Lincoln Way West will face the Sandburg Eagles in a match up on Saturday, September 21.
Sandburg
Aug 30 @ St. Rita
Sept. 6 vs. Oak Forest
Sept 13 vs. Homewood-Flossmoor
Sept. 21 @ Lincoln-Way West
Sept. 27 vs. Metea Valley
Oct. 4 @ Lincoln-Way Central
Oct. 11 vs. Andrew
Oct. 18 @ Naperville Central
Oct. 25 @ Naperville North
Enrollment: 2,834
Communities served: Orland Park, Palos Park, Tinley Park, Oak Forest
Head Coach: Troy McAllister
Assistant Coaches:
Conference: Southwest Valley Red
2023 Record: 6-4
Players to watch:
QB Anthony Shelton Sr. 6’2 185
RB Luke Bashiorka Jr. 5’11 175
OT Matt Marek Sr. 6’4 285
WR Charlie Snoreck Sr. 6’1 180
Game Notes:
Sandburg returns its top three offensive weapons. Senior QB Anthony Shelton had 20 touchdown passes and just two interceptions as a junior. Junior RB Luke Bashiorka ran for 1,066 yards and six touchdowns and senior wide receiver Charlie Snoreck had 67 catches for 979 yards and nine touchdowns.
Sandburg senior QB Anthony Shelton is a three-year starter who took over in game two of the 2022 season, his sophomore year, after then-senior starter Christian Evans tore his ACL.
The Warriors are 3-1 versus Sandburg all-time. They have outscored the Eagles 87-51 in four meetings.
Sandburg OT Matt Marek committed to Indiana in June. He held scholarship offers from Akron, Toledo, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ball State, Bowling Green and Coastal Carolina.
Sandburg Coach Troy McAllister coached previously for 11 years at Chicago Phillips, compiling a 94-28 record and winning the 4A state title in 2015. He remains the only CPS football coach in history to win a state football title. McAllister left for Sandburg in 2021.
Sandburg assistant coach Michael Schofieldwho went to Michigan and enjoyed a 10-year NFL career before retiring after the 2023 season,Schofield, who won a Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos in 2016
Few could have guessed when Marek walked through Sandburg’s doors as a freshman that he would be leaving with a football scholarship to a Big Ten school.
Even though his dad, David, played football for Oak Lawn, Matt didn’t take up the sport until he got to Sandburg. He played baseball and basketball in grade school.
Marek thought he would make a pretty good tight end, but the Sandburg coaches scratched that idea and put him on the line as a guard for the sophomore team. He then took some lumps on varsity as a sophomore but has been stellar ever since.
Offensive leaders: Anthony Shelton, senior, quarterback; Charlie Snoreck, senior, wide receiver, Luke Basiorka, junior, running back; Matt Marek, senior, offensive lineman.
Defensive leaders: Jaden Weaver, junior, defensive end; Ryan Ward, senior, safety; Evan Benos, senior, defensive tackle; Will Whittam, senior, linebacker.
X-factor: Quinn Durkin, sophomore, running back/defensive back.
