MMXXIV Edition - CCL-ESCC Predictions Week I

[ignazio]

Welcome back!
Our friends over at Gambletron have provided us with a new feature: Winning Probability. Should we transition to a pick 'em/confidence pool? Or should we stay with you vs the spread?
Either way, make your picks - if you'd like to rank them (many 99% games this week), fine. If not, cool by me. We have a Pick 'Em thread already and I don't want to step on toes.
So this week, make your picks in the traditional manner (vs the spread).

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips @ BR
[2024] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hun of NJ @ MC
[2024] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 35 (84%), [2024] Hun (Princeton, NJ) 20 (16%)
SLU High @ SI
[2024] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 35 (87%), [2024] St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) 17 (13%)
ESL vs LA @ ISU
[2024] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 31 (81%), [2024] East St. Louis (IL) 17 (19%)

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg @ SR
[2024] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park, IL) 6 (1%)
St Mary of SL @ ICP
[2024] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 41 (>99%), [2024] St. Mary's (St. Louis, MO) 3 (<1%)
Kankakee @ Naz
[2024] Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) 41 (98%), [2024] Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood @ SF
[2024] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
MP @ Marist
[2024] Marist (Chicago, IL) 28 (65%), [2024] Morgan Park (Chicago, IL) 21 (35%)
Iowa City @ JC
[2024] Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 38 (90%), [2024] Iowa City (IA) 17 (10%)
PC @ Wheaton North
[2024] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31 (88%), [2024] Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL) 12 (12%)
SP @ ND
[2024] St. Patrick (Chicago, IL) 26 (77%), [2024] Notre Dame (Niles, IL) 14 (23%)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
SV @ Riverside Milwaukee
[2024] St. Viator (Arlington Heights, IL) 42 (98%), [2024] Riverside University/Meir (Milwaukee, WI) 7 (2%)
Deerfield @ DP
[2024] Deerfield (IL) 28 (53%), [2024] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 27 (47%)
SP @ ND (above)
BA @ Hillcrest
[2024] Benet Academy (Lisle, IL) 35 (96%), [2024] Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) 7 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Oak Forest @ MA
[2024] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 31 (73%), [2024] Oak Forest (IL) 22 (27%)
Argo @ DLS
[2024] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 35 (92%), [2024] Argo (Summit, IL) 13 (8%)
Leo @ Genoa Kingston
[2024] Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL) 24 (61%), [2024] Leo (Chicago, IL) 19 (39%)
Marian, Heights @ Rich
[2024] Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) 40 (96%), [2024] Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) 12 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble @ SL
[2024] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 62 (>99%), [2024] Noble Academy (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hyde Park @ MCHS
[2024] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
CoM @ Grayslake Central
[2024] Carmel (Mundelein, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL) 0 (<1%)
F @ OPRF
[2024] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL) 6 (1%)

 

[refref01]

Here we go
Phillips - that's a lot of points to give
MC
SLU
LA
Sandberg
Mary
naz
Ken
Marist
JCA
WN
ND
River
DePaul
Hillcrest
marmion
Argo
Genoa - big props to Leo not taking the forfeit and going on a long road trip
St. L
Hyde
Grayslake
OPRF

 

[stl705]

Welcome back!
Our friends over at Gambletron have provided us with a new feature: Winning Probability. Should we transition to a pick 'em/confidence pool? Or should we stay with you vs the spread?
Either way, make your picks - if you'd like to rank them (many 99% games this week), fine. If not, cool by me. We have a Pick 'Em thread already and I don't want to step on toes.
So this week, make your picks in the traditional manner (vs the spread).

