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   Chicago (Whitney Young) Dolphins (20-4)


School Information

Name: Whitney Young Magnet High School
City: Chicago
County: Cook
Classification Enrollment: 3174.6
Nickname: Dolphins
Colors: Orange/Navy
Conference: Chicago Public
Principal: Rickey Harris
Athletic Director: Chris Cassidy
Head Coach: Valerie Spann
Assistant Coach: Edward Hamilton
Athletic Trainer: Samuel Almendarez
Managers: Abigail Lewis, Kaitlynn Phan
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais), 35-8 in Third-Place Game

Team Photo


Roster
No. Name Yr. Position(s) Punter
1 Denisse Mayhay Sr. RB   
2 DeTanae Dudley Jr. WR   
3 Nina Lloyd Sr. WR DB  
4 Mel Li Jr.    
5 Leighton Hormuth So. RB   
6 Kennedy Glover Sr.  DB  
7 Analisa Perez Jr.  LB  
8 Hannah Moore So.  LB  
9 Ja'Mya Hamilton Jr. RB   
10 Georgia Lang Sr. QB   
11 Arden Rubenstein Sr. C   
12 Naomi Fernandez Sr.  LB  
13 Ella Schuler Fr.  LB  
14 Cora Quilty So. WR  🞬
15 Brithany Torres Sr.    
16 Gabriella Papagiannis So. WR   
17 Sophia Summers Fr.  LB  
18 Sofia Sarmiento Sr. WR   
20-19 Malia Burnett Jr. WR   
21-20 Margot Rhoades Sr.  LB  

**Positions denoted in bold are starters.

Statistics 

  

 

 
  Offense
  Defense
 

 

  No.
  Name
  GP
  PassTD
  RushTD
  RecTD
  PassYds
  RushYds
  RecYds
  INT
  IntTD
  Sacks
  Flag Pulls

 

 

  20-19
  Malia Burnett
   12 
   
   
  1
  9
   
  144
   
   
   
  3

 

 

  2
  DeTanae Dudley
   16 
   
   
  21
   
  68
  1,420
   
   
   
  1

 

 

  12
  Naomi Fernandez
   14 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1
   
   
  38

 

 

  6
  Kennedy Glover
   19 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  13
  2
   
  45

 

 

  9
  Ja'Mya Hamilton
   19 
   
   
  2
   
  20
  128
  1
   
  63
  116

 

 

  5
  Leighton Hormuth
   13 
   
   
  1
   
  6
  197
   
   
   
  1

 

 

  10
  Georgia Lang
   16 
  30
  9
   
  3,234
  366
  9
   
   
   
  2

 

 

  4
  Mel Li
   10 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  6
  17

 

 

  3
  Nina Lloyd
   21 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  15
   
   
  55

 

 

  1
  Denisse Mayhay
   13 
   
  4
   
   
  377
  64
   
   
   
   

 

 

  8
  Hannah Moore
   16 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  9
   
   
  47

 

 

  16
  Gabriella Papagiannis
   14 
   
   
  2
   
   
  384
   
   
   
   

 

 

  7
  Analisa Perez
   18 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  4
  2
   
  47

 

 

  14
  Cora Quilty
   16 
   
   
  8
   
   
  667
  3
   
   
  9

 

 

  21-20
  Margot Rhoades
   11 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1
   
   
  11

 

 

  11
  Arden Rubenstein
   14 
   
   
  1
   
   
  232
   
   
   
   

 

 

  18
  Sofia Sarmiento
   7 
   
   
   
   
   
  5
   
   
   
   

 

 

  13
  Ella Schuler
   7 
   
  1
   
  12
  23
   
  1
   
   
  9

 

 

  17
  Sophia Summers
   5 
   
   
   
   
   
   
  1
   
   
  11

 

 

  15
  Brithany Torres
   11 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  21
 






Scores




 

  Date
  Opponent
  W/L
  Own
  Opp

 

 

  8/25
  Chicago (Solorio Academy)
  W
   48 
   0 

 

 

  8/26
  Chicago (Lane)
  W
   14 
   12 

 

 

  8/27
  Chicago (Crane Medical Prep)
  W
   26 
   13 

 

 

  8/29
  Chicago (Simeon)
  W
   14 
   8 

 

 

  9/4
  Chicago (Westinghouse College Prep)
  W
   44 
   7 

 

 

 

 

  9/5
  Palatine (Fremd)
  W
   7 
   6 

 

 

  9/6
  Chicago (Taft)
  W
   39 
   0 

 

 

  9/9
  Palos Hills (Stagg)
  W
   32 
   20 

 

 

  9/10
  Chicago (Clark)
  W
   48 
   6 

 

 

  9/11
  Chicago (Phillips)
  W
   26 
   6 

 

 

  9/13
  Evanston (Twp.)
  L
   0 
   19 

 

 

  9/15
  Chicago (Jones)
  W
   32 
   6 

 

 

  9/18
  Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
  L
   14 
   15 

 

 

  9/19
  Chicago (Kenwood)
  W
   20 
   0 

 

 

  9/20
  Chicago (Von Steuben)
  W
   61 
   0 

 

 

  9/22
  Chicago (Mother McAuley)
  W
   44 
   6 

 

 

  9/23
  Chicago (Amundsen)
  W
   51 
   6 

 

 

  9/24
  Chicago (Perspectives/Leadership)
  W
   13 
   6 

 

 

  9/25
  Park Ridge (Maine South)
  L
   0 
   20 

 

 

  9/27
  Chicago (Agricultural Science)
  L
   6 
   7 

 

 

  Chicago (Whitney Young) Regional
 

 

 

 

  10/7
  Chicago (North Grand)
  W
   39 
   6 

 

 

 

 

  10/9
  Chicago (St. Ignatius College Prep)
  W
   6 
   0 

 

 

  Chicago (Crane Medical Prep) Sectional
 

 

 

 

  10/13
  Chicago (Westinghouse College Prep)
  W
   26 
   6 

 

 

 

 

  10/14
  Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest)
  W
   26 
   12

Head Coach Valerie Spann
Year W-L
Chicago (Whitney Young)
2024-25 17-6 (3rd)
Chicago(Whitney Young)
2025-26 20-4
GRAND TOTAL
2 yrs. 37-10

Tournament History 

2025       35    8  2-1 (18-7-0)   3rd  Valerie Spann
       W   13    8  Villa Park (Willowbrook)
       L    0    6  Rockford (Guilford)
       W   35    8  Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)