ignazio said:

Welcome back!
Our friends over at Gambletron have provided us with a new feature: Winning Probability. Should we transition to a pick 'em/confidence pool? Or should we stay with you vs the spread?
Either way, make your picks - if you'd like to rank them (many 99% games this week), fine. If not, cool by me. We have a Pick 'Em thread already and I don't want to step on toes.
So this week, make your picks in the traditional manner (vs the spread).

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips @ BR
[2024] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hun of NJ @ MC
[2024] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 35 (84%), [2024] Hun (Princeton, NJ) 20 (16%)
SLU High @ SI
[2024] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 35 (87%), [2024] St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) 17 (13%)
ESL vs LA @ ISU
[2024] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 31 (81%), [2024] East St. Louis (IL) 17 (19%)

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg @ SR
[2024] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park, IL) 6 (1%)
St Mary of SL @ ICP
[2024] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 41 (>99%), [2024] St. Mary's (St. Louis, MO) 3 (<1%)
Kankakee @ Naz
[2024] Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) 41 (98%), [2024] Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood @ SF
[2024] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
MP @ Marist
[2024] Marist (Chicago, IL) 28 (65%), [2024] Morgan Park (Chicago, IL) 21 (35%)
Iowa City @ JC
[2024] Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 38 (90%), [2024] Iowa City (IA) 17 (10%)
PC @ Wheaton North
[2024] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31 (88%), [2024] Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL) 12 (12%)
SP @ ND
[2024] St. Patrick (Chicago, IL) 26 (77%), [2024] Notre Dame (Niles, IL) 14 (23%)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
SV @ Riverside Milwaukee
[2024] St. Viator (Arlington Heights, IL) 42 (98%), [2024] Riverside University/Meir (Milwaukee, WI) 7 (2%)
Deerfield @ DP
[2024] Deerfield (IL) 28 (53%), [2024] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 27 (47%)
SP @ ND (above)
BA @ Hillcrest
[2024] Benet Academy (Lisle, IL) 35 (96%), [2024] Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) 7 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Oak Forest @ MA
[2024] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 31 (73%), [2024] Oak Forest (IL) 22 (27%)
Argo @ DLS
[2024] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 35 (92%), [2024] Argo (Summit, IL) 13 (8%)
Leo @ Genoa Kingston
[2024] Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL) 24 (61%), [2024] Leo (Chicago, IL) 19 (39%)
Marian, Heights @ Rich
[2024] Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) 40 (96%), [2024] Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) 12 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble @ SL
[2024] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 62 (>99%), [2024] Noble Academy (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hyde Park @ MCHS
[2024] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
CoM @ Grayslake Central
[2024] Carmel (Mundelein, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL) 0 (<1%)
F @ OPRF
[2024] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL) 6 (1%)

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johnndoe said:

Usually when playing down at B-B, I think we would find. Teams can get ambushed or very nearly so down there.

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McCaravan said:

I’ll get my picks in tomorrow AM but it’s great how the Gambletron predicts ESL to kick a FG 😀

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McCaravan said:

I’ll get my picks in tomorrow AM but it’s great how the Gambletron predicts ESL to kick a FG 😀

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RD_Watcher said:

It's been a busy summer that seems to have flown by, and the season snuck up on me. My apologies for getting this out so late.

This starts the 2024 weekly WSC Prediction Thread. Each week on Monday (or early Tuesday morning), I will start the weekly thread – please be patient, as I do have a life/job/responsibility outside of HS football and this board 😉. Picks will be due before kickoff of the first game of the week. Games taking place on days other than Friday night will be annotated.

As was done in previous years, I will post a current standings and weekly winner on the previous week’s thread and start a new thread each week. I will also keep a running score throughout the 9 weeks of the regular season and announce an overall season winner. The more weeks you participate, the better your odds at winning the whole season. @brucealmighy is our reigning Champion, going 64-11 in the regular season last year. @Fishwater41 was a close second at 63-12,

Weekly rankings are determined in the following order - Wins, Number of games Picked, Losses. So if you only pick 6 one week, you will always be behind someone who has picked 7 every week and has the same number of wins. In my opinion, more picks equates to more risk.

We will pick both Gold and Silver, which gives us 14 games to pick in Week 1, 12 games in Week 2, and 7 games in Weeks 3 – 9. That's a total of 75 games. All are welcome and encouraged to participate; here’s to a great season, safety to all players and fans, and good luck!

Addison Trail (0-0) @ Streamwood (0-0)

Morton (0-0) vs. Thorton (0-0)

Hinsdale South (0-0) @ Wauconda (0-0)

Downers Grove South (0-0) vs. Metea Valley (0-0)

Leyden (0-0) @ Highland Park (0-0)

Proviso East (0-0) @ West Aurora (0-0)

Willowbrook (0-0) vs. Glenbard East (0-0)

Downers Grove North (0-0) Neutral Field O'Fallon (0-0)

York (0-0) vs. Glenbrook South (0-0)

Glenbard West (0-0) vs. Batavia (0-0) SAT AUG 31

Proviso West (0-0) @ Von Steuben (0-0) SAT AUG 31

Hinsdale Central (0-0) @ Naperville Central (0-0)

Lyons Township (0-0) @ Prospect (0-0)

Oak Park-River Forest (0-0) vs. Fenwick (0-0) SAT AUG 31

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Hernandez03 said:

Here are the week one matchups!!

