This is a combined look at both Ryan...

Repeat champions in baseball have been rare. However, last year there were 3 repeat champions in Edwardsville (4A), Naz (3A) and JCA (2A). Naz moves up to 4A this year, and JCA moves to 3A.

Edwardsville has won 3 of the last 4 4A titles. Have to believe they are one of the favorites this year. Naz will be a contender in 4A, as they bring back a ton from their repeat champion team of last year. JCA will be a contender in 3A as well. Have to believe Rice will be there in 4A, as they bring back a lot from their 4A runnerup team. Who are some of the other top contenders in 4A and 3A?

Lots of early preseason questions....one of the biggest in my mind is how well will the DVC/SWSB comb work out? Who has the advantage?

Post your top questions and conferences here

Does anyone know the new divisions for CCL/ESCC for 2024? They are changing after one year.

Five Joliet area schools ranked in the top 11 in the latest PBR rankings. Naz remains undefeated and #1 in the state.

#2 JCA
#4 LWW
#5 Providence
#10 Minooka
#11 Joliet West

Sure....why not?

So who are some of youe Preseason IHSA Football preseason Player of the Year candidates.....and before the no fun police attack....just have some fun with this please and we all know it means nothing until they kickoff.

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I'm currently working under the assumption that Ryan accepted a PWO spot.....will clarify this once I get a definite answer.

Regardless congrats to Ryan who will join Loyola S Drew MacPherson in the Hawkeyes Class of 2025 more on this soon stay tuned

The Rivals Camp Series Top Plays videos that play in the sidebar are excellent displays of athleticism. However, the taunting shown in the closing seconds of several clips does not seem to be necessary? Hopefully, replies here will reach beyond the level of, "don't watch, then."

Six of 18 state bests were set at the recent Belleville West Norm Armstrong Invitational meet with Chicago and STL teams competing. With the weather getting warm, this was a good forecaster of the state meet. Three of the state's top five 100s were run there. Here are the results:
Mens Varsity

I know many high schools throughout Chicago area go through off season renovations or complete rebuilds of football stadiums. Just looking to hear any that are complete or on going.

One field I know is unique is Clark High School in Chicago built a new field with stands and a press box which are both in the west end zone of the field. The field does have lights as well. It is located at Flournoy & Lavergne Ave. I also know Rockne Stadium ( Roosevelt & Central) just went through a complete renovation and added what looks like either locker rooms or bathrooms on the north end zone. New field turf and track were replaced.

Prospect Knights

Head Coach: Dan DeBoeuf

Assistant Coaches:

Brock Collins (Defensive Coordinator)
Tim Beishir (Special Team Coordinator/Offensive Line)
Jeff Collier (Defensive Backs)
Jim Argentine (Defensive Line)
Matt Weber (Tight Ends)
Matt Evert (Wide Receivers)
Nick Lussow (Running Backs)
Brad Jenisch (Strength/Conditioning)
Chris Barreto (Defensive Line)
Kyle Plate (Assistant)
Vince Sheilds (Assistant)
Shaun Cummins (Assistant)

School Nickname/Mascot: Knights

Conference: Mid Suburban East

Team Twitter Handle:

@PHSKnightsFBall

2024 Regular Season schedule (if known):

@ Lyons
Palatine
New Trier
@ Evanston
@ Wheeling
@ Rolling Meadows
Hersey (Thursday Night)
@ Elk Grove
Buffalo Grove

Returning Offensive Starters for 2024:

QB Jack Skoog 6'3 185 (SR)
RB Noah Easter 5'8 190 (SR)
WR Nick Carlucci 6'1 190 (SR)
WR Nate Cichy 6'2 190 (JR)
OL JJ Tsagalis 6'2 265 (SR)
K/P Carter Cremascoli 6'1 185 (SR)


Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:

DB Will Fidler 5'10 180 (JR)
DB Jacob Bednarski 6' 185 (SR)
LB/DB Zach Zei 5'9 190 (SR)
DL Parker Ray 6'4 215 (SR)


Newcomers to Watch

RB/LB Jackson Parrish 6' 180 (JR)
DL Charlie Letzig 6'2 195 (JR)
LB Declan Lawlor 6'3 210 (SR)
OL Carson Range 6'3 275 (SR)
OL Dylan Heber 6'2 265 (SR)
OL Erik Murray 6'4 265 (SR)
FS Lucas Thomas 6'4 190 (SR)
QB/WR Lucas Denies 5'10 160 (JR)
RB Matthew Donnelly 5'10 190 (SO)

2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?


Host 3 7 on 7 dates in July
Joint Practice with St. Viator
Joint Practice with Jacobs

No week 0 scrimmage

Impact Player for Prospect

Prospect under head coach Dan DeBoeuf has been fortunately to have strong quarterbacks in his tenure, and senior QB Jack Skoog will be a multi-year varsity starter this fall. Skoog has a very solid and accurate arm, has good size and is an athletic dual threat quarterback and a name to watch this fall no question.