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips @ BR
[2024] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hun of NJ @ MC
[2024] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 35 (84%), [2024] Hun (Princeton, NJ) 20 (16%)
SLU High @ SI
[2024] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 35 (87%), [2024] St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) 17 (13%)
ESL vs LA @ ISU
[2024] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 31 (81%), [2024] East St. Louis (IL) 17 (19%)

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg @ SR
[2024] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park, IL) 6 (1%)
St Mary of SL @ ICP
[2024] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 41 (>99%), [2024] St. Mary's (St. Louis, MO) 3 (<1%)
Kankakee @ Naz
[2024] Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) 41 (98%), [2024] Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood @ SF
[2024] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
MP @ Marist
[2024] Marist (Chicago, IL) 28 (65%), [2024] Morgan Park (Chicago, IL) 21 (35%)
Iowa City @ JC
[2024] Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 38 (90%), [2024] Iowa City (IA) 17 (10%)
PC @ Wheaton North
[2024] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31 (88%), [2024] Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL) 12 (12%)
SP @ ND
[2024] St. Patrick (Chicago, IL) 26 (77%), [2024] Notre Dame (Niles, IL) 14 (23%)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
SV @ Riverside Milwaukee
[2024] St. Viator (Arlington Heights, IL) 42 (98%), [2024] Riverside University/Meir (Milwaukee, WI) 7 (2%)
Deerfield @ DP
[2024] Deerfield (IL) 28 (53%), [2024] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 27 (47%)
SP @ ND (above)
BA @ Hillcrest
[2024] Benet Academy (Lisle, IL) 35 (96%), [2024] Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) 7 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Oak Forest @ MA
[2024] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 31 (73%), [2024] Oak Forest (IL) 22 (27%)
Argo @ DLS
[2024] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 35 (92%), [2024] Argo (Summit, IL) 13 (8%)
Leo @ Genoa Kingston
[2024] Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL) 24 (61%), [2024] Leo (Chicago, IL) 19 (39%)
Marian, Heights @ Rich
[2024] Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) 40 (96%), [2024] Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) 12 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble @ SL
[2024] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 62 (>99%), [2024] Noble Academy (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hyde Park @ MCHS
[2024] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
CoM @ Grayslake Central
[2024] Carmel (Mundelein, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL) 0 (<1%)
F @ OPRF
[2024] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL) 6 (1%)

Personally I am a big fan of the SPREAD format.

 

[k1867]

CCL/ESCC (Blue)

Phillips
Mount Carmel
St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL)
East St. Louis (IL)

CCL/ESCC (Green)

St. Rita (Chicago, IL)
Immaculate Conception (
Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)

Marist (Chicago, IL)
Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL)
Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL)
Notre Dame (Niles, IL)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)

St. Viator
DePaul College Prep
Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL)

CCL/ESCC (Red)

Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL)
De La Salle (Chicago, IL)
Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL)
Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL)

CCL/ESCC (White)

St. Laurence (Burbank, IL)
Hyde Park (Chicago, IL)
Grayslake Central
Oak Park-River Forest

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

MMXXIV​

Is that really how you write 2024 in Roman Numerals?
It looks right, but I'm WAY too lazy to verify that.

 

[ignazio]

Looking at these, Gambletron is more pro-CCL than a wake at Donnellan. Some sobriety is in order.
Phillips (Wendell) - just don't see the 52
Caravan - George Washington beat the Hessians in NJ, don't see why Lynch can't beat the Huns
Lil' Bills - I hear they're very fast
Flyers - to cover
Carl Sandburg
Immaculate Recuperation
Kays
Kennywood
Marist
Joliet
Wheaton North
ND
SV
DP
Benet
Marmion
DLS
Genoa Kingston
Rich
SL - 62 points and I'm still going with the Vikes. Don't let me down, boys.
Hyde Park
Carmel of Mundelein 2024 Victory Tour
OPRF

 

[ChicagoRambler]

Blue
Phillips
Mount Carmel
Iggy
LA

Green
Sandburg
St. Mary's
K3
Kenwood

Orange
Marist
JCA
Providence
ND

Purple
Viator
DePaul
Benet

Red
Marmion
DLS
Leo
Rich

White
Noble
Hyde park
Grayslake
Fenwick

Looking forward to another great CCL season!

