All... Fwiw. Ratsy

According to Catch, Rita was a 14th seed last week. Since teams Rita could catch won tonight with the exception of DGN, I have the Mustangs moving up to the 13th seed. I also have STN (big win tonight) as the 4th seed.

Never know with high school football, but this should be a R2 rematch from 2016 and 2006.

Barrington at Warren - Pick Warren
St Francis at Lake Forest - Pick St Francis
Fremd at Lake Zurich - Pick Lake Zurich
Libertyville at Lemont - Pick Lemont
Stevenson at Maine South - Pick Maine South
Grant at Mundelein - Pick Mundelein
Waukegan at North Chicago - North Chicago won Thursday night
Zion Benton at Kenosha Bradford - Pick Kenosha

Season Predictions (Record) (Wins)
Warren: 8-1 (Barrington, Lib, Stev, LZ, Mundy, Wauk, LF, ZB)
Lake Forest: 3-6 (Wauk, ZB, Mund)
Lake Zurich: 6-3 (Fremd, Stevenson, ZB, LF, Mund, Wauk)
Libertyville: 6-3 (LF, Wauk, LZ, Mund, ZB, Stevenson)
Stevenson: 4-5 (Mundelein, LF, ZB, Waukegan)
Mundelein: 4-5 (Grant, GN, ZB, Waukegan)
Waukegan: 0-9
Zion-Benton: 2-7 (North Chicago, Waukegan)

You really need to spend some time at a game in Bradley-Bourbonnais. That’s all I got. Interesting.

The Good (so far)

2-0 so far....

Lincoln- Been down for a long time but did go 4-5 in 2021.....

Carmel- Lots of young talent here and look for the Corsairs to make some major moves over the next two plus seasons. No fluke here.

UHigh- Reality could strike UHigh starting this week against Glenwood.

Niles West- A nice start for the Wolves and while I don't see 5 wins here this season...I maybe see 4?

St. Charles East- Been wondering when this proud program would begin a turnaround. Certainly not overwhelming wins over overwhelming opponents,,, but two wins are two wins.

Ridgewood- Ok so a win and a forfeit win here for the Rebels....but they are already ahead of last year's 1-8 so yeah...enjoy Ridgewood fans.

Elk Grove- I mentioned on the EDGY Nation side earlier this summer that the Grens just seemed like a much different looking program and so far so good. HC Miles Osei is one of the good guys and this team just looked bigger stronger and better across the board...but can they get 5 wins in the MSL East? It's possible.

Guilford- Just nice seeing the Vikings get to 2-0 over two decent NIC-10 opponents...and while the next two weeks will suck (Harlem and Hononegah) can they get to 5 wins? Maybe?

Argo- For Argonauts fans and those about to rock and get burritos at 2AM on a Tuesday night.... we salute you! HC Phillips Rossberg for Mayor!

Stagg- Sure the excitement ends on Friday night hosting LW Beast, but can the Chargers make a run to 5 wins? Maybe?

Proviso West- The Panthers next 5 opponents are a combined 10-0...so enjoy this Proviso West fans! Celebrate today!

Quincy- The Blue Devils went 4-5 in 2021 but have two decent early wins here already and in the whacky Wester Big 6 (?)...I mean can Quincy make a run for the top tier in the conference? I say a definitely maybe.

The Not So Good (so far)

0-2 so far....

Effingham The Flaming Hears have been $$$ under Brett Heffner and two tough opponents (Decatur St Theresa/Mahomet Seymour) no question are a factor here. Expect more wins to follow soon.

Vernon Hills A slow start for sure including a one point loss last Friday to Lakes ut VH will bounce back

New Trier Yeah this is one of the weird ones so far...and scoring just 7 points in two weeks isn't a great start for the Trevs.

Crystal Lake Central The Tigers have lost to two top opponents in Huntley and Jacobs....but in the FVC things never get any easier.

Bishop McNamara Another stunner at least in my eyes.Let just say it's been a strange year for the Mighty Macs.

St. Edward St. Ed's is on it's all points away from Elgin tour so far hosting Platteville Wisconsin then at Taylorville...and the Wave will see better days ahead this fall.

Washington Maybe the biggest stunner of all. No question the early schedule is strong (Highland and Kankakee) and I just didn't see a bad team at all this summer in person. Veteran head coach Darrel Crouch will get things going.

Buffalo Grove The Bison have lost to two 8A programs in two weeks and could change things around as early as this week against Highland Park.

Barrington Another shocker in my eyes. The Broncos have just reloaded so much over the years and made it look easy. I also have a ton of trust in this staff but the schedule won't get any easier this week against Swagger High.

Lake Forest I mean is this even allowed under IHSA rules?

Antioch The Och have played two strong teams in up and coming Carmel and Morris and while Lakes will be looking to land a body blow this Friday, don't count this team out.

TF South A combination of the transfer portal and key injuries have not helped the Red Wolves whatsoever.

Hillcrest Two opening games against Catholic schools (Rice and Montini) no question is a factor and this week against Shepard should tell us more about the Hawks.

Richards Yep looks strange to me as well...that is until you look at the schedule and see early losses to Morgan Park and Marist.....and the Doggies still have Lemont awaiting later this season.

