Bones Posted September 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 My Illinois top 15 1. Lincoln-Way East (3-0) 2. Naperville C (3-0) 3. Maine South (2-1) 4. Marist (3-0) 5. Loyola (2-1) 6. East St. Louis (2-1) 7. Lake Zurich (3-0) 8. Homewood-Flossmoor (3-0) 9. Naperville North (3-0) 10. Bolingbrook (3-0) 11. Prairie Ridge (3-0) 12. Phillips (3-0) 13. Barrington (3-0) 14. Cary-Grove (2-1) 15. Huntley (2-1) Week 4 Games of Interest (looks like a down week) Brother Rice (1-2) @ Montini (2-1) - Rice, a preseason favorite in 8A a year ago probably needs this to make the playoffs. Montini rebounded from a Lake Zurich shellacking by pounding 7A semi finalist Fenwick. Maine South (2-1) @ Palatine (2-1) - Should be a good one in the North Burbs. Maine South got a convincing win in week 3, but supporters say they looked bad. Palatine got the W over Evanston. Palatine won this game last year. Bolingbrook (3-0) @ Homewood-Flossmoor (3-0) - Rivalry game for the Alec Anderson Memorial Trophy. H-F has done what H-F is known to do, put up points in bunches. My beloved Raiders appear to be back after a few years slump with a potent offense, and mean defense. Both still have a date with LWE later in the season. Glenbard North (1-2) @ Paducah McCracken (KY) (1-3) - High expectations just didn't pan out for GBN as their lone win so far was this weekend against an equally disappointing Wheaton South (0-3) who has gone from a top 2 public program in the state (with Maine South) to a homecoming opponent in no time flat. Paducah McCracken looks to be busters too, but Chicagoland never plays Kentucky so I'm interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Trib top 5 1. LWE 2. MS 3. PR 4. NC 5. Phillips Sun Times top 5 1. LWE 2. PR 3. MS 4. Phillips 5. LA CSN top 5 1. LWE 2. PR 3. MS 4. Marist 5. Lake Zurich Will update with St Louis area top 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 H-F week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealCAJ Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 21 hours ago, Bones said: Will update with St Louis area top 5. So East St Louis is in IL, right? Kinda crazy.....East St Louis could possibly be #1 in 2 states. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 20 minutes ago, TheRealCAJ said: So East St Louis is in IL, right? Kinda crazy.....East St Louis could possibly be #1 in 2 states. It's possible. I'm sure the St. Louis publication will have a bias against it. Unlike last year ESL didn't play their #1 this year. It is possible that ESL wind up #1 in IL but 7A looks kind of week this year so they may win it without beating a top team in state. Which would not get my vote unless it was clear. Their competitive win over Providence already casts doubt IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospeeder Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I agree. ESL could win 7A but there are several teams imo. ( mostly 8A ) that can handle them this year. Speaking of Providence, what happened to them?.... LWE maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Gospeeder said: I agree. ESL could win 7A but there are several teams imo. ( mostly 8A ) that can handle them this year. Speaking of Providence, what happened to them?.... LWE maybe? They will tell you other LW schools being built and successful, and the economy. I'd tell you that due to the multiplier they're not playing small rural schools in the playoffs plus moving to the Catholic League. Then the losing affected their recruiting further. They never were dominant, they dominated inferior competition. But they were pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2017 St Louis area top 5 1. E. St. Louis (IL) (2-1) 2. Christian Bros (MO) (3-1) 3. Eureka (MO) (4-0) 4. Vianney (MO) (4-0) 5. Fort Zumwalt N (MO) (4-0) I am somewhat surprised they put East Side #1 since they and Vianney have a common opponent that Vianney dominated, but gave East Side a game. I'll take it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Woe is we H-F 48 'Brook 20 - Vikings, down 20-13 at half, open up a can in the 2nd to down their foe the beloved Raiders. Maine South 17 Palatine 14 Montini 29 Bro Rice 28 Football sucks 😔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospeeder Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Yeah... too bad about how that turned out but HF looks like the real deal this year. Looking forward to the NC/Ed's game. Seems like IL is stepping up in the OOS arena this year. Hope it continues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 NC almost dropped one last night to WV, had to come from behind to win. But I think NC is legit. I'll be at that game vs Ed's to give my thoughts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 BASKETBALL SCORE ALERT: http://www.pjstar.com/sports/20170916/peoria-high-rallies-for-record-setting-82-80-victory-over-notre-dame 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, MA Fan said: BASKETBALL SCORE ALERT: http://www.pjstar.com/sports/20170916/peoria-high-rallies-for-record-setting-82-80-victory-over-notre-dame They blew a 42-8 