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Q: So who should be in the Preseason Class 7A Top 10 poll

23's Top Ten will look a lot like 22's, although of course the order will be rearranged. I expect Rita and MC to fight it out for the top spot. Both teams lose a lot of seniors, but both have key players coming back or coming up. DJ Stewart and Darrion Dupree match up pretty well at the running back position, so it may come down to quarterbacks, giving MC the edge. Jack Elliott will pick up where Dowling left off, never missing a beat.
 
23's Top Ten will look a lot like 22's, although of course the order will be rearranged. I expect Rita and MC to fight it out for the top spot. Both teams lose a lot of seniors, but both have key players coming back or coming up. DJ Stewart and Darrion Dupree match up pretty well at the running back position, so it may come down to quarterbacks, giving MC the edge. Jack Elliott will pick up where Dowling left off, never missing a beat.
Too early to really dig into this but MC is shaping up to look really strong again. They got a couple of difference making transfer additions to their offensive and defensive lines that will help with the graduating loses. Dupree and Manning are the best RB combo in the State (that I know of). Parker Startz is getting more and more D1 offers....I don't know what many teams have coming back this early in the year but I'd put MC up against any of them right now.
 
Martin and Woods in ESL may have something to say about that.
You need to change your handle to something ESL because you don’t seem to support your Alma mater at all! 😀. Kidding aside I’m not sure who they are, I’m sure they are excellent and lightening quick like all the other ESL backs MC has seen over the years but you really can’t argue to hard that Dupree mad Manning won’t be the one of the best, if not thee best, RB combos in the state. Dupree just added offers from ND and Michigan and Manning is getting a lot of looks from IVY and high educational schools. 18 TDs in 9 games for Dupree when part of a two back system is amazing in the CCL Blue. Manning did a great job of stepping in and switching his role to the every down back for the playoff run when Dupree went down. When they are both healthy and in the game together they are a fun duo.
 
You need to change your handle to something ESL because you don’t seem to support your Alma mater at all! 😀. Kidding aside I’m not sure who they are, I’m sure they are excellent and lightening quick like all the other ESL backs MC has seen over the years but you really can’t argue to hard that Dupree mad Manning won’t be the one of the best, if not thee best, RB combos in the state. Dupree just added offers from ND and Michigan and Manning is getting a lot of looks from IVY and high educational schools. 18 TDs in 9 games for Dupree when part of a two back system is amazing in the CCL Blue. Manning did a great job of stepping in and switching his role to the every down back for the playoff run when Dupree went down. When they are both healthy and in the game together they are a fun duo.
Martin & Woods are the real deal. Def. one of the top combos in state regardless of class.
 
This game will be interesting. I have said ESL hasn’t played the best teams in Illinois like MC, LA, LWE, MS etc. They have played some of the best teams in the country and that’s been very impressive. That said even though they have lost to most of them, they have showed themselves very well and made Illinoians proud. I am very interested to see how this game plays out. I believe it will be epic and it may come down to special teams, and discipline meaning avoid penalties while playing exceptional defense. I don’t know who wins this game but it’s going to be hard fault game.
 
This game will be interesting. I have said ESL hasn’t played the best teams in Illinois like MC, LA, LWE, MS etc. They have played some of the best teams in the country and that’s been very impressive. That said even though they have lost to most of them, they have showed themselves very well and made Illinoians proud. I am very interested to see how this game plays out. I believe it will be epic and it may come down to special teams, and discipline meaning avoid penalties while playing exceptional defense. I don’t know who wins this game but it’s going to be hard fault game.
Def should be a great game. Esl lost alot on the O line but it sounds like they have some young guys and transfers who will be good replacements
 
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