I had hoped for 5-4

colin2229 said:

Details? Impressive blowout

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Wasn’t able to watch it live. Had to catch bits and parts of it on YouTube.
Wilmo offense was doing its thing. Heard both wingbacks over 100 yds.
I saw Hope broke a long TD run early, but obviously didn’t do much after that.

ClownBaby said:

WWS has plenty of team speed, GBS is totally overmatched. Tigers get the ball to start the 3rd, game will get ugly in the 2nd half.

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What's it been ..close to 30 years since GBS left the DVC..and rhe results are still the same.. as they were back then.

Cardinal Ritter's game last night was cancelled due to weather. They are facing a Missouri team that was 10-2 last year and lost only to Edwardsville and Christian Brothers.

Chatham's Week 2 opponent (North County Bonne Terre Missouri) won 24-17 over a team that went 6-6 last year.

It's over over. Not sure it's Thornton bad though. Like I said in the season expectations thread, 3 & 6 would be a successful season.

All.... SHG @ CBC video. Ratsy

gobears25 said:

All... Any surprises from the cyclones tonight?... Gobears25

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I was mostly surprised SHG has consecutive season openers in which they got a clock put on them.

Final Scores

Geneseo 48 Comer 0
Metamora 28 Sterling 9
Lasalle Peru 18 UTHS 16
Dunlap 48 Galesburg 0
Quincy 40 QND 12
Minooka 49 Rock Island 14
Moline 41 Rockwood Summit MO 40 (OT)

Quick and dirty Rock Recap:

1st half: 3-0 Sandburg. St. Rita D looking fine. D Line playing extremely stout considering it was a question mark.

Coach Standring does it again. Not always the finest day when your punter is the player of the game but hats off to sr. Matt Grzyb for consistently flipping the field when the offense was trying to jam a square peg in a round hole. Did it all game with his kickoffs and punts, making Sandburg go the whole field for scores.

2nd half offense different story with just a great halftime adjustment, smacking the edges with WR screens, Half back sweeps, jet sweeps, basically saying we’re going to let the 7 v 7 middle of field players play rock’em sock’em robots and let our 4 athletes beat your 4 protecting the perimeter.

On the pass for a TD, not the best pass (Armbruster made plenty of fine passes) but that one was 1 v 1 and Armbruster trusted Davis to win and win he did, coming back to it and fighting off the defender for the TD catch.

If you have read my novellas long enough you know I love breaking a game away from an 11 on 11 match or interior 7v7 game if it’s not working to a 2v2, 1v1 contest. And the St. Rita O put up 27 points in 18 minutes doing that after being held to 0 after the first 24. Herman looked beautiful in space running over DBs half his size and running past the players his size as he ran to green. Trying to get his totals for the game.

Loved seeing the Coaches making the Soph RB earn his first varsity TD. Forcing his pad level down and seeing if he had “it” to get his team past the goaline. And the young man did have it in him to not be denied. That’s your endzone young man. Way to take it.

The other MVP could be the Sandburg K. I mean get this kicker on an NFL team if they still do onside kicks or sign him to P5 NIL deal. 3 perfect second bounce onside kicks. It was incredible to see.

Some fans upset the young Mustangs lost a 27-3 lead late but I didn’t care. Get the W, get out healthy, fix stuff, get ready for Week 2.

ClownBaby said:

They got smashed 56-6 by HF, how can they be that bad. HF was 5-5 last year so it’s not like they were some super elite team.

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I think the transfer portal hit them hard.

Does Edgy skip the 8A finals?

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El Gallo on 63rd and Sacramento - that is the place.

My first place in Chicago was at 63rd and Kedzie - an apartment above the Becvar Funeral Home. Played lots of golf at Marquette Park that spring!

Also Edgy…don’t be a stranger later when we need you most😄

crusader_of_90 said:

What is you fave shop? I remember El Faro down there and a really good one at 63rd and Califorinia.

My current Heavyweight Champion of the World Burrito is up north, Mini Palapita. The place is a dump!!!! But never mess with that grill!!!!!

Las Asada in Des Plaines is a close second.

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Ok, I guess my recap will turn into favorite burrito joints. Yes el Faro in Burritoville (Argo/Summit area) gets my attention when I’m out west. The one you’re thinking of on 63rd and California is El Gallo on 63rd and Sacramento.

Now we should all know these are burritos the size of your plate. And back at 63rd in between doubles we’d get a couple hours off in between sessions and we’d walk to El Gallo and have Burrito eating contests, yes multiple. So gassers at the end of the second session took on a whole new meaning. But those days have properly prepared me for nights like tonight. Now let me concentrate on my recap😂

I do believe the hump you speak of MS4EVER was not as large as imagined for prior teams at LWE. Special players do special things as Maine South has exhibited over the years as well. Have a good run Scott and good luck!

Edgy you are a legend at LWE! Us Griffin loyalists appreciate your visits through all these years and for whatever reason the scoreboard reflects favorably for us as well in your presence!

MWittman said:

NNFAN: Congratulations on the win. As pleased as I am to see NN open the season with a victory, I am delighted to see NT get a smackdown.

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That's not nice. Those kids have nothing else going for them.

RockSoup said:

I’ll come back with a fuller recap after I eat my burrito but as far as the production

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What is you fave shop? I remember El Faro down there and a really good one at 63rd and Califorinia.

My current Heavyweight Champion of the World Burrito is up north, Mini Palapita. The place is a dump!!!! But never mess with that grill!!!!!

Las Asada in Des Plaines is a close second.

MS4EVER said:

Dang Rock! A burrito at midnight?!?!? My reflux wouldn’t allow it! Congrats on the win!

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My reflux demands it.😂

NNFAN said:

Pretty sure this is the first meeting between the two schools. North's Jacob Bell was 18-27 for 270 yards.

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NNFAN: Congratulations on the win. As pleased as I am to see NN open the season with a victory, I am delighted to see NT get a smackdown.

RockSoup said:

I’ll come back with a fuller recap after I eat my burrito but as far as the production, I leave confident. I know that doesn’t help anyone that had to suffer through a rough watch.

But finally, there’s a moderator in place. They installed their own WiFi solely dedicated to the production and not shared with the stands or press box. Just a ton of effort went into it, a ton of discussions by the right people when they found out they swung and missed.

So hopefully all hands on deck going forward to get it right. @McCaravan said the Soph game went ok so whether it’s a crowd, noise, in hous interference or an amount of an online audience that choked it, I can’t say. And obviously 5x the online crowd should be expected next week so they have their work cut out for them but I’m just happy that the concerns over this issue are finally being addressed with the level of concern I needed to see.

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Dang Rock! A burrito at midnight?!?!? My reflux wouldn’t allow it! Congrats on the win!

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ramblinman said:

Was he one of their players in their post high school graduate program? I know Hun has such a program, but their maxpreps roster only shows the traditional four class years. According to The Hun website, "Hun postgraduates are full-time boarding school students and members of the senior class. They take full course loads and participate in activities, athletics, extracurriculars, and social events."

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ramblinman:

I did know they had several athletes in a fifth year, but I did not do any research ahead of the game to learn if Moran was among them.

While most of the conversation within my group and those around us concentrated on the game, in the moments in which discussion moved away from play, it fixated on the outrageous tuition Hun asks to enroll, and the swirling rumor one, single donor paid the entire expense for the team's trip to Chicago.