Plainfield Central The Wildcats will be just fine once they get into East conference play and I can see them possibly winning the auto bid.

Oswego No question a shocker. The Panthers will fatten up the next few weeks then it's gut check time in what could be a great SWPWest conference race. Teams in the West this year just won't roll over to Oswego in 2022.

Sandburg The Eagles had high expectations this fall but the schedule and a few early key injuries have played a roll. Remember....this team also got off to a slow start in 2021.

Hinsdale South The Hornets just missed the playoffs in 2021 and will fare better inside the West Sub Gold schedule.

Willowbrook Ok so it's official....I can never rank Willowbrook high in the preseason ever again. In all fairness, the Warriors always schedule up for non conference (NND/DGN) plus they are also traditionally a slower starting team.Do not give up on this team....not quite yet.

Downers Grove South The Mustangs have also lost to two strong teams in Wheaton North and GBW and have another this week in rival DGN.....yet this is another team you can bail out on just yet. Week 4 against the team listed above this one will be a HUGE game for both DGS and Willowbrook.

He's pretty much doing this every week now...unreal

Any thoughts on the Fenwick/St. Ignatius game?

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Whew! MS wins the CSL! Still ugly. Need to get healthy.

Anybody in the know as to why there's been so many games played on Thursday this week? Looking on IHSA site, it seems like almost 1/5 of the Chicagoland games happened yesterday.

I can see teams wanting an extra day to rest before playoffs - but don't remember this from years past (at least not at this scale).

Seeing some scores that had the opportunity to shuffle the deck, but underdogs couldn't finish the job. This tells me the brackets are going to be terrible.

Let's just focus on volleyball til it's hoops season.

Roadrunners punch their ticket. Redwings see their season come to an end.

What's the Conant vs. Schaumburg score

STN 10 - 7 @ half

Saturday I have IHSA responsibilities so MC at Loyola will be on TV for me.....

I have a game in mind for Friday but it's not set just yet....let me know which game I should go to

@MS4EVER opens up a lead after a long deadlock. Lots of great games this week.





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I think it’s vanished but just seen about 2 hours ago on the IHSA site where no spots were left & a handful of 4 win teams are in including a few that play tonight win or lose

It seems a bit odd that there are so many games coming up in week 9 that have such an impact on the overall playoffs and seeding.

I’m going to name three games… please add as you wish and why.

MC vs Loyola -

All 7A and 8A Brackets will be watching. The winner most likely gets the Top spot in their respective brackets. The loser falls to 5th or 6th with a lot of other bracket implications. Nice prelim to start the playoffs. There might not be a better game this season.

St. Charles North at Batavia -

Hatfields and McCoys - A win by STN means a #2 ’or #3 seed in 7A (refer to MC/Loyola game as well) and an outright DuKane Crown with Batavia falling into the 20’s. A win by Batavia means (I think with assumptions) a three way tie at the top of the DuKane with STN, WN (assuming WN wins) and Batavia. A Batavia win could mean a 1st round rematch between STN and Batavia at STN…. Yuk! A Batavia loss could mean a rematch with WN at WN. Huh?

St. Francis vs IC -

these guys don’t play nice together….ever.! HUDL hacking is just the start. The winner has the better path in different classes…3A (IC) and 4A. Can’t wait to hear about this years post game handshake…lol

It really doesn't matter who you draw; if you are any good you will eventually meet them - or the team that beat them.

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All this talk about playoffs, and no mention of CPL Action on Wednesday this week? Way to bury the lead folks! On to the picks!

Steinmetz vs. Senn
I got two words for ya..... DAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW GGGGGGGGGGGGGGSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Gage Park vs Washington
Wait...Gage Park vs Washington at Eckersall? That means one thing. A trip down 83rd to Commercial and a trip to Pepe's Mexican Restaurant. You know I'm ordering the El Presidente tomorrow! Queso Fundido, steak on the cast iron skillet? NO WAY Washington loses this one!
America!

Lindblom vs Bowen
I know it's LindBLOM, not LindBLOOM, but that doesn't stop me from wishing it was.
Bowen!

Phoenix vs Foreman
A few years back, Foreman replaced their varsity staff with Pop Warner staff. It went exactly as you would think it would, and they were out by the end of the season. Ahhh sweet memories of sitting in Hansen Stadium watching Lead ISO after Lead ISO after Lead ISO after Lead ISO.... you get the idea
Foreman!

Rowe-Clark vs Pritzker
If you are rolling around Addison and Western around 8 on Wednesday night and you see the lights on in Lane Stadium with no one in the stands, you might think they are doing maintenance .. first of all, that's hilarious and the joke is on you because they don't do maintenance at Lane Stadium! Actually, it's a Wednesday Noble School Battle!
Rowe Rowe Rowe the boat!

York 24. .OPRF 0. 7 min to go in 3,Q

After upsetting Shepard last Friday, the Argonauts are now 5-3 with EP remaining on their schedule. I am pretty confident EP beats them, so then Argo is 5-4. I do not see how they get in the playoffs because their lack of points. Can anyone, that is better at this then me, let me know for sure if they are out at 5-4? For everyone scenario I see them out, but wanted another set of eyes on this.
Thanks everyone!