De La Salle forfeits Friday's game (9/27) to Fenwick
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Not sure what the Soph numbers are.
Fenwick will host a Freshman game & then a Soph game on Friday for Homecoming.
They were showing 21 on their MaxPreps roster but assuming they had to have some injuries and perhaps could not practice effectively - hoping they can get some back to finishi out year
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De La Salle Football Roster (2024-25) - MaxPreps.com
View the 24-25 De La Salle varsity football team roster. Stanley Thompson, Victor Lee, David Coffey, Camren Granderson, Myles Green and more.
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They lost some players to transfer when Marty Quinn resigned but most notably when Chris Goffer left to take the HC at Kenwood. They had a talented QB who had started as a Freshman and he followed Goffer to Kenwood. They also had a D1 WR/DB that left for HF. I’m guessing they weren’t the only 2.
In 6 years DLS went from beating Mount Carmel to not having a program. Fire the Athletic director and the principal. Piece of advice, don't push out two great coaches in a 3 year span.
The new coach was also said to be polarizing when he was at St Lawrence…
If DLS was in the CPL, they would forfeit this week due to lack of players, then come back next week with 20 new guys, then hang 60 on Naz next week.
Every week there are forfeits in the CPL. Half of the time, those teams come back the next week and not only play, but win in dominating fashion. Just one of the great quirks of Chicago Public League Football.
Ghost: I’ve even heard of this phenomenon happening as far away as Elmhurst!
He was an amazing recruiter, I'll give him that
When HB took over SL they were on their second decade of being a consistently below average program with little success. He brought them to the State semifinals two years in a row and then the State Quarterfinals. After a bad season in 2019 he was let go. Reasons vary as to why.
For the record, chicago public league teams that lost a 1-0 forfeit game and then played a game the next week have the following records via my counting on ihsa websites
2024/ 2-5 so far this fall, 29 pct win
2023/ 1-8 last season, 11 pct win
2022/ 4-9 two years ago, 30 pct win
Obviously does not include games for teams that forfeited one week and then forfeited again the next week. Nor does it include week 9 forfeit losses as there was no week 10 game for them.
If you said a CPL team forfeited one week and played a chicago Kelly type team the next, I could buy what you wrote.
Using Nazareth academy as the example of a loser is not realistic in this scenario.
It was discussed on here & Edgy had to flush the topic. Edgy issue a stern warning to some & a few got banishment. No it wasn’t me. I liked Harold but there were some issues at STL so I stayed out of it because I also like many at StL
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I am all for building character and finishing what you started, but being outscored 212-14 through four games is rough.
Yes, but not for the reason you think.
They should be reduced because there are about 10,000 fewer kids playing Illinois High School football now than there were when the number of classes was increased from six to eight.
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Keep 8 classes.
Start the season a week earlier. Come playoffs, seed all 4-5 11-man and any 8-man teams that want to be included. Let them compete for the #16 seed. If an 8-man team wins (vs another 8-man), they can recruit additional players to enter the official playoffs.
Play a Wednesday game for the teams vying for week one expansion playoff games (as a #16).
Talk about exciting.
Or not.
Start the season a week earlier. Come playoffs, seed all 4-5 11-man and any 8-man teams that want to be included. Let them compete for the #16 seed. If an 8-man team wins (vs another 8-man), they can recruit additional players to enter the official playoffs.
Play a Wednesday game for the teams vying for week one expansion playoff games (as a #16).
Talk about exciting.
Or not.
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I was wondering if that might not happen.
I don’t believe they have any lower level teams, and I’ve heard their numbers were low. I have not seen them, just going off second hand, but they’ve had a really rough go so far.
They had similar issues with low numbers and injuries last year too, although they did manage to win their final game vs Braidwood.
LeWin now as an opening this week. How classic would a Fenwick/LeWin game be?
According to NFHS participation statistics, 36,810 students participated in 11-man football in Illinois last year. In 2001-02, when we went from 6 to 8 classes, that participation number stood at 46,759.
https://www.nfhs.org/sports-resource-content/high-school-participation-survey-archive/
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No. Start same week as Indiana & everybody gets in including those lower level CPS conferences
That’s depressing to hear
Bloom has only 8 games & may need a 9th to get in the playoffs. Big $$$$$ game too. Play it mid week somewhere after week 8 game? On a Tuesday in week 9?
Anyone over 42 on this board know about midweek games and 3 games in 8 days. Don't think any of us looking for a repeat.
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