The school with about 500 students won a state-record 64 consecutive games, with seven undefeated seasons in a row from 1966-72. 2014Curie 69, Young 66 4 OT, (later forfeited) 2013Young 60, Morgan Park 56, OT. Carter was charged with reckless driving and racing, both misdemeanors, by the Athens-Clarke County (Ga.) Police Department in relation to the death of Georgia football player Devin Willock and staffer Chandler LeCroy in January. In a Catholic League playoff game against Loyola, Marek couldn't play, but Sherwin Hunt filled in with 200 yards in a 26-8 win. Playoff victory margin: 25.8 points (West Aurora 31-0, Stevenson 49-0, Homewood-Flossmoor 34-28, Palatine 24-22, Marist 41-0). [8] It is an amazing opportunity and were grateful, Crews said. South Shore`s Lisa Chess is still tied for No. Harrison earned the city's first boys' state soccer title in 1973 and Schurz finished second in 1977; Lake View finished fourth in 2008. Why the Caravan were great: They were led by future Notre Dame coach Brennan and QB Tom Carey, a future Caravan coach. My first recollection of high school football in the Chicago area: . Hes at a different level. ''We were sons of immigrants, and fathers wanted their kids to go out and work after playing sports. But there are simply too many great teams. It's the fourth time since 2016 that the Wolverines will have played in the Prep Bowl. With the win, the Wolverines qualify for the Prep Bowl, the annual matchup between the Chicago Public League and the Chicago Catholic League. U. of C.'s mens tennis adjusts to new team as defending champs Isi Frank Ativie, sports writer Updated Feb 16, 2023 0 Why the Celtics were great: Routed undefeated Richards 41-0 for their seventh state title, holding the Bulldogs to 76 total yards with DB Matt Gannon nabbing three interceptions. We knew what they were going to do, theyre consistent and theyre good at it, Culbreath said. Why the Huskies were great: Coached by Zuppke, who went on to coach Illinois, in 1910-12 and then in 1913 by Glenn Thistlewaite, who later coached at Northwestern and Wisconsin, Oak Park won four mythical national titles in 1910-13 while playing in Boston, Toledo and Portland, Ore., going undefeated in 1911-12. Why the Redhawks were great: Senior RB Ryan Clifford had perhaps the state's best individual season ever, rushing 301 times for 2,673 yards and 44 TDs. One exception: The Pittsfield team from 1970 defeated its opponents 341-0. WR/DB John Newton was one of three players to start for both teams. Why the Saukees were great: Taking a team this talented and putting it in 1970s rural western Illinois turned out to be quite unfair. The girl freed herself from the footballer and sent a message to a friend who came to the house to help her. Sometimes it depends on who ends up with the ball last. Playoff victory margin: 24.8 (Normal West 45-0, Taylorville 49-8, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 52-35, Pontiac 28-20, Metamora 27-14). Their closest wins were 27-7 over Thornridge and Joliet. We knew what type of game this would be, Culbreath said. Nearly 90 points were scored in the Class 5A state championship game at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, but the deciding moment was defensive. The All-Public League football team was selected by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators. Playoff victory margin: 25.8 (East Moline United 53-27, Pekin 41-0, Sandburg 14-13, Conant 36-22, Thornton 55-8). CPL sanctioning of football dates back to 1913. Beginning with the Great Migration coming in the 1920s, a number of schools became predominantly African American, notably Phillips (started as South Division), DuSable (started as New Phillips), Dunbar, Forrestville (now King), Carver; and later into the second half of the 20th century with Julian, Simeon, Curie, Orr, and Kennedy. CPS SCORE! RB Tim McHugh, an All-American, rushed for 1,198 yards and 18 TDs. 15 in USA Todays national rankings. Text is available under the Creative Commons . Here are a few things to share about our selection process before you dive in: 1. