Btimpone22 said:

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The “PI”

See the play here. Judge for yourself.

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That's a shame. There is nothing there. Definitely nothing worthy of a flag.

McCaravan said:

How did DGN win with Fenwick being able to recruit from any zip code and all?.....😉. Sorry had to do it or it wouldn't be playoff season!

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Fenwick, much like Benet, historically has the reputation of not maximizing their recruiting radius.

doctor_d said:

They kinda have a history of going for 2. There was no doubt in my mind that’s what they’d do if they scored.

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You always go for 2 and the win on the road.

It's a no brainer.

MSLguy05 said:

They played at Maine South

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I’m aware of that and saying they didn’t deserve to host because of their Mickey Mouse schedule compared to Maine South who played real teams this year

4Afan said:

With such a great game, what no one is talking about is whether going for 2 was the right call. Would Byron have picked off Montini again in OT? Would Montini be able to stuff Byron for 4 plays?

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They kinda have a history of going for 2. There was no doubt in my mind that’s what they’d do if they scored.

Catch--22 said:

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I'm not sure what the byron folks are complaining about. That's a flag every time.

McCaravan said:

How did DGN win with Fenwick being able to recruit from any zip code and all?.....😉. Sorry had to do it or it wouldn't be playoff season!

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Didn’t recruit the right zip codes.

brucealmighy said:

My understanding is that the IHSA simply administers what the members want. A member school could put a proposal out there and have it voted on by the membership.

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There isn't a football coach in our state that doesn't not want every class seeded 1-32.

EdgyTim said:

I have a pretty good feel that WJOL will do the Peoria game.....

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Thanks, Edgy!

bccanwin said:

If the idiots running the IHSA would seed the playoffs correctly, this conversation would be irrelevant.

1-32 is the way to go.

Awful leadership running the IHSA.

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My understanding is that the IHSA simply administers what the members want. A member school could put a proposal out there and have it voted on by the membership.

Secondo1 said:

Looks like we have a good one next Saturday.
What kind of offense does Peoria run? How is their size compared to JCA?

Last—do they have local radio station doing the game?

Thx!

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I have a pretty good feel that WJOL will do the Peoria game.....

I understand the current seeding process. I understand the current process for who gets home games. It’s just frustrating that the lower class catholic schools play much higher class schools in the regular season. Get 2-3 losses during the regular season. Then they play the first away game against some “higher seed”and now basically will have home field advantage thru out the rest of the playoffs. I know Districts will never get off the ground. But this is one way to alleviate this. And then you will have a better seeding process. I know that there will be grumbling about the Chicago teams and some of the Rockford area bigger class schools not being good. But maybe this would have a better reflection and a better playoff outcome.

Worst part about quarters is the limited Friday night games.

Blackfriars said:

Unironically does feel like Fenwick has had a lot of last minute crushing losses in the playoffs. Boylan Catholic in 12’, Wheaton North in 13’, getting royally ****ed by the refs in 16’, and now this. Fenwick returned it to the 30 yard marker with less than a minute left, well within Sur’s range.

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Damn a 47 yard FG is well within his range?

4Afan said:

With such a great game, what no one is talking about is whether going for 2 was the right call. Would Byron have picked off Montini again in OT? Would Montini be able to stuff Byron for 4 plays?

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I ain’t letting my season ride on a hs kicker.

Loved how after the TD all the lineman held up 2 fingers.

I loved the decision. Just came up a foot short.

ramblinman said:

Don't fret too much...Fenwick is used to getting jobbed by the zebras in the playoffs.

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Unironically does feel like Fenwick has had a lot of last minute crushing losses in the playoffs. Boylan Catholic in 12’, Wheaton North in 13’, getting royally ****ed by the refs in 16’, and now this. Fenwick returned it to the 30 yard marker with less than a minute left, well within Sur’s range.

gobucsgo said:

I agree that Montini would be perfect in the Big Northern. But tell me that Byron deserves to go to Montini 2 years in a row.

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They beat Montini last year. It doesn’t matter. Just play the game.

Ref question...can you not return a 2 pt. conversation attempt in HS? Morris intercepted a conversation attempt and as the defender started running it was blown dead. Can you not run it out of the end zone on an intercepted conversion attempt?

mantle2626 said:

Rambler’s have the gauntlet this year ! Mike Fitzgerald (Formally of York - who gave the Ramblers a great semi-final game last year !) Dave Inserra (needs no introduction !) - MS -then you got Rob Zvonar ( needs no introduction!) - LWE - All three will be tough games for LA - and then if they can get past these three games - you still have the trap state championship game - where the winner out of the top bracket will be heavily favored to win state! To your question - Marist is good , they are big and they can run the ball - game is at home and while LA looks to be finally healthier - it will be tough win for LA. I would call the game even or give Marist 3.5 I think Marist will be pumped and ready to go !!! Good luck to both teams !

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Fitzgerald is part of a “gauntlet”?

Thats actually funny. No way he knows how to be a winner. He’s a climber.

Congrats to Loyola and the Dukes!

80sRambler said:

It’s also about the seed of the team your playing against. Per Calpreps LA is #2 in 8A and Marist is #6. Marist should have been playing the #11 team or lower in Round 2, but instead lost to the #2 team. So there is one team. Byron, by same reasoning, makes two.

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So would you feel better if Loyola beat Marist next week instead of this week?

Byron is different since 3A isn't seeded 1-32. I posted the 1-32 seeding for 3A and that would have had them meeting Montini in the finals, as it should have been. In that scenario Montini was seeded #14 and they would have made the finals as a 14 seed so their seed wouldn't have mattered.

Also, using Calpreps, they have 7 CPS teams in the top 32 in 5A. Does that make sense?

All the games we know…

1A
Casey-Westfield at Althoff, Sat 2pm
Camp Point Central at Hardin Calhoun, Sat 2pm
GCMS at Le-Win, Sat 2pm

2A
Farmington at Dwight, Sat 1pm
Quincy ND at Maroa-Forsyth, Sat 2pm
Bismarck/Henning at Chicago Christian, Sat 5pm

3A
Montini at Princeton, Sat 1pm
Wilmington at Du-Pec, Sat 2pm

4A
St. Laurence at DePaul Prep, Sat 1pm
Dixon at Coal City, Sat 1pm
Mt Zion at Breese Central, Sat 5pm
U-High at Cahokia, Sat 2pm

5A
Nazareth at Rochelle, Sat 1pm
Joliet Catholic at Peoria, Sat 2pm

6A
Belvidere North at Cary-Grove, Sat 1pm
Geneva at Lake Forest, Sat 1pm
Kankakee at Richards, Sat 1pm

7A
LW Central at Bradley, Fri 6pm
Downers North at Batavia, Sat 1pm
Quincy at St. Rita, Sat 3pm
Normal at Mt Carmel, Sat 5pm

8A
Warren at York Twp, Fri 7:30pm
Naperville Central at Lyons Twp, Fri 7pm
Stevenson at LW East, Fri 7pm
Maine South at Loyola, Sat 1:30pm

4Afan said:

What team, so far, has lost based on being a lower seed than they should have been?

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It’s also about the seed of the team your playing against. Per Calpreps LA is #2 in 8A and Marist is #6. Marist should have been playing the #11 team or lower in Round 2, but instead lost to the #2 team. So there is one team. Byron, by same reasoning, makes two.

corey90 said:

This is when things get real. Everyone that is still playing deserves to be here. No easy games from here on out. This is a special fun time for the teams and the fans.
Good luck to all the programs involved. Know you’re all deserving and it will be fun watching how it all unfolds regardless of what class you’re in. Go Illinois!

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Profound observation!