GhostOfTheGhhost said:

It's opening week! That means one thing... HOT THURSDAY CPL ACTION!! And I am here for it. Sure, other teams play this Thursday, but we all know Thursday is for The Chicago Public League! On to the picks!

Catalyst Maria vs. Phoenix Academy
@Schwab54 has said for years that the Phoenix is always rising. I see no reason to disagree in this one. In all honesty, I'm looking forward to hitting the Steak n Egger across the street from Rockne Stadium before this one. Rockne dogs < Gately dogs, and you can take that to the bank.
Take Rising from the Ashes!

Chicago Vocational vs. Back of the Yards
Popped into a local adult beverage establishment the other day and got to talking to the guy behind the counter about the upcoming high school football season. Dude walks up behind us and starts talking Back of the Yards football. No kidding. Says he was working in the area and saw a bunch of summer practices. Said they look good. Of course I said, BOTY is always looking good. He, in turn, thought I was trying to change the subject and immediately started talking about another kind of adult establishment. Love the Big BOTY Energy!
Take Baby got BACK OF THE YARDS!

Kennedy vs Clemente
For the new people around here, Kennedy's mascot is the Crusaders. In short, that is silly. As a group we have decided that since the school is named after JFK the mascot should combine both the Cuban Missle Crisis and the Bay of Pigs... So Missle Pigs. I'm not into politics, but JFK's nephew has been in the news a lot recently. Seems reasonable to pick the Pigs.
Missle Pigs!

Whitney Young vs Corliss
No secret I like Corlissssssssssss. Also no secret that Whitney Young sounds like the girl in charge of a sorority rush at Alabama. Alabama could beat Corliss in football. Whitney Young can not.
SSSSSSSSSSSSnakes!

DRW vs Collins
Anyone else think that this sounds like a court case? The 42nd district court of appeals will be hearing DRW vs Collins in its next session. Just rolls off the tongue.
Judgement for Collins!

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doctor_d said:

Well it definitely shows that Willyville isn’t ducking competition

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doctor_d said:

Well it definitely shows that Willyville isn’t ducking competition.

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johnndoe said:

So as it stands now, East opens with Maine South and closes with Naperville Central. The middle 7 games feature a bye, 4 teams that went .500 or less (2 @ 5-5, 2 @ 3-6) then 2 with 4 losses. Ya gotta play what you are dealt, though, and it IS a new season for all.

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Silver Rain said:

There's been a few doubters, maybe two, who argue that MC has lost a lot of seniors. Which is true, but not not decisive.

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USD24 said:

Who's writing them off? They are ranked #3 in the Sun-Times, #2 in the South town and #3 in Edgy's poll. Everyone has them as the prohibitive favorite to win 7A. No one is writing them off.

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mc140 said:

Noble Rowe-Clark

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forlouann said:

Welcome back Ghost. Reading this thread is like a cool breeze on a hot, hot summer day. Like today and tomorrow

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EdgyTim said:

It’s never been harder than right now to get an offer

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cornerrat said:

All... St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School in St. Louis Mo. The MSHSSA open dates list is showing they are looking for an 8-30-2024 game home or away. Maxpreps has them playing Soldan on 8-31 but I checked St. Mary's site and their schedule has no games listed for that week. Ratsy

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LakeCtyNewt said:

ICP will play St Marys week 1 according to Max Preps

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crusader_of_90 said:

There is an edge of the bar already reserved for him - he will be cornered in by three sides with me and and two life-long friends.

Pros: Extremely smart and has a good career. Has no school debt, which was a "requirement" I placed on the girls. So this was explicitly pointed out to me. He makes my Baby Girl happy. Twin B could likely kick his ass.

Cons: Total nerd who is into building robots - a recent one for Nasa. I asked for his favorite steak to get at the butcher shop ... he prefers chicken. Twin B could likely kick his ass.

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pjjp said:

Agree that 5 or 6 is most likely win total. I also see the possibility for as little as 3 if things go South. It’s a tough schedule for a 5A team.

I’ll be interested to see if they go strictly as a power running team behind that big and experienced O-line or mix in the pass more than expected. QB Simulick is a nice athlete. I see him running more than last year’s QB. He can throw but he’s not the tallest QB. They will need to give him a clean pocket or roll him out to give him passing lanes at his size. Who will emerge as receiving threats?

The defense got lit up in the 2nd half of the championship game. Will the pass defense be improved. It’s always a big question at JCA. The D has a fair amount back and has a chance to be good. Replacing Dillon Johnson is the biggest challenge.

Looking forward to see how it all plays out.

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4Afan said:

Boyfriend? Hopefully you're a good dad and you put him through the wringer and make him sweat.

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GhostOfTheGhhost said:

It's opening week! That means one thing... HOT THURSDAY CPL ACTION!! And I am here for it. Sure, other teams play this Thursday, but we all know Thursday is for The Chicago Public League! On to the picks!

Catalyst Maria vs. Phoenix Academy
@Schwab54 has said for years that the Phoenix is always rising. I see no reason to disagree in this one. In all honesty, I'm looking forward to hitting the Steak n Egger across the street from Rockne Stadium before this one. Rockne dogs < Gately dogs, and you can take that to the bank.
Take Rising from the Ashes!

Chicago Vocational vs. Back of the Yards
Popped into a local adult beverage establishment the other day and got to talking to the guy behind the counter about the upcoming high school football season. Dude walks up behind us and starts talking Back of the Yards football. No kidding. Says he was working in the area and saw a bunch of summer practices. Said they look good. Of course I said, BOTY is always looking good. He, in turn, thought I was trying to change the subject and immediately started talking about another kind of adult establishment. Love the Big BOTY Energy!
Take Baby got BACK OF THE YARDS!

Kennedy vs Clemente
For the new people around here, Kennedy's mascot is the Crusaders. In short, that is silly. As a group we have decided that since the school is named after JFK the mascot should combine both the Cuban Missle Crisis and the Bay of Pigs... So Missle Pigs. I'm not into politics, but JFK's nephew has been in the news a lot recently. Seems reasonable to pick the Pigs.
Missle Pigs!

Whitney Young vs Corliss
No secret I like Corlissssssssssss. Also no secret that Whitney Young sounds like the girl in charge of a sorority rush at Alabama. Alabama could beat Corliss in football. Whitney Young can not.
SSSSSSSSSSSSnakes!

DRW vs Collins
Anyone else think that this sounds like a court case? The 42nd district court of appeals will be hearing DRW vs Collins in its next session. Just rolls off the tongue.
Judgement for Collins!

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crusader_of_90 said:

Will RamberStream happen again this year? I remember they have a good rep for putting on a fine production.

Will it be available for immediate post-mortem streaming? My girls are in town and we will be busy. (Meeting Twin B's boyfriend this weekend ... an EE and he looks like he has no one in his gene pool who has ever played organized sports.)

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rocketnation said:

Morris could end up in any of these brackets come playoff time: 4A North, 4A South, 5A North, or 5A South (though 5A North seems to be the least likely). Should make the Saturday playoff pairings announcement pretty exciting.

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stripes13 said:

Who were they supposed to play?

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4Afan said:

We're here, it's week 1. The season is upon us! All the fun, but stupid, offseason arguments are over. Does your team have a chance? What is their ceiling? If they're not a title contender what win makes your season?

Morris will be Morris and should be 7-0 heading into Sycamore and then I know nothing about the team from Grand Rapids. After that it depends if they go 4A or 5A. 5A they make the quarters or semis. They go 4A, is it another clash with Rochester?

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crusader_of_90 said:

I believe Althoff will be best in class, regardless of 1A or 2A.

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