(Flossmoor, IL), Mount Carmel Activities Director: Brian Schoby brian.schoby@estl189.com phone 618-646-3700, Boys Baseball Head Coach: Don Stovall don.stovall@estl189.com, Boys Basketball Head Coach: Mark Chambers mark.chambers@estl189.com, Boys Cross Country Head Coach: Leo McCaleb Poleo1842@gmail.com, Boys Football Head Coach: Darren Sunkett darrensunkett@yahoo.com, Boys Golf Head Coach: Gerald Gray gerald.gray@estl189.com, Boys Track & Field Head Coach: Barry Malloyd barry.malloyd@estl189.com, Boys Volleyball Head Coach: Melanie Davis melanie.davis@estl189.com, Boys Wrestling Head Coach: Stephen Doty doty.stephen@gmail.com, Girls Basketball Head Coach: Todd Porter portertodd27@yahoo.com, Girls Cross Country Head Coach: Nino Fennoy nafennoy@aol.com, Competitive Cheerleading Head Coach: Lavonda Felton Lavonda.felton@estl189.com, Girls Softball Head Coach: Jamila Tillman jamila.tillman@estl189.com, Girls Tennis Head Coach: Bernard King bernard.king@estl189.com, Girls Track & Field Head Coach: Nino Fennoy nafennoy@aol.com, Girls Volleyball Head Coach: Melanie Davis melanie.davis@estl189.com, Certified Athletic Trainer: Destinee Grove destinee.grove@athletico.com, Esports Coach: John Hursey John.hursey@estl189.com, Sideline Cheer Coach: Lavonda Felton Lavonda.felton@estl189.com. Players (1) Staff (10) Do you have a team photo? De Smet Jesuit is a private Catholic high school serving young men in grades 9 - 12 in St. Louis, Missouri. Cory, he started off in this area as a Little League football coach. . (Antioch, IL), Crystal Lake South Illinois recruited Jeff Thomas pretty hard when he was a prep prospect. After a three-year stint as a scout for the Los Angeles Rams, Woodbury became an assistant special teams coach with the Rams in 2020, before transferring to Morgan State University as a Tight Ends coach and Special Teams Coordinator. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. 52 passes for 937 yards and five touchdowns during his two seasons at Miami) will, Slot to Illinois Fighting Illini Newsletter. Week 1 we have the 2018 Missouri state champion in Christian Brothers College and they are loaded year in and year out and they are always nationally ranked. Sunkett: I tell everyone that I think top to bottom that team (2019) was my best team so far. (Wheaton, IL), Romeoville We see his stats. I think our team is looking forward to the match-up. Class of 2023 Main Event, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM St. Bonaventure sits on a beautiful 500-acre residential campus in western New York's Southern Tier, 70 miles south of Buffalo and 90 miles east of Erie, Pa. Volunteer to be the statistician. More about East St . * Public Act 102-0051 The district allows a student to modify his or her athletic uniform for the purpose of modesty in . They were all first year starters and two of them were freshmen in Miles (McVey) and Paris (Patterson) except for one kid. We took another step today toward bettering ourselves.. Do you ever get the chance to look back and reflect on some of those earlier teams and the success or are you just always looking ahead?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunkett:<\/strong> We always have alumni come back and they make you reflect back on those days. EDGYTIM: How important in the big picture was the Neuqua Valley win (a come from behind 50-48 win) Week 3 on the road in Naperville? Gettis expects a rough-and-tumble Southwestern Conference affair. (Saint Charles, IL), Homewood-Flossmoor I want to get to know my grand kids.  I try to spend as much time as I can with my daughters and two have moved out of town now so I cherish every moment I have with them. East St. Louis has been a dominant force in the state of Illinois for several decades, winning numerous state Championships and countless conference titles. East St. Louis is 2-2 with the losses coming against powerhouse teams from Baltimore and Georgia and ranked No. "I'm looking at the coaching staff and who I have the best relationship with. We just want to get better within our team each and every week. Ive had the opportunity to coach some great ones. Running Backs: Art Valero - Another former Ram, Valero was the running back coach in 2008-09 and led Steven Jackson to some of his more productive seasons. Lorsque vous utilisez nos sites et applications, nous utilisons des, authentifier les utilisateurs, appliquer des mesures de scurit, empcher les spams et les abus; et. 2022-2023 ESTL School Athletic Forms. They are also loaded every year and they will be a partof the Classic and we have our hands loaded with both of those Missouri teams. ILH boys; OIA East boys; OIA West boys; ILH girls; OIA East girls; OIA West girls; Wrestling. Defensive Coordinator: Donnie Abraham. Staff Directory Members By Category/Department; Name Title Email Address Phone Image; Aaron Keen: Head Coach akeen@wustl.edu (314) 935-7308 (314) 935-7308: Jeff Fisher Darren Sunkett: There is definitely no playbook on this thing, and with the governorextending all of the social distancing through the end of April we are now waiting on word from the IHSA on what we will do with spring sports. Sunkett: That was a big win also. Sunkett: I think you said it best when you said structure. He's not the most vocal kid and just running our tempo offense I'd like to see him get into it a little bit more vocally. 2. They really stepped up and got it done and led us to a state championship. <\/p>\n