 

[McCaravan]

I’ll get my picks in tomorrow AM but it’s great how the Gambletron predicts ESL to kick a FG 😀

 

[corey90]

I’ll get my picks in tomorrow AM but it’s great how the Gambletron predicts ESL to kick a FG 😀

McCaravan your a trip. I like the way you go about your pick. A lot of truths that hurt with your wisdom. 😊

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

I’ll get my picks in tomorrow AM but it’s great how the Gambletron predicts ESL to kick a FG 😀

2 Safeties and one missed extra point.

 

[RockSoup]

Welcome back!
Our friends over at Gambletron have provided us with a new feature: Winning Probability. Should we transition to a pick 'em/confidence pool? Or should we stay with you vs the spread?
Either way, make your picks - if you'd like to rank them (many 99% games this week), fine. If not, cool by me. We have a Pick 'Em thread already and I don't want to step on toes.
So this week, make your picks in the traditional manner (vs the spread).

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips @ BR
[2024] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hun of NJ @ MC
[2024] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 35 (84%), [2024] Hun (Princeton, NJ) 20 (16%)
SLU High @ SI
[2024] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 35 (87%), [2024] St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) 17 (13%)
ESL vs LA @ ISU
[2024] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 31 (81%), [2024] East St. Louis (IL) 17 (19%)

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg @ SR
[2024] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park, IL) 6 (1%)
St Mary of SL @ ICP
[2024] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 41 (>99%), [2024] St. Mary's (St. Louis, MO) 3 (<1%)
Kankakee @ Naz
[2024] Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) 41 (98%), [2024] Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood @ SF
[2024] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
MP @ Marist
[2024] Marist (Chicago, IL) 28 (65%), [2024] Morgan Park (Chicago, IL) 21 (35%)
Iowa City @ JC
[2024] Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 38 (90%), [2024] Iowa City (IA) 17 (10%)
PC @ Wheaton North
[2024] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31 (88%), [2024] Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL) 12 (12%)
SP @ ND
[2024] St. Patrick (Chicago, IL) 26 (77%), [2024] Notre Dame (Niles, IL) 14 (23%)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
SV @ Riverside Milwaukee
[2024] St. Viator (Arlington Heights, IL) 42 (98%), [2024] Riverside University/Meir (Milwaukee, WI) 7 (2%)
Deerfield @ DP
[2024] Deerfield (IL) 28 (53%), [2024] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 27 (47%)
SP @ ND (above)
BA @ Hillcrest
[2024] Benet Academy (Lisle, IL) 35 (96%), [2024] Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) 7 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Oak Forest @ MA
[2024] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 31 (73%), [2024] Oak Forest (IL) 22 (27%)
Argo @ DLS
[2024] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 35 (92%), [2024] Argo (Summit, IL) 13 (8%)
Leo @ Genoa Kingston
[2024] Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL) 24 (61%), [2024] Leo (Chicago, IL) 19 (39%)
Marian, Heights @ Rich
[2024] Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) 40 (96%), [2024] Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) 12 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble @ SL
[2024] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 62 (>99%), [2024] Noble Academy (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hyde Park @ MCHS
[2024] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
CoM @ Grayslake Central
[2024] Carmel (Mundelein, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL) 0 (<1%)
F @ OPRF
[2024] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL) 6 (1%)

A father sees his son nearing manhood.
What shall he tell that son?
"Life is hard; be steel; be a ROCK"
And this might stand him for the storms…

Carl Sandburg ‘A Father To His Son’

BLUE:
Rice -52 because they would
MC -15 because only Atilla can stop a Caravan and he ain’t suiting’ up this week
SLU +18 because Iggy is in the Blue, whatevs.
I’ll take multiple zip codes +14 vs many, many zip codes

