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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. C   
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).