STANDINGS (conference record listed first):
GW: 5-0, 8-0
HC: 4-1, 7-1
OPRF: 3-2, 4-4
DGN: 3-3, 4-4
YORK: 2-3, 3-5
LT: 2-3, 4-4
PW: 0-5, 0-8
Congratulations to the Hitters for clinching at least a share of the conference title with a hard-fought victory over the Red Devils yesterday. I'd have been there myself, but a friend had free tickets to the U of I Homecoming game and I couldn't pass up the opportunity for great seats - and the fact the Illini upset Wisconsin made the trip worthwhile. Sounds like GW's traditional formula for success was effective. Also sounds like HC put out a great effort on both sides of the ball. But Duchon Field has a history of derailing opponents' unblemished records, and it happened again yesterday.
In other WSS news, a very wild finish in Elmhurst. OPRF keeps alive its playoff hopes with a gutsy win over a York team that never quit and fought to the end. The Huskies will need to have their A+ plus game Friday night to have any shot at knocking off the Hitters.
Tough loss for DGN at home versus LT. Now the Trojans will have to win at DGS to qualify for the playoffs. In a crosstown matchup, anything can happen. Meanwhile, nice win for Dan Hartman's Lions. But like the Huskies, they'll need to step it up in spades to have any shot at knocking off HC.
The conference could have just GW and HC in the state playoffs. Or as many as five depending upon Friday's outcomes. DGN appears to have the least difficult game of the schools fighting to get to five wins, while LT and OPRF have their work cut out for them.
But I'm interested in seeing if both GW and HC have letdowns after such an emotionally-charged game yesterday. If they do, both LT and OPRF are capable of pulling off upsets.
GW: 5-0, 8-0
HC: 4-1, 7-1
OPRF: 3-2, 4-4
DGN: 3-3, 4-4
YORK: 2-3, 3-5
LT: 2-3, 4-4
PW: 0-5, 0-8
Congratulations to the Hitters for clinching at least a share of the conference title with a hard-fought victory over the Red Devils yesterday. I'd have been there myself, but a friend had free tickets to the U of I Homecoming game and I couldn't pass up the opportunity for great seats - and the fact the Illini upset Wisconsin made the trip worthwhile. Sounds like GW's traditional formula for success was effective. Also sounds like HC put out a great effort on both sides of the ball. But Duchon Field has a history of derailing opponents' unblemished records, and it happened again yesterday.
In other WSS news, a very wild finish in Elmhurst. OPRF keeps alive its playoff hopes with a gutsy win over a York team that never quit and fought to the end. The Huskies will need to have their A+ plus game Friday night to have any shot at knocking off the Hitters.
Tough loss for DGN at home versus LT. Now the Trojans will have to win at DGS to qualify for the playoffs. In a crosstown matchup, anything can happen. Meanwhile, nice win for Dan Hartman's Lions. But like the Huskies, they'll need to step it up in spades to have any shot at knocking off HC.
The conference could have just GW and HC in the state playoffs. Or as many as five depending upon Friday's outcomes. DGN appears to have the least difficult game of the schools fighting to get to five wins, while LT and OPRF have their work cut out for them.
But I'm interested in seeing if both GW and HC have letdowns after such an emotionally-charged game yesterday. If they do, both LT and OPRF are capable of pulling off upsets.