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   Chicago (Payton) Grizzlies (25-13)


School Information

Name: Walter Payton College Prep High School
City: Chicago
County: Cook
Enrollment: 1204
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Navy Blue/Orange
Conference: Chicago Public
Superintendent: Pedro Martinez
Principal: Fareeda Shabazz-Anderson
Athletic Director: Curtis Nunnery
Head Coach: Alyssa Butler
Assistant Coach: Kayla Malec
Athletic Trainer: Isabelle Soto
Captains: Rafi Ahmad, Cooper Varga, Alexander Dragoshanskiy
Managers: Miriam Itta , Isabella Hughes , Leah Wu , Jocelyn Sanchez
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) 11-25, 14-25, in Sectional Finals

Team Photo


Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.
1 Isaac Dortzbach DS-L 5-7 Sr.
2 Alexander Dragoshankiy S 5-8 Jr.
3 Jacob Martin OH 5-10 Jr.
4 Jason Beerkens OH 5-9 So.
5 Nicholas Lee OH-OPP 5-7 Jr.
7 Finn Benjamin OPP-OH 6-2 Sr.
8 Cooper Varga S 5-7 Sr.
9 Francis Richmond OH 6-0 Sr.
10 Harry Wu OH 5-8 Sr.
11 Graham Miller MB 6-7 Sr.
13 Nicholas Kallos L-DS 5-6 So.
14 Arturo Mata OPP 5-10 Jr.
15 Justin Zhang DS 5-7 Jr.
16 Toluwalase Akintayo MB 5-8 So.
17 Jashan Dalal MB 6-0 Jr.
18 Francis Burns MB 6-8 Sr.
34 Rafi Ahmad OPP 6-2 Sr.

Statistics 

  

 

 
  Season Totals
  Single-Match High
 

 

  Name
  Kill
  Blk
  Ace
  Ast
  Dig
  Kill
  Blk
  Ace
  Ast
  Dig

 

 

  Rafi Ahmad
  115
  18
   
  1
  15
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Toluwalase Akintayo
   
  2
   
   
  3
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Jason Beerkens
  130
  7
  4
  1
  67
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Finn Benjamin
  137
  21
  2
  4
  55
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Francis Burns
  116
  33
  2
  0
  4
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Jashan Dalal
  30
  14
  11
  2
  28
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Isaac Dortzbach
  1
   
  29
  15
  177
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Alexander Dragoshankiy
  29
  5
  33
  371
  148
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Nicholas Kallos
  6
   
  22
  17
  233
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Nicholas Lee
  5
  1
   
   
  1
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Jacob Martin
  12
  2
  2
  1
  11
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Arturo Mata
  1
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Graham Miller
  55
  14
  3
  1
  20
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Francis Richmond
  79
  5
  2
  2
  56
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Cooper Varga
  21
   
  18
  280
  102
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Harry Wu
  46
  2
  11
  3
  88
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

  Justin Zhang
  1
   
  10
  8
  40
   
   
   
   
   
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  1st
  2nd
  3rd

 

 

  3/19
  Chicago (Whitney Young)
  W
  25-12
  39-41
  25-23

 

 

  3/21
  Chicago (Taft)
  W
  25-21
  25-14
   

 

 

  3/22
  Chicago (Lincoln Park)
  W
  25-16
  25-21
   

 

 

  3/25
  Chicago (St. Patrick)
  L
  22-25
  20-25
   

 

 

  4/1
  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
  L
  21-25
  16-25
   

 

 

  4/3
  Arlington Heights (St. Viator)
  W
  25-17
  25-17
   

 

 

  4/4
  Chicago (Von Steuben)
  L
  21-25
  20-25
   

 

 

  Warren Invite Game #2
 

 

  4/5
  Winnetka (New Trier)
  L
  12-25
  19-25
   

 

 

  Warren Invite Game #1 
 

 

  4/5
  Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
  L
  13-25
  20-25
   

 

 

   
 

 

  4/6
  Fox Lake (Grant)
  L
  21-25
  19-25
   

 

 

  4/6
  New Lenox (Providence Catholic)
  L
  12-25
  23-25
   

 

 

  4/6
  Huntley
  W
  25-17
  25-15
   

 

 

  4/9
  Chicago (Amundsen)
  W
  25-23
  18-25
  25-18

 

 

  Wheaton-Warrenville South Tiger Classic Game #2
 

 

  4/12
  Naperville (Neuqua Valley)
  L
  19-25
  21-25
   

 

 

  Wheaton Warrenville South Tiger Classic
 

 

  4/12
  Wheaton (North)
  L
  12-25
  14-25
   

 

 

  Tiger Classic Game #3
 

 

  4/13
  Naperville (Central)
  W
  17-25
  25-22
  25-19

 

 

  Tiger Classic Game #5
 

 

  4/13
  Aurora (Metea Valley)
  L
  20-25
  19-25
   

 

 

  Tiger Classic Game #4
 

 

  4/13
  Rolling Meadows
  L
  19-25
  28-26
  23-25

 

 

  4/15
  Chicago (De La Salle)
  W
  25-18
  25-9
   

 

 

  4/16
  Chicago (Hancock)
  W
  25-21
  25-20
   

 

 

  4/17
  Chicago (British International School of Chicago)
  W
  25-18
  25-21
   

 

 

  4/18
  Chicago (Hubbard)
  W
  25-18
  25-15
   

 

 

  4/19
  Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
  W
  25-20
  26-24
   

 

 

  4/23
  Chicago (Jones)
  W
  25-20
  23-25
  25-21

 

 

  4/25
  Chicago (Lane)
  L
  22-25
  23-25
   

 

 

  4/29
  Oak Park (Fenwick)
  W
  25-16
  25-22
   

 

 

  4/30
  Chicago (Northside)
  W
  25-23
  25-22
   

 

 

  5/1
  Chicago (Latin)
  W
  25-16
  19-25
  25-23

 

 

  5/2
  Elmwood Park
  W
  25-16
  25-13
   

 

 

  5/6
  Chicago (Acero Garcia)
  W
  26-16
  25-10
   

 

 

  5/8
  Chicago (Senn)
  W
  25-14
  25-16
   

 

 

  5/13
  Chicago (Northside)
  W
  29-27
  25-21
   

 

 

  5/15
  Chicago (Jones)
  L
  24-26
  20-25
   

 

 

  Chicago (Payton) Regional
 

 

  5/20
  Chicago (Noble/Rauner)
  W
  25-9
  25-13
   

 

 

  5/22
  Chicago (Prosser)
  W
  25-11
  25-22
   

 

 

  5/23
  Chicago (Lake View)
  W
  25-18
  25-18
   

 

 

  Chicago (Christ the King) Sectional
 

 

  5/25
  Chicago (Latin)
  W
  25-23
  29-31
  25-21

 

 

  5/28
  Chicago (Lane)
  W
  26-24
  6-25
  25-16

Head Coach Alyssa Butler
Year W-L-T
Walter Payton College Prep (Chicago)
2023-2024 25-13

Tournament History 

2012              0-1            DNP  
L  15-25, 11-25         Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)
2013              0-1            DNP  
L  25-15, 19-25, 17-25  Glenview (Glenbrook South)
2014              0-1            DNP  
L  25-27, 19-25         Gurnee (Warren)