GREEN
The Fog +36
Mary’s +38
Kay’s +33
Broncs +45

ORANGE
Stangs +7
Toppers -21
Falcons +19
Dons +12

PRINCE
StV -35
D men +1
Hawks +28

RED
Bengals +9
Meteor -22
Salami -5
Rich +28

WHITE
Noble +62 playing the 2-0 forfeit angle vs the 5 YEARS RUNNING KINGS OF THE ENTRANCE EXAM (but same football class every season)
Hyde Park +36
GraysLake +56
Huskie +36

 

[McCaravan]

2 Safeties and one missed extra point.

Better chance of that happening then a FG!

 

[McCaravan]

McCaravan your a trip. I like the way you go about your pick. A lot of truths that hurt with your wisdom. 😊

FG just has never been in their playbook! 😀

 

[ignazio]

For the 2024–2025 school year, tuition is $47,900 for middle school day students, $53,200 for upper school day students, and $77,200 for upper school boarding students.

 

[Silver Rain]

Roman numerals were great when you were counting how many legions you had, or how many barrels of wine. But the system could be inefficient. The Hindus contributed our decimal-based number system, and the Arabs gave us algebra. Besides his famous quatrains, the Persian poet and mathematician Omar Khayyam wrote a treatise on what is now called Pascal's Triangle, a stunning geometric figure derived from the binomial theorem.

The sphere upon which mortals come and go,
Has no end nor beginning that we know;
And none there is to tell us in plain truth:
Whence do we come and whither do we go.

-- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

 

[MC63]

For the 2024–2025 school year, tuition is $47,900 for middle school day students, $53,200 for upper school day students, and $77,200 for upper school boarding students.

Is this for the Hun school or somebody else?

 

[Kevin JCHS 81]

Is this for the Hun school or somebody else?

Yeah I thought the exact same thing, Holy Crap! Who's tuition is that?

 

[3OrangeWhips]

Phillips
Hun
Loyola
St. Louis

Sandburg
IC Prep
Kankakee
Kenwood

Marist
Joliet Catholic
Wheaton North
Notre Dame

St. Viator
Gordon Tech
Hillcrest

Marmion
Argo
Genoa-Kingston
Rich Township

Noble
Hyde Park
Grayslake
OPRF

 

[Stella5]

Phillips
MC
Ignatius
Loyola
Sandburg
IC
Naz
Kenwood
Morgan park
JCA
Provi
ND
Viator
Deerfield
Hillcrest
Marmion
Argo
Leo
Marian catholic
Laurence
Montini
Carmel
Fenwick

 

[80sRambler]

BLUE
Phillips
MC
Iggy
Flyers

GREEN
Sandburg
ICP
Kankakee
Kenwood

ORANGE
Marist
JCA
Wheaton North
Notre Dame

PURPLE
Riverside
DePaul Prep
Benet

RED
Marmion
DLS
Genoa-Kingston
Rich Township

WHITE
Noble
Hyde Park
Grayslake
OPRF

 

[tuccs]

Oh man I have been waiting so long for this post!!! Happy New Year Gents!

Phillips
MC
SLU
Loyola

Sandburg
IC Prep
Naz (they won't cover but I'm a homer)
Kenwood

Marist
Joliet Catholic
Wheaton North
Notre Dame

Riverside
DePaul
Hillcrest
Marmion

DLS
Genoa-Kingston
Rich Township

Noble
Hyde Park
Grayslake
OPRF

 

[McCaravan]

2024, here we go

Phillips +52- I have a rule you always take 50 points when given to you.

Hun +15- I’ve read a lot of reports on this Hun School. They have numerous D1 recruits to Big time schools. 12 players with 3 Stars or above, several with 4 Stars. I’ll take them and 15! MC by 7.

SLU +18. Just a guess

ESL +14. Very rare they lost by 14 to in State opponents.