lead. Unreal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 It's the third time in four games this year that Peoria Central has conceded at least 70 points. Somehow their other game was a shutout win. Last year they had wins of 70-63, 74-49, 96-40, 68-46, and finally 62-48 in the state championship game. It's like they're playing six-man football. Or maybe sixteen men on offense and six on defense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 Peoria is giving up tons of points. Its really unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 2 hours ago, MA Fan said: It's the third time in four games this year that Peoria Central has conceded at least 70 points. Somehow their other game was a shutout win. Last year they had wins of 70-63, 74-49, 96-40, 68-46, and finally 62-48 in the state championship game. It's like they're playing six-man football. Or maybe sixteen men on offense and six on defense. How terrible was the team that Peoria shut out? Wow. Crazy stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 14 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: How terrible was the team that Peoria shut out? Wow. Crazy stuff. 14 points on the season before last night. Not sure if they scored, don't care to check. Prolly the best team in town too as U of I is there in Urbana. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted September 17, 2017 Report Share Posted September 17, 2017 I need to find a chance to watch a Peoria game live and see if I can grasp just what the hell is going on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2017 On 9/16/2017 at 7:22 PM, HawgGoneIt said: I need to find a chance to watch a Peoria game live and see if I can grasp just what the hell is going on there. more power to you. I get frustrated when teams are in the 30's. 80? I cant do it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Bones said: more power to you. I get frustrated when teams are in the 30's. 80? I cant do it. Well, there either has to be two magic offenses or some really terrible defense going on. Seems like we could pick up on what it is without watching the entire thing. Initially I wanna think it has to be horrible defense, but it could be some great or gimmicky offense stuff too, or more likely a combination of both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfaddict1 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Share Posted September 19, 2017 Bones, what's your take on Epstein so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 On 9/18/2017 at 9:10 PM, golfaddict1 said: Bones, what's your take on Epstein so far? I mean, the fans love him. Theyre having a field day with the return of Mikey Dudek and Mike Epstein (Mike & Mike). I only watched week 1 because Illinois football is painful, but he looked nice especially for a true freshman. @HawgGoneIt it's the defense, without even watching. Peoria runs a normal spread read option offense with a D1 QB committed to Illinois lol. Put a legit D1 guy in central and southern Illinois small classes and you get these Peoria point totals. I am not sure they field a defense though. My rankings? 1. LWE (4-0) 2. H-F (4-0) 3. MS (3-1) 4. Marist (4-0) 5. Loyola (3-1) 6. Naperville C (4-0) 7. East St Louis (3-1) 8. Lake Zurich (4-0) 9. Naperville North (4-0) 10. Prairie Ridge (4-0) Games of Interest week 5 Mt. Carmel (3-1) @ St. Rita (3-1) - Mortal enemies, the game has lost some luster, but its still a premier rivalry in the state Naperville North (4-0) @ Glenbard N (2-2) - Naperville North looking to keep surprising season going; GBN still trying to salvage high expectations Cary Grove (3-1) @ Huntley (3-1) - both lost to Prairie Ridge by 8 or less Lake Zurich (4-0) @ Warren (3-1) - they say Bones doesnt honor the North Burbs; this game is in Wisconsin basically... well so is the one above this too Lincoln Way E (4-0) @ Lincoln Way C (4-0) - LWC gets to avoid H-F and my Beloved. This is their test this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Someone went and scheduled a wedding tomorrow so no football for me... SMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Peoria Central in a proper defensive struggle this week, edging Bloomington 58-34. I should apologize to Urbana because while the IHSA website has them getting shut out by Peoria, the video evidence proves that they scored a touchdown. East St. Louis dropped 80 on Collinsville, apparently the Kahoks didn't have the ball press working tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted September 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 7 hours ago, MA Fan said: Peoria Central in a proper defensive struggle this week, edging Bloomington 58-34. I should apologize to Urbana because while the IHSA website has them getting shut out by Peoria, the video evidence proves that they scored a touchdown. East St. Louis dropped 80 on Collinsville, apparently the Kahoks didn't have the ball press working tonight. Collinsville leaving the conference may have had some contributing effect to that spanking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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