It's too bad just a few years ago 5a was very strong but now weak. Both 3a IC and 4a Rochester would win 5a.
Phillips is actually a 3a team
Phillips is actually a 3a team
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Phillips has a 3a enrollment, but the method by which they get their kids makes them pretty different from the typical “actual” 3a team.
Agree would love to see them with Rochester and IC battle it out in one of the classes.
IC once again will make a mockery of 3a. They might “actually” get all 5 running clocks this year instead of 4/5.
Agree would love to see them with Rochester and IC battle it out in one of the classes.
IC once again will make a mockery of 3a. They might “actually” get all 5 running clocks this year instead of 4/5.
So far
3a IC
4a Rochester
5a who cares
6a PR unless CG gets an upset
7a LZ
8a LWE
3a IC
4a Rochester
5a who cares
6a PR unless CG gets an upset
7a LZ
8a LWE
Mt. Carmel with a nice gift in 7a, Bolingbrook with tough draw in 8a. MC should win first two rounds. Would kill to be in 7a.
5A is better than many expected, though. Peoria and Lemont not expected to be in the 5A field. Also, Marian Central got healthy just in time to make it in there. And Viator is a tough 5-4 team to draw in the 1st round.
6A South got interesting with Naz dropping down. Great 1st round matchup of Provi/Richards.
Bolingbrook should be heavily favored in round 1, Warren is too inconsistent. They didn't bother to show up against Barrington until the game was out of reach, then they take LZ to overtime (granted needed a hail mary to get to OT, but they still got their) and turn around and lose to Zion Benton.
I agree, MCC vs. Antioch will be fun and a possible Sterling MCC match up in the quarters would be interesting.
You really see the luck and unluck of the draw in the difference between #20 Fenwick and #21 Jacobs.
#20 Fenwick has to play Wheaton No. in Round 1, then would face the winner of Batavia and Glenbard No. And that's a brutal draw for #4 Batavia too.
#21 Jacobs draws LWW in Round 1, then would get the winner of Lincoln Park and Alton. I like Jacobs making it to the quarterfinals in that draw. It sure is a lot nicer draw than getting the #20 seed.
#20 Fenwick has to play Wheaton No. in Round 1, then would face the winner of Batavia and Glenbard No. And that's a brutal draw for #4 Batavia too.
#21 Jacobs draws LWW in Round 1, then would get the winner of Lincoln Park and Alton. I like Jacobs making it to the quarterfinals in that draw. It sure is a lot nicer draw than getting the #20 seed.
I'd rather face LWW than any of the three of GBN, WN or Batavia, though. JMHO.
I believe for us to repeat we look at
E-town
BB
HF
LWE
Then whomever
Not exactly the yellow brick road!
We should take a knee when the IHSA does their next pairings show. I will never forgive them for the travesty of 1993. Enough is enough. A fair and democratic path to the title is all that is asked.
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If we go through that gauntlet, do we get the Southwest Suburban trophy too?
among others. There's "The Great Screw Job" in '96, "The Great Farce" of 1998, "The Sinister Set-Up" in '02... I could go on forever.We should take a knee when the IHSA does their next pairings show. I will never forgive them for the travesty of 1993. Enough is enough. A fair and democratic path to the title is all that is asked.
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Some of you guys were bitching about draws when they had the quarters and were demanding 1-32. Now you have 1-32 you are still complaining...
To win you have to beat everyone in front of you. So just win baby
To win you have to beat everyone in front of you. So just win baby
it's better to posit conspiracy theories such as "The Infamous Postponement" of 2006
Agree. Championship in round 1 but Newman Catholic is always tough. No cake walk for AC. This game is a coin flip IMO.
Perhaps. Newman playing at home will be a big advantage for them.
Respect the program. Since 1985, Newman is 59-22 in the playoffs under current coach Mike Papoccia. They have been in the playoffs 23 of the last 24 years and won 5 state championships in 7 appearances. They will be ready.
Coming out of the Chicago Catholic League, AC will have no fear heading west to Sterling. This is a battle hardened team.
I actually believe it was weak then, but strong now. The class now looks like what it should look like.
6A appears to be about right as well. This may be my favorite playoffs yet minus the fact we lost our QB in week 9.
Trying to claim an upset prediction here: DGN 38 Normal 21. Heard it here first, so long as no one else has mentioned it.
No idea, but I hope he's alright. I know he was looking to get college paid for.
Someone said he got hurt last week. Didn’t buy much into it. But figured I would go to the man in the know.
He did get hurt and the frosh came in. Definitely would help your chances Newt if the frosh played. But that D is still nasty as hell!
I love our chances to go all the way if it's Vespo. It looked like he was about to get settled in when the injury happened. If it's the freshman there's not a person on the planet that knows what to expect other than that he has been raved about in secret, not unlike an Aaron Bailey (not that they are similar players, but the amount of hype). But AB wasn't ready as a frosh and needed a lot of work as a soph.
