That described the East St. Louis Flyers, physically and mentally, at the final horn of Tuesday night’s Class 6A state championship game at Hancock Stadium on the campus of Illinois State University.

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East St. Louis junior Myson Johnson Cook (6) gets tackled by the Oak Park Fenwick defense during the Class 6A football state championship game on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Hancock Stadium on the ...

Playing in the state championship game has been a way of life for the East St. Louis football Flyers since 1974. On Saturday, Nov. 26, East Side captured its 10th state championship thanks to a ...

The game was originally scheduled to be played Saturday after a snowstorm struck the Illinois State University campus over the weekend. Instead, the game was moved to Tuesday night, and it was ...

ST. LOUIS – Fox 2 Sports anchor Kevin Ryans and high school sports contributor Jim Powers talk about the local teams playing in state football championships in Missouri and Illinois. Plus, the two ...