You have no idea who was recruiting him, who offered and what they had to say. None of what you said is relevant to the question at hand. That’s like saying that Mitch Trubisky was one of the best college QB’s of all time because he was drafted #2.
So which players would make the Team of the Decade?
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He did, but was always regarded as an athlete and even listed as an athlete or a wide receiver for recruiting.
Unfortunately no one gets recruited or offered based on high school performance anymore. It’s all about your measurable qualities. Some of the best high school football players I see anymore get little or no interest from big time schools.
Aside from LaPorta, who I can understand why he did not get the nod, I'm happy the guys I liked have all gotten nods.
Well, after two more SWC guys are added for Kicker/Punter.
So far, four are from the SWC - I expect six total.
What are the other conference representative numbers?
BOLLINGBROOK SEEMS TO HAVE A DUDE ON EVERY LIST!!!
After doing a quick look, here are a couple conference totals
ESCC: 5 Total
Love Naz
Isaac JCA
Flynn Marist (2 yrs)
Weishar Marist
McCarthy Naz
CCL 5 Total
Richardson MC
J. Johnson Montini
J. Jones DLS
Westerkamp Montini
Marwede LA
The Brook had two linebackers on first team and 2 DB's listed in the others group.
Looks like ESL had 3 players. I didn't see any other schools with more than 2
Do the "also rans" not count in these totals? If they do, ESL has four: Jeff, Johnson, Beckner and then Macon.
How about "top teams of the decade"???...LA '15 , LWE '19 or '17 would have to ask their fans which was best, WWS '10 just to name a few
The 2016 Flyers - 89 Blocks team. Ran the table starting with a PC then a TOUGH CBC squad, AJ’s EVILLE team and then the usual suspects:
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Result
8/277:00p @ Providence Catholic
(W) 34 - 3
9/37:00p Christian Brothers
(W) 32 - 28
9/107:00p Alton
(W) 58 - 0
9/167:00p @ Granite City
(W) 44 - 0
9/237:00p Belleville West
(W) 52 - 0
9/307:00p @ Edwardsville
(W) 20 - 10
10/81:00p @ Belleville East
(W) 60 - 0
10/147:00p Collinsville
(W) 60 - 0
10/217:00p @ O'Fallon
(W) 46 - 14
10/292:00p Lincoln-Way West
(W) 44 - 7
11/51:00p Glenbard North
(W) 34 - 28
11/122:00p @ Willowbrook
(W) 60 - 27
11/192:00p @ Benet Academy
@ Lisle , IL (Benedictine Univ.)
(W) 20 - 0
11/264:00p Plainfield North
SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Result
8/277:00p @ Providence Catholic
(W) 34 - 3
9/37:00p Christian Brothers
(W) 32 - 28
9/107:00p Alton
(W) 58 - 0
9/167:00p @ Granite City
(W) 44 - 0
9/237:00p Belleville West
(W) 52 - 0
9/307:00p @ Edwardsville
(W) 20 - 10
10/81:00p @ Belleville East
(W) 60 - 0
10/147:00p Collinsville
(W) 60 - 0
10/217:00p @ O'Fallon
(W) 46 - 14
10/292:00p Lincoln-Way West
(W) 44 - 7
11/51:00p Glenbard North
(W) 34 - 28
11/122:00p @ Willowbrook
(W) 60 - 27
11/192:00p @ Benet Academy
@ Lisle , IL (Benedictine Univ.)
(W) 20 - 0
11/264:00p Plainfield North
I would say that was barely a top 5 team in the state that year. I would put all the 8A semifinalists and both the 7A finalists above them.
That’s a tough sell. Very talented team but looking back at their results it is hard to find a single signature win. They beat an average JC team by 3 points. The talent was there, just dont think the resume screams team of the decade by any stretch.
You must not have watched football that year. Example Stevenson, who you would put ahead of Naz beat Lake forest by 14. Naz clocked them in the first half. Naz ran at will against every team they played that year. You may of had a better argument had you said Provi was the only team better than them that year.
And by running at will you mean they averaged 3.9 yards a carry in the championship game against Lemont. They were very good but honestly I would have picked Provi, CG and Stevenson to beat them that year.
USA Today had the 2016 Flyers at 17. 14-0 - 7A state champion.
What's the highest an IL team has earned this past decade? This may be it.
right. did you also know that 12 starters were hospitalized that week for the flu until Friday night. And yes Naz held the ball all but 6 minutes in the second half at one time I think running the ball 20 something times in a row just bleeding the entire 3rd quarter. CG and Stevenson would not have beat that team. Provi maybe with Boykin. Boykin vs Love would have been fun to watch.
You said “they ran at will every game,” not every game but the game they were sick. If they were really sick that week they wouldn’t have beaten any of those teams then.
USA Today had the 2016 Flyers at 17. 14-0 - 7A state champion.
What's the highest an IL team has earned this past decade? This may be it.
Not sure but 2005 LWE finished the year #9.
The ihsa counts sack yards against rushing. But i guess good teams shouldn't get sacked either.
Take it easy on the public school education.Wrong decade
There is an entire article and thread devoted to the top O linemen. Brian Allen is listed as one.
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/preps-talk/edgy-tims-ihsa-team-decade-offensive-line
Hahahahahaha
I don’t remember for sure and I’m not going to look but I’ll bet any amount of money GBW was a semi finalist that year.
Naz had the worst flu outbreak their doctor had ever seen. They had 13 kids leave for Champaign directly from the Hospital. Had IV’s in the morning of the game. Naz had to take 2 buses down (a healthy bus and a sick bus, room assignments had to be changed to put sick kids with sick kids. The outbreak hit another group of “healthy kids” and coaches the night before and morning of. It was a minor miracle that the medical staff had them ready to play. Naz of course won and came home to celebrate but the pep rally had to be postponed at school as the outbreak was so bad they cancelled 3 days of school.
You may view their 26-7 victory over Flynn Nagel as a negative, I will contend the exact opposite.
Edit: responded to the wrong person, you get it.
So now that you convinced me they were sick, convince me 3.9 yards a carry is running at will? The whole point of my response was to show they didn’t run at will like was claimed, am I wrong?
When Jordan had the Flu he scored over 40 points.
.... and one would have thought that with the a@@handing Mount Carmel put on their boys this year that the bravado would be tempered a bit......
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Wow. I can't believe the Naz kids put the entire Lemont football team and the refs on the field at risk. IHSA investigation followed by an abdicated title?!
So if I get this straight it’s highly unusual for teams to play in a state title game with injuries or illnesses - did I get that right?
