Sterling vs Moline for conference title!

[Sterling Warrior]

Big game this Friday on the west side of the state in Sterling against the two unbeatens in the Western big 6!!
Moline is tough this year with a perfect record over all in 7A Sterling ranked in 5A should be a great game. Sterling has a 17-1 record since joining the WB6 but this isn't your average Moline team. Should be a great game!

 

[Irish LB]

Big game this Friday on the west side of the state in Sterling against the two unbeatens in the Western big 6!!
Moline is tough this year with a perfect record over all in 7A Sterling ranked in 5A should be a great game. Sterling has a 17-1 record since joining the WB6 but this isn't your average Moline team. Should be a great game!

Didn’t Moline lose to Benet?

 

[doctor_d]

Just looked up that conference on ihsa site. Good Lord, Alleman is having a rough year.

 

[net-se]

Didn’t Moline lose to Benet?

he said 'unbeaten in the western big 6'. but, yes benet beat moline.

 

[Sterling Warrior]

Sorry guys, I thought they were unbeaten.
I just saw they lost to Benet Academy in a close one 23-21. They beat Rock Island
63-0 who Sterling just beat 53-35 so they shut out a team Sterling just gave up 35 points to .

 

[Sterling Warrior]

Just looked up that conference on ihsa site. Good Lord, Alleman is having a rough year.

Yeah, not sure what’s going on with them, they are normally one of the stronger teams in the conference, but everyone has blown them away this year.

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

Didn’t Moline lose to Benet?

And good teams lose to bad teams all the time and your point is?

 

[Sterling Warrior]

Forgot to mention Sterling had 3-4 starters injured in the Rock Island game, key players. Not sure of their status for this game.

 

[godfthr53]

And good teams lose to bad teams all the time and your point is?

That he said 2 unbeatens

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

That he said 2 unbeatens

Ah my bad…….would help if I read the whole thread!

 

[Golden Warrior]

Yeah, not sure what’s going on with them, they are normally one of the stronger teams in the conference, but everyone has blown them away this year.

It's been a while since Alleman was "one of the stronger teams in the conference". They are struggling big time and it's rumored that they could be leaving the conference.

As for the sterling vs moline game, sterling will enter that one without two MORE two-way players. next man up!

 

[doctor_d]

It's been a while since Alleman was "one of the stronger teams in the conference". They are struggling big time and it's rumored that they could be leaving the conference.

As for the sterling vs moline game, sterling will enter that one without two MORE two-way players. next man up!

Clearly Alleman is the small private school in the bigger conference. I had always pictured them as another of the small/mid size privates that is battle tested and is a problem when they show up in the playoffs. I guess times have changed. It’s been a few years since they made a playoff run.

 

[jotapepe]

Alleman had a ton of kids transfer out this year - partially due to administrative issues at the school, partially due to the Catholic school in Davenport recruit them, partially due to people having less money and going to public schools. They had 33 kids in uniform for the first game, and that is 9-12 (no junior level teams, every high school football player is on varsity). Normal attrition and injuries have happened to them and it's just a very tough situation. Overall enrollment at the school, as I understand it, is somewhere around 300.

 

[jforney2440]

And good teams lose to bad teams all the time and your point is?

Why do quick to claim Benet is bad? Three losses (Brother Rice, St Rita and Naperville North who just beat Naperville Central that every one loved early in the season) plus BR/SR losses were with seven starters out due to injuries. Will be a rough this weekend with JCA and Naz next week is not a done deal.

 

[Sterling Warrior]

Ah my bad…….would help if I read the whole thread!

Should’ve clarified two unbeatens in the conference. Not overall, they each have one loss , but at least the losses for each team we’re tough non conf games from schools on the North East side of the state!

 

[Sterling Warrior]

It's been a while since Alleman was "one of the stronger teams in the conference". They are struggling big time and it's rumored that they could be leaving the conference.

As for the sterling vs moline game, sterling will enter that one without two MORE two-way players. next man up!

Do you know how many total starters are out injured for Sterling? and severity of injuries? I

 

[Golden Warrior]

Do you know how many total starters are out injured for Sterling? and severity of injuries? I

Tyree Kelly went out during the Quincy game and he is done for the season. Carter Ryan (two way starter) went out during the RI game and is done for the season. AJ Kested (two way starter) went out during the RI game and is out for at least the regular season. Antonio Tablante and Drew Kested got a little banged up on Friday but both are expected to play vs Moline.

 

[Sterling Warrior]

Geez!
All key players, that sucks for those kids, going to be a rough one with Moline, like you said, next man up.

 

[Golden Warrior]

moline 38
sterling 7

 

[Sterling Warrior]

It didn’t feel like a blow out though, did it? LOL mainly a few key plays like the Montini game. missing those 5 starters didn’t help. Moline is the real deal, glad they are in 7A