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. They were packed with Division I talent during the streak, including LB Kevin Lowe (Illinois), LB Ron Ghrist (Missouri), QB Jay Carlton (Colorado State), DE Tom Bunting (Utah), lineman John Ruzich (Michigan State), QB Tom McCartney (Illinois) and DBs Bruce Callender and Charlie Hubbard (both Western Illinois). The next day, 4,188 watched the Bears play the Cleveland Rams at Wrigley Field. Mather ended the city's state championship drought by winning the title in the fall of 2011. They outscored their opponents 590-117, including 202-44 in the playoffs, and the finished No. Patrick Mahoney was talking to schools anywhere from NCAA Division I to Division III, where he could double as an offensive lineman and long snapper. The Mustangs won Prep Bowl 18-12 over Morgan Park behind 178 yards from Marek, who rushed for 27 TDs as senior and 3,000-plus yards in three years. Why the Trojans were great: They were led by two of the greatest athletes in Illinois history: RB Leroy Jackson and end Homer Thurman. The Kenwood Academy Broncos, reigning Chicago Public League football champions, were off to a rough start this season. They won the championship game Friday night, and they're still celebrating. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. Simeons Chau Smith (6) and Jelen Lee (4) hold off Morgan Parks Camron Fulton (1). 2022 Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League football team The All-Public League football team was selected by a committee of Public League coaches and administrators. Pruitt currently governs competition in football, wrestling and lacrosse. Beutjer passed for a national-record 60 TDs with 3,946 yards and a 210.7 rating. 11 teams advanced to sectionals and are dreaming of state, Orioles, Pirates dont need umpires to finish game, Arrest warrant issued for top draft prospect Jalen Carter, Kobe Bryant family agrees to $28.5 million settlement over crash site photos, Rain or snow coming later this week; NWS says stay tuned, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre cant be taken seriously, or humorously, 2014Curie 69,Young 66 4 OT, (later forfeited). Tonight, we celebrate them as the pride of Bronzeville and all of Chicago. The season is all wrapped up. The CPL as it stands today is very diverse with nearly every major nationality and race represented in all sports. A tradition that has been a staple of the CPL baseball ranks has been the city title game played in either of the major league stadiums, Wrigley Field or Guaranteed Rate Field (formerly Comiskey Park). This group will rank as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, in Mount Carmel history." Their 46-0 rout of Brother Rice in the Class 6A championship concluded a three-year run in which the Flyers went 40-0 with three 6A titles. They displayed offensive balance with 2,802 rushing yards and 2,799 passing yards, led by QB Emmett Clifford, RB Dara Laja and All-State brothers Sam and Jack Badovinac on the line. State Playoffs Information. The same Sunday, the girl went to the police station to inform them of the facts. Similarly, a recent run of dominant Class 6A champions from Prairie Ridge, Nazareth, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin and Cary-Grove were too hard to differentiate from each other to include one over the others. Named national champion by the National Sports News Service. Why the E-Rabs were great: The program has qualified for the IHSA playoffs only four times and not since 2001, but this team was one of the best collections of talent the state has seen. East St. Louis' 1985 champs probably would win a poll as the state's greatest team. Their numerous Division I players included 250-pound OL Jim Gatziolis, who played at Wisconsin and Nebraska. The late Alvin Scott [19] is the second winningest H.S. The CPL didn't play for a state championship until the 1926-27 school year, when it first gained entry into the IHSA. They are fighting for each other.. Why the Wildcats were great: RB LaMarr Thomas was an All-Stater in football and basketball, helping Thornton win the 1965 mythical football state championship and the 1966 hoops state title in the same school year. Going to the school directly or if some schools offer it the school webpage, is one source to get school or team apparel. 6 in USA Today's national rankings. The best thing for us was that we had a week off, Simeon football coach Dante Culbreath said. We have been through our ups and downs but we are still a family and we know how to pull back together.. The boys' baseball team won an Illinois state title and placed first in 1945-46 and were public league champions four times; 1945-46, 1951-52, 1970, 1985-86. Why the Caravan were great: Mount Carmel capped its undefeated season with a 17-6 win over Joliet Catholic in the 5A title game, holding the Hilltoppers to 183 yards, all on the ground. Austin won the title 26-0 over Leo Catholic before 120,000 spectators at Soldier Field in. Good Luck! Why the Mustangs were great: They were led by two all-time greats, RB Billy Marek and OL Dennis Lick, and two other