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Lesser foes don't lessen Mount Carmel's desire
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There was a time when an Evanston-Mount Carmel football game would
have been a high school version of Michigan-Ohio State or Nebraska-
Oklahoma. So I showed up at Gately Stadium last Thursday night to
observe the first matchup of two of the most storied programs in
Illinois.
Murney Lazier was the best high school football coach I covered in
40 years. In 18 seasons at Evanston, from 1957 to 1974, he posted a
127-15-4 record. Imagine, more years than losses.
Frank Lenti is the Lazi...
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One matchup for the ages // No. 1 Mount Carmel ready to battle rival Joliet Catholic tonight
Chicago Sun-Times
; Kids take history classes for good reasons. "Kids need to remember the past," said the Rev. Tim Andres, the principal at Joliet Catholic Academy. "Students in this day and age don't always do that." They do at Joliet Catholic and Mount Carmel. Besides learning about Washington, Jefferson and
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Caravan takes command // Mt. Carmel recovers to rip Joliet Catholic
Chicago Sun-Times
; Three plays into the 1996 season, Mount Carmel football fans probably were wondering what the Caravan had spent the last two weeks practicing. A run for no gain, a fumble by quarterback Jeff Welsh that was recovered by Joliet Catholic and a five-yard touchdown run by the Hilltoppers' James Randle
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Getting close to unrivaled rivalry Mt. Carmel vs. Joliet Catholic is something really special
Chicago Sun-Times
; The Carmelites of Mount Carmel and Joliet Catholic got together by necessity, not necessarily by choice. In fact, they had no choice. Nobody wanted to play them, so they arranged to play each other. The series began in 1928. Joliet Catholic won 12-0. But from 1929 through 1947, they met 16 times
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No. 1 Mount Carmel struggles but wins
Chicago Sun-Times
; Mount Carmel fumbled seven times Friday, had a punt blocked and threw two interceptions. The Caravan trailed Joliet Catholic 10-0 after one quarter and for four quarters looked like anything but the area's No. 1 team. "That was the poorest excuse for the top-rated team that I've seen in a long
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Joliet Catholic survives in OT // Three-touchdown comeback in 4th quarter tips Mt. Carmel
Chicago Sun-Times
; The defense never rests for three-time defending Class 5A state champion Mount Carmel. Almost never. Coasting along with a 24-6 lead Saturday night at Gately Stadium, the Caravan surrendered three Joliet Catholic touchdowns in the final 5:20 of the fourth quarter and watched their school's 19-game
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Mount Carmel High 5 // Caravan Drops Joliet Catholic
Chicago Sun-Times
; Mount Carmel needed nothing fancy, such as the forward pass, while taking the first step in its "Drive For Five" - the Caravan motto this year. An eat-'em-up ground game worked just fine as the top-ranked Caravan chewed up No. 5 Joliet Catholic 27-6 to open the season Friday at Joliet Memorial
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No kidding, Mt. Carmel routs Joliet Catholic
Chicago Sun-Times
; Mount Carmel coach Frank Lenti and Joliet Catholic coach Dan Sharp were chatting on the telephone last week, exchanging mundane information about their opening night meeting at Gately Stadium Saturday. Tickets, locker rooms, the new artificial surface at Gately, that sort of thing. "We kidded each
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Defense does job for Joliet Catholic Hilltoppers open by knocking off No. 1 Caravan
Chicago Sun-Times
; Joliet Catholic defensive tackle Mike Maloney called the Hilltoppers' 10-7 victory Saturday over No. 1 Mount Carmel "a lineman's dream." Maloney helped a dominating defense control the line of scrimmage, and he powered through the line to block two punts - including one that set up a record
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Joliet Catholic Comes Back To Overcome Mt. Carmel
Chicago Sun-Times
; Mount Carmel was 11-2 last year but found itself looking to rebound from a rare early ousting from the state playoffs in its season opener against Joliet Catholic, which was also hoping to bounce back from a rarity - a mediocre 6-4 won-loss record. But Mount Carmel, without five starters due to
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An early season whopper Joliet Catholic-Mt. Carmel matches No. 1 vs. No. 2
Chicago Sun-Times
; Mount Carmel football coach Frank Lenti's take on Saturday's showdown pitting his No. 2 Caravan against top-rated Joliet Catholic is that "this is a fans' game." With all the hype, the series between the football powers has lived up to expectations for the last 10 years. And this year's renewal has
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