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   Chicago (Whitney Young) Dolphins (17-6)


School Information

Name: Whitney Young Magnet High School
City: Chicago
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 1924
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Orange/Navy
Conference: Chicago Public
Principal: Rickey Harris
Athletic Director: Chris Cassidy
Head Coach: Valerie Spann
Athletic Trainer: Samuel Almendarez
Managers: Janilah Perry, Kaitlynn Phan

Team Photo


Roster
No. Name Yr. Position(s) Punter
1 Denisse Mayhay Jr. RB   
2 DeTanae Dudley So. WR   
3 Nina Lloyd Jr. WR DB  
4 Phoenix Higginbottom Jr.  DB  
5 Leighton Hormuth Fr. RB   
6 Kennedy Glover Jr.  DB  
7 Analisa Perez So.  LB  
8 Hayden Petrulis So. QB   
9 Ja'Mya Hamilton So.  LB  
10 Georgia Lang Jr. QB   
11 Arden Rubenstein Jr.    
12 Naomi Fernandez Jr.    
13 Abigail Plachta Sr. WR   
15 Simone Dyer Sr.  LB  
16 Gabriella Papagiannis Fr. WR LB  
17 Marcela Matallana Sr. WR  🞬
18-19 Cayla Mitchell Sr.  LB  
19-21 Malia Burnett So. WR   
20 London Higginbottom Sr.  LB  

**Positions denoted in bold are starters.

Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp
8/29 Chicago (King) L 6 12
9/3 Chicago (Mother McAuley) W 28 0
9/5 Maywood (Proviso East) W 30 8
9/7 Chicago (Westinghouse College Prep) W 30 6
9/7 Chicago (Taft) L 6 16
9/10 Evanston (Twp.) W 20 19
9/11 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 52 7
9/12 Mt. Prospect (Prospect) L 15 20
9/14 Chicago (Von Steuben) W 29 0
9/17 Chicago (Ogden International) W 30 6
9/18 Wheaton (St. Francis) W 28 0
9/19 Chicago (Simeon) W 28 13
9/20 Chicago (Lane) L 0 12
9/21 Chicago (Jones) W 22 6
9/21 Chicago (Amundsen) W 30 8
9/24 Park Ridge (Maine South) L 8 28
9/28 Chicago (Simeon) W 20 12
9/28 Chicago (Back of the Yards) W 32 8
10/1 Chicago (Taft) L 6 20
Chicago (Whitney Young) Regional
10/8 Chicago (Kelly) W 40 0
10/10 Chicago (Lindblom) W 42 28
Chicago (Whitney Young) Sectional
10/15 LaGrange (Lyons) W 29 14
10/16 Chicago (King) W 24 6

Head Coach Valerie Spann
Year W-L
Chicago (Whitney Young)
2024-25 17-6

Tournament History 

This is the first tournament appearance for Chicago (Whitney Young).