Silver Rain said:

A good ten years hasn't put them in the top ten, which should be the minimum requirement for greatness.

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6. No flaming, trolling or repetitive posting. This includes consistently posting the same thing over and over or posting just to elicit a reaction instead of engaging in substantive discussion.

DeanOfSelection said:

The 28-0 is a little deceiving. Was 14-0 at start of the 4th. Rita had been inside the 5 and missed a FG. MC was in control the whole time but the score is deceiving.

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Dang it DOS. Great perspective again. I never mind what the public perception is of the first game of the season between the two storied programs.

The teams are close skills-wise. Big MC advantage with Elliot and a noticeable MC advantage on the lines but could be schemed even. I don’t want to be the guy that says 28-0 was a close game. But a playoff battle would be an excellent exciting HS football game if it comes to that. Still 105-17 MC over SR in last 3 meetings. That must change.

cigaros said:

Oh I love it when you get all butt hurt and offended

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All.... Stop embarrassing yourself carpetbagger. Drinking that "hard" stuff (pinois grigio lol) for courage on a Saturday evening craving attention on a forum football board from the Catholic contingent. There I have done you a favor allowing self realization and a look inward. The only one you will get from the rodent. Eventually it might allow you to move from the childrens table up to the adult one by bringing substance instead of blather to your posts. Doubtful but you can hope. (lol) Ratsy

rocketnation said:

Any thoughts from Soucie or others on whether Morris is more likely to end up in 4A or 5A?

If 4A, they could very well be in the South bracket as Coal City was in both '22 and '23.

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We won’t learn a lot about where Morris will be week 10 until much later. Once again, they could be 4A or 5A, north or south.

rocketnation said:

Any thoughts from Soucie or others on whether Morris is more likely to end up in 4A or 5A?

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The last projection Soucie did after Week 3 had Morris in the 4A North bracket.

DMurph11 said:

Well that about sums up the night for SF. Rita was impressive, they’ll make some noise in 7A. Have to imagine they’re better than the 28-0 showing against MC earlier in the year.

SF has a lot to clean up but this is why you play in the CCL. A couple years back they could cruise through games and win against an inferior opponent until IC in week 9. I expect them to bounce back like they did last year after the Fenwick loss.

Best of luck to Rita the rest of the way. One of the classiest fanbases out there.

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The 28-0 is a little deceiving. Was 14-0 at start of the 4th. Rita had been inside the 5 and missed a FG. MC was in control the whole time but the score is deceiving.

pjjp said:

That after making the 4A title game last year and losing to Rochester, St. Laurence may be the favorites in 4A this year, given the results of some the other contenders in Week 4.

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Any thoughts from Soucie or others on whether Morris is more likely to end up in 4A or 5A?

If 4A, they could very well be in the South bracket as Coal City was in both '22 and '23.

12 Batavia
10 Geneva
8 SCE
6 SCN
5 CG
4 NC

All..... Roamin' the Party House was the real deal. What the new owner did when he built what I thought was a garage next to it on the inside was pretty cool. 100 % set up on the inside with counters and sinks and prep and serve area. Watched the boys (always looking for pointers for my little pre game soiree) cut fish for the massive fryers and talking football was fun. Also heard the house that's in a bit of rough shape might be in store for a rehab .

Met a gent at the Scoreboard who was involved years back in running the tailgate. Told me a lively story how he and his buds made for a better term a traveling toilet that they would bring to the tailgate. If I recall correctly at the time the then owners of the house didn't want men to use the toilet in the house. Understandable if you get feeling pretty good from hops and barley ones aim can get shakey in front of the toilet.

Other then then the game and getting stung on on my finger swatting at and actally catching a bee I had a good time. Raiders controlled the Cyclones offensive line blowing past them regardless of what plays were called and the Cycs defense didn't come to play. That second part will get corrected easily the first which has been a problem since day one which I thought finally was fixed isn't....

QND has a chance for a run out but it's not a done deal quite yet. Although the other rb did fine getting Hun back quickly wil be important. Have you heard if he will be out? First game out of town for QND this year and they are the favorite in this match. Need to be ready. Weather at the moment suggests rain all day and in the evening as well. Hold on to the ball.

It will be interesting to see how deep a run your team will make in 2A. I would expect at the very least a couple of postseason wins and if that occurs the waiver goes away and it's back into 4A for the new two year enrollment cycle starting in 2025. Now is the time to strike.... Ratsy

WIU78 said:

The only local that has not played LWE is….Joliet Catholic Academy. Just a dream I know but it would fill a Joliet Memorial Stadium.

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I’m a JCA fan, but I can’t say I’d like to see this. LWE is on another level. Most years it would not be competitive. MC would be a great non-con matchup, IMO. They are one of the few IL programs that are on a par with LWE year in year out.

Appreciate the mention of Lincoln-Way East to the titles list but you also need to mention that the school is not yet even 25 years in competition….half the required 50 year comparisons.

I have real concern for Lisle’s program (and therefore the current construction of the ICE conference) going forward.
Lisle, to my understanding, does not have any lower level teams, has low numbers on the varsity roster, and has been getting absolutely pummeled every week.

That after making the 4A title game last year and losing to Rochester, St. Laurence may be the favorites in 4A this year, given the results of some the other contenders in Week 4.

12 - Geneva
10 - St. Charles North
8 - Batavia
6 - Cary Grove
5 - Naperville Central
4 - Lake Park

11. That the CCL as a conference isn’t any good…

CCfan said:

Defense and Special Teams represented well.

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Glad to hear your QB1 is healed up and back.

King MJ said:

Definitely some better non-conference games this week.

Rank em 12-10-8-6-5-4

Week 5



Batavia at Wheaton (North)
Carol Stream (Glenbard North) at Geneva
Roselle (Lake Park) at St. Charles (East)
Wheaton (Warrenville South) at St. Charles (North)
New Lenox (Lincoln-Way West) at Naperville (Central)
Cary (Grove) at Crystal Lake (Prairie Ridge)

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12 - Cary Grove
10 - Lake Park
8 - SCN
6 - Batavia
5 - Nap Ctrl
4 - Lake Pk

No Argo for you guys Brook may need them.

Another great idea Bones. LWC played a home and home against ESL years ago…so it has been done with LW District 210. Loyola this year became reality as well for the Flyers. If that falls through maybe Argo can make the drive to Frankfort?

bryce45 said:

Coal City only had about 20 offensive plays in the entire game.

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Defense and Special Teams represented well.

11 - That Rochester is in real danger of not making the playoffs for the first time since 2005.

12 - That SHG is in the same danger since GOD knows when.

ESL week 2, get it done.