St Laurence 14 - DePaul Prep 26 F
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They do not offset. One is a live ball foul. The other is a dead ball foul
No the Rams, killed themselves with penalties and turnovers in the first half, St. Laurence was fully healthy and didn't get a first down in the 2nd and the Rams just killed them in the run game.
DePaul controlled the game even when being down, although Laurence had their chances in 2nd half, almost had a pick 6 but dropped it. Huge catch on one that should have been a pick and got the first down. DePaul made halftime adjustments and never looked back. Big run called back was nail in the coffin listening to their sidelines. Facilities at DePaul look great and the history of Lane Tech right next door is pretty cool
DePaul Prep has been the hottest team in the IHSA playoffs this year.
They are also two of the fastest growing schools. StL should be 6A next year, not sure about DPP
I remember 1980 my senior year... Gordon Tech won the state title..it was first one I believe in 6A. I belueve they beat the Reavis Rams
Looked like it was the linebacker in coverage, could be wrong though. Regardless crazy catch, could have been game changer
I think Gordon Tech partnered with the De Paul University who sunk a lot of money into the upgrades and improvements to the school and thus they made the name change.
They took over the old Devry Campus. The old GT building still exists and the gym is still used tor DePaul basketball practice and games
I think it was a complete rebranding. They went a number of years as GT and it wasn’t working. When they rebranded as DePaul and moved to the new DV campus, things took off. It’s an unparalleled comeback story. I love to see the success.
So they bought their athletic success? Who are they, the Dodgers? I'M KIDDING!!! Used to live not far from GT and very intrigued by the whole story of their development.
They will be 6A without the multiplier - IHSA are idiots and used old enrollment numbers
Man, those darn idiots! Boo hoo hoo!
The kids play who is put in front of them. A run in 1A is no less significant than a run in 8A. Grow up and quit crying.
Well, I do wonder why they use the two year cycle for enrollment rather than doing it yearly. Right now we are at the end of the cycle using the enrollments from May 2022
There was a smart, thoughtful response earlier in the thread. I was on your side of the debate until the point was made. His point was that, when schools like this encounter strong growth, it is the Frosh/Soph classes are impacted. It takes a few years to affect varsity football.
As Gordon Tech, the team won the 2004 6A championship!
It was really cool to see members of that championship team, wearing GT jerseys and Championship jackets, while leading our boys to the field of battle during game intros!!
A good question. DCP has almost 200 more students that Stl, it's my understanding. We're short of 1400. Idk if that will take us up to 5A or 6A.
That is exactly what happened.
DCP even offers direct college prep courses in alignment with DP University curriculums. Our students have the option to earn College credits while in HS, towards DP University
I stand corrected. The championship team featured yesterday were the 1980-81 boys!!
This should be exhibit A for the ihsa to scrap the 2 year enrollment cycle thing.
It really doesn’t seem that difficult to take last year’s ISBE enrollment numbers and set the classifications. Just a bad rule voted in and apparently by short sighted publics.
Please don’t misunderstand, this is not a knock on St. Laurence or DePaul Prep. It’s a knock on the rule. This sort of thing could happen to many different schools, in either direction.
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In the case of both of these schools, the jump in enrollment is recent. The freshman and sophomore classes are where the growth have occurred. These classes have little to no impact on varsity football teams.
I understand. I've always thought the two year thing was weird and this is just further evidence. That's all. I realize that both of these schools will "max out" and probably soon. Again, it's not a knock on any particular school, just the general rule.
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