4 Friday and 1 Saturday game this week. No real compelling matchups as the bottom 4 teams all play teams from the top 6. The best the bottom 4 can hope for are to avoid being running clocked.
Friday
Southeast (2-3) at Chatham (4-1)
Southeast has been running clocked in all three of its losses and lost by 49 to Jacksonville last week. Chatham has been playing well, the offense has scored at least 35 points each week. Chatham 53 Southeast 7
MacArthur (2-3) at Eisenhower (0-5)
Mac should easily win the battle for Decatur. They have played well the last two weeks after their 2 week COVID layoff. Eisenhower has struggled since giving Southeast a tough game Week 1 but at least has played every week so far. This is a 5 pm start. Mac 47 Eisenhower 6
U High (2-3) at Springfield (3-2)
U High lost 42-7 at home last week to Chatham. Although they are the best of the bottom tier of the conference, they are still far behind all the top teams. Springfield is coming off their second running clock defeat in a row. They should get the win pretty handily this week, but they have issues with their defense and pass protection. Jacksonville and Mac are on the schedule Weeks 7 and 8. Neither are slam dunks for the Senators. Springfield 44 U High 10
SHG (4-1) at Jacksonville (3-2)
SHG travels to Jacksonville. Both the offense and defense are playing well. The offense has scored at least 41 points each week and the defense has only given up 1 TD in four of their five games. Jacksonville lost to Chatham by one score and hung with Rochester for 1 1/2 quarters at home earlier this season. They have a good QB in Owens and a solid RB. I don’t think, however, their defense is going to be able to get many stops. SHG should win comfortably. SHG 54 Jacksonville 14
Saturday
Rochester (4-1) at Lanphier (0-5)
Rochester looked good against Springfield last week. They should be able to get the reserves in pretty early on Saturday with an eye to Week 7 at Chatham. Lanphier was shut out by Mac last week and has lost each game they’ve played by at least 46 points. Rochester 49 Lanphier 6
Friday
Southeast (2-3) at Chatham (4-1)
Southeast has been running clocked in all three of its losses and lost by 49 to Jacksonville last week. Chatham has been playing well, the offense has scored at least 35 points each week. Chatham 53 Southeast 7
MacArthur (2-3) at Eisenhower (0-5)
Mac should easily win the battle for Decatur. They have played well the last two weeks after their 2 week COVID layoff. Eisenhower has struggled since giving Southeast a tough game Week 1 but at least has played every week so far. This is a 5 pm start. Mac 47 Eisenhower 6
U High (2-3) at Springfield (3-2)
U High lost 42-7 at home last week to Chatham. Although they are the best of the bottom tier of the conference, they are still far behind all the top teams. Springfield is coming off their second running clock defeat in a row. They should get the win pretty handily this week, but they have issues with their defense and pass protection. Jacksonville and Mac are on the schedule Weeks 7 and 8. Neither are slam dunks for the Senators. Springfield 44 U High 10
SHG (4-1) at Jacksonville (3-2)
SHG travels to Jacksonville. Both the offense and defense are playing well. The offense has scored at least 41 points each week and the defense has only given up 1 TD in four of their five games. Jacksonville lost to Chatham by one score and hung with Rochester for 1 1/2 quarters at home earlier this season. They have a good QB in Owens and a solid RB. I don’t think, however, their defense is going to be able to get many stops. SHG should win comfortably. SHG 54 Jacksonville 14
Saturday
Rochester (4-1) at Lanphier (0-5)
Rochester looked good against Springfield last week. They should be able to get the reserves in pretty early on Saturday with an eye to Week 7 at Chatham. Lanphier was shut out by Mac last week and has lost each game they’ve played by at least 46 points. Rochester 49 Lanphier 6