Sandburg- +36 @RockSoup Im sorry I’m making this my lock of the week. SR WILL WIN!! But not by 36. This team has talent and is well coached, Rita by 17.

STM + 38
Kankakee +33- Shoe in of the week. Naz is good, Kankakee isn’t 33 points worse.

Marist -7…..I think this will be a shoot out, not confident in this but I like Marist D line to handle MP Oline and make it hard on them

JC -21

Wheaton North +19. They fall that hard after winning State in 2021?

ND +12

Viator- -35

Hillcrest +28

Oak Forest +9

DLS +22

Geona +5

Noble +62- 50 point plus rule! Come on Laurence, you take 2nd in 4A and schedule a bottom CPS team for week 1?

HP+ 56
Grayslake +56
OPRF +36

 

[stl705]

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips +52
MC -15
SI -18
LA -14

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg +36
ICP -38
Naz -32
SF -45

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
Marist -7
JC -21
Wheaton North +19
NND +12

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
St. Viator -35
Deerfield -1
Hillcrest +28

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Marmion -9
DLS -22
Argo @ DLS
Genoa Kingston -5
Marian Catholic -28

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble +62
Montini -56
Carmel of Mund -56
OPRF +36

 

[BornNRazed]

BR

MC

Iggy

ESL

Sandburg

St Mary’s

Kankakee

St Francis

Iowa

JCA

providence

ND

Viator

Deerfield

Benet

Marmion

DLS

Leo

Marion C

STL

Montini

carmel

Fenwick

 

[RockSoup]

Remember if you haven’t posted your picks vs the spread yet, you’ll only lose the point for MC/Hun game. I’ll capture anyone’s and everyone’s picks today before 6ish pm and add them to the tracker.

 

[MsDavis10]

Blue
Phillips
Already played :/
SLU
ESL

Green
Sandburg
St. Mary's
Kankakee
Kenwood

Orange
Marist
JCA
Providence
ND

Purple
Viator
DePaul
Benet

Red
Marmion
DLS
Leo
Rich

White
Noble
Hyde park
Grayslake
Fenwick

 

[pjjp]

Better late than never.

Phillips +52
MC/Hun - too late for this pick. The Huns were impressive.
St. Louis Univ +18
ESL +14

Sandburg +36
IC -38
Kankakee +33
Kenwood +45

Marist -7
JCA -21
WN +19
ND +12

Riverside Univ. +35
Depaul +1
Hillcrest +28

Marmion -9
De La Sallle -22
Genoa King -5
Rich Town +28

Noble +62
Hyde Park +56
Grayslake Central +56
OPRF +36

 

[BillyTheBuffoon]

Folks, we are so back!

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Brother Rice 56 Phillips 6 (+52): Only a few years ago this game would have been a dominant topic of conversation
Hun of NJ Winners MC Losers: Should the Caravan press the panic button? (I kid. JK LOL)
St. Ignatius 31 SLU 21: Iggy's in the Blue feels a bit premature right now. Especially with the pedigrees in the Green, but the strides this program has made is nothing short of impressive.
Loyola 38 (-14) East St. Louis 23: I just feel that Loyola has been dying for this opportunity to send a message to everyone south of I-80 that they are the best program going

CCL/ESCC (Green)
St. Rita 35 Sandburg 7 (+36): The Ponies do their thing and won't break a sweat
Immaculate Conception 35 St. Mary's 6
Nazareth Academy 49 Kankakee 13 (+34): The Runner of the Road will not start this season at 0-4
St. Francis 42 Kenwood 6 (+45): This may be 42-0 at half

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
Marist 31 (-7) Morgan Park 20: EXCELLENT game here and while I believe Marist covers, it will be a close game into the 4th quarter.
Joliet Catholic Academy 42 Iowa City 21: The Machine gets off to 1-0
Providence 34 Wheaton North 19 (+19): Provi doesn't get threatened, but Wheaton North gets the cover
Saint Pat's 17 Notre Dame 13 (+12): May not be GOTW but it's definitely the most hotly contested GOTW. There's no way the Shamrock covers. They may win, but they aren't ready to be covering

