Marist
Rita
Fenwick
GW
Chicago
Kenwood
St Francis
Osewgo
Provi
Sterling
Viator
Depaul
St Pats
Moline
Marmion
Foreman
Leo
HF
Evanston
Hillcrest
Carmel

BR +5
MC -21
Fenwick +23
GBW +27
CMA +62
Kenwood +39
St Francis -39
JCA -17
PC -3
Sterling +1
Viator -45
DP -8
Larkin +28
Moline +18
Marmion -43
Foreman +62
Leo +14
HF -18
Evanston +17
Montini -33
LF +34

rocketnation said:

Derek said last week that the Simeon game came together very late in the process, and he had thought until then that Week 1 was also going to end up against an out of state opponent.

The Rockets will play a team from Indiana Week 1 in both '25 and '26.

I think they have Batavia on the schedule for Week 2 in '26 and '27.

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Correct.

rocketnation said:

Gibson Southern, located in Fort Branch which is in the southern part of the state.

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Gibson Southern beat Mt. Carmel Golden Aces 42-6 in week one of this year. They are coming off a year in which they made it to the 3A state semi-finals. 3A in Indiana last season appeared to be include schools with total enrollment of approximately 500-800 students.

Naperville North 31
Naperville Central 21

A love a full Thursday tilt before most are even off work!

Back of the Yards vs. Noble Golder
Noble Golder is the new Bond villain I believe. We know that the BOTY is always prominently featured in those films already. Any chance they leak out who the new Bond is?? My guess is Jaton Jackson takes over the role now that he has tremendous amounts of free time. Until we hear back on confirmation give me some BOTY.

Von Steuben vs. Mather
Ahh the Big Shoulders. In these true neighborhood match ups we should just ditch the whole concept of playing in a stadium and go straight CPL JV style in the local park. Might I suggest Eugene Park, it's quiet lovely these days and I'm sure it satisfy Ghost's thirst for a little Pumpkin Spice Latte while he's there. If this game were played on the River that would be the only place Von could squeeze in a field, I'd give it to them but until it doesn't Mather, in deed.

North Lawndale vs. Rauner
North Lawndale is running out of blue print paper because that damn Phoenix keeps lighting everything on fire. Look for them to be super confused expecting for an old man former governor to not show up. In the chaos the team team of Rauner will show up and eek one out.

Chicago Academy vs. Collins
Chicago Academy gets to host the Collins triplets on a field that has no stands is a few yards short and moving goal posts, oops nevermind that's going to lead to a CTU CPS negotiations discussion. Better avoid that one. Give me the DAWGZZZZZZ of Senn.

RoaminCatholic said:

Cathedral??? Please be Cathedral!!!

Brownsburg?
Westfield?
Fishers?
Warren Central?

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Gibson Southern, located in Fort Branch which is in the southern part of the state.

USD24 said:

I'll admit, I had to look that up. I can always count on learning something when either ramblinman or mwittman post.

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Wanna hear something creepy about how I learned I was an ectomorph?

Back in the Middle Ages during my freshman year of college at the small liberal arts school I attended, we all had to fulfill a semester-long general Phys Ed requirement. On the second or third day of our P.E. class, the teacher (also the well-respected and long-tenured head FB coach, btw) had all the guys in our males only class remove our shirts, and he took Polaroid photos of each of us individually standing against the wall of the racquet ball court wearing only our college-issued phys ed shorts (which, being in the 1970s, were pretty darn short). He then had us study all of the photos of our classmates and classify them by body type (ectomorph, mesomorph and endomorph). Yikes!

QND 21
Richmond Burton 20

I'm 1-0 on the young season after picking the Flyers last week. I hope I don't go 2-0, but I am taking Oswego to beat the Hilltoppers in a physical battle on Rt 71 tomorrow night.

Hi, does anyone have a link for the youtube stream fri night?

