STATE CHAMPS QUIZZES

1A QUIZ
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/llinois-state-football-champions-1a

2A QUIZ
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/illinois-state-football-champions-2a

3A QUIZ
http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/llinois-state-football-champions-3a

4A QUIZ

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/illstfbchamps4A

5A QUIZ

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/illstfbchamps5A

6A QUIZ

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/illstfbchamps6A

7A QUIZ

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/illstfbchamps7A

8A QUIZ

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Mudcat18/illstfbchamps8A

next weeks finals will have 8 public and 8 private schools. With only the 5A and 6A games having either high private or both public.

It's playoff time in the Central State...

Final Regular Season Standings
*Bold = playoff qualifier

East Division
1. Glenwood 7-2 (4-1)
2. Rochester 7-2 (4-1)
3. U-High 7-2 (4-1)
4. Lincoln 4-5 (2-3)
5. MacArthur 2-7 (1-4)
6. Eisenhower 1-8 (0-5)

West Division
1. QND 8-1 (5-0)
2. SHG 5-4 (4-1)
3. Springfield 5-4 (3-2)
4. Jacksonville 6-3 (2-3)
5. Southeast 2-7 (1-4)
6. Lanphier 0-9 (0-5)

Round 1 Matchups

Class 6A
(16) Springfield (H.S.) (5-4) @ (1) East St. Louis (8-1)
(12) Crete Monee (6-3) @ (5) Chatham (Glenwood) (7-2)

Class 5A
(14) Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin) (5-4) @ (3) Mahomet-Seymour (7-2)
(11) Jacksonville (6-3) @ (6) Joliet (Catholic Academy)

Class 4A
(13) Peoria (Notre Dame) (5-4) @ (4) Rochester (7-2)
(10) Normal (University) (7-2) @ (7) Manteno (7-2)

Class 2A
(14) Flora (6-3) @ (3) Quincy (Notre Dame) (8-1)

*Will update game dates and time Monday


Massey/Calpreps (as of Sun Oct 27)
Springfield 0 - ESL 46
[2024] East St. Louis (IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Springfield (IL) 0 (<1%)

Glenwood 28 - Crete Monee 34
[2024] Crete-Monee (Crete, IL) 35 (53%), [2024] Glenwood (Chatham, IL) 34 (47%)

SHG 28 - Mahomet-Seymour 35
[2024] Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet, IL) 34 (62%), [2024] Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield, IL) 28 (38%)
Jacksonville 7 - JCA 42
[2024] Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 48 (>99%), [2024] Jacksonville (IL) 3 (<1%)

Rochester 42 - PND 21
[2024] Rochester (IL) 44 (86%), [2024] Peoria Notre Dame (Peoria, IL) 28 (14%)

U-High 35 - Manteno 21
[2024] University (Normal, IL) 31 (74%), [2024] Manteno (IL) 21 (26%)

QND 41 - Flora 0
[2024] Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy, IL) 41 (>99%), [2024] Flora (IL) 3 (<1%)

This recap reads like Naz is on top of their game.
It will take a special effort for a Hilltopper win.

This is always the toughest week of the year for predicting upsets. Everyone remaining is good, but the elite teams are a step above. For this week's upset we'll go to the 4a bracket for a small school battle royal. This week's upset is..... the 9-3 and 5 point underdog Rams of DePaul Prep over the favored Coalers (Great nickname) of Coal City. Coal City has had a fantastic year, pouring on the offense every week, but it ends tomorrow. The former Gordon Tech Rams have played some of the states best teams, and have beaten or held their own against everyone but L.A. I like the Rams out in Will County tomorrow. Final score....... DePaul Prep 28 - Coal City 21. That's this week's upset. What are your thoughts and who is your upset?

GO MC!!!

Friday is going to have a high of 24 with 16mph winds. Saturday, almost the exact same.

The two games that stick out to me are the 1a and 5a games.
Weather will be in the teens and windy.
Both games are power run vs spread.
Weather will heavily favor the running teams.

What I find as a big dis-advantage is for Althoff. They only have one player going both ways. Lena has nine. When the weather is as cold as this, I think it's better to have kids going both ways so they don't come to the sideline and cool down.

14-0 Naz midway 1st Q

Well…. Most agree this is the 8A title game. And Loyola finally had to come Frankfort for a game. What does everyone think will happen? Can’t be a better semi game in the state than this game!

Was wondering why NAZ is still in 5A after winning the championship in consecutive years. Can someone explain.
Thx.

Because what else is there to do on a Friday night without any games? Also to be in this bracket you need to have played in the playoff bracket era of the IHSA playoffs. Sorry pre-1974 teams. Also class size matters. Playing the best of the best at higher classes gets more credit. I'll seed them, but you predict them since I was awful this year in Edgy's Playoff Contest.

#1 Seed (First Round Bye) ISU Bowl at Hancock Stadium:
1985 East St. Louis: Only Illinois high school team to finish #1 in the national rankings so good enough for me to put them at #1 overall. Also #6 overall on an ESPN list from last year of the greatest American High School Football teams of all time. (No other post-1974 Illinois team makes the Top 50)

#2 Seed: (First Round Bye) NIU Bowl at Huskie Stadium:
1984 East St. Louis: Only Ilinois high school team to finish #2 in the national rankings to my knowledge though others can correct me on this.

#3 Seed: (First Round Bye) Bears Bowl at Soldier Field:
1998 Wheaton Warrenville South: Their QB still has the all time single season passing TDs record at 60 despite the emergence of the passing game throughout football in the 21st century. He's also a really good coach too as evidenced by the 8A run by Lyons Township this year.

