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SF 10 Syc 0 F

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Dave Brody said:
While creative, his proposal is DOA. It’s just another scheme the public’s have to make up to prevent the privates from winning. And if the plan doesn’t work after implementation, they’ll come up with something else to ensure a public gets a trophy.

Tired. Old. Argument.
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Exactly right.

Just more proof how loath public most school fans are to lose to private schools in the playoffs. It sticks in their craw, and they can't let it go.

Instead of getting better like some public schools have done over the years (it CAN be and HAS been done), they would rather give in to expediency and mediocrity by discriminating against a group of schools that experience more success than they do. Basically, they don't want to do the work. It's like C students resenting A students and pushing for grade inflation so that they can be A students without having to put in the work.
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Most Surprising Semi Final Team based off of Preseason expectations?

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daveje said:
Boys XC won state two years ago, girls were runner up this year, baseball was semifinals two years ago, and girls volleyball was downstate this weekend. We are in our fourth year as a DePaul family and the steady improvement in all facets over the years has been very nice to see.
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Does DePaul Prep not recognize the Gordon Tech titles? They won 6A in football in 1980.
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Loyola (Hollywood) vs LW East (Beast)

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80sRambler said:
I think LWE is a 3 TD favorite. Is there any narrative to support a close game? Is it that they beat the only good team they played this year, Naperville Central, by “only” 28-7? Is it that LWE was unbeatable in 2018? Is it that LWE had the best D in history of 8A last year? Is it that LA hasn’t played anywhere close to a complete game this year? I am struggling to see a close game here given LWE offense.
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Loyola should probably just forfeit.
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It has been 30 years

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I think St. Rita pulls it out. They controlled the game against SF, and I left really impressed with the team they have.

Also, the St. Rita people on this board are some of my favorite. Makes me pull for Rita hard when they’re not playing SF, would love to see them beat MC and get a title, and I genuinely think this is the year they do it.
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SF 10 Syc 0 F

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SiuCubFan8 said:
Why only those open enrollment schools? There are two others not from CCL in final 4 and a school from Springfield that’s regularly in semifinals (not this year).
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While creative, his proposal is DOA. It’s just another scheme the public’s have to make up to prevent the privates from winning. And if the plan doesn’t work after implementation, they’ll come up with something else to ensure a public gets a trophy.

Tired. Old. Argument.
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Chatham Glenwood -Denial AKA Delusions of Grandeur

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cigaros said:
The Chatham pregame announcers were stating "East St. Louis is over rated in their national ranking. They aren't that good." And "I think Chatham is under rated. Theyre alot better than people give them credit." They add, "I don't see what the hype is all about. What, are the Green bAY Packers coming to town or something?" A buddy of mine said to them, "no idiot, the Detroit Lions are coming to town and you're about to get your knee caps bit off."

We all laughed when we heard that. ESL #17 and Chatham #1,572 nationally.
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Wow! Lol. I mean I get it; you never downplay what you’re capable of and try to channel that energy into a pre-game, however after you experience being outmatched, you at least acknowledge that your opponent was at least pretty good. Not suggesting that the game was “weird”.

When we’ve played national powerhouses and got handled in the past, we always acknowledge that the team was really good. Sometimes we’re even amazed at the talent.
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Week 13 Preliminary Class 8A thru Class 4A Top 10

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Preliminary Week 13 EDGYTIM Class 8A thru Class 4A Top 10 polls

Class 8A

1. Lincoln Way East 12-0 (1) vs Loyola Academy
2. Loyola 10-2 (2) @ Lincoln Way East
3. Naperville Central 11-1 (3) vs York
4. York 10-2 (6) @ Naperville Central
5. Lyons Township 11-1 (4) Season Completed
6. Maine South 8-4 (5) Season Completed
7. Oswego 10-1 (7)
8. Marist 9-2 (8)
9. Warren Township 7-5 (9) Season Completed
10. Stevenson 10-2 (10) Season Completed

