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Which game this weekend has you excited?

I'm interested in all these games. In some, the interest rises to the level of excitement. Will watch, or at least keep an eye on, as many as I can.

MS v. LA
SR v. Quincy
Batavia v. DGN
MC v. Normal
LF v. Geneva
JCA v Peoria
Naz v. Rochelle
SL v. DP
Montini v. Princeton

But why must NFHS get involved with an MC home game? The game will be announced by the Caravan but broadcast by NFHS, the scourge of the playoffs for years. With them, there is a 50% chance of a catastrophic failure and a 100% chance of a production that's inferior to YouTube.

LWC 49 Hoffman 28 final

Great win for the LWC Knights but they lost in the locker room. Hoffman Estates decided to gather some momentos to take back home. I can remember a similar situation at Crete-Monee which I believe involved Brother Rice losing some goodies. Not a good look for the schools but nothing compared to Hillcrest HS.
Not a good look for Hoffman Estates.

St Francis @ Sycamore

If weather holds up, and SF can slow down the run, idk how you cover 100 yards by 53.5 with the 3 all-CCL WR's SF has on offense... not to mention a few other weapons they have.. lots of firepower. Will be a great game, Sycamore is legit. But speed kills... Catholic Spartans by 2 scores
I might be wrong, but I thought Syc had a couple kids on FB team from 4x100 state team from last year. I'm pretty sure I heard that.

Bears

Four years ago, this kid was playing high school football.

He was all hyped up by the media and fans, and that served to raise expectations to an unrealistic level. I just don't think that 9 games into a rookie season, and with precious few exhibition game snaps, we ought to be passing judgment on this kid.

He is facing the same fate that all recent highly touted Bears QBs have faced: a mediocre at best O line. It boggles my mind how the Bears keep making the same mistake over and over again for what seems like DECADES.

For the record, I was among those who wished the Bears had kept Fields, traded down, acquired more picks, and used them to draft and/or trade for talented O line players to protect him.
I couldn’t agree with you more about keeping Fields, or letting Bagent start, and acquiring draft picks to build a strong O-line.

Any insights on Normal?

I just watched Normal v Prospect. They had numerous breakdowns in the secondary which would not be a good formula vs Elliott. MC starts out slow so I could see Normal score first then it should be all MC. Their OC had some issues snapping the ball. I liked their QB and #5 was solid. MC at home, not seeing much of an issue. I think gambletron has score just about right.
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