All-Staters, OL John Rock and DT Joe Norwick. Why the Mustangs were great: The first Chicago team to win a football state championship outscored its opponents 399-58, including 113-21 in the playoffs. Their 27-8 opening win over West Chicago was their closest game. Since then, Hyde Park, Phillips, Lane, Senn, Tilden, Harlan, South Shore, and Morgan Park have earned the gold medal at the state championships. They finished No. Class matters. CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago high school is celebrating a historic win over the holiday weekend. Future NFL All-Pro lineman Eric Steinbach played for the 1995-97 champs and set a state record with 26 sacks his final year. Crews would finish with 212 yards rushing on 24 carries and four touchdowns. QB Cory Paus (UCLA) passed for 2,180 yards and 24 TDs. By Mike Clark Dec 8, 2022, 12:30pm PST High School Football IHSA moves football finals to Illinois State 16 in USA Today's national rankings and beat the nucleus of Naperville Central's 1999 greats 56-42 in Week 6 and 40-26 in the quarterfinals. Playoff victory margin: 31.8 points (Prosser 61-0, McHenry 42-23, Richards 49-20, Rock Island 39-0, Joliet Catholic 17-6). The first state title for CPL basketball came in 1958 with Marshall, four years after Du Sable earned the league's first ever state championship berth. The mid-1920s saw the adoption of such exotic sports as gymnastics, rifle marksmanship, fencing, indoor golf, and speed skating, but none of these sports ever attracted more than a small percentage of the schools. There wasn`t anywhere to go in sports.''. Making the best of challenges that opponents from suburban and parochial schools may not face. The 1912 team put up a point differential of 431-17, again with eight shutouts. This game definitely has united the school with the community and is a bragging right for the city. Some big names in the sports world have gotten their start at Chicago public high schools. Beginning in 2010 Simeon won the state championship four times in a row. The next year's team extended the Bulldogs' win streak to 28 behind QB John Rutkowski. The Ramblers outscored their opponents 558-123, including 179-50 in the 8A playoffs and 164-42 in the tough-as-nails Catholic Blue. The suburban schools joined by University High formed the Suburban League (Chicago area). The Lane Tech sprinter set three national records in the 100-yard freestyle from 1949 to `51 and two in the 50 freestyle. Simeon will face Fenwick in the Prep Bowl on Friday at. The team averaged 10.7 per rushing attempt, with four backs averaging 100 or more yards per game behind a huge offensive line led by Keith Bruns, Joe Pieper and Gary Stajduhar. Eight of the ten girls' titles also belong to Marshall, thanks to the state's all-time winningest coach in the sport, Dorothy Gaters, who at last count was near 830 wins for her career after winning the state championship in class 3A in 2008 along with the Whitney Young girls team who won the class 4A state title in the first year of the class expansion from 2 classes to 4. Parker and Senn earned boys' state tennis titles during the 1930s and 1940s. CPL sanctioning of baseball goes back to the spring of 1914, and it entered the state tournament when that was formed in 1940. After suffering a narrow season opening loss to Glenbard North (21-18) on August 27, and the loss of a quarterback due to injury sustained during the match, the Broncos are turning their luck around. Simeons Chau Smith (6) runs the ball for a touchdown against Morgan Park. 10 February 2023 The last Chicago player to win a boys state title was Dave Nelson of Taft in 1955; Young`s Katrina Adams, now a professional, won the state girls title in 1983 and `84. What started with 22 teams in Chicago Public Schools as the Chicago Public League Girls Flag Football in 2021 has grown to 66 CPS teams. Thirteen games are in the books and it looks like we expected it to back in August. Playoff victory margin: 23.2 points (Lake Park 28-18, Barrington 30-7, Homewood-Flossmoor 48-21, Andrew 48-22, Addison Trail 52-22). They also won the Prep Bowl in 1951 and 1952. Why the Lions were great: Five-foot-six QB Babe Baranowski (Illinois, Georgetown) was described as the "legend of his day." Chris Gruber added 1,130 rushing yards for the 2000 team, which outscored its opponents 541-202, including 201-77 in playoffs and 311-86 in the first half. The 1988 team, led by QB Efrem Haymore, outscored its opponents 520-66 and 200-40 in the playoffs. The game would be later dubbed the Prep Bowl in 1934 by Mayor Edward Kelly as a Thanksgiving fundraiser for the city's poor. 17 February 2023 Take Five with Principal Rashad Talley at Phillips High School Principal Talley wanted to become a school leader because of his desire to make an impact on a larger scale, as well as encouragement he received from mentors who told him that he had leadership potential. 