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
Saint Viator 37 @ Riverside Milwaukee 16: Lions got a tough schedule, but there's a clear path to 5. They always seem to have enough dudes to be annoying to most teams they play against
DePaul 20 (+1) Deerfield 19: This is a HUGE game for the Rams as they have 3 guaranteed losses on their schedule and the other 6 being coin tosses. They took a huge step forward last year. Now they have expectations.
Benet 27 Hillcrest 12 (+28): Benet seems like a school that should be so much more consistent at football.


CCL/ESCC (Red)
Marmion 27 Oak Forest 23 (+9): A big change for the Cadets with Dan Thorpe no longer at the helm
De La Salle 32 (-22) Argo 8: De La Salle is in a very tenuous time in their program's history
Leo 26 (+5) Genoa Kingston 23: This is me just having a soft spot for Leo
Marian of the Heights 48 (-28) @ Rich 18: Love seeing a deep South Suburban non con battle like this. The Men of the Heights haven't been terrible the last few years. They just get brutal cross over matchups. They have a path to 5 this year, but like always, they have no wiggle room.


CCL/ESCC (White)
St. Laurence 70 (-62) Noble 0: Larry's buying a W knowing that 4 will have to be earned this year.
Montini Catholic 56 Hyde Park 6 (+56): Montini buying a W knowing that 4 will have to be earned this year
Carmel of Mundelein 63 (+56) Grayslake Central 0: Carmel has an IDEAL schedule to get to 8 wins.
Fenwick 38 @ OPRF 14 (+36): OPRF only covers because it's a rivalry. Fenwick is primed to have a very solid year.


Be in a stadium somewhere tonight and support one of the great American pastimes that brings communities together!

 

[first n10]

Argo 45 DLS 0

 

[McCaravan]

Argo 45 DLS 0

This stunned me. I know one of D’s top players left for HF but they had a solid QB, did he bolt too??

 

[Wittymoniker1]

2024, here we go

Phillips +52- I have a rule you always take 50 points when given to you.

Hun +15- I’ve read a lot of reports on this Hun School. They have numerous D1 recruits to Big time schools. 12 players with 3 Stars or above, several with 4 Stars. I’ll take them and 15! MC by 7.

SLU +18. Just a guess

ESL +14. Very rare they lost by 14 to in State opponents.

Sandburg- +36 @RockSoup Im sorry I’m making this my lock of the week. SR WILL WIN!! But not by 36. This team has talent and is well coached, Rita by 17.

STM + 38
Kankakee +33- Shoe in of the week. Naz is good, Kankakee isn’t 33 points worse.

Marist -7…..I think this will be a shoot out, not confident in this but I like Marist D line to handle MP Oline and make it hard on them

JC -21

Wheaton North +19. They fall that hard after winning State in 2021?

ND +12

Viator- -35

Hillcrest +28

Oak Forest +9

DLS +22

Geona +5

Noble +62- 50 point plus rule! Come on Laurence, you take 2nd in 4A and schedule a bottom CPS team for week 1?

HP+ 56
Grayslake +56
OPRF +36

Spot on almost. It was a 17 pt Rita lead until a late score. Nice.

 

[McCaravan]

Spot on almost. It was a 17 pt Rita lead until a late score. Nice.

Some ridiculous spreads this week! If I can only be this good at picking Lotto numbers…

 

[ESCC fan]

I don't believe I missed week 1. I can never catch up now. What a travesty.

 

[CCHS-Fan]

Carmel Catholic’s varsity pulled most starters up 49-0, just inside the end of the 1st half. GC scored on the 1st half’s final drive, with just under a minute to play. The Corsairs went to the locker room up 56-7, as they returned the ensuing KO for a TD with .25 left on the clock.

