) for the conference championship. Loser stays home for the playoffs at that time. TP up 20-0 at half, then RC ties on the strength of 2 onside kick recoveries and a well-executed double pass gimmick play to knot the score. RC prevails in 1 OT 26-20. Bru - tal.
1990 ended with a desperation mid-field heave by Patton, leaving him on his back in the mud versus NFL-sized Thornton. 1991 was 12-0, going down 2 tds, unable to pass in the blustery wind.
PTSD.
How do you forget it?
As a St Laurence fan (a 58 year relationship).....1977 semi v Deerfield - the great, late coach Kavanagh failed to open up the offense (zero pass attempts) vs a Deerfield defense with 10 on the line. St L missed out on an opportunity to go back-to-back (1976) in the largest class at the time (5A)
As a Marist fan (a 16 year relationship) ......the 2013 semi v Naperville Central - a muffed punt late in Q4 by NC was recovered by Marist at the 1 yard line but it was ruled that the ball crossed the goal line and refs awarded a NC a touchback - if Marist took over at the 1 (already up by a score) it would have been game over - NC goes 80 yards for go-ahead score and wins
As a Lincoln Way East fan (a 18 year relationship) ....any of their 3 losses to MC (especially the first L in 2006 which was a state semi-final preventing a Griffins back to back championships in 8A!!)
As a York fan (my newest courtship of 3 years) ....last year's defeat to OPRF in reg season- coulda/shoulda been win 5 and playoff bound. A very late go-ahead score by the Dukes was wiped away with a porous defensive effort in final minute
As a Marist fan (a 16 year relationship) ......the 2013 semi v Naperville Central - a muffed punt late in Q4 by NC was recovered by Marist at the 1 yard line but it was ruled that the ball crossed the goal line and refs awarded a NC a touchback - if Marist took over at the 1 (already up by a score) it would have been game over - NC goes 80 yards for go-ahead score and wins
As a Lincoln Way East fan (a 18 year relationship) ....any of their 3 losses to MC (especially the first L in 2006 which was a state semi-final preventing a Griffins back to back championships in 8A!!)
As a York fan (my newest courtship of 3 years) ....last year's defeat to OPRF in reg season- coulda/shoulda been win 5 and playoff bound. A very late go-ahead score by the Dukes was wiped away with a porous defensive effort in final minute
I remember the brand of beer I was drinking (Schlitz), who I was sitting next to (McCaskey), where I went afterwards (Biddy Mulligan's club on Sheridan), who I was with (Jim and Susan) . . .
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Liam Reardon, Tom Sylvester and Mark Matelski were also on that team. I hated to see LA lose that one but I remember GBN getting pummled the next week in the title game. Maybe it was a good thing for LA to lose a close one there.
I wouldn’t say maddest, I’d say saddest would be 2015 Marist/ND and 2018 Cary Grove/ND games. Probably the best chances The Dons have had at a state championship. Fond memories of both seasons just bitter pills to swallow when it doesn’t go your way.