Week 4 is upon us – This is a VERY exciting week in the Metro Blue with our first two games – BOTH worthy of “Game of the Week” honors (Mac @ IC, SF @ Wheaton Academy). I went 5-2 last week. Cal Preps went 6-1. Below are the matchups, commentary and picks. Weigh in.
Bishop McNamara (3-0) @ Immaculate Conception (3-0)
Pivotal measuring stick game. How good is B-mac, really? Everyone is picking IC to win but by how much? Match-up between what could be the eventual Class 3A and Class 4A state champs. Expect a very physical game. The health of these teams exiting the game may end up being the storyline. I really like the CapPreps.com score prediction
[2018] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 40, [2018] Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL) 21
CatBox pick 40-21
St. Francis (3-0) @ Wheaton Academy (2-1)
Metro Game of the Week – the (private school) battle of Wheaton! Appears these are two equally matched teams. SF rebuild coming along faster than anyone expected. A respectable WA program led by QB Ben Thorson has a quality offense (WA played IC 2 TDs closer than JCA did). Protestants over Catholics in this one. Thorson is the difference.
[2018] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 21, [2018] Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, IL) 20
CatBox pick 34-27
Aurora Christian (3-0) @ Riverside-Brookfield (1-2)
Bmac blew out R-B 64-0 last week. Brutal. Not much to see here. AC Sophomore QB Ethan Hampton will pad his impressive stats as he goes into this game with 14 TD and 0 INT. R-B went 8-2 last year. Can anyone speak to what has happened there? AC will rise to 4-0 before the meat grinder of IC, SF, Bmac begins.
[2018] Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) 42, [2018] Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL) 10
CatBox pick 52-14
Aurora Central (2-1) @ Chicago Christian (3-0)
I haven’t seen Chi Christian to know anything about them other than their 3-0 record is against weak competition. ACC will be their first test. Although ACC is a weak sister in the Blue, I’ll take Charger as they find their way back to .500.
[2018] Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora, IL) 26, [2018] Chicago Christian (Palos Heights, IL) 21
CatBox pick 24-14
Elmwood Park (3-0) @ St. Edwards (0-3)
We’re still not going to know how good EP is after this game, will emerge 4-0 and be an enigma.
[2018] Elmwood Park (IL) 35, [2018] St. Edward (Elgin, IL) 17
CatBox pick 28-7
DePaul Prep (0-3) @ Fenton (1-2)
Prep has scored zero points in 3 games. This week they get on the board but still lose (perhaps badly). Wake me up when this one’s over…Zzzzzzzzz.
[2018] Fenton (Bensenville, IL) 24, [2018] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 13
CatBox pick 34-7
Guerin Prep (2-1) @ Ridgewood (2-1)
Ridgewood should win. Prep finds a way. This is an emotional pick for me. I have too much love for @GuerinPrepFan and want the win for him as payment for his long-suffering. I did the same thing last week, picked Guerin over Chicago Christian 28-27 as my “Feeto Upset Special” but Guerin came up short with a 14-6 loss.
[2018] Ridgewood (Norridge, IL) 22, [2018] Guerin College Prep (River Grove, IL) 14
CatBox pick and “Feeto Upset Special” nomination – Guerin Prep over Ridgewood 14-13
Bishop McNamara (3-0) @ Immaculate Conception (3-0)
Pivotal measuring stick game. How good is B-mac, really? Everyone is picking IC to win but by how much? Match-up between what could be the eventual Class 3A and Class 4A state champs. Expect a very physical game. The health of these teams exiting the game may end up being the storyline. I really like the CapPreps.com score prediction
[2018] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 40, [2018] Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, IL) 21
CatBox pick 40-21
St. Francis (3-0) @ Wheaton Academy (2-1)
Metro Game of the Week – the (private school) battle of Wheaton! Appears these are two equally matched teams. SF rebuild coming along faster than anyone expected. A respectable WA program led by QB Ben Thorson has a quality offense (WA played IC 2 TDs closer than JCA did). Protestants over Catholics in this one. Thorson is the difference.
[2018] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 21, [2018] Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, IL) 20
CatBox pick 34-27
Aurora Christian (3-0) @ Riverside-Brookfield (1-2)
Bmac blew out R-B 64-0 last week. Brutal. Not much to see here. AC Sophomore QB Ethan Hampton will pad his impressive stats as he goes into this game with 14 TD and 0 INT. R-B went 8-2 last year. Can anyone speak to what has happened there? AC will rise to 4-0 before the meat grinder of IC, SF, Bmac begins.
[2018] Aurora Christian (Aurora, IL) 42, [2018] Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL) 10
CatBox pick 52-14
Aurora Central (2-1) @ Chicago Christian (3-0)
I haven’t seen Chi Christian to know anything about them other than their 3-0 record is against weak competition. ACC will be their first test. Although ACC is a weak sister in the Blue, I’ll take Charger as they find their way back to .500.
[2018] Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora, IL) 26, [2018] Chicago Christian (Palos Heights, IL) 21
CatBox pick 24-14
Elmwood Park (3-0) @ St. Edwards (0-3)
We’re still not going to know how good EP is after this game, will emerge 4-0 and be an enigma.
[2018] Elmwood Park (IL) 35, [2018] St. Edward (Elgin, IL) 17
CatBox pick 28-7
DePaul Prep (0-3) @ Fenton (1-2)
Prep has scored zero points in 3 games. This week they get on the board but still lose (perhaps badly). Wake me up when this one’s over…Zzzzzzzzz.
[2018] Fenton (Bensenville, IL) 24, [2018] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 13
CatBox pick 34-7
Guerin Prep (2-1) @ Ridgewood (2-1)
Ridgewood should win. Prep finds a way. This is an emotional pick for me. I have too much love for @GuerinPrepFan and want the win for him as payment for his long-suffering. I did the same thing last week, picked Guerin over Chicago Christian 28-27 as my “Feeto Upset Special” but Guerin came up short with a 14-6 loss.
[2018] Ridgewood (Norridge, IL) 22, [2018] Guerin College Prep (River Grove, IL) 14
CatBox pick and “Feeto Upset Special” nomination – Guerin Prep over Ridgewood 14-13
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