JV won 41-0.

So all-in-all, combined shut-outs in the program for 1st team defensive groups. Not bad. Hard to pressure test this opener, however.

Lake Forest presents a much bigger challenge this week, IMO.

 

[crazylegs777]

Welcome back!
Our friends over at Gambletron have provided us with a new feature: Winning Probability. Should we transition to a pick 'em/confidence pool? Or should we stay with you vs the spread?
Either way, make your picks - if you'd like to rank them (many 99% games this week), fine. If not, cool by me. We have a Pick 'Em thread already and I don't want to step on toes.
So this week, make your picks in the traditional manner (vs the spread).

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips @ BR
[2024] Brother Rice (Chicago, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hun of NJ @ MC
[2024] Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) 35 (84%), [2024] Hun (Princeton, NJ) 20 (16%)
SLU High @ SI
[2024] St. Ignatius (Chicago, IL) 35 (87%), [2024] St. Louis University (St. Louis, MO) 17 (13%)
ESL vs LA @ ISU
[2024] Loyola Academy (Wilmette, IL) 31 (81%), [2024] East St. Louis (IL) 17 (19%)

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg @ SR
[2024] St. Rita (Chicago, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park, IL) 6 (1%)
St Mary of SL @ ICP
[2024] Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst, IL) 41 (>99%), [2024] St. Mary's (St. Louis, MO) 3 (<1%)
Kankakee @ Naz
[2024] Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) 41 (98%), [2024] Kankakee (IL) 8 (2%)
Kenwood @ SF
[2024] St. Francis (Wheaton, IL) 52 (>99%), [2024] Kenwood (Chicago, IL) 7 (<1%)

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
MP @ Marist
[2024] Marist (Chicago, IL) 28 (65%), [2024] Morgan Park (Chicago, IL) 21 (35%)
Iowa City @ JC
[2024] Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet, IL) 38 (90%), [2024] Iowa City (IA) 17 (10%)
PC @ Wheaton North
[2024] Providence Catholic (New Lenox, IL) 31 (88%), [2024] Wheaton North (Wheaton, IL) 12 (12%)
SP @ ND
[2024] St. Patrick (Chicago, IL) 26 (77%), [2024] Notre Dame (Niles, IL) 14 (23%)

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
SV @ Riverside Milwaukee
[2024] St. Viator (Arlington Heights, IL) 42 (98%), [2024] Riverside University/Meir (Milwaukee, WI) 7 (2%)
Deerfield @ DP
[2024] Deerfield (IL) 28 (53%), [2024] DePaul College Prep (Chicago, IL) 27 (47%)
SP @ ND (above)
BA @ Hillcrest
[2024] Benet Academy (Lisle, IL) 35 (96%), [2024] Hillcrest (Country Club Hills, IL) 7 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Oak Forest @ MA
[2024] Marmion Academy (Aurora, IL) 31 (73%), [2024] Oak Forest (IL) 22 (27%)
Argo @ DLS
[2024] De La Salle (Chicago, IL) 35 (92%), [2024] Argo (Summit, IL) 13 (8%)
Leo @ Genoa Kingston
[2024] Genoa-Kingston (Genoa, IL) 24 (61%), [2024] Leo (Chicago, IL) 19 (39%)
Marian, Heights @ Rich
[2024] Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights, IL) 40 (96%), [2024] Rich Township (Olympia Fields, IL) 12 (4%)

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble @ SL
[2024] St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) 62 (>99%), [2024] Noble Academy (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
Hyde Park @ MCHS
[2024] Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Hyde Park (Chicago, IL) 0 (<1%)
CoM @ Grayslake Central
[2024] Carmel (Mundelein, IL) 56 (>99%), [2024] Grayslake Central (Grayslake, IL) 0 (<1%)
F @ OPRF
[2024] Fenwick (Oak Park, IL) 42 (99%), [2024] Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park, IL) 6 (1%)

92% Picked DLS who got running clocked by ARGO!!!!! I love it

 

[corey90]

Folks, we are so back!

