Pre Season State Championship Predictions.
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You beat me to it!
8A MS
7A Naz or Eastside(can't decide)
6A Phillips
5A Montini
8A MS
7A Naz or Eastside(can't decide)
6A Phillips
5A Montini
Not that many private schools are going to win. 8a is loaded, Naz winning 7a would be a very difficult task, Montini has to get thru the Blue in their first year in the Blue just to make the playoffs.
IC is a great pick and AC don't know much about this year's team.
IC in 2016 would have been competitive in 4A, 5A & 6A....Even with a skill player going to Purdue, they aren't going to be that good again...
The thoughtless no brainer pick: IC v. Rochester for the title.
That said, 4A is hard to pick because: 1) the upper enrollment cutoff greatly affects a pick; and 2) the north/south cut makes a huge difference. If the 4A number runs over 900 again, Morris, Rochelle & Highland come into the mix. If the cutoff is closer to 800, Coal City jumps into the fray big time...win or lose week 1 vs. Morris. IC being forced to play at Morris and/or Coal City is a huge difference from playing at Plunkett...Likewise, if Coal City goes south, are the Coalers in the same quarter as Rochester...or the semis...I-8 didn't do too well in the south last fall...
8A - Edwardsville
7A - East Side
6A - Sacred Heart-Griffin
5A - Montini
4A - Althoff
3A - B Mac
2A - Red Bud
1A - AC
7A - East Side
6A - Sacred Heart-Griffin
5A - Montini
4A - Althoff
3A - B Mac
2A - Red Bud
1A - AC
What's the scoop on the teams from our area? I haven't heard very much lately.
8A Maine South v Loyola
7A St Chuck N v Lake Zurich
6A Cary Grove v SHG
5A Montini v JCA
4A Rochester v Raby
7A St Chuck N v Lake Zurich
6A Cary Grove v SHG
5A Montini v JCA
4A Rochester v Raby
I really have no clue. I was being a homer with no basis for my predictions.
lol Fair enough. I haven't heard very much about any of the teams in our area. A few local articles have suggested that the Edwardsville offense might be pretty good, but haven't heard much about Eastside, Althoff, Highland or Belleville West. The BV News Democrat usually has more info by now, especially on the Flyers. The STL Post Dispatch hasn't posted much on the 618 teams yet either.
I don't think so - I THINK he meant Soucie is on the Sauce by not including Eville.
Yes, no jab at EV. Tons of returning starters including all state QB from an 8A semifinal team seems like a no brainer to be in the top 25. How could Soucie miss that?
His state rankings:
http://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2018/08/20/b3c9aa4223694005bd50c358740d6a62/index.xml?page=5
That was my bad. I think the jury is out on Edwardsville until we see the defense. What's the scoop on Eastside?
Oh man. Coming off a semi final appearance and a top notch retuRning QB? That’s not exactly what I wanted to hear...
I was hoping he might head down to Florida like some of the other top recruits from IL hehehehe.I am dreading the drive down to Eville in week 4 (long drive and I don’t like driving at nite) but looking forward to seeing the Ed’s QB live and in person. I hear he is the real deal. I sure hope WV can give you guys a good game!
If you don't go the extra mile to get BBQ, Evill does have a nice place for food and drink:
https://www.bigdaddysedwardsville.com/
Big Daddy's ... not related to Big Mama's.
Some Belleville boys run these joints - Evill, Bville and Soulard/STL.
https://www.bigdaddysedwardsville.com/
Big Daddy's ... not related to Big Mama's.
Some Belleville boys run these joints - Evill, Bville and Soulard/STL.
Edwardsville has CBC (St. Louis) in week 2, ESL in week 3 and WV in week 4. That's a really tough three week stretch. How's WV's offense? The Edwardsville defense could be a big issue for their success or lack thereof, especially during that tough three week schedule.Oh man. Coming off a semi final appearance and a top notch retuRning QB? That’s not exactly what I wanted to hear...
I am dreading the drive down to Eville in week 4 (long drive and I don’t like driving at nite) but looking forward to seeing the Ed’s QB live and in person. I hear he is the real deal. I sure hope WV can give you guys a good game!
Holy Hell that is a brutal schedule. The staff must be very very high on The team to put that kind of schedule together!
I just posted some of my thoughts on WV in the upset special thread (I was asked - I didn’t hijack the thread on purpose!
). Cautiously optimistic on WV O if the Oline gels. Coach Murph usually has some good game plans and wrinkles he brings in throughout the year and hopefully some of that gets unveiled down south to keep us competitive with the juggernaut!!
Best of luck to WV. You guys always bring it. Unfortunately, the memory of that first round loss you guys put on us a few years ago still lingers! Lol
That was a great game. EDs had a very good team that year. I think if they played 10 times EDs wins 7 of them. We had a workhorse LB and RB that year that really led the team (he’s wrestling at NIU) plus we were fortunate with some turnovers at the right time!
Yeah those turn overs killed us, but that's part of the game. WV did what they had to do and earned the win. I was happy to see them survive for a couple more rounds afterwards.
Generic EVILLE preview.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hig...tent=2FB105CDC86190BD9C46400241C4AF7796945A76
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hig...tent=2FB105CDC86190BD9C46400241C4AF7796945A76
That defense has me worried again! lol The BV News Democrat finally did an article on the Flyers yesterday too.
Thanks for sharing the preview Crusader!!
As expected looks like Edwardsville’s Offense will be a Total juggernaut all season.
Looks like most of Edwardsville’s back 4 return to the Defense and a couple of LB’s also Returning with a good amount of Varsity snaps. Does not sound like the cuboard is completely bare on the defensive side.
The good news (for WV) is that they don’t have a ton of experience coming back on either sides of the line (same could be said about WV as well).
With the brutal schedule EDs has In the first 4 games - it looks like they will be a well oiled machine come week 4.
As expected looks like Edwardsville’s Offense will be a Total juggernaut all season.
Looks like most of Edwardsville’s back 4 return to the Defense and a couple of LB’s also Returning with a good amount of Varsity snaps. Does not sound like the cuboard is completely bare on the defensive side.
The good news (for WV) is that they don’t have a ton of experience coming back on either sides of the line (same could be said about WV as well).
With the brutal schedule EDs has In the first 4 games - it looks like they will be a well oiled machine come week 4.
Senior center Devon Hunt (6-foot-2, 260 pounds), senior left tackle Demond Taylor (6-3, 255) and senior right tackle Darrell Simmons Jr. (6-4, 290) all are Division I recruits. Hunt has committed to Illinois State. Taylor is headed to Northern Illinois and Simmons pledged to Iowa State. They're joined by junior Javontez Spraggins (6-3, 346).