Looking for a sleeper name to watch for the Knights? Prospect senior RB Noah Easter has also been a very productive and steady player for the Knights who looks primed to hve a big 2024 season.
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EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 Prospect Knights

Prospect has been a consistent winner since head coach Dan DeBoeuf took over the reins of the program back in 2018, and the Knights have made the IHSA state playoff field in every year since that 2018 season. The Knights in 2023 made the Class 7A state playoff field and lost to eventual Class 7A state champion Mount Carmel to end the season with an 8-3 record.

The biggest question for the Knights heading into 2024?

Can Prospect make the next few huge steps as a program, make a deep post-season run and win the Class 7A state championship anytime soon? In all honesty I'm not sure of the 2024 Knights are a state title team in 7A, a class that continues to remain pretty stacked at the too. However, this program has reloaded as well as anyone over the last several seasons and I can easily see Prospect making a run for the Mid Suburban East title and also a 7A state playoff bid. This program continues to be pointed up in my opinion.

Preseason Ranking? Class 7A Top 10 and Chicagoland Top 30 poll consideration

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All.... And so it begins. The CS8 for football will have two divisions. Five in the division, two crossovers, and two non cons. If there are teams still available in the last category additional CS8 games may be scheduled. I only have a partial list and it's tenative. Take it with a grain of salt. Weeks 1 ,2, 8, and 9 work out. But some schools end up getting more home games then others in weeks 3 through 7. Not sure how that worked out. I threw this all together quickly. But it's a start.

Schools I could not find. QND, Rochester, and Southeast. One can cross reference on what is showing below to get a partial idea on those teams. The Raiders want to keep their week one non con game with Quincy. The Blue Devils schedule is showing QND for the next two years in week one. (A & H) QND has expressed interest in wanting to play Breese Mater Dei in week two. All games are Friday at 7pm unless noted. Ratsy

West -
Quincy Notre Dame
Jacksonville
Springfield
Southeast
Lanphier
Sacred Heart-Griffin

East-
Chatham
Rochester
Normal University
Decatur (MacArthur)
Decatur (Eisenhower)
Lincoln

Jacksonville-
8-31 (A-Sat.) 12pm Sodan (Mo.)
9-6 (H) Decatur (Eisenhower)
9-13 (A) Sacred Heart-Griffin
9-20 (H) Lanphier
9-27 (H) Southeast
10-4 (A) Springfield
10-11 (H) QND
10-18 (H) Decatur MacArthur
10-25 (A) Lincoln

Springfield-
8-30 (H) Champaign (Central)
9-6 (A) Decatur (MacArthur)
9-13 (A) Lanphier
9-20 (A?) Southeast
9-27 (H) QND
10-4 (H) Jacksonville
10-11 (H) Sacred Heart-Griffin
10-19 (H-Sat.) 2pm Rochester
10-25 (A) Chatham

Lanphier-
8-30 (A) Lincoln
9-6 (H) East Peoria
9-13 (H) Springfield
9-20 (A) Jacksonville
9-27 (A) Sacred Heart-Griffin
10-4 (A) QND
10-12 (A-Sat.) 1pm Southeast
10-18 (H) Decatur (Eisenhower)
10-25 (A) Normal University

Sacred Heart-Griffin-
Scrimmage (H) 8-23 East St. Louis 6PM
8-30 (A) Christian Brothers College (HS) (Mo.)
(Showing a 7PM Start)
9-6 (H) Mascoutah
9-13 (H) Jacksonville
9-20 (A) QND
9-27 (H) Lanphier
10-5 (A) (Sat. 1pm) Southeast
10-11 (A) Springfield
10-18 (H) Chatham
10-25 (A) Rochester


Chatham-
Scrimmage (A) Metamora 7PM
8-30 (H) Edwardsville
9-6 (A) North County H.S.
(Showing a 7PM Start)
9-13 (A) Decatur (Eisenhower
9-20 (H) Rochester
9-27 (A) Decatur (MacArthur)
10-4 (A) Normal University
10-11 (H) Lincoln
10-18 (A) Sacred Heart-Griffin
10-25 (H) Springfield

Normal University-
8-30 (H) Peorial (Manual)
9-6 (A) Bloomington
9-13 (H) Decatur (MacArthur)
9-20 (H) Lincoln
9-27 (A) Rochester
10-4 (H) Chatham
10-11 (A) Decatur (Eisenhower)
10-18 (A) Southeast
10-25 (H) Lanphier

Decatur (MacArthur) -
8-30 (A) Mattoon)
9-6 (H) Springfield
9-13 (A) Normal University
9-20 (A) 5Pm Decatur (Eisenhower)
9-27 (H) Chatham
10-4 (A) Lincoln
10-11 (H) Rochester
10-18 (A) Jacksonville
10-25 (H) QND