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Brother Rice 56 Phillips 6 (+52): Only a few years ago this game would have been a dominant topic of conversation
Hun of NJ Winners MC Losers: Should the Caravan press the panic button? (I kid. JK LOL)
St. Ignatius 31 SLU 21: Iggy's in the Blue feels a bit premature right now. Especially with the pedigrees in the Green, but the strides this program has made is nothing short of impressive.
Loyola 38 (-14) East St. Louis 23: I just feel that Loyola has been dying for this opportunity to send a message to everyone south of I-80 that they are the best program going

CCL/ESCC (Green)
St. Rita 35 Sandburg 7 (+36): The Ponies do their thing and won't break a sweat
Immaculate Conception 35 St. Mary's 6
Nazareth Academy 49 Kankakee 13 (+34): The Runner of the Road will not start this season at 0-4
St. Francis 42 Kenwood 6 (+45): This may be 42-0 at half

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
Marist 31 (-7) Morgan Park 20: EXCELLENT game here and while I believe Marist covers, it will be a close game into the 4th quarter.
Joliet Catholic Academy 42 Iowa City 21: The Machine gets off to 1-0
Providence 34 Wheaton North 19 (+19): Provi doesn't get threatened, but Wheaton North gets the cover
Saint Pat's 17 Notre Dame 13 (+12): May not be GOTW but it's definitely the most hotly contested GOTW. There's no way the Shamrock covers. They may win, but they aren't ready to be covering

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
Saint Viator 37 @ Riverside Milwaukee 16: Lions got a tough schedule, but there's a clear path to 5. They always seem to have enough dudes to be annoying to most teams they play against
DePaul 20 (+1) Deerfield 19: This is a HUGE game for the Rams as they have 3 guaranteed losses on their schedule and the other 6 being coin tosses. They took a huge step forward last year. Now they have expectations.
Benet 27 Hillcrest 12 (+28): Benet seems like a school that should be so much more consistent at football.


CCL/ESCC (Red)
Marmion 27 Oak Forest 23 (+9): A big change for the Cadets with Dan Thorpe no longer at the helm
De La Salle 32 (-22) Argo 8: De La Salle is in a very tenuous time in their program's history
Leo 26 (+5) Genoa Kingston 23: This is me just having a soft spot for Leo
Marian of the Heights 48 (-28) @ Rich 18: Love seeing a deep South Suburban non con battle like this. The Men of the Heights haven't been terrible the last few years. They just get brutal cross over matchups. They have a path to 5 this year, but like always, they have no wiggle room.


CCL/ESCC (White)
St. Laurence 70 (-62) Noble 0: Larry's buying a W knowing that 4 will have to be earned this year.
Montini Catholic 56 Hyde Park 6 (+56): Montini buying a W knowing that 4 will have to be earned this year
Carmel of Mundelein 63 (+56) Grayslake Central 0: Carmel has an IDEAL schedule to get to 8 wins.
Fenwick 38 @ OPRF 14 (+36): OPRF only covers because it's a rivalry. Fenwick is primed to have a very solid year.


Be in a stadium somewhere tonight and support one of the great American pastimes that brings communities together!

opportunity to send a message to everyone south of I-80 that they are the best program going

I hope they are paying attention because LWE just sent a message last night.
Just saying!
Hope to see a great game tonight.

 

[McCaravan]

I took ESL +14!!! Woo Hoo!

 

[Jenny27]

This stunned me. I know one of D’s top players left for HF but they had a solid QB, did he bolt too??

They only had 18 players rostered.

 

[McCaravan]

They only had 18 players rostered.

QB left to Kenwood

 

[MMA_Det]

That’s a shame

They got a lot of talent at the school, it’s just motivating the kids to play