they beat Richards only. Soph QB first game was somewhat rough, took a lot of sacks for big losses instead of throwing the ball away. Still took the W
St Rita VS Boylan
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someone has to step up with that being said. #25 and maybe WR #1 returns from injury, passing game may matter
Freshman has only went in for a series towards the end of the game once the game is in hand. Sophomore has been starting. The sophomore team coming up is strong also, the entire o-line is big, strong and fast and communicate well together. O-line will improve each year over the next 2 years.
Imagine if Rita did miss the playoffs this year, was looking like a possibility with the rough start, what they would do to 5A next year? Would'da been trouble.
Yes clearly it is the IHSA’s fault. St Rita didnt do anything wrong. As has been debated before, student enrollment is not as telling as football enrollment. What are the numbers of St. Rita’s freshman team, sophomore team, and varsity compared to say Montini? How about Sterling or others? I think there would be a big difference here. Just because St Rita hadn’t been winning in recent years, doesn’t mean they were placed in the wrong class in those years. Maybe there are other factors on why they weren’t winning.
You guys do all realize SR will be in 5a again next year, right? The waiver of the multiplier is a 2 year thing. So they won’t get the 1.65 applied again until the 2021 season. The multiplier was removed based on 2017/2018 results and that applies for 2 years. There shouldn’t be any class changes at all for next year unless someone had a massive enrollment change.
https://www.ihsa.org/Schools/Enroll...l=/data/school/2019-21 cycle/waivers-fall.htm
Could you imagine literally any team petitioning up from potentially winning a 5A title to 6A so they can play ESL? That's just common sense. Titles are titles regardless the class. If IHSA says they're 5A, why would they want to petition up for one year when they'll jump back to 7A in two years? Any road that leads away from playing ESL should be the road heavily traveled.
The IHSA wants everything done in 2 year increments. The fall of 2020 starts the second year of the current pairing. I do not believe they would let anyone petition up for just next year.
Also, next year the football playoffs will be done the same way as they have been for a long time. That is to divide the teams after the 256 teams are determined. ESL was the second smallest team in 6A this year. They could end up in 5A next year depending on what teams make the field.
When/If the district model takes over in the fall of 2021, everyone will know their football classification before the season starts.
Also, next year the football playoffs will be done the same way as they have been for a long time. That is to divide the teams after the 256 teams are determined. ESL was the second smallest team in 6A this year. They could end up in 5A next year depending on what teams make the field.
When/If the district model takes over in the fall of 2021, everyone will know their football classification before the season starts.
Didnt realize SR would
Didnt know. Thanks for setting me straight. SR should be the heavy favorite in 5A unless ESL ends up there.
JCA will definitely compete with Rita next year. St Laurence will also be good and I would think Montini will have their typical team. Throw ESL into that mix and it is a pretty good class at the top end.
No doubt! Just with what SR has coming back and in 5A I like their chances. Whomever is in 5A, it will not be easy, but SR will have the talent to pull it off, would need a little luck and for injuries to stay away. Anyways, focus is on tomorrow!
Rita being in 5A is an anomaly. Traditional Catholic power that is not multiplied. They are really the only school like this.
If SR doesn't win it all in 5a, that would be shocking. A traditional 7a power, drops own 2 classes because it hasn't made the playoffs in 2 years, should be able to win it all in 5a when they get back to their traditional powerhouse status. Wouldn't H-F, if they were dropped to 6a, be one of the favorites to win 6a next year? If/when SR wins 5a this year, they should automatically be multiplied up to their "legitimate" class using the multiplier. I am not going to say that a State Championship means nothing to them in 5a, because the kids deserve to celebrate their accomplishment, but it wouldn't have really been done on a level playing field. Especially when you have kids who are recruited in from over 40 miles away. I don't know of any 5a public schools that get kids from over 40 miles away.
tough to run on phillips, a team would have to have a creative offensive attack so that defense can back off a little but
That'd be a good start. Neither of Rita's young QBs have had to go out and win a game.
still have to coach them up. whether a public gets an in district kid or private a kid 10miles away not many 8th graders are coming in varsity ready. didn't know teams were bringing in 1st team all staters from youth football
Do you have any idea how far 40 miles is? That's like a student traveling from Bourbonnais, Aurora or Schaumburg. People love St. Rita, travel long distances to get there, make sacrifices and parents deal with the inconvenience of sending their kids there, but 40 miles seems like a stretch. Maybe I am wrong and kids do travel 40 miles to get to SR, but that just speaks to the testament to peoples' feeling for the school.
Are you under 30 miles as the crow flies? Just wondering if he is barred from sports based on being outside the 30 mile radius.
Nothing will replace it. Still wish they could try to make the new place feel a bit more intimate
You can’t really ever replicate the Snake pit because the South end zone was about 9 yds deep then a concrete wall, home sidelines about 3 yds deep then brick wall oh and avoid the stairwell and sewer caps that creeped next to the home sideline. But I like the current stadium (especially when it’s filled) and I think it’s going to be a lot nicer very soon now that new President Quaid is in the building and they can begin on their plans for the east side stands.
I know how far it is for sure. And yes, there is a group of them that travel there. They play sports and are great kids. Just making the point that when your recruitment radius is 40 miles it makes the playing field a little less even, especially in 5a and smaller classes.
On the east sideline, I think they should have the same stands used at MCs stadium, which run end zone to end zone.
On the north side of the stadium, just outside the fence, build a one story brick structure that runs sideline to sideline containing batting cages for baseball and a home locker room for football. Also, in the center of that structure, erect a brick wall upward containing a replica of the scoreboard used at the snake pit as a tribute to 63rd (I loved how PATs and FGs were kicked into the wall of the school bldg)
Move the current home “locker room” to the west sidelines to be used by the visitors.
Keep the south end zone open. I like to see 79th street as it gives the stadium a good city feel.
I’d love to also see bleachers in the north end zone like the early days of Doyle stadium. But I am not sure that’s possible given the field is used for other sports
