In 2011, the Whitehaven Tigers
celebrated Labor Day weekend with a win over a nationally ranked
opponent nearly 300 miles away from their Elvis Presley Boulevard home. On
Sunday they will look to continue the tradition when they travel back to East St.
Louis for the City of Champions Classic. The game against national power
East St. Louis High School will be the highlight in the 4 game event.
The East St. Louis Flyers are a
favorite to win the state championship in Illinois’ highest classification.
They return 8 starters on offense, and 8 starters on defense. The Flyers
are anchored by 6’, 200 lb running back Natereance Strong, who last season ran for
over 750 yards and scored 7 touchdowns, as a freshman. He was named to
the MaxPrep Freshman All-American Team.
