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2007
USF FOOTBALL PASSING JAMBOREE SET FOR NEXT THREE WEEKS
For Immediate Release
June 14, 2007
It may be 10 weeks before the 2007 high school football campaign kicks off, but gridiron fans won’t have to wait that long to find out what the upcoming season will present.
The first of three sneak previews begin Saturday and extend through Saturday, June 30 with the 12th Annual University of St. Francis Football Passing Jamboree.
A pair of 2006 state semifinalists, Providence Catholic (7A) and Lincoln-Way East (8A), will headline this week’s first session, which features 20 teams in all.
Joining Providence and the Griffins in Saturday’s morning session, which runs from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m., will be area representatives Coal City, Lockport and Minooka. Others in the field include Aurora Central Catholic, Marian Catholic, Munster (Ind.), Richards and Springfield Sacred Heart Griffin.
In Saturday’s afternoon session (1 - 6 p.m.), local teams from Morris, Seneca and Wilmington will match up against the likes of Andrew, Bradley-Bourbonnais, Geneva and Harper, not to mention Marist Pontiac and Valparaiso (Ind.).
Coal City, Minooka, Providence, Aurora Central Catholic, Morris and Wilmington all return one week from Saturday for the second session (June 23). The former four will meet up with Joliet Catholic, Lemont and Lincoln-Way Central in the morning session, along with Naperville North, Oak Forest and St. Viator.
Reed-Custer joins Wilmington and Morris as an area representative in the afternoon on June 23. Those three teams will compete against the likes of Eisenhower, Hersey, Kankakee, Rich South, Carl Sandburg, Wauconda and Whitney Young.
Area fans can also see what lies ahead over the next two years for their favorite teams with Coal City, Joliet Catholic, Lincoln-Way East, Lockport, Morris and Providence Catholic, as well as Wilmington, Lincoln-Way Central, Reed-Custer and Seneca showcasing their sophomore and junior varsity teams in a separate session on June 30.
Each of the teams is slated to play four games during the day with each hour-long contest consisting of 25 offensive and 25 defensive plays.
Scores are not kept in the contests, which are played on 50-yard fields.
All games will take place at Pershing Fields, which is home to USF’s football practice facility. The football complex is located at 251 North Midland Avenue in Joliet, right next to Pershing Grade School.
Session
One Schedule
Saturday, June 16, 2007
8:00 AM: Lincoln-Way East vs. Minooka, Richards vs. Providence Catholic, Marian Catholic vs. Lockport, Aurora Central Catholic vs. Coal City.
9:00 AM: Richards vs. Lincoln-Way East, Munster (IN) vs. Minooka, Marian Catholic vs. Coal City, Sacred Heart Griffin vs. Providence Catholic.
10:00 AM: Providence Catholic vs. Coal City, Lincoln-Way East vs. Sacred Heart Griffin, Munster (IN) vs. Richards, Aurora Central Catholic vs. Lockport.
11:00 AM: Lockport vs. Providence Catholic, Aurora Central Catholic vs. Munster (IN), Minooka vs. Richards, Marian Catholic vs. Sacred Heart Griffin.
12:00 PM: Lincoln-Way East vs. Coal City, Minooka vs. Marian Catholic, Aurora Central Catholic vs. Sacred Heart Griffin, Lockport vs. Munster (IN).
1:00 PM: Bradley-Bourbonnais vs. Andrew, Morris vs. Valparaiso (IN), Pontiac vs. Geneva, Marist vs. Wilmington.
2:00 PM: Pontiac vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais, Valparaiso (IN) vs. Andrew, Morris vs. Wilmington, Seneca vs. Harper.
3:00 PM: Valparaiso (IN) vs. Wilmington, Bradley-Bourbonnais vs. Seneca, Harper vs. Morris, Marist vs. Geneva.
4:00 PM: Geneva vs. Valparaiso (IN), Marist vs. Harper, Andrew vs. Morris, Pontiac vs. Seneca.
5:00 PM: Andrew vs. Pontiac, Marist vs. Seneca, Geneva vs. Harper.
Session
Two Schedule
Saturday, June 23, 2007
8:00 AM: Naperville North vs. Providence Catholic, Oak Forest vs. Lincoln-Way Central, Joliet Catholic vs. Coal City, Lemont vs. Minooka.
9:00 AM: Oak Forest vs. Naperville North, Lincoln-Way Central vs. Providence Catholic, Joliet Catholic vs. Minooka, St. Viator vs. Aurora Central Catholic.
10:00 AM: Lincoln-Way Central vs. Minooka, Naperville North vs. St. Viator, Aurora Central Catholic vs. Oak Forest, Lemont vs. Coal City.
11:00 AM: Coal City vs. Lincoln-Way Central, Lemont vs. Aurora Central Catholic, Providence Catholic vs. Oak Forest, Joliet Catholic vs. St. Viator.
12:00 PM: Naperville North vs. Minooka, Providence Catholic vs. Joliet Catholic, Lemont vs. St. Viator, Coal City vs. Aurora Central Catholic.
1:00 PM: Rich South vs. Carl Sandburg, Wauconda vs. Morris, Kankakee vs. Reed-Custer, Hersey vs. Wilmington.
2:00 PM: Wauconda vs. Rich South, Morris vs. Carl Sandburg, Kankakee vs. Wilmington, Whitney Young vs. Eisenhower.
3:00 PM: Morris vs. Wilmington, Rich South vs. Whitney Young, Eisenhower vs. Wauconda, Hersey vs. Reed-Custer.
4:00 PM: Reed-Custer vs. Morris, Hersey vs. Eisenhower, Carl Sandburg vs. Wauconda, Kankakee vs. Whitney Young.
5:00 PM: Rich South vs. Wilmington, Carl Sandburg vs. Kankakee, Hersey vs. Whitney Young, Reed-Custer vs. Eisenhower.
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