Round Lake @ West Chicago
Addison Trail @ Streamwood
Maine East @ East Aurora
Glenbard North @ Bartlett
Fenton @ Elgin
Larkin @ Geneva
Barrington @ South Elgin
Proviso East @ West Aurora
Woodstock North @ Elmwood Park
Glenbard South @ Wheaton Warrenville S
Glenbard East @ Willowbrook
Ridgewood @ Schurz
Niles West @ Riverside Brookfield

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MMXXIV​

ignazio said:

CCL/ESCC (Blue)

Phillips
Mount Carmel
St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL)
East St. Louis (IL)

CCL/ESCC (Green)

St. Rita (Chicago, IL)
Immaculate Conception (
Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)

Marist (Chicago, IL)
Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)
Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL)
Notre Dame (Niles, IL)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)

St. Viator
DePaul College Prep
Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL)

CCL/ESCC (Red)

Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL)
De La Salle (Chicago, IL)
Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL)
Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL)

CCL/ESCC (White)

St. Laurence (Burbank, IL)
Hyde Park (Chicago, IL)
Grayslake Central
Oak Park-River Forest

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ignazio said:

Welcome back!
Our friends over at Gambletron have provided us with a new feature: Winning Probability. Should we transition to a pick 'em/confidence pool? Or should we stay with you vs the spread?
Either way, make your picks - if you'd like to rank them (many 99% games this week), fine. If not, cool by me. We have a Pick 'Em thread already and I don't want to step on toes.
So this week, make your picks in the traditional manner (vs the spread).

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips @ BR
[2024] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hun of NJ @ MC
[2024] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 35 (84%), [2024] Hun (Princeton, NJ) 20 (16%)
SLU High @ SI
[2024] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 35 (87%), [2024] St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) 17 (13%)
ESL vs LA @ ISU
[2024] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 31 (81%), [2024] East St. Louis (IL) 17 (19%)

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg @ SR
[2024] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park, IL) 6 (1%)
St Mary of SL @ ICP
[2024] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 41 (>99%), [2024] St. Mary's (St. Louis, MO) 3 (<1%)
Kankakee @ Naz
[2024] Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) 41 (98%), [2024] Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood @ SF
[2024] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
MP @ Marist
[2024] Marist (Chicago, IL) 28 (65%), [2024] Morgan Park (Chicago, IL) 21 (35%)
Iowa City @ JC
[2024] Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 38 (90%), [2024] Iowa City (IA) 17 (10%)
PC @ Wheaton North
[2024] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31 (88%), [2024] Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL) 12 (12%)
SP @ ND
[2024] St. Patrick (Chicago, IL) 26 (77%), [2024] Notre Dame (Niles, IL) 14 (23%)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
SV @ Riverside Milwaukee
[2024] St. Viator (Arlington Heights, IL) 42 (98%), [2024] Riverside University/Meir (Milwaukee, WI) 7 (2%)
Deerfield @ DP
[2024] Deerfield (IL) 28 (53%), [2024] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 27 (47%)
SP @ ND (above)
BA @ Hillcrest
[2024] Benet Academy (Lisle, IL) 35 (96%), [2024] Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) 7 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Oak Forest @ MA
[2024] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 31 (73%), [2024] Oak Forest (IL) 22 (27%)
Argo @ DLS
[2024] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 35 (92%), [2024] Argo (Summit, IL) 13 (8%)
Leo @ Genoa Kingston
[2024] Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL) 24 (61%), [2024] Leo (Chicago, IL) 19 (39%)
Marian, Heights @ Rich
[2024] Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) 40 (96%), [2024] Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) 12 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble @ SL
[2024] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 62 (>99%), [2024] Noble Academy (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hyde Park @ MCHS
[2024] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
CoM @ Grayslake Central
[2024] Carmel (Mundelein, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL) 0 (<1%)
F @ OPRF
[2024] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL) 6 (1%)

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rocketnation said:

Congrats to SHG alum Nick Broeker on making the Texans 53-man roster.

Unfortunately, Jacksonville's Blake Hance was released by the Jaguars. Hopefully he'll find a home with another team.

Former Chatham OL Will Putnam is now on the Raiders practice squad.

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crazylegs777 said:

Good Luck to all the teams this year who put a team on the field. I will as always miss teams like Kankakee Eastridge & Westview, Joliet East, Lincoln Way North, Rich East,Rich South & Rich Central & Bloom & Bloom Trail among many many others who no longer will be playing as such. And For Cross Bones I firmly believe The Brook will make the playoffs.

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