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1986 • (7-3 Record, 6-1 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Team Captains: N/A
First ever playoff appearance.
Lost in triple OT to Althoff by a FG (10-7 Final Score).
Controversial call that is still talked about today - "too high to tell" as one
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1987 • (9-3 Record, 6-1 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Team Captains: N/A
2nd time to the playoffs and the Panthers win 2 games reaching the "Elite 8" in
Class 5A (6A was the highest class in IHSA). Lost to #1 ranked Peoria
Richwoods, who lost to Joliet Catholic 14-13 in the State Championship.
Results: OTHS 27, Marion 13
OTHS 34, Decatur MacArthur 13
Peoria Richwoods 28, OTHS 7
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1988 • (7-3 Record, 6-0 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Team Captains: Brian Garrett, Kirk Gass, Dave Bair
3rd consecutive playoff appearance.
Results: Mt. Vernon 27, OTHS 18 |
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1989 • (10-2 Record, 5-1 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Team Captains: Antione Esters, Chris Weakley, Jeff Ross
4th straight playoff appearance. 2nd trip to the "Elite 8" in 3 years. Lost
both games to eventual State Semi-Finalists (Highland and Peoria Richwoods). At
the time, this team set the record for most wins in a season (2004 team won 11).
Results:
OTHS 15, Cahokia 3
OTHS 25, Decatur MacArthur 0
Peoria Richwoods 21, OTHS 0
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1990 • (8-3 Record, 4-2 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Team Captains: Loren Buckner, Jarod Leffler, Mike Goodin
5th consecutive trip to the postseason. 3rd time reaching the 2nd round in 4
years. Lost to Semi-Finalists and number 1 ranked Bloomington.
Results:
OTHS 14, Edwardsville 12
Bloomington 15, OTHS 0 |
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1991 • (8-2 Record, 5-1 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: Mississippi Valley
Team Captains: Rodney Byrd, Chris McCollum
6th consecutive playoff berth. Panthers (ranked #6 in IHSA poll) draw #1
Carbondale in first round and play a home game in a snow storm. About 2-4
inches of snow fall during the game.
Results:
Carbondale 20, OTHS 6 |
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1994 • (8-2 Record, 5-0 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: South Seven
Team Captains: Cory Alexander, Kareem Vaughn
Back in the postseason after 2 years out. Panthers lose to Rockton, who reach
the quarterfinals.
Results:
Rockton (Hononegah) 36, OTHS 0 |
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1995 • (9-1 Record, 5-0 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: South Seven
Team Captains: Adam Blankenship, Alti Taylor, Steve Pfieiffer, Andrew Reusche
1st ever undefeated regular season by OTHS. Bad draw as the Panthers (9-0) get
East St Louis in the first round. East Side had a teachers strike and had 2
forfeit losses and a 6-3 record. They ended up advancing to the state
semi-finals with 3 "losses".
Results:
ESL 40, OTHS 20 |
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1997 • (6-4 Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: South Seven
Team Captains: Ralph Holmes, Andre Ramsey, Jon Williams
Panthers back in the postseason after sitting a year out.
Results: Rock Island 49, OTHS 6 |
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1998 • (7-3 Record, 5-0 Conference Record)
Coach: Gary Bridell
Conference: South Seven
Team Captains: Chris Orndoff, Preston Jacobs, John Hartman
Panthers travel north to take on IHSA #2 ranked Oswego. It is a 7-point game
until late in the 4th quarter when a couple miscues lead to 14 unanswered points
by Oswego.
Results: Oswego 35, OTHS 14 |
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2002• (6-4 Record, 5-2 Conference Record)
Coach: Todd Moeller
Conference: Southwestern
Team Captains: Brandon Stewart, John Wicinski, Al Keeler, Jason Cobb
Panthers return to the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Edwardsville
knocks them off en route to a 2nd straight championship appearance.
Results:
Edwardsville 31, OTHS 0 |
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2003 • (8-3 Record, 5-2 Conference Record)
Coach: Todd Moeller
Conference: Southwestern
Team Captains: Kevin Duncan, Kevin Kombrink, Dan Moore
The Panthers earn just their fourth trip past the first round of the playoffs as
they knock off conference rival Edwardsville before losing to another rival in
East St. Louis.
Results:
OTHS 21, Edwardsville 14
East St. Louis 45, OTHS 3 |
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2004 • (11-1 Record, 7-0 Conference Record)
Coach: Todd Moeller
Conference: Southwestern
Team Captains: Dan Moore, Troy Wagner, Kris Kombrink, Ben Larimer, Scott
Manning
This team is the 3rd team to reach the "Elite 8" in OTHS history. Losing to
Notre Dame. Best overall record in OTHS history. 4 Division I-A players, 2
Division I-AA players.
Results:
OTHS 21, Alton 19
OTHS 38, Darien (Hindsdale South) 13
Chicago St. Rita 45, OTHS 20 |
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2005 • (5-5 Record)
Coach: Todd Moeller
Conference: Southwestern
Team Captains: Justin Stewart, Andy Waddel
4th consecutive playoff berth under Coach Moeller. The Panthers lost to
conference rival Edwardsville, who reached the state semi-finals and was ranked
in the top 3 in the IHSA Class 7A polls most of the season.
Results:
Edwardsville 37, OTHS 0 |
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2006 • (5-5 Record)
Coach: Todd Moeller
Conference: Southwestern
Team Captains: Duane Bennett, Shane Trotter
5th consecutive playoff berth under Coach Moeller, which ends up being his final
season. The Panthers lost to eventual state champion Chicago St. Rita, who
dismantled everyone they played to win their 2nd state championship.
Results:
Chicago (St. Rita) 45, OTHS 20
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2009 • (8-4 Record)
Coach: Brandon Joggerst
Conference: Southwestern
Team Captains: N/A
1st Playoff team under Coach Joggerst. The Panthers lost 3 games to playoff
qualifying teams and won a first round playoff game against Lincoln-Way Central
16-0. They become just the 6th team in OTHS history to reach the "Sweet 16" in
the IHSA Playoffs (Class 7A).
Results:
OTHS 16, Lincoln-Way Central 0
OTHS 17, Lincoln-Way East 16
East St. Louis 27, OTHS 14 |