Motivation Monday! We wish Jason Dowell congratulations on adding a banner to the gym and bringing home the State Title this past weekend…we are so proud of you! Also, congratulation to Coach Brooks and Coach Ford…we love to see where the wrestling program is going!
Brick Award Saturday! Junior Running Back Dierre Hill was selected as Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year! This is a well-deserved and great honor…we couldn’t be more proud of this young man. Congratulations kid…only more success to come! Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Brick Award Winner this week is Junior Dierre Hill! Dierre made his verbal commitment to the Univeristy of Oregon. We couldn’t be more proud of you Dierre…congratulations! Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! This Brick goes out to Junior Jason Dowell. He is primed to wrestle in the State Championship Match later on this evening! We are so proud of you, and we wish you and your coaches good luck! Go Crusaders!
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Congrats to Junior - Jason Dowell on his commitment to the University of Missouri! Sky is the limit for you Jason…can’t wait to see how you finish Crusader career and continue that legacy as a Tiger! Proud of you!
Congratulations to Junior Defensive Lineman Jason Dowell on being selected as an Honorable Mention All-State Selection…much more to come in the future for this young man! Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are highlighting Junior - WR/DB - Kylin Jordan. Kylin had his biggest performance of the year last week! It is great to see after he battled some injury troubles in the past few weeks…great job kid! Keep it up! Go Crusaders!
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Football Friday! We host Tuscola High School tomorrow at 3pm in the First Round of the IHSA Playoffs. Also, go out and support the Soccer Crusaders tonight at Freeburg High School at 6pm vs Triad for the Sectional Championship! Go Crusaders!
Football Friday! We travel to Collinsville for a 7pm kickoff this evening. Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials…Go Crusaders!
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Throwback Thursday! We’ll highlight an alumni player or team on Thursdays. There are two today! First, we wanted to give a shout-out to CJ Coldon - Class of 2017. We all are so proud of you and are excited for everything the future holds. We are proud to call you a Crusader!
Football Friday! We host Belleville East at Old Township Stadium (SWIC West) this evening at 7pm. Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials. Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are highlighting Dierre Hill Jr for being named a finalist for Player of the Year in Illinois! Congrats Dierre…keep grinding!
Go Crusaders!
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Brick Winner Saturday! BRICK winners this week are RBs Dierre Hill Jr. and AJ Strong, the entire LB group, QB Jayden Ellington, WR/DB Charleston Coldon, OL/DL J’Vonta Mosby and Jason Dowell, and DBs Baron Vaughn and Alex Schallert. Great job fellas! Go Crusaders!
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Football Friday! We travel to play Camp Point Central High School in the IHSA Quarterfinals tomorrow at 2pm. The boys are mentally and physically prepared! The only thing left to do is
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! Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials. Go Crusaders!
Game Day! We host St. Dominic at 7pm this evening. We look forward to seeing all the fans at the tailgate and game! Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials. Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are highlighting Junior Jason Dowell as we celebrated the Banner Reveal for his Wrestling State Championship this past Winter. Can’t wait to see you hang more banners! Congratulation Coach Brooks and Coach Ford!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are spotlighting Senior AJ Strong. AJ set several 1A Playoff Individual Game Records last Saturday. They include: Most Rushing YDs (369), Most Rushing TDs (7), Most Individual TDs (7), and Most Points (44). Great job AJ…keep it going Crusaders!
Congratulation to Althoff Alum CJ Coldon on being signed by the Minnesota Vikings We are proud of you! Can’t wait to watch you on Sundays! Go Crusaders and Go Vikings!
Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are highlighting Junior Charleston Coldon. Charleston had some highlight reel plays at camp the past few days…it was fun to watch! As a bonus, we got to see Crusader Alumni Iverson Brown and Justin Strong preparing for their upcoming season!