Decatur (Eisenhower) -
8-30 (H) Streator
9-6 (A) Jacksonville
9-13 (H) Chatham
9-20 (H) Decatur (MacArthur)
9-27 (A) Lincoln
10-4 (A) Rochester
10-11 (H) Normal University
10-18 (A) Lanphier
10-25 (H) Southeast

Lincoln-
8-30 (H) Lanphier
9-6 (A) Southeast
9-13 (H) Rochester
9-20 (A) Normal University
9-27 (H) Decatur (Eisenhower)
10-4 (H) Decatur (MacArthur)
10-11 (A) Chatham
10-18 (A) QND
10-25 (H) Jacksonville

Southeast-
8-30 (A) East Peoria
9-6 (H) Lincoln
9-13 (A) QND
9-20 (H) Springfield
9-27 (A) Jacksonville
10-5 (H-Sat) 1PM Sacred Heart-Griffin
10-12 (H-Sat) 1PM Lanphier
10-18 (A) Normal University
10-25 (A) Decatur (Eisenhower)

Edit- (12-29-2023) I have added in Southeast. But some of these schedules do not match up correctly. For instance when the schedule for two teams that are playing each other and both are being shown as a home game. Who is playing each other in the regular season looks to be pretty solid it's just this H & A that is being shown problems which I mentioned occur. Can't wait for the official Ihsa schedules to come out....

EDIT! - All schools and schedules in the CS8 completed....

3 years in a row!!! At least we have L.A. at home this year.

Now that it is allowed, anyone hear of any agreements so far?

Whats up yall. Option football fan and been thinking about the great option teams in Illinois history what are some of your favorites? Split back veer , wing t , flexbone? What are some schools / coaches you love and remember? (or hated watching your team play against haha)

Ty Isaac at JCA

Older Mt. C

Cary Grove

Prairie Ridge

few I love rewatching

Holding my breath on that one, I'm good with Fields but Jones from Bama would have been another bust like Trubisky.

I still don't like continuing to trade away draft picks.

I would have been most happy picking offensive linemen.with the first 4 picks.

Forreston Cardinals

Head Coach: Keynon Janicke

Assistant Coaches

Eric Bergin, Hunter Hake, Mike McClellan, Nick Gill, Cole Strehlow, Parker Woodall, Kyle Zick, Scott Timm, Tevan Hartman


School Nickname/Mascot: Cardinals

Conference: NUIC

Team Twitter Handle:

2024 Regular Season schedule (if known):

@Fulton
Dakota
Galena
@EPC
@Morrison
Stockton (Homecoming)
@Southwestern-East Dubuque (WI)
Du-Pec
@Lena-Winslow

Returning Offensive Starters for 2024:


Seniors:
OL Ayden Book
TE Devin Bratt
RB Coehen Kirchner
OL Alec Schoonhoven
RB Dane Setterstrom

Juniors:
QB Brady Gill



Returning Defensive Starters for 2024:

Seniors:
LB Evan Boettner
LB Devin Bratt
DB Coehen Kirchner
DB Lucas Nelson
DL Alec Schoohnhoven
LB Dane Setterstrom
DB Carson Akins
DB Mickey Probst


Newcomers to Watch

Seniors:
OL Justin Myers
OL Bryce Miller
LB Colton Saldecki

Juniors:
TE/LB Collin Bismark
DL Kaden Brown
OL/DL Austin Collis
OL/DL Hunter DeWall
TE/LB Cadan Hoffman
OL/DL Jakob Kobler
RB/DB Kayden Loomis
RB/DB Christian Ryia
OL/DL Brady Zipse

2024 Team 7on7 or Team Summer Camp?

July 12 - Alumni 7v7
July 23 - Rochelle 7v7
August 2 - Byron 7v7 Tournament


Impact Player for Forreston

Forreston and head coach Keynon Janicke welcomes back a veteran team in 2024 especially on the defensive side of the football with 8 senior starters back in the fold. Forreston senior LB Evan Boettner was named an honorable mention All conference performer in 2023 and will be asked to again provide leadership and production in leading the Cardinals defense this fall.


EDGY's Preseason Thoughts on the 2024 Forreston Cardinals

Forreston is coming off an 8-3 record in 2023 as the Cardinal posted a 6-2 record in the rugged NUIC. The Cardinals made the Class 1A state playoff field, defeated Ottawa Marquette and then lost to conference rival Lena Winslow in second round action to end the season. I look for the Cardinals to again be at the top of the NUIC (arguably the toughest top to bottom conference in the state?) and to again have a good chance at getting into and making a run in the Class 1A state playoff field in 2024.

Preseason Ranking? Preseason Class 1A Top 10 lock