So who is the 2021 IHSA Football Player of the Year?
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Pure talent and playmaker? LB3. MVP for finals? I’ll throw in Hissong or Jordan Anderson.
Agree with the above. LB3 is clearly the best player based on talent and ability. In fact, I'd say he's the best player I've seen in IL since Laquon Treadwell.
Hissong and Anderson had huge impacts on each team's victory this weekend. Anderson's status as POY was hurt by him missing a number of games due to injury. There have been few players I've enjoyed watching more than Hissong in recent memory. Tough and gritty player, but also very talented. He was the most important cog, along with the QB, in CG's well oiled machine.
POY mean the most valuable to the team or just the best player overall? I assume the latter.
LB3 is the best overall player in the state, but based on his playoff run Anderson may be the player of the year.
Burden from EStL was the player of the year.
Back in this thread in July I said Mark Forcucci from Wheaton North would win it and obviously he doesn’t have the numbers since number since they don’t throw the ball 30 times a game but he was a clutch as any player I’ve seen in a long time.
Back in this thread in July I said Mark Forcucci from Wheaton North would win it and obviously he doesn’t have the numbers since number since they don’t throw the ball 30 times a game but he was a clutch as any player I’ve seen in a long time.
Burden, ESTL loses big without him. Performed well on the local, state, & national level. Triple teamed vs Cary & scored multiple TDs & big plays
Interesting to see Jack Lausch has left the conversation. Anyone who watched the MC/BR game in the quarter finals followed by his performance against WN in the semis where Lausch was severely limited had to see how dominant one Jack Lausch truly is. He limped into to the game on one leg and still threw for over 300 yards against the eventual state Champ. LB3 is a remarkable talent and I’m probably a bit biased for the CCL guy……. Have to go with Jack Lausch. Kid is just a game changer when he’s healthy, almost as much when he’s not.
One thing for sure, WN should send Owen Shickell a very large Christmas fruit basket this year. Not so sure WN gets past a healthy BR team. That injury made it pretty easy for WN to defend Lausch. And he still threw for over 300 yards when everyone knew he couldn’t run with it.
One thing for sure, WN should send Owen Shickell a very large Christmas fruit basket this year. Not so sure WN gets past a healthy BR team. That injury made it pretty easy for WN to defend Lausch. And he still threw for over 300 yards when everyone knew he couldn’t run with it.
When you build your entire team around one player its the risk you run, BR was dependent on him to win games since they couldn't stop anyone on defense and the offense lacked a running game. Without him running for 200 yards against MC it doesn't matter if he is banged up in semi finals since they would have lost in the quarterfinals, I've been around this board long enough to know CCL teams never lose in the playoffs they are only not healthy.
I’d hardly say the entire team was “built around him” because 1 player makes such a difference. BR had plenty on offense. Vaughn the running back was one of the top in the state coming into BR this fall. I’d hardly say they didn’t have a quality run game. I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. This should be about the kids my apologies for getting off track, again.
I cringed every time LB got the ball yesterday. He’s POY.
There is no question the most impactful / best / MVP player this year is LB3. The most impressive stat I heard about him came from Edgytim when it was stated that LB3 had only 3 punt returns NOT returned for a TD this year!!! Lausch is MVP of CCL and is on a dynamic team that wasn‘t 100% vs WN, but WN also had key injuries (top OL out, and 2X all conf RB trying to play on 1/2 leg). Best Team won.
None but he did return a kickoff for a TD
First post in 3 years. But a silent POY on a team the just played and performed is QB on Fenwick.
Lb3 does things school boys just normally can’t do and he did it against the best of the best.
LB3. Hands down the best player I saw all season and he showed up every week.
Lol we could have scored 60 on BR.
They really kicked to him?
ESL would still have done remarkably well without Burden. BR would have gone 5-4 without Lausch with their defense. Give it to Jack! Plus his final stats are remarkable. Pass for over 2,000, run for over 1,000, countless TDs....and they played him at Safety when needed.
LB3
It has nothing to do with his 5 stars and everything to do with him being the best player this year.
It has nothing to do with his 5 stars and everything to do with him being the best player this year.
LB3 no questions asked, the best talent in Illinois, showed up in the big games. Teams doubled and tripled teamed him and still couldn't stop him.
Luther Burden
He is a once a decade type of talent.
He is a once a decade type of talent.
He is the best high school player I have seen since 1995 when I saw Mike Burden at Palatine, funny coincidence on the name.
LB3 had 34 TDs, 2 2PATS, 71 receptions for 1190 yards, 820 punt return yards (40 average), averaged 51 a kick off, 41 a punt and two KO returns averaging 47.50 yards.
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Great prediction Clown. Now that the season is complete, it has to be Forcucci from Wheaton North. If anyone watched the state championship games, he was clearly the best QB that played last weekend and showed that he was a premier QB in the state. My opinion is Focucci gets the nod over Burden since he led Wheaton North by dominating St. Rita for the championship and throwing for 2 TD's and 300+ yards. Winning the state title has to be a major consideration in the voting. Without him, they probably don't make playoffs since they had lost their stud RB Maaske earlier in the season.
Well clearly there is a question, or there wouldn’t be numerous threads on the subject.
I would still go Burden, but I agree with your overall sentiment regarding Forcucci. I had no idea how good he was until I saw him in the championship game. Very accurate passer, poised and a good athlete. I thought he was the best QB I saw this weekend too. Burden's talent is just too good to ignore, though.
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