Fenwick High School Football Team Beats East St. Louis Flyers to Take Home State Championship

Fenwick High School football team beats East St. Louis Flyers to take home state championship

They were considered significant underdogs at the state football championships, and the Fenwick Friars proved all the predictions wrong.

Fenwick pulls upset, wins 6A football title

The Fenwick High School football team was widely regarded as the underdog in the IHSA Class 6A title game, Dec. 2, against East St. Louis. The Flyers, owner of 11 state titles, had outscored their in-state opponents 509 to 47 this season entering the contest. It was assumed the same bludgeoning awaited the Friars.  But Fenwick did not get the memo. In another classic example of why games are played on the field and not on paper, the Friars pulle…