NNFAN said:

LWE vs. Naper Central prediction... LWE offense is more explosive this year along with an always good defense. The Griffins have not faced a top 20 ROC team this year. Maine South is down a bit this year, Stagg very weak, HF all offense and no defense, Neuqua really down this year, Lockport down, Andrew with a super weak schedule to get to five wins. Naper North the best opponent to date with loads of offensive talent. NC barely got past my Huskies but LWE exploded by us in the 2nd half for the lopsided win. So... IMHO the Redhawk defense will keep things close in the first half, perhaps 14-3 LWE at halftime. Will pull away in the 2nd half with a final score of 28-10. If NC doesn't bring their A game and turns the ball over, I could see 35-10.

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reaperup said:

Good move for West Aurora to get out of the SPC. They've been beat up the last 4 years in their conference, now they are an undefeated, state ranked, and get a nice seed in the brackets. Kudos to their athletic department for making this move.

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mullin17 said:

I hearrd from a reliable source that regardless of the outcome, Marian will still be awarded a forfeit win per IHSA.
Affecting opponents Playoff Points +1
Then play in the Prep Bowl.
Not so sure about the Rochelle side.

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kpjasion said:

Just disagree with a week 9 projection. Guess we'll find out tomorrow

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Maj2023 said:

Interesting fact. WHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH all time is

interesting fact Wheaton WARRENVILLE South all time is 5-0, vs JCA, 5-0 vs ESL and 1-2 vs MC. ALL games were in the playoffs and or championship games. Not bad for public school team!

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Nevada Dude said:

If North can make a run, then he needs to be part of the discussion. 5A Naz Player vs an 8A Naper North player with better numbers playing better competition? Bell is in front of that’s the race!

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NNFAN said:

LWE vs. Naper Central prediction... here we go. Naperville Central is senior dominated with several three year starters. They are solid on offense but the defense is really good. Best defense that LWE will face during regular season. Two blowout wins against weak opponents and five competitive games (all wins) over decent to above average teams. LWE offense is more explosive this year along with an always good defense. The Griffins have not faced a top 20 ROC team this year. Maine South is down a bit this year, Stagg very weak, HF all offense and no defense, Neuqua really down this year, Lockport down, Andrew with a super weak schedule to get to five wins. Naper North the best opponent to date with loads of offensive talent. NC barely got past my Huskies but LWE exploded by us in the 2nd half for the lopsided win. So... IMHO the Redhawk defense will keep things close in the first half, perhaps 14-3 LWE at halftime. Will pull away in the 2nd half with a final score of 28-10. If NC doesn't bring their A game and turns the ball over, I could see 35-10.

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CCHS-Fan said:

‘Lake Zurich would make it at 4-5 in 6A & Willowbrook moves up from 6A to 7A’

Interested to know how LZ makes it at (4-5)?

These (see below) are the potential teams ahead of them -based on current playoff points - and LZ isn’t even on this list. They (LZ) currently sit at 41 playoff points and they’ll have to leapfrog 2/3rd’s of these potential qualifiers ahead of them. Won’t happen IMO.

Teams (15 total) stack-ranked by current total points. These would be potential first-in (4-5) qualifiers:

(48) St. Ignatius (3-5)
(47) Chicago Kenwood (3-5)
(47) Chicago Lane (3-5)
(46) Carmel Catholic (3-5)
(46) Wheaton Warrenville South (4-4)
(45) Glenbard West (3-5)
(45) Lockport (3-5)
(44) Chicago Curie (4-4)
(44) Chicago Phillips (3-5)
(44) Chicago Westinghouse (4-4)
(44) Oswego East (4-4)
(43) Chicago Hope Academy (4-4)
(43) Collinsville (4-4)
(43) IC Catholic (4-4)
(43) Plainfield North (4-4)

Can’t predict the exact outcomes of these teams wk9 match-ups, but I’d bet 5-6 listed above ‘get in’, especially before Lake Zurich.

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RameyJacoby said:

I don’t know any coaches that will intentionally lose not knowing what the rest of the season will bring!!! IHSA like a box of chocolates) mess around not get in at all.

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Irish LB said:

Francis games are on NFHS. I watched them on hudl so not 100% sure if you can go back and rewatch Francis’ other games but I did watch their DePaul game on Saturday so hopefully you can. I imagine some of their road games are on YouTube as well.

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southside74 said:

I was just curious with all of these predictions and such, does anyone think that any teams take this a 100% seriously and will intentionally lose a game for a better matchup? I do not know of anyone that has done this, but was curious what everyone else thought in regards to this?

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CCHS-Fan said:

This could have a big impact on Marian Catholic’s opponents playoff points totals (for both bubble teams and seeding), passing on the forfeit W to instead tussle with Rochelle. A (1) point swing could be significant.

Lots of respect for the Spartans, however, for scheduling a tough opponent!

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