Libertyville High honors football team after title loss

Posted November 30, 2015 12:00 am

Russell Lissau

Libertyville High School wide receiver Carl Heard carries the IHSA Class 7A state championship runner-up trophy as the football team is cheered while parading through the school Monday. The team finished the season with a 13-1 record. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

They fell short in their quest for a state title, but the members of Libertyville High School's varsity football team were honored by classmates, teachers and administrators Monday.

On the first day of classes after Saturday's Class 7A championship game, the Wildcats marched through the halls in what's become a tradition for the school's top performing teams.

Afterward, Principal Marina Scott praised the young athletes for their work on and off the field.

"They put their whole heart into this," Scott said.

Glenbard West beat Libertyville 34-28 at Northern Illinois University's Huskie Stadium in DeKalb to win the title. Scott said she was at the game and was happy to see so many fans wearing black and orange.

"It was a full community event," she said. "It's a mark of what Libertyville is about. People come out and support each other."

Libertyville High School football team members are cheered as they parade through the school Monday after finishing second in the IHSA Class 7A state football tournament. The team finished the season with a 13-1 record. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com

Libertyville High School students cheer as the football team parades through the school Monday after finishing second in the IHSA Class 7A state football tournament. The team finished the season with a 13-1 record. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com