WB6 Play off outlook:
Quincy: 4-0
Toughest games left: Geneseo (Wk 8) Mahomet-Seymour (Wk 9)
Outlook: Quincy is currently in the easier part of their schedule with games against UT and Galesburg before it gets tougher towards the end. They should be 6-0 heading into week 7 against Sterling. Playoff bid will be all locked up and they will be playing for a chance to hang a conference banner in the gym. The key for them will be to stay healthy for the post season.
Geneseo: 4-0
Toughest games left: Sterling (Wk 6) Quincy (Wk 8)
Outlook: Geneseo has been playing like what we normally think of when we think Geneseo football. They have been running the ball very well and playing tough nosed defense. The schedule the rest of the way is very favorable with spaces between their two toughest games. They should lock up a playoff bid this week against Galesburg.
Sterling: 2-2
Toughest games left: Geneseo (Wk 6) Quincy (Wk 7)
Outlook: Sterling has a brutal schedule this season, starting out with Metamora and St. Francis, and ending with Princeton, Geneseo, Quincy, and Moline. Sterling has improved each week but now the real test begins if the Golden Warriors want a week 10. The only game they will be (probably) favored in the rest of the way is against Rock Island. Playoff is doable, but won’t be easy.
United Township: 1-3
Toughest games left: Quincy (Wk 5) Moline (Wk 7)
Outlook: UT has played decently well despite their schedule. They just don’t seem to have depth and start to fade in the second half of games. If the Panthers can pull it all together, they still have an outside shot of the post season. Beating Quincy will be a very tall task, but they have winnable games against Rock Island and Galesburg, as well as a forfeit win from Alleman to get them to 4 wins. Their season might just come down to their week 7 tilt against visiting Moline.
Moline: 1-3
Toughest games left: Sterling (Wk 9)
Outlook: Moline has played a super front loaded schedule of Glenbard North, Benet, Geneseo, and Quincy. They have played tough in each game, but just have not been able to overcome. Now they hit the more favorable part of their schedule with 3 very winnable games and a forfeit win before ending the season at Sterling. They should be able be at 5 wins after week 8, but they can afford no slip up.
Galesburg: 1-3
Toughest games left: Geneseo (Wk 5) Quincy (Wk 6)
Outlook: Galesburg is a team I just can’t really get a read on. At times, they have looked locked in despite games going against them, but on the flip side they looked lifeless against Sterling. If the players have packed it in for the season, then the Silver Streaks are heading for a brutal 1-8 record. If Galesburg can get it together, they have very winnable games against Rock Island and UT. I do think the playoff door has (unofficially) closed for Galesburg considering their remaining games.
Rock Island: 0-4
Toughest games left: Moline (Wk 5) Geneseo (Wk 9)
Outlook: This has been a season Rock Island would like to forget. A new head coach tends to bring about some low points while the team learns a new system and style, but the offense has been stuck in the mud the past 4 weeks and a loss to 1A Sterling Newman probably didn’t help the team’s confidence. Rocky would have to run the table to reach 5 wins, but I do not believe this team can do it. Moline will probably put the final nail in the coffin for the Rock’s season.
Quincy: 4-0
Toughest games left: Geneseo (Wk 8) Mahomet-Seymour (Wk 9)
Outlook: Quincy is currently in the easier part of their schedule with games against UT and Galesburg before it gets tougher towards the end. They should be 6-0 heading into week 7 against Sterling. Playoff bid will be all locked up and they will be playing for a chance to hang a conference banner in the gym. The key for them will be to stay healthy for the post season.
Geneseo: 4-0
Toughest games left: Sterling (Wk 6) Quincy (Wk 8)
Outlook: Geneseo has been playing like what we normally think of when we think Geneseo football. They have been running the ball very well and playing tough nosed defense. The schedule the rest of the way is very favorable with spaces between their two toughest games. They should lock up a playoff bid this week against Galesburg.
Sterling: 2-2
Toughest games left: Geneseo (Wk 6) Quincy (Wk 7)
Outlook: Sterling has a brutal schedule this season, starting out with Metamora and St. Francis, and ending with Princeton, Geneseo, Quincy, and Moline. Sterling has improved each week but now the real test begins if the Golden Warriors want a week 10. The only game they will be (probably) favored in the rest of the way is against Rock Island. Playoff is doable, but won’t be easy.
United Township: 1-3
Toughest games left: Quincy (Wk 5) Moline (Wk 7)
Outlook: UT has played decently well despite their schedule. They just don’t seem to have depth and start to fade in the second half of games. If the Panthers can pull it all together, they still have an outside shot of the post season. Beating Quincy will be a very tall task, but they have winnable games against Rock Island and Galesburg, as well as a forfeit win from Alleman to get them to 4 wins. Their season might just come down to their week 7 tilt against visiting Moline.
Moline: 1-3
Toughest games left: Sterling (Wk 9)
Outlook: Moline has played a super front loaded schedule of Glenbard North, Benet, Geneseo, and Quincy. They have played tough in each game, but just have not been able to overcome. Now they hit the more favorable part of their schedule with 3 very winnable games and a forfeit win before ending the season at Sterling. They should be able be at 5 wins after week 8, but they can afford no slip up.
Galesburg: 1-3
Toughest games left: Geneseo (Wk 5) Quincy (Wk 6)
Outlook: Galesburg is a team I just can’t really get a read on. At times, they have looked locked in despite games going against them, but on the flip side they looked lifeless against Sterling. If the players have packed it in for the season, then the Silver Streaks are heading for a brutal 1-8 record. If Galesburg can get it together, they have very winnable games against Rock Island and UT. I do think the playoff door has (unofficially) closed for Galesburg considering their remaining games.
Rock Island: 0-4
Toughest games left: Moline (Wk 5) Geneseo (Wk 9)
Outlook: This has been a season Rock Island would like to forget. A new head coach tends to bring about some low points while the team learns a new system and style, but the offense has been stuck in the mud the past 4 weeks and a loss to 1A Sterling Newman probably didn’t help the team’s confidence. Rocky would have to run the table to reach 5 wins, but I do not believe this team can do it. Moline will probably put the final nail in the coffin for the Rock’s season.