EDGYTIM: I love your schedule each year because you take on everyone. He said after last weeks win over Belleville East that each new week brings his Flyers an opportunity to build. AP Chemistry Exam, 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM Former East St. Louis and NFL great linebacker Bryan Cox and Flyers coaching legend Bob Shannon helped celebrate the 30-year reunion of the East St. Louis Class of 1986 and the 1985 Flyers . CHAMPAIGN Several of East St. Louis football coach Darren Sunkett's players havegone on to play college ball at Illinois. Stay current with our News Hub and school blog. I wasn't exposed to anything but the inner city. Our gym just isn't big enough to have a proper walk thru. I've been doing this now for a long time, and sometimes you sit back and it hits you like, \"Wow I've really aged\" in this game. While not being as prolific as his first-round selection put him on track to be, Becht enjoyed a long career thanks to solid blocking abilities. Youve seen a lot of great players come through East St. Louis. He made it through the summer andWeek 1 he was ready. Was that game the tone setter for the remainder of the year? Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. Meet the Team. Our teachers engage our young men with active learning and genuine relationships. We share a common goal to keep our youth and young people safe from gun violence. East St. Louis state champs for the 10th time in program history, Gruesome freak accident in P.E. Gettis first season was 2019 with the Panthers going 3-6 and lost to East St. Louis 51-3. We need your help in this process. The St. Louis Battlehawks are a professional American football team competing in the XFL. I understand the hurdles we went through as a program and it just makes us stronger for the future. You've had some great teams, but where does the 2019 rank compare to some of those great East St. Louis teams you've coached in the past? Just having those guys take us to the wire and having an opportunity late to win the game on fourth down, I knew we were on our way after that game as long as we could stay injury free.<\/p>\n

EDGYTIM: Looking ahead to the 2020 season, fill us in on the first three weeks of the regular season schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunkett:<\/strong> We open with two Missouri powers. Darren Sunkett: Well, with a guy like Jeff, you look for that father figure. Hes going to make plays all over the field. EDGYTIM: You've had quite the run at East St. Louis over the past 18 plus years now. In 2020, 3 of the 10 top players in the state of Illinois were Flyers . Hes going to punish them, but hes going to punish them like a father. Jeff is just an electric football player. But hes also a great defensive player also. IHSA Concussion: Return to Play Protocol- Click the link to see the article from IHSA regarding the protocol for student-athletes and possible head concussions. In 2020, OFallon posted a 3-1 mark in the COVID-truncated campaign that took place in the spring with the Panthers defeating the Flyers 28-19. (Palos Heights, IL), Marengo (Batavia, IL). We havent had a whole bunch of turnover in the coaching staff. Adding Dominic with Keontez Lewis, who's another kid who can stretch you vertically and also horizontally and they make it tough for other teams to defend us. With a strong playing and coaching career already underneath his belt, Proehl will be looking to further establish his coaching pedigree. 6. Do you have a team photo? Kids I've coached previously stay in touch with the program and they come back and we always rehash the old days. 14 recruit in the Post-Dispatch Super 30 countdown of the area's top senior prospects. I've matured as a coach and you reflect back on the good times and you also reflect on the bad times, too. Hes a great hire for Coach Smith. It keeps them in a safe environment for at least 8-10 hours a day. I think thats where were going. When you try to think of a weak link from last year it maybe was the offensive line. . 2023-24. The East St. Louis School District is deeply committed to ensuring the safety of all students, staff, and school visitors on a daily basis. A student is not required to receive prior approval of the school board for such modifications. They were an inexperienced line and we didn't know where they would take us, but those kids worked their butt off to get us to succeed. (Park Ridge, IL), East St. Louis But none were as highly-regarded as Jeff Thomas. We didn't put any pads on and our walk thru were in the gym so I was highly concerned as far as going into that game. Like I said, Terry Hawthorne graduated from there, and Kendrick Jones received a degree from there. Please review our eLearning, Return to Learn and ESSER III Plans. Coach John Merritt took over the Spartans in 2022 and will lead them inthe next step in this tradition. Glover joined the coaching ranks as a Defensive Line Coach for the Jets and the Chargers from 2017-20. By Jeremy Werner Jan 3, 2019. Coaching Staff. Lemont is 12-0 and seeded No. If we could compete with them physically upfront in the trenches, our team would be fine. He was able to stretch the offense vertically and he was that thumper we were missing in our offense. School District 189 is participating in the Test to Stay program in partnership with the CDC, IDPH, and East Side Health District. (Lisle, IL), John Hersey You look at Stanley Green right now, whos there, and James Knight is on track to graduate. The interscholastic athletic and non-athletic activities participate in state competitions for grade levels in members' schools. Anthony Becht - One of the three head coaches in the XFL without a ton of coaching reps under his belt, Becht had a long successful career in the NFL and will look to bring that leadership and experience along with his brilliant mind for the game to the coaching ranks. (South Holland, IL), Duquoin We talkedalready about the two freshmen linemen back for next season and it's just about getting themin the best shape possible and they have nothing but upside. It will be a sophomore line with one junior and those guys overall will be pretty good. We looked forward to that game all year and the last time we played Batavia was in 2007 and we knocked them out of the playoffs and they were a very good football team back then. Learn more aboutThe Spartan Fund. Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach . Students collaborate for graffiti art to display in hallways. Was that game the tone setter for the remainder of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunkett:<\/strong> That was definitely the tone setter. I don't think people understand how hard our kids work and how well conditionedwe are each year. Onward and Beyond After School Support, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM It showed, it definitely showed early in how poorly we played. He was able to stretch the offense vertically and he was that thumper we were missing in our offense. East St. Louis School District 189 may have the perfect career opportunity for you! And its always good to represent your home state school and to be able to lay your groundwork right here where everything started. What do you see out of those programs right now because obviously you have a good relationship it seems like with both sides? Now, his Panthers take the big stage against a local and national power. (Crystal Lake, IL), Providence Catholic Week 3 we travel to California and play St. John Bosco for a national TV game. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. During his eight seasons at John Burroughs he held a record of 67-36 with three Metro League championships, three district championships, three final four appearances, two state . When we won that game I knew we were ready. I tellmykids my best times are probably behind me now, and I'm on the back end now. We talked already about the two freshmen linemen back for next season and it's just about getting them in the best shape possible and they have nothing but upside. The Flyers finished second in state last fall, have nine state championships to their credit the last one coming in 2020 and again have a star-studded cast that includes University of Alabama and University of Illinois commits. (Normal, IL), Lincoln Way West (Gurnee, IL), Curie Metropolitan This kid is phenomenal when it comes to picking up the game plan. (Chicago, IL), Bolingbrook In September 2022, Gradkowski was officially hired by the St. Louis Battlehawks as their offensive coordinator. Woodbury joined the coaching ranks in 2011 as a Running Backs coach for Delaware State University, before moving to Johnson C. Smith University as an Offensive Coordinator. (East Saint Louis, IL), Lincoln-Way East East St. Louis defensive back Ahmad Robinson is the No. Youve won a lot of games including two state tiles, and you still have plenty of talent. Nous, Rivals, faisons partie de la famille de marques Yahoo. 5 in the latest AP Class 8A poll. It's something they are battling with when I talk to them. 247Sports employs a staff of more than 50 full time recruiting reporters and evaluators that rank and compile data on . We also have some nice younger receivers who will compliment those guys. See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports The official 2022 Football Roster for the Washington University in St. Louis It's crazy, but it took Dominic a whole summer to make it through one of our team workouts. (Crete, IL), Wheaton Warrenville South The 2020 kickoff of the XFL not only features hundreds of players in spring football. Make this summer count! The head coaches, offensive coordinators and defensive coordinators will also step into the spotlight to help innovate the game. He earned his most success as a Super Bowl Champion winning a championship with the Bucs as a Tight End Coach in 2002. Were in Illinois, so were Illinois-based. Just to have somebody that electric, every time he touches the ball great things happen. I look back at my childhood and  I grew up in Camden (New Jersey). The De Smet Jesuit Football Program has a long history of success on and off the field. This information is updated in real-time and reflects what is in our routing program. Media passes will be available at the gate for those that have registered in advance. Once you get that solidified I think theres more buy in., Gettis also called his current group of players special.. T. Dismukes. I've also have had two players who were very close to me pass in Damien Nash and then Jaylon (McKenzie) and it makes me cherish every minute you spent with your kids. I think once Coach Smith gets that thing turned around and gets to winning ball games, it probably wont be much of a recruiting war. Our kids need nurturing. It's taught me to treat every kid with respect like you treat your own kids because you might wake up one morning and never have a chance to talk to that kid ever again. East St. Louis and Illinois have a long history together. We can see Illinois is getting an electric football player. Then with just a lot of former (East St. Louis) alumni who attended Illinois, it was just a great place for Jeff to go and follow in those guys footsteps and make a name of his own down there.