#4 Seed: (First Round Bye) South Side Bowl at Gately Stadium:
1996 Mt. Carmel: In my opinion the greatest Mt. Carmel season of all time so of course they need to host a first round playoff game at Gately.

#5 Seed: 1978 Joliet Catholic vs. #12 Seed: 2005 Lincoln-Way East @ Joliet Catholic:
1978 Joliet Catholic: Didn't allow a point in the playoffs. A feat unlikely to ever be repeated.
2005 Lincoln-Way East: Absolute monster of a schedule having to play 10 playoff teams in 14 games. However, it also feels like they are holding a spot somewhere in these rankings for another team potentially looking to overtake them as the greatest Lincoln-Way East team of all time. We shall see soon.

#6 Seed: 1999 Naperville Central vs. #11 Seed: 1997 Lincoln-Way @ Naperville Central
1999 Naperville Central: Absolutely loaded and finished #5 nationally.
1997 Lincoln-Way: Imagine if East, Central, and West were still combined today. This team was loaded even though Andrew gave them everything they could handle for 6 out of 8 quarters that season.

#7 Seed: 2010 Wheaton Warrenville South vs. #10 Seed: 2008 Maine South TBD @ Wheaton Warrenville South
2010 Wheaton Warrenville South: One of the most dominant teams in recent memory and finished #10 nationally.
2008 Maine South: The other most dominant team in recent memory that comes to mind and finished #21 nationally.

#8 Seed: 2001 Providence vs. #9 Seed: 1983 East St. Louis @ Providence
2001 Providence: They finished at #8 nationally and played in a buzzsaw of a conference in the Catholic Metro Blue.
1983 East St. Louis: Finished 14-0 and #4 nationally as the first team in an unbelievable 3 year dynasty run.

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With all due respect but you guy’s need to keep it real and get your head out thee ol’ bum!

Sixteen teams punch their ticket today! May the players stay safe and the coaches blood pressure under control 🙏 What a great day to be a high school football fan!

You all are deserving. You made it to the big show. I hope all the games are tight and injury free.
LWE is going back to work for next year. Lights out in Frankfort.

Good luck everyone. Great season.

3 teams from the same conference were playing for 3rd consecutive championships? Or the last time a conference had 6 teams playing for championships scattered throughout 5 classes and probably favored in every one of those games?

That is pretty impressive!

I m writing this before Saturday night semi KO so it’s just still an educated guess but I am thinking that next weekend the brilliant qbs at Lincoln-Way East and Mt.. Carmel are going to lead their teams to dominating wins in the state finals.
based on their current college choices, it is obvious that the junior qb and Oregon commit from L-W East is considered a better collegiate prospect than the Vanderbilt commit from Mt. Carmel.
I have no problem at all if the L-W East qb winds up as player of the year.
That said, nobody is more valuable to his own team than the Mt. Carmel qb.
There might be players at other schools with off-the-chart stats, but the Mt. Carmel qb is in this view, more important to the success of his team than any other player in the state, especially when you consider the competition he faces every weekend.

Okay who had DePaul Prep v Mt. Zion in their bracket??? 😂

Preliminary Week 14 EDGYTIM Chicagoland Top 30 poll

1. Loyola Academy 11-2 (2) Next: Class 8A State Title Game vs York

2. Lincoln Way East 12-1 (1) Next: Season Completed

3. Mount Carmel 10-3 (4) Next: Class 7A State Title Game vs Batavia

4. Geneva 112-1 (5) Next: Class 6A State Title Game vs East St. Louis

5. Nazareth Academy 11-2 (6) Next: Class 5A State Title Game vs Joliet Catholic

6. Batavia 12-1 (9) Next: Class 7A State Title Game vs Mount Carmel

7. York 11-2 (11) Next: Class 8A State Title Game vs Loyola

8. Joliet Catholic 10-3 (12) Next: Class 5A State Title Game vs Nazareth Academy

9. Cary Grove 12-1 (3) Next: Season Completed

10. St. Rita 10-3 (7) Next: Season Completed

11. Naperville Central 11-2 (8) Next: Season Completed

12. St Francis 10-3 (10) Next: Season Completed

13. Lyons Township 11-1 (13)

14. Maine South 8-4 (14)

15. Downers Grove North 10-2 (15)

16. Oswego 10-1 (16)

17. Fremd 9-2 (17)

18. Marist 9-2 (18)

19. Warren Township 7-5 (19)

20. Barrington 8-3 (20)

21. Lincoln Way Central 9-4 (21) Next: Season Completed

22. Montini Catholic 11-2 (22) Next: Class 3A State Title Game vs Monticello

23. Sycamore 11-1 (232)

24. Stevenson 10-2 (24)

25. Lake Forest 9-3 (25)

26. DePaul Prep 10-3 (NR) Next: 4A State Title Game vs Mt. Zion

27. Oak Lawn Richards 11-1 (26)

28. Libertyville 9-2 (27)

29. Kankakee 10-2 (28)

30. Fenwick 8-3 (30)

Out: Morris

Next (In No Order): Coal City/Wilmington/Chicago Christian

Game is on TV on The U.

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Just reviewing the season, ESL’s defense has 7 shutouts on the season (3 of them post season) and the most that they’ve allowed in any game is 21 points, which was to Newton out of Georgia. They also held IMG to 14 points in an overtime match.

This is no way intended to boast, but simply to openly recognize their success thus far.

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