http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com Latest news from the Chicago Sun-Times - High School Sports en-us webmaster@suntimes.com (Editor) Newspapers http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/csp/cms/sites/YourSeason/assets/img/logo.gif http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2013 Darvell Harris showed it was possible to be both the hero and goat. The senior star Dunbar quarterback accounted for six touchdowns and 573 yards of offense. But he also turned the ball over four times, including two interceptions. Fortunately for the Mighty Men, the good half showed up when it was absolutely necessary. Harris’s third-quarter, 67-yard touchdown run helped Dunbar regain … ]]> Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:47:06 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/8478818-393/darvell-harris-leads-dunbar-past-taft.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/8478818-393/darvell-harris-leads-dunbar-past-taft.html Taft 24, Foreman 21: Taft (2-1, 1-0 Big Shoulders) earned a win behind Alfonso Hernandez, who caught a touchdown pass and also recorded an interception. John Figueroa also caught a pass for a score and Zach Garcia recorded eight tackles. … ]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:38:00 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/7568963-393/taft-edges-out-foreman.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/7568963-393/taft-edges-out-foreman.html Clark 33, Taft 20: Martin Brackett had both a receiving and rushing touchdown for Clark (1-0). Jacob Rodriguez had two picks including one for a score and Jimmy Wright made six tackles in the win. … ]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:50:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/7303662-393/clark-tops-taft.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/7303662-393/clark-tops-taft.html BIG SHOULDERS Outlook: With nine defensive players among 13 returning starters, senior-laden Taft is the favorite over Foreman and Clemente. Schurz is the darkhorse team with 15 returning starters. Top five players Ht. Wt. Yr. OT Johnny Daniels, Foreman 6-5 250 Jr. DT Sasquel Exum, Schurz 6-3 280 Sr. LB Paul Masnica, Taft 5-11 185 Sr. LB Jarell Smith, Mather 5-11 240 Sr. QB Michael Harris, Steinmetz 5-10 170 Sr. Quote: ‘‘Teams better be able to cover against us because our kid (Sergio Serrano) can … ]]> Sat, 20 Aug 2011 17:10:15 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/7184722-393/big-shoulders-football-preview.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/7184722-393/big-shoulders-football-preview.html Anthony Perez played the most he did all season Saturday night, and Taft coach Matt Walsh will consider increasing his role after what the senior cornerback did during the team's 34-6 win over Lake View at Lane Stadium. With the Eagles ahead 21-6 but losing momentum early in the third quarter, Perez batted down two balls near the end zone, one of … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:24:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4453499-393/perez-lifts-taft-past-lake-view.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4453499-393/perez-lifts-taft-past-lake-view.html Malcolm Robinson ran for 130 yards and a touchdown as Clemente worked its way into a possible spot in the state playoffs with its 30-14 win over Taft on Friday at Lane Stadium. The Wildcats earned new life Thursday when league-leading and undefeated Senn gave Foreman its second loss in the Big Shoulders. Clemente now is tied for second place in the … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:22:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4453406-393/clemente-back-in-playoff-picture.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4453406-393/clemente-back-in-playoff-picture.html Shortly after Taft arrived at Lane Stadium, Paul Masnica heard the news that Schurz upset Clemente earlier in the day at Hanson Stadium. All the Eagles needed to do to make the state playoffs for the second consecutive season for the first time in program history was beat Prosser. That proved to be difficult, but the Eagles earned a 27-12 victory to … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:18:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4453164-393/taft-downs-prosser-to-get-into-playoffs.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4453164-393/taft-downs-prosser-to-get-into-playoffs.html If you're going to pull off the upset on the road in the post season, certain things need to go your way. Nothing went the Eagles' way in Rockton on Saturday, as they were manhandled 50-7 by Hononegah in the first round of the class 7A playoffs. The Indians only needed six plays to jump out to a 21-0 lead. On the … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:12:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4452846-393/taft-cant-hang-with-hononegah.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4452846-393/taft-cant-hang-with-hononegah.html Big Shoulders Outlook: Taft rates a slight edge over Foreman, Senn and Steinmetz behind star quarterback Mike Shewchuk. Top five players Ht. Wt. Yr. DB Darius Howard, Clemente 6-1 225 Sr. LB Yusef Mohammed, Senn 6-2 225 Sr. RB Elijah Rios, Foreman 5-10 180 Sr. QB Mike Shewchuk, Taft 6-2 190 Sr. LB Dravon Williams, Senn 6-1 230 Jr. Quote: ‘‘If Yusef [Mohammed] plays to his potential, he has a chance to be All-State.'' -Jarve Lewis-Bey, Senn coach Did you know? Last year, Taft qualified … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:30:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4455165-393/big-shoulders-football-preview-capsule.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4455165-393/big-shoulders-football-preview-capsule.html Most teams enter the first game of the season with more questions than answers. Taft is not different, but they put away the doubts early. The consensus pick to capture the Big Shoulders conference, the Eagles scored on six of their seven first half possessions in running out to a 41-0 lead in their 54-0 demolishing of Rowe-Clark in the season-opener of … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:26:01 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4454926-393/ramirez-taft-run-over-rowe-clark.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4454926-393/ramirez-taft-run-over-rowe-clark.html
Omar Ramirez ran for two touchdowns and Paul Urbanek scored twice as Taft overcame an early deficit to beat Gage Park 33-14 at Rockne Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The Eagles improved to 2-0 entering next week's Big Shoulders opener against Foreman. The Fighting Owls got on the board first with a nine-play drive that result in Kevin Wims' 33-yard touchdown pass to … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:22:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4454769-393/ramirez-carries-taft-past-gage-park.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4454769-393/ramirez-carries-taft-past-gage-park.html Not even a rough start could stop Taft from coming up with a 24-20 Big Shoulders win over Schurz Friday afternoon at Lane Stadium. Michael Shewchuk overcame two first-half interceptions to lead the Eagles to a come-from-behind win. With a minute on the clock, Shewchuk completed two of three passes for 60 yards and scored the go-ahead 10-yard touchdown with 24 seconds … ]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:10:02 CST http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4454087-393/taft-overcomes-rough-first-half.html http://highschoolsports.suntimes.com/schools/taft/football/4454087-393/taft-overcomes-rough-first-half.html