Who is better than them in that bracket besides the top 2 and possibly the 3rd team I listed?
I am going on having seen all of SHG's games thus far this year, and other information I have. Besides the 3 you named, I see them behind Danville, Normal West, Richards, Shephard and even Peoria if they get in a shootout with them.
Rather than just say this and leave it at that, it is only fair to give some reasons why they just do not have the "it" this year.
Offense line is nowhere near the lines they have had in the recent past.
The
pass defense at times is non-existent. You do know that Rochester went out to a 35-6 lead on them, right. And that is being kind to SHG. For three and a half quarters, they were deer-in-the-headlights bad. Can't even begin to get away with that in 6A.
Kicking game is also nowhere near what they have had in the last 5 or 6 years.
No way they stop some of the
running games I have seen from teams in their bracket.
This team has also had more
lapses in concentration at times this year than I can remember. Some of it, because of non-football stuff, is even understandable.
"Leadership" on this team, if there ever was any, is
AWOL.
Most of the above could perhaps be overcome in a 5A South Bracket, but all I see is an early exit from 6A for them this year.
To some it up, this year's version of the Cyclones is not ready for prime time.