Thanks

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Marist @ BR
'Skins going with Fitzmagic, I'll go with the Cru and 5.
MC @ SR
Spoke with MC head, said no plans to disband the football team at this time. Caravan.
SI @ F
After the Friars reasserted their dominance over the People's Republic, I see no change. Friar.
LA @ GW
I'm convinced Gambletron is just baiting me at this point. Hilltoppers.

CCL/ESCC (Green)
SR above
Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville @ ICP
Absolutely ridiculous matchup. Knights.
Kenwood @ Naz
A normal, challenging matchup. Broncos.
SF @ Lift for Life Academy, MO
A school that grew out of a powerlifting gym. Motto: Educate, Empower, Uplift

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
Marist above
JC @ Oswego
Hilltoppers.
LWC @ PC
Celtics.
ND @ Sterling
Dons.

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
Hyde Park @ SV
Lions.
DP @ Marian, Sticks
Rams.
SP @ Larkin
I've never known Pats to really lay it on someone. Larkin Royals.
Moline @ BA
Redwings.

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Noble Academy @ MA
Another embarrassing matchup. Cadets.
Foreman @ DLS
Wow. Does Gambletron even check the scores? Foreman Hornets.
Leo @ Amundsen
Lions.
HF @ Marian, Heights
Spartans.

CCL/ESCC (White)
SL @ ETHS
After the Kits blow this one, they'll need an in-school day of conversation, recovery and healing. Vikes.
Hillcrest @ MCHS
Hawks.
LF @ CoM
Corsairs were scoring at will last week. If they don't blow this one wide open, I'll be shocked.
Fenwick above

week 2 picks??

ramblinman said:

I heard about Edgy's board back when I frequented a different (and long defunct) board back in the late 90s. I'm pretty sure I started posting in 1997 or 98.

I joined because I enjoy high school sports in general, and football in particular. I would rather watch a high school game of pretty much any sport at any level than to watch the pros play. I have worked at four different private high schools, although I have been out of that part of my career path for almost 20 years.

I played football at my Catholic grammar school. I was relatively athletic, but too small then to make any real waves in the sport. My ectomorph body type was much more suited to soccer, which I played in high school and college.

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I'll admit, I had to look that up. I can always count on learning something when either ramblinman or mwittman post.

Hernandez03 said:

Nice to see these teams finally getting a taste of out of conference football...... some teams didn't like that at alllllll. What's our picks for week 2? Give me some score predictions.

West Chicago @ Joliet Central
Elmwood Park @ Chicago Christian
East Aurora @ GBS
West Aurora @ GBE
Clemente @ Ridgewood
Riverside Brookfield @ Hinsdale South
Barlett @ Lake Park
Elgin @ Grayslake North
St. Pats @ Larkin
South Elgin @ Batavia
Streamwood @ Fenton

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Wego
Chicago Christian
GBS
WA
Ridgewood
Hinsdale S
Lake Park
Grayslake N
Pats
Batavia
Fenton

West Chicago
Chicago Christian
GBS
West Aurora
Ridgewood
Hinsdale South
Lake Park
Grayslake North
St. Pats-running clock
Batavia- running clock
Fenton

I think that U-High understands what’s at stake in this matchup, being their first in-county matchup in almost a decade, the precedent that they can set in the twin cities would be enermous. I like U-High by 14, but Bloomington is also an improved team, so it should be a great game with a massive crowd.

I heard about Edgy's board back when I frequented a different (and long defunct) board back in the late 90s. I'm pretty sure I started posting in 1997 or 98.

I joined because I enjoy high school sports in general, and football in particular. I would rather watch a high school game of pretty much any sport at any level than to watch the pros play. I have worked at four different private high schools, although I have been out of that part of my career path for almost 20 years.

I played football at my Catholic grammar school. I was relatively athletic, but too small then to make any real waves in the sport. My ectomorph body type was much more suited to soccer, which I played in high school and college.

