Pick ‘em. Big games this weekend

[NapervilleBuck]

To me this is where things start getting very interesting. I love playoff football and think it’s the best time of the year. Who ya got in these sledgehammer games?

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)
IC v Du-Pec (3A)
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)
Morris v Morton (5A)
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A)
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)

 

[RD_Watcher]

Batavia (If there was advertising $ involved, you’d never see this matchup in Round 2)
Loyola (I would love to be wrong on this one)
Warren (GBN doesn’t have their stud)
Lena Winslow (no idea)
Genoa Kingston (cooler name)
Jacobs (in a close one)
Du-Pec (I’d be lying if I said I have any idea where these 2 teams are from)
Wilmington (the other is just too long)
ESL (I believe the hype)
Morton (this is the good one, not the one in Cicero)
Triad (no reason)
Glenbard West (their offense is hard to prep for in a week, and their defense is stout)
NV (I don’t think this one is very close)
Iggy (if they don’t win, be ready for the “C-M could beat MC too” takes)
Prospect (no reason)
Plainfield North (hopefully)
LWE (sets up a LWE @ Loyola in Quarter Finals)

 

[doctor_d]

Mt. Carmel (7A)
Loyola (8A)
Warren Township (8A) 🎢
Lena Winslow (1A)
St. Francis (4A)
Jacobs (7A)
IC (3A)
Wilmington (3A) 2A actually
East St. Louis (6A)
Morris (5A)
Mahomet-Seymour (5A)
Lockport (8A)
Palatine (8A)
Crete Monee (6A)
Prospect (7A)
Maine South (8A)
Lincoln Way East (8A)

 

[USD24]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)- The Caravan in a squeaker. Home field a big plus
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)- Loyola will wear them down
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)- SIx flags in a slugfest
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)- LW. Dominant team in 1A
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)- St Francis in a close one.
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)- Jacobs hammers the Ironmen
IC v Du-Pec (3A)- IC big
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)- Great matchup. Pulling for Wilmington.
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)- Complete mismatch. ESL by as many as they want
Morris v Morton (5A)- Morris in a battle. RB for Morton is a stud.
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A). No idea on this one. I will go with Triad
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)- Another great matchup. I think Lockports defense will carry them to the win
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)- Nequa by two tds
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)- I like CM here. Iggy is gonna have a tough time with their speed
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)-Prospect
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)- Maine South in a close one
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)- LWE by 3 TDS

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

Damn Buck I hate when you make me do this!

Just a disclaimer I suck ay picking games.
Men of Carmel
Loyola
Warren
Lena
Lighten up Francis
Some guy named Jacob
Du Pec
Wilmington
East Side
Morris
Mahomet
Lockport
Neuqua
Iggy pops em
Prospect
Swaggy
Beast

 

[BobbyTheBuffoon]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)
IC v Du-Pec (3A)
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)
Morris v Morton (5A)
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A)
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)

 

[DadCoachSports]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A) Mt Carmel
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A) Loyola
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A) Glenbard North
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A) Lena Winslow
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A) St Francis
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A) Jacobs.....traveling two hours on a Friday?
IC v Du-Pec (3A) IC
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A) Sterling Newman
Richards v East St. Louis (6A) 98 Blocks
Morris v Morton (5A) Morris
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A) Seymour
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A) Lockport
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A) Palatine
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A) St Iggy
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A) Buffalo Grove
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A) Maine South
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A) Lincoln Way East

 

[micahjones]

🎢💪🏾🏈

 

[William Foster]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)
IC v Du-Pec (3A)
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)
Morris v Morton (5A)
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A)
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)

and don't forget
Nashville (IL) at Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin (Bismarck, IL), 1:00pm

 

[MS4EVER]

Batman
Hollywood
Six Flags
Forrest Gump
St. Francis
Normal
IC
Wilmington
Eastside
Redskins
Triad
Porters
The Valley
Iggy
Prospect
Swagger High
Beast

 