10 in USA Today's national rankings. This year, they had a perfect season, winning every game. They outscored their opponents 341-0 and allowed negative rushing yards for the season. Dynasties get represented once. [21] The 1911 team outscored its opponents 331-12 with eight shutouts in 10 games. Since 1974, crowds have dramatically dwindled with the emphasis switching to earning a state championship. Illinois Sports Facilities Authority (ISFA) 333 West 35th Street, Chicago, IL 60616 P. (312) 674-5590 | F. (312) 674-5591 Arrest warrant issued for top NFL Draft prospect Jalen Carter, ABC7 Chicago says farewell Meteorologist Phil Schwarz, $1M winning Powerball ticket sold in Chicago. Relentless Simeon beats Morgan Park, wins Public League championship. They outscored opponents 630-170, including 195-63 in the playoffs, and finished No. He won the 100 and 220 titles three straight years for Tilden. The last state title earned by the CPL was 1973 (Hubbard); since then, the closest the league has come to a state championship was Simeon's 4th-place finish in 1998. Why the Hilltoppers were great: It's hard to pick the best of their four straight 4A champions from 1975-78. Playoff victory margin: 10.0 points (Bogan 24-7, Marist 7-0, Homewood-Flossmoor 13-12, St. Rita 18-7, East St. Louis 21-7). Why the Knights were great: They showed New Lenox was more than just Providence, running up a point differential of 519-184 against a stacked schedule of 14 teams that combined to go 90-62. Why the Flyers were great: They were led by future Illini All-American LB Dana Howard, QB Rollie Nevilles, RBs Chris Moore and LaGrant Suggs and WR Homer Bush, who would win a World Series as a utility player with the 1998 Yankees. As early as 1927, the CPL football champion met the CCL champion at Soldier Field for the city title. Every year The Shield is contested in a number of professional or major college stadiums. The states top high school football coach is moving on after 17 years. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. Charlie Martin and Bobby Sullivan each rushed for more than 1,000 yards, and other stars included QB Steve Massman, TE Rick Jacobsen, LBs Jim Fletcher, Steve DeFalco and John Friedery and OLs Keith Burlingame and Bob Graham. will practice Mondays and Tuesdays with intraschool game days to be played any day of the week. Sometimes it takes four quarters to win a football game, the coach said. In 2009 they ran through 8A undefeated again and finished ranked No. Heres where things stand after all of the action. 2022 IHSA state football playoff scores and pairings, Ryan Keeler, former Nazareth football player, dies at age 20, Emerging Kankakee star Marques Easley picks up offers from Georgia, Alabama and more, Portal opens door to Illini for Glenbrook Norths Patrick Mahoney, New CPS football alignment unveiled: Amundsen, 15 other Public League teams eligible for state playoffs, Signing Day: Brother Rices Trey Pierce signs with Michigan, Chicago Sun-Times High School Football Player of the Year: Prairie Ridges Tyler Vasey, 2022 Chicago Sun-Times All-Public League football team, IHSA moves football finals to Illinois State, John Holecek on his next move and the decision to leave Loyola, Loyola football coach John Holecek steps down. Chicago Academy : 15: Intrinsic-Belmont: Juarez : 18: Juarez : Julian : 7: Julian : Julian : 10: Solorio The Chicago Public High School Athletic Association, commonly known as the Chicago Public League (CPL), is the interscholastic competition arm of the Chicago Public Schools. Simeon last played in the game in 2019 when it fell to St. Laurence by a point, 35-34. SHARE 2022 Public League boys basketball tournament scores and . "I was always taught you're not supposed to be rewarded for the things you're supposed to do and I feel like my priorities are what I'm supposed to do," Watts said. Mike McFarland of Parker won the sprint double in 1973, and Kelly Reed of Englewood was the last double winner in 1983. The game has changed so dramatically that it makes it extremely difficult to compare teams from different eras. When they say they are brothers they really mean it. Today, coaches in the high school sector of the CPL actively recruit the elementary division to fill their ranks, as opposed to earlier years where most kids came into the high school athletic arena with little or no experience. In football, there are three divisions: the Illini (Red) Conference, the Chicago (Blue) Conference and the Intra-City (Green) Conference. To date, every championship game that was held at the United Center earned more fans than the present state championship sites of Carver Arena in Peoria and Redbird Arena in Bloomington combined. Elzy, who had offers from nearly 30 FBS colleges, committed to Illinois on Saturday at the All-American Game in San Antonio. Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. Since 2004, it is now made of black marble with gold trimming and plated with a silver sculpture of the sport the trophy was earned in. The National Weather Service is tracking a storm that could bring a decent accumulation of snow. Think of this as the Terrific 32 all-time playoff bracket. Playoff victory margin: 30.6 points (Rich East 60-6, Champaign Centennial 43-6, Kankakee 46-6, Richards 17-0, Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 22-17). Loyola players listen as head coach John Holecek addresses the team after a 41-0 win over Marist in the 2015 Class 8A championship. Wrestling has accounted for two state team titles and 37 individual titles. Lenti's first champs started a run of four straight state titles and, led by quick RB Nairobi Allen, outscored the opposition 341-79, including 83-33 against their stacked playoff opponents. The future Northwestern star, who would share a backfield with Otto Graham for the Wildcats, scored nine TDs on 10 touches in a 93-0 rout of McKinley. Playoff victory margin: 23.0 (Willowbrook 22-0, East St. Louis 48-12, Richards 28-0, Buffalo Grove 15-9). CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Phillips Academy High School football team made history Friday night with a 51-7 victory that made them state football champions. Individually, few Chicago public school athletes were as dominant as Ron Gora. There's no question who is the top team in the girls' ranks: Marshall, with 23 championships - the most by a single sports team (boys or girls) in league history. George Halas, Dick Butkus, Johnny Kerr, Ralph Metcalfe, Phil Cavarretta, Sweetwater Clifton, Bill. "To see the looks and the joy and feeling of excitement that they've accomplished something that's never been done before," said Troy McAllister, coach. Strimel threw and ran for a TD in the state final. This years game will pit Simeon and Fenwick and will be played at Fenwicks home field at Triton College, November 25, at 11 a.m. Fenwick made the game by defeating St. Laurence Thursday and will be playing its second Public League opponent in a matter of weeks. 42 W. Madison StreetChicago, IL 60602773-553-1000, Chicago Public Schools Office of Sports Administration, 2651 W. Washington BoulevardChicago, IL 60612773-534-0700 | sportsad@cps.edu, Elementary Sports Registration Hard Copy (ENG / SPAN), Elementary CPS Concussion Information Form, High School Girls Flag Football Initiative, Prep Bowl: Catholic League vs. Public League, IHSA High School Transgender Student-Athlete Policy. They outscored their playoff opponents 199-70 and blitzed a talented Thornton team for 558 yards in the final to return to glory after falling in the 6A final the previous two years. College Football; Football; Golf; Hockey; Horse Racing; March Madness; Soccer; World Cup; Betting Guides. Three other schools from this League have since gone to other leagues around the area: University High, which plays in the Independent League, Lyons Township High of LaGrange and Oak Park High, both of which now play in the West Suburban Conference. So since the state's playoffs are divided into eight classes, with 32 teams competing in each division, we expanded the list. "Our young men have an hour study hall after school. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. But what the CCL's basketball teams did last week was almost unheard of, when 10 of the league's 14 teams brought home regional championships. Morgan Parks Noah Malone (5) takes down Simeons Chau Smith (6) with the help of Napoleon Williams (9). The most notable high-school competition in Chicago was the Prep Bowl, which began in 1927 and pitted the Public League football champion against the Catholic League champion annually in Soldier Field . George Halas, Dick Butkus, Johnny Kerr, Ralph Metcalfe, Phil Cavarretta, Sweetwater Clifton, Bill DeCorrevont and Chick Evans first tasted victory in Chicago. They were named national champion by the National Sports News Service. 