Batavia 9
Geneva 8
St. Charles E 7
Lake Park 6
Lyons 5
WN 4
St Charles N 3
Willowbrook 2
MS 1

SEHSSTORM1 said:

St. Charles North 24
Crete-Monee 17

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I would not call this an upset. Crete is a young team and according to maxsprep (I know not reliable) the Stars are ranked 56 while the Warriors are 120. Not to mention the Stars playing tougher conference and have more in enrollment. I am saying Stars 35-21 over the Warriors

CCL/ESCC (Blue)

Brother Rice 31 (+5) Marist 27: GOTW!!! It should be an absolute classic as well. I don't know why, but I'm quite bullish on BR this year. I'm also a buffoon so take that for what it's worth!

Mount Carmel 38 Saint Rita 20 (+21): It's a bit sad that this rivalry doesn't have that evenness that it had not too long ago. The Caravan being 0-1 really doesn't help the Ponies chances either.

Fenwick 27 (+23) Saint Ignatius 25: My upset special of the week! There's something to be said when a team has a game breaking DE.

Loyola 42 @ GW 17 (+27): Loyola gets back on track and Glenbard West gets put in a position it hasn't been in a very, very long time.


CCL/ESCC (Green)

ICP 70 (-62) Chicago Military 0: Lousy scheduling by ICP. There are a lot of schools in their area that they can get the W while playing up a bunch of classes.

Nazareth 49 Kenwood 13 (+39): Uh oh...Naz is 2-0

Saint Francis 49 (-39) Lift for Life Academy, MO 6: Always bet on the Land of Lincoln!


CCL/ESCC (Orange)

Joliet Catholic 45 (-17) Oswego 17: The Machine will hum

Lincoln Way Central 31 (LWC +3) Providence 24: I'm just going off performances last week.

Notre Dame 17 (-1) Sterling 7: ND better collect W's quickly. Their schedule is not conducive for success


CCL/ESCC (Purple)

Saint Viator 42 Hyde Park 0 (+45): The ole running of the clock

DePaul 34 Marian of the Sticks 31 (+8): DePaul in a playoff game in week 2. They have absolutely no wiggle room

Saint Patrick 33 Larkin 13 (+28): Good on the Shamrocks scheduling an 8A school. Even better that it's a game they should win.

Benet 37 Moline 24 (+18): The Red Wings get revenge for losing to Moline in the State Basketball Championship 2 years ago!


CCL/ESCC (Red)

Marmion 48 (-43) Noble Academy 0: This is sad scheduling. Be better Marmion!

De La Salle 47 Foreman 0 (+62): De La Salle football is in a very concerning position.

Amundsen 27 Leo 18 (-14): Amundsen is a respectable CPL program.

Homewood Flossmoor 44 (-18) @ Marian of the Heights 14: Good on Heights having the balls to schedule this game considering the path to 5 for them is quite tough. Much respect!


CCL/ESCC (White)

Saint Laurence 38 Evanston 28 (+17): Evanston being so average at best at football will never make sense to me

Montini 36 Hillcrest 6 (+33): Hillcrest is no longer the threat they were not too long ago

Carmel 49 (-34) Lake Forest 10: The have's vs the have's! The Corsairs WORK the Scouts

St. Charles North 24
Crete-Monee 17

Triad 42
Mt Zion 30

crazylegs777 said:

Not sure how Reavis will do but King looked impressive last week. What’s up with the constant forfeits? Chicago Noble Golder vs Chicago Washington didn’t play for reasons unknown. I guess Steinmetz with almost 1.200 students couldn’t field a team last week either forfeit to DuSable. Noble DRW Trading forfeit to Collins

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A load of CPL teams get the majority of players when school actually starts. I would bet those teams will play games when they have enough players with the minimum practice days completed. It's tough to understand how difficult it is for teams in the CPL until you are around the CPL. While most fans can't possibly imagine teams not practicing during the summer or lifting all year during the offseason, getting kids to participate at most schools in the city is a monstrous task.

BR +5
Rita +21
Fenwick +23
GBW +27
Bronzeville +62
Kenwood +39
Lift for Life +39
Oswego +17
Provi -3
ND -1
Viator -45
MCC +8
Pat's -28
Benet -18
Marmion -43
Foreman +62
Leo +14
HF -18
Evanston +17
Montini -33
Lake Forest +34