"The Drive" team next year?

[EdgyTim]

2018: Batavia: (12-1), lost in 7A semifinal

2017: Prairie Ridge (14-0), won 6A state championship

2016: Lincoln-Way East (9-3), lost in 8A quarterfinal

2015: Homewood-Flossmoor (10-2), lost in 8A quarterfinal

2014: Providence (13-1), won 7A state championship

2013: Stevenson (10-3), lost in 8A semifinal

2012: Joliet Catholic (8-5), lost in 5A semifinal

2011: Montini (12-2), won 5A state championship

2010: Maine South (12-2), won 8A state championship

2009: Mount Carmel (8-4), lost in 8A quarterfinal

 

[mchsalumni]

@Bowie50 LA would be difficult since they play 4-5 games on Saturday and the feature runs on Friday night.

 

[Bowie50]

@Bowie50 LA would be difficult since they play 4-5 games on Saturday and the feature runs on Friday night.

Very true

 

[PC Dad_MC Grad]

2018: Batavia: (12-1), lost in 7A semifinal

2017: Prairie Ridge (14-0), won 6A state championship

2016: Lincoln-Way East (9-3), lost in 8A quarterfinal

2015: Homewood-Flossmoor (10-2), lost in 8A quarterfinal

2014: Providence (13-1), won 7A state championship

2013: Stevenson (10-3), lost in 8A semifinal

2012: Joliet Catholic (8-5), lost in 5A semifinal

2011: Montini (12-2), won 5A state championship

2010: Maine South (12-2), won 8A state championship

2009: Mount Carmel (8-4), lost in 8A quarterfinal

4 won, 6 lost. Better percentages than the Presidents Cup curse but still not the greatest.

 

[Cat Box]

Since we are in brain-storming mode, consider the following? Research a Week 9 game between 2 teams who are both rivals and projected to be "ranked" by that time. Alternate featuring each team each week for the 1st 8 games of the season. Divide any pre-season coverage between the two beforehand. Not sure what to do during playoff weeks - does "The Drive" conclude with the regular season anyway? Don't know if the logistics and cost to which Edgy referred above would also apply here.

This is actually a VERY good idea. This would be quite interesting!

What would be some good teams to suggest?

In hindsight, Bmac vs IC would have been a real winner.

 

[Bwm57]

4 won, 6 lost. Better percentages than the Presidents Cup curse but still not the greatest.

Ok, I have to disagree with that statement.
To pick 8 out of 10 teams that went to the semi’s at least and the other two to the quarters before the season starts seems pretty damn impressive to me.

 

[woody6]

This is actually a VERY good idea. This would be quite interesting!

What would be some good teams to suggest?

In hindsight, Bmac vs IC would have been a real winner.

Week 9 schedules for next season are not easily at hand, but some surfing on the il8to18 plaform shows games like: Provi/Montini, Oswego/Minooka, and Geneva/Glenbard North

 

[guerinfbfan]

Why not Guerin? Show the inner workings of a program that struggles with numbers? See how hard the day to day is when fielding enough kids to practice can sometimes be a struggle.

 

[Undercenter3rd1]

Why not Guerin? Show the inner workings of a program that struggles with numbers? See how hard the day to day is when fielding enough kids to practice can sometimes be a struggle.

I trained a lot of players from that area and I can’t put my finger on it why more players don’t go to Guerin?Back in the day Holy cross drew a lot of kids.Maybe the stigma of the all girls name they stuck with.Not sure on that.Great size campus and really nice area.

 

[Chicago773]

Trust me....the overall viewership has never been higher for The Drive...and the logistics of shooting more than one school is pretty impossible taking into consideration cost etc...

ESTL out the question ?

 

[CG Fan]

ESTL out the question ?

Yes