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Friday night quarterfinal games

Would highly recommend Lake Forest vs Geneva (@ LF). Should be great game, great atmosphere, good seating/view(s), very good concession/food. Depending on your location, an easy commute, just off Tri-State north. I would anticipate a very close, very competitive game.

Saturday night, I like Saint Rita vs Quincy. Western Avenue rough and tumble! Good luck, you'll have fun.
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I love my Vikings but will probably make it to Champaign quicker on Saturday than to Lake Forest from Geneva. Will be following on X though.

Friday night quarterfinal games

Did some research. 2007 was the year and they would have been the 28 seed (Neuqua had the tiebreaker for the 27 spot). I know it was 2007 because that was the year of the fan fighting after the GBN v Fremd game
Yup. I was there. That was insane and actually resulted in a home playoff game for Fremd in 2013 or 2014 I believe when glenbard north was supposed to be home in the first round. That was crazy that Fremd still got the home game years later.

Which game this weekend has you excited?

I know its a big money grab, but don't they have any shame? NFHS gives a kickback to IHSA and to every other state agency they have a contract with, leaving no money for equipment or technical support. At the Better Business Bureau, NFHS averages one star out of five--and that's because the reviewers can't give zero stars.
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Friday night quarterfinal games

Back in the 1-16 North/South bracketing days Glenbard North made the finals in 2009 as a 14 seed. at 5-4. Equivalent of a 28 seed.
Did some research. 2007 was the year and they would have been the 28 seed (Neuqua had the tiebreaker for the 27 spot). I know it was 2007 because that was the year of the fan fighting after the GBN v Fremd game

Morris at Morgan Park

FYI had 2 boys play under Coach Thorson. Very successful seasons and became better young men for it. 0 complaints.
I'm sure he's a fine man, but he's constantly over matched. This year alone he tried to go score for score with Peoria and they were never going to win that way. They were never going to beat this year's Sycamore team, but he never had the team prepared.
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St Francis @ Sycamore

All jokes aside, Sycamore's facilities for being natural grass are by far some of the best maintained. Two years ago I made the false hypothesis of Sycamore's grounds crew forgetting to turn off the sprinklers and not cutting the grass and it was probably better than some of the turf fields Naz played on that year.

Morris at Morgan Park

For the record 4Afan has said this Morris team is slow, "down", and has terrible coaching. He also picked them to lose to Triad and again to Highland. Yet, here they are in the quarterfinals still playing football. Exactly where those who actually know this team/program expected them to be. If Morris was anything he described them as, they would not be playing football right now. If you're still playing it's because you have earned it. I would take anything he says with a grain of salt.
Yes, a 5-4 Morris team is a down team for them. Getting absolutely run over by Sycamore and Rochelle is not normal.

The only thing I've said that I stand by is the coaching. Never been a fan of Thorson as many others haven't.

Step down off your high horse and look at things objectively and see things for what they are. If you think this is a good Morris team then you're the one that's not from around here.
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