Game Day! We host Mater Dei this evening with a 7pm kickoff! Come early and enjoy the tailgate down at St. Henry's! Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials. Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Brick Awards go out to Seniors Exavier Chapman and Drake Mosley! Their play and practice habits have been outstanding; in addition, both have been great leaders within their position groups! Great job fellas! Go Crusaders!
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Game Day! We were once again honored to have another Althoff Legend come speak to our players during Prayer Service. Kevin Lisch ‘05 gave us some things to remember about passion, discipline, enthusiasm, and faith. Thank you Kevin for visiting us this morning! Go Crusaders!
Player Spotlight Wednesday! Dierre Hill Jr. was named DeepDish Football Player of the Year! As all of our players know, individual success happens when we are all committed to each other and to the success of the team. Congrats Dierre…much more to come for all!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! Congrats to senior Jason Dowell for being recognized as on of the best defensive lineman in the area…can’t wait for your senior season kid! Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! Vote for Dierre Hill Jr. for player of the week for his 6 Touchdown performance last week! The link is below…Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight (Afternoon Edition)! Senior RB Malik Nave signed his letter of intent to attend McKendree University! Best of luck Malik…we are proud of you! Once a Crusader…Always a Crusader!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are highlighting Junior LB/TE Cooper Zimmer. Cooper is having a great season and has emerged as a leader on and off the field as a member of our leadership council. We look forward to big things for the rest of the season from Coop!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are spotlighting Senior Dierre Hill Jr. and Sophomore Jayden Ellington for being recognized as top players in their individual classes in this area. Can’t wait to see these guys on the field this season! Go Crusaders!
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Game Day! For the third week we were honored to have an Althoff Legend come to speak to our players during Prayer Service. Bryson Strong ‘17 reminded our players to play with confidence and passion…two staples from his own gameplay! The boys are ready! Go Crusaders!
Game Day! We host Granite City this evening at 7pm. Come to the tailgate and celebrate our guys on their senior night! Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials. Go Crusaders!
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Football Friday! We travel to Alton to play Alton Marquette this evening. Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials. Go Crusaders!
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Blue/Gold Saturday! Boys looked great today! Thank you to all the volunteers, officials, and fans that made this a fun day so fun for our boys…Go Crusaders! Almost time for this group to
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Motivation Monday! We were honored to have Coach Schott come and speak to the players during Team Prayer Service prior to the playoff game Saturday. Our Motivation Monday quote f comes directly from that speech: “Don’t be satisfied!” Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! We are highlighting Senior JVonta Mosby on his commitment to continue his education and football career at McKendree University…congrats J’Vonta! We know you will continue to do great things! Go Crusaders!
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JV Football Crusaders lost in a close one to Highland today. Despite the loss, we saw a lot of growth from the team and individual players. Keep it up fellas! Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Brick Award Winner this week is Senior - Charleston Coldon. Charleston was recognized as one of the top receivers for this upcoming season…Congrats Char! Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are spotlighting Senior J’Vonta Mosby. In addition to being a great team leader, J’Vonta received his first scholarship offer from McKendree University recently. We are proud of you J’Vonta…keep it up! Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! Althoff Faculty member, Dave Woesthaus, was a huge team player yesterday in our continued weight room transformation. The logo looks great! Thank you for donating your time and talent Mr. Woesthaus. Go Crusaders!
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Game Day! We travel to Decatur this evening to play St. Teresa High School. Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials…Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are highlighting Juniors Jason Dowell, Dierre Hill Jr., and Charleston Coldon. Jason and Dierre were chosen as First Team All-Metro Selections and Charleston was chosen as a Third Team All-Metro Selection. Go Crusaders!
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Throwback Thursday! The second Althoff Catholic alum highlighted today is Shane Dintelman - Class of 2004. Shane was a standout wrestler and football player as a Crusader. Shane and his Dintelman Smashburgers have become favorites amongst our players at various team events.
Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are spotlighting Senior Kylin Jordan! Kylin has had a great summer and really improved his route running and high point ability from last season…looking forward to big things from
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are spotlighting Senior Cam Golden. Cam did a great job starting at center last year, and we are excited about his progression into his senior year. Big things coming out of the Offensive Line position group! Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Great win last night! Before school, the boys surprised long time Crusader Dot Mueller by singing her happy birthday. Proud of the guys for matching their efforts on the field with efforts to do good things for others! Go Crusaders!
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Football Friday! We host LeRoy High School tomorrow at 1:30pm in our Second Round Playoff Matchup. Good luck to all area players, coaches, and officials…Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Brick Award goes to Senior Cooper Zimmer. Coop did a great job of being a vocal leader in our first week of practice…the physical play certainly spoke for itself. Keep it up kid…Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We thought this was worth another post today! Look out for big things coming from super sophomore Charleston Coldon this season! Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Brick Awards go out to Juniors Charleston Coldon and Dierre Hill Jr. this week. Both players had great weeks of practice and led by example throughout. Keep it up fellas! Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are highlighting Senior CJ Jenkins and his commitment to play at Illinois College! Congrats CJ - we are so proud of you! We know you are going to do great things! Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Brick Awards Winners:
Jackson Blandina
Dierre Hill Jr.
Alex Schallert
Drake Mosley
Charleston Coldon
Steven Brown
Jason Dowell
Cam Golden
Logan Thompson
Asher Peterson
DJ Bush
Diontae Woods
Jayden Ellington
Great job fellas! On to next week…Go Crusaders!
Brick Award Saturday goes out to the Offense and Defensive Line groups! The Bigs put in the work all summer to gel as one unit. Their hard work continues as they work to be the one of the best offensive & defensive lines in the state! Go Crusaders!
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Brick Award Saturday! Bricks go out to:
Dierre Hill Jr.
Jason Dowell
Drake Mosley
Stephen Ache
Cooper Zimmer
Xavier Chapman
Lorne Green
Logan Davis
Jayden Ellington
Kylin Jordan
Steven Brown
Jamaris Saddler
Great job fellas! Go Crusaders!
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Training Tuesday! It’s been 15 years since the weight room received a real upgrade. The process began yesterday! We’ll share photos as we progress…can’t wait for our football players and athletes to see the new space in a few weeks! Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! Today we are spotlighting Senior Charleston Coldon. Charleston is gearing up for an incredible Senior Season. He has put in the work this off season and throughout his high school career. Can’t wait to watch it pay off during his senior season.
Congratulations to Senior Wyatt Golden on making his commitment to McKendree Univeristy official! We know you will make all of us proud! Go Crusaders!
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Throwback Thursday! We are highlighting Crusader Football Alum Juan Cox ‘87. Juan was a stand out two-way player at Althoff and continued his playing career as a three year starter at Corner for EIU. He is now a Lieutenant Colonel in the St. Louis County Police Dept.
Player Spotlight Wednesday! Senior Wyatt Golden has committed to continue his football and academic career at McKendree University! We are so proud of you Wyatt…can’t wait to see what you accomplish! Go Crusaders!
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Player Spotlight Wednesday! We are spotlighting Junior Cayden Laubenthal! Cayden got his first start as a Crusader last Friday night! He did a great job as the OLine didn’t miss a beat! Keep working kid…can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Player Spotlight Wednesday! Here are a couple shots of the new football Crusaders joining the program this year. Special shout-out to Junior Patton Leib for doing such a great job as a student ambassador yesterday with all the new Crusaders! Great job!
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We are also proud to announce and be part of 618 Recruiting Day. College coaches will get a chance to see our guys compete on our field and should fill out the form in the QR code to mark attendance. In-person visits will be available during the school day!
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Brick Award Saturday! Brick Awards go out to Senior Drake Mosley and Sophomores Steven Brown and Jayden Ellington. Recently, all three were elected to the Leadership Council for our football team. Well deserved fellas! Let’s have a great finish to summer…Go Crusaders!