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Champions League Home; Scores & Matchups; Odds; News & Analysis; Teams; Standings; Betting Sites; . Badminton Girls Baseball Basketball Boys Girls Bowling Boys Girls Cross Country Boys Girls Football Girls Flag Football Golf Boys Girls Lacrosse Boys Girls Soccer Boys Girls As recent as 2009, due to the explosion of new high schools in the league, changes in state qualification have now allowed the division champions in the Chicago Conference to also participate in the state tournament, which means at least eight CPS programs will battle in the Downstate Dance. Gillespie said his first state champs were his best, but the '78 team's defensive dominance gives them the edge here. They beat Vocational 42-7 in the Prep Bowl behind 231 yards and four TDs from RB John Byrne in front of 81,270 fans at Soldier Field, capping a season in which they outscored opponents 348-60. They finished No. 15 in USA Today's national rankings. Why the Corsairs were great: They rushed for 4,196 yards behind "The Great Wall of Carmel," an offensive line led by Dan Osterhout (6-2, 280), Drew Cairo-Gross (6-3, 295) and Luke Krombach (6-4, 255). John Holecek is leaving Loyola. The previous three JCA champs included stars such as QB Mark Parker and RB Rick Thayer (Tom's brother). All the scores from the state title games in Champaign this weekend. 8 in USA Today's national rankings. Westinghouse 65, Public League championship, 1977. A school holding one of these trophies is recognized as having beaten a very large field of competitors for the city title. The Wildcats beat Altoff Catholic High School. Under the direction of Coach Terry Brennan, who would soon jump to the head job at Notre Dame, the Caravan swept to an 11-0-0 record that included both the Catholic League and city championships. 11 in USA Today's national rankings after the 1999 team ranked No. Taft played a good team, big shoutout to them and what theyre building over there.. By 2022, the girls' flag program expanded to the Rockford . A year after losing to Kenwood in the CPL championship game, Simeon is going back to the Prep Bowl after taking down the upstart Eagles 38-34 on a day where it felt like it was eight degrees outside with flurries flying throughout the game. Lane Tech has the most city titles in the sport of any school, having won its 24th title in 2022. After coming up short in the Chicago Public League (CPL) championship game earlier this month, the Kenwood Academy Lady Broncos beat the Simeon Lady Wolverines in a blowout 105-34 game for the IHSA Class 4A regional title. The earliest known state track championship for a Chicago school dates to 1895 with Englewood. Wendell Phillips Academy is the city's first public league team to win a state football title. Tennis was also a strong sport in the Chicago public schools, especially in the late `30s and early `40s. The history of what is now the Chicago Public League is a long and storied one with greats and even legends on its rosters in nearly every sport. After coming out of halftime with a 27-26 lead, the Eagles tried an onside kick to start the half and recovered it at the Simeon 46-yard line. The Chicago Public League is PROUD to offer 19 sports to our high school student-athletes. Until the advent of the Illinois state playoffs in 1974, the Prep Bowl was the main attraction of the fall season, attracting crowds in upwards of 100,000 in its heyday and averaging close to 65,000. They outscored their opponents 265-128. football coach in the Chicago Public League. Mount Carmel didnt leave anything to doubt, solidly beating Batavia 44-20 at Memorial Stadium. Dreams that were almost realized last year when Phillips made it to the state championship, but lost. The senior had touchdown runs of seven and 26 yards. They didn't win by fewer than 20 points until the final, when they won their second straight 7A title and seventh overall. Championship Game Team Information Box Scores & Play-by-Play; 2021-22: standings & scores: qualifiers: 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A: 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A 7A 8A : 1A: 1 2 2A: 1 2 3A: 1 2 4A: 1 2 On Saturday September 10, the Chicago Public League (CPL) and the Chicago Bears will kick off the second season of High School Girls Flag Football in the state of Illinois. Things have changed. Abad accounted for 120 yards rushing with two rushing touchdowns and a 55-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Harris. It was easy to see the confidence Taft had coming into the game, as it went possession for possession with the top-seeded Wolverines. 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