Out: Barrington

Class 7A

1. Chicago Mount Carmel 9-3 (1) @ St Rita
2. St Rita 10-2 (2) vs Mount Carmel
3. Batavia 11-1 (3) @ Lincoln Way Central
4. Downers Grove North 10-2 (4) Season Completed
5. Normal Community 10-2 (5) Season Completed
6. Lincoln Way Central 9-3 (7) vs Batavia
7. Quincy 11-1 (6) Season Completed
8. Prospect 8-3 (8)
9. Fenwick 8-3 (9)
10. Bradley 9-2 (10)

Out: None

Class 6A

1. East St Louis 11-1 (1) vs Oak Lawn Richards
1. Cary Grove 12-0 (1) @ Geneva
3. Geneva 11-1 (3) vs Cary Grove
4. Oak Lawn Richards 10-1 (8) @ East St. Louis
5. Lake Forest 9-2 (5) Season Completed
6. Kankakee 10-1 (4) Season Completed
7. Glenwood 9-2 (6) Season Completed
8. Libertyville 9-2 (7)
9. Belvidere North 10-1 (9) Season Completed
10. Washington 8-3 (10)

Out: None

Class 5A

1. Nazareth Academy 10-2 (1) vs St, Francis
2. Wheaton St Francis 10-2 (2) @ Nazareth Academy
3. Joliet Catholic 9-3 (3) vs Morris
4. Sycamore 11-1 (4) Season Completed
5. Morris 8-4 (8) @ Joliet Catholic
6. Peoria 9-3 (5) Season Completed
7. Morgan Park 10-2 (6) Season Completed
8. Rochelle 10-2 (7) Season Completed
9. Prairie Ridge 8-3 (9)
10. Benet Academy 7-4 (10)

Out: None

Class 4A


1. DePaul Prep 9-3 (2) @ Coal City
2. Coal City 10-2 (6) vs DePaul Prep
3. UHigh 10-2 (7) vs Mount Zion
4. Mt. Zion 9-3 (8) @ UHigh
5. St Laurence 8-4 (1) Season Completed
6. Dixon 10-2 (3) Season Completed
7. Wheaton Academy 9-2 (5)
8. Breese Central 11-1 (4) Season Completed
9. Cahokia 9-2 (9) Season Completed
10. Peoria Notre Dame 6-5 (10)

Out: None
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Bracket Dark Horses (spoilers)

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Alexander32 said:
As true dark horses that have at least a small chance of winning a title, I will go with:

1A - LeRoy (Everyone seems to have Althoff and Lena-Winslow ahead of them, so this should qualify.)
2A - Chicago Christian (They have a difficult path and no playoff pedigree, but their only loss was to 4A Wheaton Academy.)
3A - St. Joseph - Ogden (Although unbeaten, clearly both Byron and Montini would be considerable favorites over them.)
4A - Normal University High School (They are battle tested in the Central State Eight.)
5A - Morgan Park (Forget the Chicago Catholic League, let's go Public League here.)
6A - Geneva (I will stay away from the Flyers as long as possible and go with a DuKane co-champ.)
7A - Downers Grove North (The Trojans regain early-season form and sweep to the title.)
8A - West Aurora (Do you believe in miracles?)

Edit: After posting the picks above, I checked the CalPreps rankings to make sure the teams could reasonably be viewed as dark horses. I believe they all can be viewed that way. Here are the CalPreps rankings within their respective classes:

LeRoy - 3rd
Chicago Christian - 6th
St. Joseph - Ogden - 4th
Normal U-High - 11th
Morgan Park - 7th
Geneva - 3rd
Downers Grove N. - 7th
West Aurora - 18th

All are ranked 3rd or worse, and even where they are as high as 3rd or 4th, they are ranked behind powerhouses such as: Althoff and Lena, Byron and Montini, East St. Louis and Cary-Grove.
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Two more dark horses fall in the quarterfinal round (Morgan Park and Downers North), but that leaves four others that are moving on (LeRoy, Chicago Christian, Normal U-High and Geneva). A couple of the dark horses have a decent chance of moving on to the championship game in their class.
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