[NapervilleBuck]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)
—I’m going with Batavia but apprehensively.
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)
—close for 3 quarters but the Ramblers wear em down in the 4th
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)
—GBN losing their best player is the difference here. Fighting MicahNewt’s big.
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)
—LW in OT
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)
—Sparta in a tight one.
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)
—Jacobs fairly easily
IC v Du-Pec (3A)
—IC big
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)
—Wilmington, but closer than the seedings would suggest
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)
—All has all night.
Morris v Morton (5A)
—step up in class for Morton. They keep it close but Morris is too much
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A)
—M-S in a tight one.
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)
—Porters D too much
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)
—Neuqua, barely
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)
—Iggy
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)
—BG
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)
—Swagger big
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)
—Minooka in a “shocker”

 

[PowerI66]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)- I want to say Batavia, but, alas, I feel MC pulls it out.
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)- Loyola by double digits
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)- Warren. And they complete 1 or 2 passes this week!
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)- Lena Winslow just cuz.
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)- St. Francis offense too much to handle
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)- Jacobs wins due to Time Of Possession
IC v Du-Pec (3A)- IC
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)- Wilmington because I for some reason picked Sterling to lose last week
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)- ESL
Morris v Morton (5A)- Morris
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A). Mahomet-Seymour because their name is cooler
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)- Could be a really fun one. Lockport if healthy.
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)- Palatine because I have to go with my heart.
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)- Iggy. Needs to keep CM off the field
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)- Prospect, but wouldn't be surprised
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)- MS but double digits
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)- I think this is a sneaky close game. LWE didn't look great to me last week

 

[Googertys Dog]

Batavia (7A) Homer pic
Naperville Central (8A) Seem to be in a good spot, maybe because of their recruits
Glenbard North (8A) I'm more of a Kings Island kind of guy
Lena Winslow (1A) One of my good buddy's last name is Winslow
St. Francis (4A) Co Worker's alma mater
Normal Community (7A) Don't like brown in uni's
Depue (3A) Good boat races
Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A) for my Reed Custer buddy
East St. Louis (6A) I like their fans
Morris (5A) for my Morris buddy
Triad (5A) It will be my nephews kids high school someday
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A) I got nothing here
Neuqua Valley (8A) I like how QB1's dad irritates folks
Crete Monee (6A) Not sure why
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A) Nothing
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A) Nothing
Minooka (8A) for Edgy, if he even cares

Now you can understand why I'm not a good gambler..

 

[stl705]

Love the slate this week, could see a handful or more going to OT.

Batavia over Mt. Carmel (7A)
Loyola over Naperville Central (8A)
Glenbard North over Warren Township (8A)
Lena Winslow over Forreston (1A)
St. Francis over Genoa Kingston (4A)
Jacobs over Normal Community (7A)
IC over Du-Pec (3A)
Wilmington over Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)
ESL over Richards (6A)
Morris over Morton (5A)
Mah-Sey over Triad (5A)
GLenbard West over Lockport (8A)
Neuqua Valley over Palatine (8A)
Crete Monee over St Ign (6A)
Prospect over Buffalo Grove (7A)
Maine South over Plainfield North (8A)
Lincoln Way East over Minooka (8A)

 

[McEvergreen]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)
IC v Du-Pec (3A)
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)
Morris v Morton (5A)
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A)
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)

 

[TigerforFlyers]

Batavia v Mt. Carmel (7A)
Loyola v Naperville Central (8A)
Warren Township v Glenbard North (8A)
Lena Winslow v Forreston (1A)
St. Francis v Genoa Kingston (4A)
Normal Community v Jacobs (7A)
IC v Du-Pec (3A)
Wilmington v Sterling Newman Central Catholic (3A)
Richards v East St. Louis (6A)
Morris v Morton (5A)
Triad v Mahomet-Seymour (5A)
Lockport v Glenbard West (8A)
Neuqua Valley v Palatine (8A)
St. Ignatius v Crete Monee (6A)
Buffalo Grove v Prospect (7A)
Plainfield North v Maine South (8A)
Lincoln Way East v Minooka (8A)